Updates in General Internal Medicine for Specialists 2018

This program is among the highest-rated Harvard Medical School CME courses. In this special programme, Harvard Medical School’s clinical faculty, representing more than 30 fields of medicine, share updates and provide recommendations to ensure healthcare professionals are up-to-date with  recent advances in general internal medicine. The session is aimed at specialists – especially those with clinical practice in relevant disciplines outside of their field of expertise.

The program’s curriculum provides broad and inclusive content ranging from clinical controversies to specific new and innovative therapies. It is lead by expert practitioners and committed teachers who succinctly and effectively summarize updates and couple them with specific recommendations for incorporating them into practice and improving patient care.

Topics covered in the 2018 program include:

•           Ischemic heart disease

•           Antibiotic use in office practice

•           Hepatitis

•           Reducing fractures

•           Stroke

•           Chronic obstructive lung disease

•           Diabetes management

•           Women’s health

•           Anticoagulation

•           Endocrinology

•           Dizziness

•           Ischemic heart disease

•           Antibiotic use in office practice

•           Hepatitis

•           Reducing fractures

•           Stroke

•           Chronic obstructive lung disease

•           Diabetes management

•           Women’s health

•           Anticoagulation

•           Endocrinology

And many more.

This programme is designed to meet the needs of the full range of specialists, from psychiatrists to pathologists, cardiologists to anaesthesiologists, surgeons to hospital doctors providing focused updates, and covering a vast amount of information efficiently and effectively, including:

•           Potential adverse interactions between drugs prescribed by you and by others

•           Addressing comorbidities that are commonly seen outside of your specialty

•           Current guidelines and management strategies for diabetes, cardiovascular disease, lipid disorders, hypertension, chronic lung disease, sleep disturbances, cognitive decline, chronic pain

•           Clinical examination techniques: back, shoulder, the dizzy patient

•           Up-to-date interventional therapies in cardiovascular medicine

•           How your clinical decision making impacts care provided by others

•           New evidence-based screening and prevention practices 

The programme promises to offer updates and advances that impact day-to-day practice, clinical decisions, and patient care.