Primary Care Medicine: Principles and Practice

The purpose of this course is to increase competence and improve clinician practice in primary care. We specifically anticipate improvements in skills and strategies:

-->to discuss and implement new guidelines in office-based preventive medicine including new strategies for cancer screening, immunizations, coronary heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, hepatitis C screening, and nutrition;
-->for management for common office problems including hypertension, diabetes, obesity, chronic kidney disease, coronary heart disease, respiratory infections, fibromyalgia, and thyroid disorders;
-->for management of common specialty problems in dermatology, otolaryngology, orthopedics, ophthalmology, urology and neurology;
-->to diagnosis and treat common problems in women's health including routine pelvic examinations, screening for cervical, breast and ovarian cancer, sexual transmitted infections, and incontinence
-->for selecting the best diagnostic tests
-->to better care for older patients and patients with serious medical illnesses;
-->to enhance communication with patients and policy makers about abortion;
-->to understand the current processes of the US Preventive Services Task Force and the implication of recommendations for insurance coverage
-->to utilize optimal strategies to enhance value in medical practice.