OVERVIEW

Update in Internal Medicine 2020 is organized by Harvard Medical School (HMS), Beth Israel Deacones Medical Center (BIDMC) and will be held from Dec 06 - 12, 2020.

Accreditation:
• 52.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
• 52.50 ABIM MOC Points
• 50.50 Prescribed credit(s) by the American Academy of Family Physicians
• 52.50 ECMECs®
• 10.50 Risk Management Credits, including .75 Opioid Education and Pain Management Training and .50 credits in End-of-Life Education

Description:
UPDATES, ADVANCES AND BEST PRACTICES TO OPTIMIZE PATIENT CARE IN ALL AREAS OF MEDICINE

The world of internal medicine is changing at a faster pace than ever before. The practicing physician faces ever-increasing challenges to keep abreast with these changes in order to provide state-of-the-art care for patients. It’s with these challenges in mind that we developed this program to provide you with updates, advances and best practices to optimize patient care in all areas of medicine. All of the major subspecialties in general medicine will be covered including hot-off-the-press emerging topics, arming you with the latest information. And to ensure access to CME opportunities during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, this program is now being offered online via live streaming.

Reasons to Attend:
Internists, family medicine physicians, medical specialists, PAs, and NPs from around the world attend this intensive course for updates, advances and best practices to optimize screening, diagnosis and management of patient care in all areas of medicine, including:

• Cardiology
• Common orthopedic conditions
• COVID-19
• Endocrinology
• ENT and ophthalmology
• Gastroenterology
• Hematology
• Hepatology
• Infectious diseases
• Leadership in medicine
• Medical and surgical management of obesity
• Nephrology
• Neurology
• Oncology
• Opiates for chronic pain
• Pulmonary diseases
• Psychiatry
• Rheumatology
• Sleep deprivation

Objectives:
Upon completion of this activity, you will be able to:
• Integrate new knowledge and research findings into the evaluation and treatment of common and uncommon medical disorders.
• Apply up-to-date screening recommendations for breast, ovarian, lung, colon and prostate cancer.
• Treat patients with or at risk for diabetes.
• Interpret liver function tests and understand advances made in the treatment of infectious hepatitis.
• Develop strategies to prevent and/or treat atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
• Provide state-of-the-art care to patients with a wide range of disorders commonly seen in the primary care provider’s practice.
• Identify strategies to optimize the impact of lifestyle interventions in the treatment of obesity.
• Inform and inspire colleagues to prevent burnout and lead in effective ways.