Harvard Primary Care Medicine 2025

• Target Audience: internists, family physicians, geriatricians, primary care physicians
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A Comprehensive Update for State-of-the-Art Primary Care Updates Are Provided Across All Major Areas of Primary Care Practice

Held online, using live streaming, electronic Q&A, and other remote learning technologies.

OVERVIEW

Primary Care Medicine, previously called Primary Care Internal Medicine, provides a comprehensive update of the most important changes and advances impacting primary care clinicians of all specialties. It is led by Harvard Medical School’s leading clinical faculty and internationally esteemed guest faculty— representing more than 80 hours of clinical instruction.

Participants can rely on this program for education and skills advancement workshops covering:

Advanced techniques for in-office procedures and examination skills

Applications of artificial intelligence in primary care

Comprehensive updates for state-of-the-art diagnosis and treatment

Disease prevention: screening and vaccination updates

Guidance for care of the patient with complex medical needs

Innovations and strategies for the most frequent clinical challenges

Risk management CME credits for opioids and pain management

► All updates are coupled with guidance to incorporate new knowledge and skills into everyday clinical practice.

2025 Highlights

State-of-the-Art Approaches to Frequent Clinical Challenges

Anemia: straightforward approaches for abnormal results

Arthritis: effective management of articular inflammation

Artificial intelligence: applications in primary care

Asthma: SMART (single maintenance and reliever therapy) and more

Cancer screening updates

Cardiovascular disease: setting and achieving goals specific to patient risk

Contraception: current state of the art

Depression and anxiety: practical stepwise approaches for primary care

Diabetes: new paradigms of care

Dyspepsia and dysphagia

Gender-affirming care; compassionate care in gender transitioning

Headaches: established and innovative options

Hypercholesterolemia: how low to go (and how to get there)

Hypertension: new targets, new treatment options

LGBTQIA+ health: special considerations

Obesity: prescribing GLP-1 agonists and more

Osteoporosis and bone health: reducing fracture risk

Smoking cessation

Thyroid disorders

Women’s health: menopause and prescribing hormone therapy

Guidance for the Care of Patients with Complex Medical Needs

Alcohol use disorder: diverse approaches that expand your repertoire of options

Anticoagulation: expanding the use of the new targeted agents

Atrial fibrillation: pharmacologic and ablation strategies

Biomodulators: must-know information for primary care clinicians

Cognitive decline: what can we do based on the evidence?

Female sexual health

Heart failure: improving patient functional capacity with combined therapies

Kidney health: improved strategies for nephron protection

Liver diseases: treatment strategies that preserve function

Medication interactions: avoiding unintended adverse outcomes

Motivational interviewing for weight loss

Neurology: cannot-miss presentations in primary care

Opioid use disorder: what you need to know about medication-assisted treatment

Opioids: dosing, patient selection, addiction, and weaning

Our aging demographic: supporting independence and autonomy

Peripheral vascular disease

Pulmonology: management of inflammatory conditions

Knowledge Advancement and Skills Development Workshops

You can choose from over 50 live streaming workshops, or attend them all, to tailor the program to your specific practice needs. These workshops will all be recorded, allowing you to (re)view them online, at your convenience, for up to 11 months following the conclusion of this program. CME will be given for all viewing and evaluations completed within 30 days. These include:

The Art and Science of Medicine:

Complementary and Alternative Medicine Options for Type 2 DM General Health

Using AI to Optimize the EHR Experience for Clinicians

Social Determinants of Health

Supplement Safety: Exploring the Risks of the ‘High-Risk’ Supplements Your Patients Are Using Without Telling You

Narrative Medicine and Storytelling

PCP Competencies on the Health Effects of Climate Change

Working with Patients Who Challenge Us

Immunotherapy 101

The Roles of AI in Primary Care

Dermatology:

Updates in Dermatology for the Primary Care Physician

Alopecia for the PCP: How to Manage with Confidence and Know When to Refer

Endocrinology, Hypertension, Nephrology and more:

Case Studies in Office Endocrinology

Fluid and Electrolyte Abnormalities

Thyroid Disease

Gastroenterology:

Management of IBD, Crohn’s, UC, Other Colitis

Persistent Heartburn, Dysphagia, and Dyspepsia: Practical Cost-Effective Approach

Unraveling the Mysteries of Abnormal “Liver Function Tests”

Infectious Diseases:

Management of Urinary Tract Infections

STI Prevention and Treatment

Tick-Borne Diseases

Vaccine Updates

Mental Health, Substance Use, and Pain:

Challenges in Opioid Prescribing for Chronic Non-Cancer Pain

Lifelong Management of Adult Attention Deficit Disorder

Managing Alcohol Use Disorder in Primary Care Practice

Opioid Use Disorder and Buprenorphine Management

Patients Who Use Marijuana: Guidance for Clinical Practice

Stress Management in Everyday Practice

Neurology:

Can’t-Miss Neurology Cases

Case Studies in Movement Disorders

Concussions: On the Field and in the Office

Update on Detection and Treatment of Mild Neurocognitive Disorders

Updates in Headaches: Assessment and Treatment

Older Adults:

Palliative Care and Hospice

Supporting the Independence and Autonomy of Older Patients

The Prostate and Its Challenges: “LUTS” in the Aging Male

Prevention and Screening:

Breast and Ovarian Cancer: Risk Assessment and Prevention

Cancer Screening Updates

Population-Specific Health

Care of Trans Men and Women

Connecting Patients Who Have Experienced Trauma to Services

LGBTQIA+ Terminology

Trauma-Informed Approach and Physical Exam

Surgical Specialties for the PCP: Orthopedics, Vascular Medicine, Ophthalmology and ENT

Common Hand and Wrist Complaints

Evaluation and Management of Common Knee Disorders

Evaluation and Treatment of the Painful Shoulder in the Primary Care Setting

Therapeutic Approaches to Foot and Ankle Problems

Lower Back Pain

Otolaryngology for the PCP

Ophthalmology in Primary Care

Peripheral Vascular Disease for Office Practice

Women’s Health

Beyond Birth: A More Comprehensive Approach to Postpartum Care and Cardiometabolic Health

Case Studies in Hormone Replacement Therapy

Comprehensive Women’s Healthcare: Why Sex and Gender Matter

Contraceptive Update and Practical Prescribing

Gynecologic Cancers

Sexual Health

Primary Care of the Pregnant Patient

Women’s Health

Women’s Heart Health

Menopause Updates 2025

Beyond Birth: A More Comprehensive Approach to Postpartum Care and Cardiometabolic Health

Case Studies in Hormone Replacement Therapy

Comprehensive Women’s Healthcare: Why Sex and Gender Matter

Contraceptive Update and Practical Prescribing

Gynecologic Cancers

Sexual Health

Primary Care of the Pregnant Patient

Practical, Comprehensive Education

Optimized for Remote Learning

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

Delineate new guidelines in the care of patients in primary care concerning COPD, CHF, Asthma, Hypertension, Osteoporosis, Obesity, and Menopause.

Develop new and innovative skills in clinical reasoning and problem solving.

Assess the clinical value of specific diagnostic tests used in general internal medicine and specialty practices, including test sensitivity, specificity, and predictive values.

Broaden understanding of how to provide the best personalized care possible, regardless of sex or gender identification.

Recognize the side effects and interactions among medications prescribed by primary care clinicians and their consultants.

Discuss the expected results of therapies and summarize current treatment strategies for cardiovascular, pulmonary, neurologic/neurovascular, endocrine, reproductive, gastrointestinal, geriatric, psychiatric, diabetic, and infectious disease conditions.

Integrate lifestyle messages for patient and personal self-care into daily practice.

Identify the disease prevention and health promotion priorities used in primary care.

Design practical and effective approaches to behavioral health challenges, including smoking, alcohol use disorder, marijuana misuse, and opioid addiction.

Apply evidence-based geriatric and palliative-care strategies to support the autonomy and independence of elderly and end-of-life patients.

Confidently examine and assess patients with common orthopedic complaints.

Who Should Attend

Internists

Family Physicians

Geriatricians

Specialists with primary care responsibilities

Nurse Practitioners

Physician Assistants

Advanced Practice Nurses

…and other medical professionals who want to update their knowledge of primary care medicine

• Topics:

Monday, October 27, 2025

8:00am to 8:55am AI in Medicine: Promises and Pitfalls Ami Bhatt, MD, FACC

8:55am to 9:00am Break

9:00am to 9:55am Advanced Treatment Choices for Ischemic Heart Disease Eric M. Isselbacher, MD, MSc

9:55am to 10:00am Break

10:00am to 10:55am What My Mistakes Taught Me Paul Sax, MD

10:55am to 11:10am Break

A1 Evaluation and Management of Common Knee Disorders Arun J. Ramappa, MD

A2 Peripheral Vascular Disease for Office Practice Christopher J. Kwolek, MD, MBA, FACS, DFSVS

A3 Persistent Heartburn, Dysphagia, and Dyspepsia: Practical Cost-Effective Approach V. Alin Botoman, MD

A4 Ophthalmology in Primary Care Mina Farahani, MD, MS

12:05pm to 12:20pm Break

12:20pm to 1:15pm Updates in Allergy: What to Know in 2025 Anna R. Wolfson, MD

1:15pm to 1:45pm Break

B1 Evaluation and Treatment of the Painful Shoulder in the Primary Care Setting C. Christopher Smith, MD

B2 Testosterone for Men and Women Mohit Khera, MD, MBA, MPH

B3 Beyond Birth: A More Comprehensive Approach to Postpartum Care and Cardiometabolic Health Ann C. Celi, MD, MPH

B4 Alopecia for the PCP: How to Manage with Confidence and Know When to Refer Maryanne Senna, MD

2:40pm to 2:45pm Break

2:45pm to 3:40pm Lessons Learned from My Time as Director of the CDC Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH

3:40pm to 3:55pm Break

3:55pm to 4:50pm Women’s Heart Health: What Does a PCP Need to Know? Emily Lau, MD, MPH

4:50pm to 5:05pm Break

C1 Contraceptive Update and Practical Prescribing Pelin Batur, MD, FACP, MSCP, CCD

C2 Palliative Care and Hospice: A Primer for Primary Care Clinicians Elizabeth C. Lindenberger, MD Meets criteria for Risk Management credit and End-of-Life Care Education in Massachusetts

C3 Breast and Ovarian Cancer: Risk Assessment and Prevention Nadine M. Tung, MD

C4 Using AI to Optimize the EHR Experience for Clinicians David Ting, MD

6:00pm Special Interest Lectures Time for self-paced study of these two pre-recorded special interest lectures. Special Interest Lectures

Complimentary and Alternative Medicines for Weight Loss, Diabetes, and Life Frank Domino, MD

Tuesday, October 28, 2025

8:00am to 8:55am Active Management of Chronic Kidney Disease Melanie P. Hoenig, MD

8:55am to 9:00am Break

9:00am to 9:55am Update on Anticoagulation and Venous Thromboembolism: What Is New in 2025 Rachel P. Rosovsky, MD, MPH

9:55am to 10:00am Break

10:00am to 10:55am Memory Loss, Alzheimer’s Disease, and Dementia: Update Fall 2025 Andrew E. Budson, MD Meets criteria for Risk Management credit and End-of-Life Care Education in Massachusetts

10:55am to 11:10am Break

D1 Supplement Safety: Exploring the Risks of the ‘High-Risk’ Supplements Your Patients Are Using Pieter Cohen, MD

D2 Unraveling the Mysteries of Abnormal “Liver Function Tests” Lawrence S. Friedman, MD

D4 Case Studies in Movement Disorders Albert Hung, MD, PhD

12:05pm to 12:20pm Break

12:20pm to 1:15pm Updates in Lipid Management Jorge Plutzky, MD

1:15pm to 1:45pm Break

E2 Primary Care of the Pregnant Patient Meghan L. Rudder, MD

E3 Immune Toxicity: A New Paradigm. A New Challenge Leyre Zubiri Oteiza, MD, PhD

E4 Climate Change and Primary Care Gaurab Basu, MD, MPH

2:40pm to 2:45pm Break

2:45pm to 3:40pm Diabetes Workshop: Challenging Diabetes Cases and Questions—Management Strategies 2025 Deborah J. Wexler, MD, MSc

3:40pm to 3:55pm Break

3:55pm to 4:50pm Current Approaches to Anemia Lisa B. Weissmann, MD

4:50pm to 5:05pm Break

F1 Concussions: On the Field and in the Office Patricia A. Gibbons, MD

F2 Opioid Use Disorder and Buprenorphine Management Ellie Grossman, MD, MPH Meets criteria for Risk Management credit and Opioid Education and Pain Management Training in Massachusetts

F3 Management of Urinary Tract Infections Jacob Lazarus, MD, PhD

F4 Otolaryngology and Sleep Apnea Evaluation for the PCP John Dobrowski, MD, FACS

Human Trafficking: What Clinicians Need to Know Andrea Reilly, MD

Wednesday, October 29, 2025

8:00am to 8:55am Liver Diseases of Primary Care Practice Raymond T. Chung, MD

8:55am to 9:00am Break

9:00am to 9:55am Menopause Updates 2025 Deborah Gomez Kwolek, MD, FACP, FAMWA, MSCP

9:55am to 10:00am Break

10:00am to 10:55am Atrial Fibrillation E. Kevin Heist, MD, PhD

10:55am to 11:10am Break

G1 Challenging Patient Interactions: Responding with Balance and Poise Jennifer E. Potter, MD

G2 Supporting the Independence and Autonomy of Older Patients Amanda H. Berling, MD Meets criteria for Risk Management credit and End-of-Life Care Education in Massachusetts

G3 Patients Who Use Marijuana: Guidance for Clinical Practice David Shein, MD Meets criteria for Risk Management credit and Medical Marijuana Training in Massachusetts

G4 Lifelong Management of Adult Attention Deficit Disorder Donald J. Meyer, MD

12:05pm to 12:20pm Break

12:20pm to 1:15pm Tobacco Use, Smoking, and Vaping Cessation Nancy A. Rigotti, MD

1:15pm to 1:45pm Break

H1 Thyroid Disease Douglas S. Ross, MD

H2 Common Foot and Ankle Problems George H. Theodore, MD

H3 Connecting Patients Who Have Experienced Trauma to Services Nomi Levy-Carrick, MD, MPhil

2:40pm to 2:45pm Break

2:45pm to 3:40pm Evaluation of Polyarthritis Eli Miloslavsky, MD

3:40pm to 3:55pm Break

3:55pm to 4:50pm Heart Failure Updates 2025 Pablo A. Quintero Pinzon, MD

4:50pm to 5:05pm Break

I1 Case Studies in Office Endocrinology Michael S. Irwig, MD

I2 Mild Neurocognitive Disorder: Evaluation and Decision-Making at the Gateway to Dementia James M. Ellison, MD, MPH

I3 The Prostate and Its Challenges: “LUTS” in the Aging Male Heidi Rayala, MD, PhD

I4 Challenges in Opioid Prescribing for Chronic Non-Cancer Pain Richard J. Pels, MD Meets criteria for Risk Management credit and Opioid Education and Pain Management Training in Massachusetts

6:00pm Self-Paced Study of Previous Days’ Session/Workshop Recordings Special Interest Lecture

Promoting Equity in Clinical Care and Medical Education Aisha James, MD, MEd

Thursday, October 30, 2025

8:00am to 8:55am Reclaiming Joy in Primary Care Mahmooda Qureshi, MD, MSCP, DipABLM

8:55am to 9:00am Break

9:00am to 9:55am COPD and Interstitial Lung Disease: Update 2025 Walter J. O’Donnell, MD

9:55am to 10:00am Break

10:00am to 10:55am Optimizing Treatment and Care of Your Patients with Diabetes David M. Nathan, MD

10:55am to 11:10am Break

J1 An Approach to Addressing Sexual Problems in Women: Female Sexual Health 101 Juliana (Jewel) Kling, MD, MPH, MSCP, FACP

J2 Nonspecific Low Back Pain: Evaluation and Treatment Approaches Dana H. Kotler, MD

J3 Can’t-Miss Neurology Cases Alexandra Hovaguimian, MD

J4 STI Prevention and Treatment Kevin Ard, MD, MPH

12:05pm to 12:20pm Break

12:20pm to 1:15pm Primary Care Updates 2025 Melissa McNeil, MD, MPH

1:15pm to 1:45pm Break

K1 Updates in Headaches: Assessment and Treatment Angelika Vgontzas, MD

K2 Gynecologic Cancer Amy Bregar, MD

K3 The Roles of AI in Primary Care David W. Bates, MD, MSc

K4 LGBTQIA+ Health Concepts and Terminology Alex Keuroghlian, MD, MPH

2:40pm to 2:45pm Break

2:45pm to 3:40pm An Organized Approach to the Broad Range of Bowel Complaints Kyle Staller, MD, MPH

3:40pm to 3:55pm Break

3:55pm to 4:50pm Obesity Treatment in Primary Care Chika V. Anekwe, MD, MPH

4:50pm to 5:05pm Break

L1 Tick-Borne Diseases Lou Ann Bruno-Murtha, DO

L2 Common Hand and Wrist Complaints Carl M. Harper, MD, FAAOS

L3 Managing Alcohol Use Disorder in Primary Care Practice Ellie Grossman, MD, MPH Meets criteria for Risk Management credit and Opioid Education and Pain Management Training in Massachusetts

L4 Care of Trans Men and Women Michael S. Irwig, MD

6:00pm Self-Paced Study of Previous Days’ Session/Workshop Recordings

Friday, October 31, 2025

8:00am to 8:55am Asthma Update Nancy Lange-Vaidya, MD, MPH

8:55am to 9:00am Break

9:00am to 9:55am Overview of Sleep Medicine James E. Mojica, MD

9:55am to 10:00am Break

10:00am to 10:55am Updates in the Treatment of Depression and Anxiety, 2025 Anne D. Emmerich, MD

10:55am to 11:10am Break

M1 Updates in Dermatology for the Primary Care Physician Evelyn Lilly, MD

M2 Case Studies in Hormone Replacement Therapy Deborah Gomez Kwolek, MD, FACP, FAMWA, MSCP

M3 Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Other Colitides Bharati Kochar, MD, MS

M4 A Trauma-Informed Approach to Physical Examination Sadie Elisseou, MD

12:05pm to 12:20pm Break

12:20pm to 1:15pm Breast Cancer: Current Approaches to Diagnosis and Treatment Michelle Specht, MD

1:15pm to 1:45pm Break

N1 Vaccine Updates Jodian Pinkey, MBBS, DM, MPH

N2 Evidence-Based Cancer Screening Recommendations from the US Preventive Services Task Force Michael Barry, MD

N3 Stress Management in Everyday Practice Mahmooda Qureshi, MD, MSCP, DipABLM

N4 Female Sexual Dysfunction: High-Yield Algorithms for Common Cases Mallika Anand, MD

2:40pm to 2:45pm Break

2:45pm to 3:40pm Osteoporosis Updates Joy N. Tsai, MD

3:40pm to 3:55pm Break

3:55pm to 4:50pm Healthy Lifestyles for Patients and Their Clinicians Elizabeth P. Frates, MD

4:50pm Self-Paced Study of Previous Days’ Session/Workshop Recordings