UCSF Essentials of Primary Care A Core Curriculum for Ambulatory Practice 2025

• Target Audience: practicing internists, family practitioners
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• Information:

Primary care clinicians must be highly skilled in preventive medicine, cardiovascular risk factors, day-to-day clinical problems, chronic disease management, communication skills, and optimal use of diagnostic tests and new medications. Health disparities and the care of vulnerable patients are a central part of our daily practice as we try to maximize quality, safety, equity, and value. Close collaboration with other specialists, inpatient colleagues, and diverse teams of health professionals is essential for the care of our complex patients. In addition to a full discussion of common problems in primary care and preventive medicine, this course will also focus on clinical skills and problem-solving in dermatology, women’s health, clinical nutrition, neurology, oncology, infectious diseases, and interprofessional collaboration. The course will utilize formal lectures, case discussions, practical workshops, an audience response system, questions and answers, a detailed syllabus, and on-demand access to course recordings. Remote learning opportunities will also be available.

Target Audience

This course, chaired by Dr. Robert B. Baron and taught by some of UCSF’s best teachers, is designed for practicing internists, family practitioners, advance practice providers, and all other health professionals interested in providing high quality primary care.

Objectives

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:

Implement new guidelines in office-based preventive medicine including cancer prevention and screening, immunizations, and prevention of cardiovascular disease;

Develop up-to-date strategies for common office problems including lipid disorders, diabetes, coronary heart disease, heart failure, stroke, chronic kidney disease, obesity, and STI’s.

Understand the impact that COVID-19 has had on primary care practice and use best practices to treat patients with COVID, influenza, RSV and other respiratory infections;

Manage common problems in women’s health including prevention of cervical cancer, menopause, and osteoporosis;

Treat common disorders in dermatology including skin cancer, eczema, acne, hair loss, chronic urticaria, drug eruptions, skin infections, and disorders of aging skin

Understand and treat obesity and use the new obesity medications, surgery, and lifestyle interventions;

Perform an effective problem-based history, physical examination, and common procedures in dermatology and office orthopaedics.

Understand the best initial management strategies for common cancers, current uses of new cancer medications, and best practices for giving prognostic advice.

Expand diagnostic and therapeutic skills for common infectious diseases;

Understand best practices in assessment and treatment of common mental health disorders;

Use best evidence and optimize patient communication and shared-decision making;

Improve interprofessional teamwork and collaboration;

Enhance value in medical practice;

Become a better clinician and advocate with a deeper understanding of health disparities and the central role of primary care clinicians in providing equitable, patient-centered care.

• Topics:

*Note: these are continuous video recordings during the conference, they include individual lectures mentioned in the Detail section below

01_Walsh_Controversies Cancer Screening.pdf

02_Nadler_Management STIs.pdf

03_Baron_Management of DM.pdf

04_Shlipak_CKD.pdf

05_Samelson_Management Depression and Suicidality.pdf

06_Fox_Spots Skin Cancer and Sunscreen.pdf

07_Brondfield_Cancer Treatment Today.pdf

08_Chin-Hong_Vaccinations.pdf

09_Shlipak_CHF.pdf

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10.a_Baron_Obesity.pdf

10.b_Fox_Dermatology Procedures for Primary Care.pdf

11_Walsh_Osteoporosis.pdf

12.K.Fox_Advances Prevention of Stroke.pdf

13_Chin-Hong_Respiratory Viruses.pdf

14.a_Brondfield_No Longer a Death Sentence.pdf

14.b_Nadler_Ortho Problems.pdf

15_Nadler_Best Practices Urgent Care.pdf

16_Fox_Common Dermatologic Disorders.pdf

17_Walsh_Management Peri and Menopause.pdf

18.b_Samelson_Mental Health Dilemmas.pdf

19_Shlipak_CAD.pdf

20_Samelson_Medications Psychotherapy for Anxiety.pdf

21_Baron_Management of Lipid Disorders.pdf

22_Brondfield_Novel Cancer Diagnostics.pdf

MDM26M02_Complete Syllabus.pdf

MDM26M02_Essentials PC Tahoe_08.03.25_PM Session.mp4

MDM26M02_Essentials PC Tahoe_08.04.25_AM Session.mp4

MDM26M02_Essentials PC Tahoe_08.05.25_AM Session.mp4

MDM26M02_Essentials PC Tahoe_08.06.25_AM Session.mp4

MDM26M02_Essentials PC Tahoe_08.07.25_AM Session.mp4

MDM26M02_Essentials PC Tahoe_08.08.25_AM Session.mp4

* Detail:

SUNDAY, AUGUST 3, 2025

3:00 pm Registration and Check-In

Moderator: Robert B. Baron, MD, MS

5:00 Welcome and Course Overview

Robert B. Baron, MD, MS

5:10 RxG Controversies in Cancer Screening 2025

Judith M. E. Walsh, MD, MPH

6:00 RxG Management of Sexually Transmitted Infections

Paul Nadler, MD

6:50 pm Adjourn

MONDAY, AUGUST 4, 2025

7:00 am Continental Breakfast

Moderator: Robert B. Baron, MD, MS

7:30 Management of Diabetes Mellitus: Implementing the 2025 Guidelines

Robert B. Baron, MD, MS

Michael G. Shlipak, MD, MPH

9:10 Break

9:30 RxG  Management of Depression and Suicidality in Primary Care

Emma Samelson-Jones, MD

10:20 RxG Sunscreens, “Spots” and Skin Cancer

Lindy P. Fox, MD

11:10 am Adjourn

TUESDAY, AUGUST 5, 2025

7:00 am Continental Breakfast

Moderator: Sam Brondfield, MD, MAEd

7:30 RxG Cancer Treatment Today: Distinguishing Among Cancer Therapies and Anticipating Their Side Effects

Sam Brondfield, MD, MAEd

8:20 RxG Best Practices in Immunization: Keeping Up With New Vaccines and New Practice Guidelines

Peter Chin-Hong, MD

9:10 RxG Heart Failure: New Strategies for Diagnosis and Treatment

Michael G. Shlipak, MD, MPH

10:00 Break

10:20 Concurrent Workshops (select one)

A: RxG Management of Obesity in Office Practice: How Do We Best Utilize the New Medications?

Robert B. Baron, MD, MS

B: RxG Dermatologic Procedures in Primary Care*

Lindy P. Fox, MD

11:30 am Adjourn

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6, 2025

7:00 am Continental Breakfast

Moderator: Judith M. E. Walsh, MD, MPH

7:30 RxG Current and Emerging Strategies for Osteoporosis

Judith M.E. Walsh, MD, MPH

8:20 RxG Advances in Prevention and Treatment of Stroke: What Every Primary Care Clinician Should Know

Kenneth A. Fox, MD

Peter Chin-Hong, MD

10:00 Break

10:20 Concurrent Workshops (select one)

A: RxG No Longer a Death Sentence: Distinguishing Curable from Incurable Cancer and Improving Prognostication

Sam Brondfield, MD, MAEd

B: RxG Assessment and Initial Treatment of Orthopedic Problems Commonly in Primary Care*

Paul Nadler, MD

11:30 am Adjourn

THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 2025

7:00 am Continental Breakfast

Moderator: Paul Nadler, MD

7:30 RxG Best Practices in Urgent Care: Managing Common Acute Disorders in Office Practice

Paul Nadler, MD

8:20 RxG Common Dermatologic Disorders: Tips for Diagnosis and Management

Lindy P. Fox

9:10 RxG What’s New in Management of Menopause and Peri-menopausal Symptoms?

Judith M.E. Walsh, MD, MPH

10:00 Break

10:20 Concurrent Workshops (select one)

A: RxG Top 10 Infectious Disease Topics That Will Likely Change Your Practice

Peter Chin-Hong, MD

B: G Mental Health Dilemmas in Primary Care: Diagnosing Bipolar, Treating Insomnia, and Deprescribing

Emma Samelson-Jones, MD

11:30 am Adjourn

FRIDAY, AUGUST 8, 2025

7:00 am Continental Breakfast

Moderator: Michael G. Shlipak, MD, MPH

7:30 RxG Management of Coronary Artery Disease: How Should the New Guidelines Change Our Practice?

Michael G. Shlipak, MD, MPH

8:20 RxG Medications and Psychotherapy for Managing Anxiety

Emma Samelson-Jones, MD

9:10 Break

10:20 RxG Novel Cancer Diagnostics: Demystifying Commonly Used Molecular and Genetic Testing in Oncology

Sam Brondfield, MD, MAEd

11:10 am Adjourn