Harvard Innovations and New Practices in Internal Medicine 2024

Practical, Fast-Paced, Online Education

Harvard Innovations and New Practices in Internal Medicine 2024 The course is designed and led by Harvard Medical School’s clinical faculty who are leaders in their respective fields and are instrumental in bringing these novel developments to clinical medicine.

It offers updates and advances in diagnostic and treatment approaches, covering the broad spectrum of internal medicine specialties:

• Cardiovascular Medicine
• Pulmonology
• Oncology
• Dermatology
• Addiction Medicine
• Endocrinology
• Geriatrics
• Rheumatology
• Gastroenterology
• Neurology
• Infectious Diseases
• Nephrology
• Allergy/Immunology
• Women’s Health
• Psychiatry

Guidance to Improve Diagnosis, Treatment, and Clinical Outcomes

Highlights of this program include:

• Comprehensive updates on new anticoagulants and their antidotes
• Algorithms for the use of diabetes medications
• Update on technologic aids for diabetes management
• Care of transgender and gender diverse patients
• Medical and surgical therapy for obesity management
• Latest developments on the use of SGLT-2 inhibitors in heart failure
• Advances in percutaneous aortic and mitral valve therapies
• Current and future role of AI in medicine
• Exercise for health 2024
• Management of long COVID
• Novel therapies for lipid management
• Recognizing dermatologic conditions in skin of color
• Up-to-date guidance for management of opioid use disorder
• Optimal management of irritable bowel syndrome
• The latest in cancer screening and what the internist needs to know about cancer immunotherapy
• Emerging therapies for Alzheimer’s disease and depression
• Best practices for responsible antibiotic use
• Update in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
• What’s new in vaccines for 2024

Optimized for Remote Education

The 2024 program has been enhanced for distance learning. In addition to being live streamed, all sessions will be recorded and made available to participants for online viewing for 60 days after the conclusion of the course.

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Monday, May 13, 2024

8:50am to 9:00am Welcome Remarks Anju Nohria, MD, MSc, Ole-Petter R. Hamnvik, MB BCh BAO, MMSc, MRCPI, and Colleen A. Monaghan, MD

9:00am to 9:45am Treatment of Heart Failure in 2024 Anju Nohria, MD, MSc

9:45am to 10:30am Immunotherapy for the Internist Ross Merkin, MD

10:30am to 10:45am Q&A and Break

10:45am to 11:30am Diabetes Technologies Nadine E. Palermo, DO

11:30am to 12:15pm Update in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease  M. Valerie Lin, MD

12:15pm to 1:00pm Break

1:00pm to 1:45pm Hot Topics in Infectious Diseases Sarah P. Hammond, MD

1:45pm to 2:30pm Dermatologic Diagnosis and Care of Patients with Skin of Color Nicole Gunasekera, MD

2:30pm to 2:45pm Q&A and Break

2:45pm to 3:30pm Asthma Medications in 2024 Elliot Israel, MD

3:30pm to 4:15pm Bone Health in 2024 Sharon H. Chou, MD

4:15pm to 5:00pm Pelvic Floor Disorders: Medical Management and More Neeraj Kohli, MD, MBA

Tuesday, May 14, 2024

8:50am to 9:00am Morning Announcements Anju Nohria, MD, MSc, Ole-Petter R. Hamnvik, MB BCh BAO, MMSc, MRCPI, and Colleen A. Monaghan, MD

9:00am to 9:45am Clinical Cases in Dermatology Adam D. Lipworth, MD

9:45am to 10:30am Update in Menopause Management Tara K. Iyer, MD

10:30am to 10:45am Q&A and Break

10:45am to 11:30am The Truth behind Cannabis Use Jordan Tishler, DO

11:30am to 12:15pm Advances in Diagnosis and Management of Headache Angeliki Vgontzas, MD

12:15pm to 1:00pm Break

1:00pm to 1:45pm Update in Geriatrics: The Latest Studies and Their Clinical Relevance Suzanne E. Salamon, MD

1:45pm to 2:30pm Management of Ischemic Heart Disease and Lipids Benjamin M. Scirica, MD

2:30pm to 2:45pm Q&A and Break

2:45pm to 3:30pm Update in Rheumatology Eli Miloslavsky, MD

3:30pm to 4:15pm Advances in Gout and Crystal Deposition Disease Sara K. Tedeschi, MD, MPH

4:15pm to 5:00pm Cancer Screening Cases Leigh Simmons, MD

Wednesday, May 15, 2024

8:50am to 9:00am Morning Announcements Anju Nohria, MD, MSc, Ole-Petter R. Hamnvik, MB BCh BAO, MMSc, MRCPI, and Colleen A. Monaghan, MD

9:00am to 9:45am Responsible Use of Antibiotics Paul E. Sax, MD

9:45am to 10:30am Addressing and Preventing Burnout Luana Marques, PhD

10:30am to 10:45am Q&A and Break

10:45am to 11:30am Depression and Anxiety Russell Vasile, MD

11:30am to 12:15pm What’s New in Vaccines Daniel A. Solomon, MD

12:15pm to 1:00pm Break

1:00pm to 1:45pm Diabetes Management: New Drugs, Approaches, and Guidelines Marie E. McDonnell, MD

1:45pm to 2:30pm Best Practices for Preoperative Evaluation Adam Schaffer, MD

2:30pm to 2:45pm Q&A and Break

2:45pm to 3:30pm Update in COPD Scott L. Schissel, MD, PhD

3:30pm to 4:15pm Transgender Health in Primary Care Ole-Petter R. Hamnvik, MB BCh, BAO, MMSc, MRCPI

4:15pm to 5:00pm Percutaneous Approaches to Valvular Disease Pinak B. Shah, MD

Thursday, May 16, 2024

8:50am to 9:00am Morning Announcements Anju Nohria, MD, MSc, Ole-Petter R. Hamnvik, MB BCh BAO, MMSc, MRCPI, and Colleen A. Monaghan, MD

9:00am to 9:45am Updates in Upper Gastrointestinal Disorders: GERD, Barrett’s Esophagus, and H. pylori Molly L. Perencevich, MD

9:45am to 10:30am Update in Kidney Disease John Kevin Tucker, MD

10:30am to 10:45am Q&A and Break

10:45am to 11:30am Gynecologic Cancer Screening Colleen M. Feltmate, MD

11:30am to 12:15pm Managing Obesity Chika V. Anekwe, MD, MPH

12:15pm to 1:00pm Break

1:00pm to 1:45pm What’s New in Irritable Bowel Syndrome Kyle D. Staller, MD

1:45pm to 2:30pm Update in Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease Gad A. Marshall, MD

2:30pm to 2:45pm Q&A and Break

2:45pm to 3:30pm Clinical Management of ADHD in Adults Craig B.H. Surman, MD

3:30pm to 4:15pm Update on STIs, PrEP and Doxy-PEP Kevin L. Ard, MD

4:15pm to 5:00pm AI and Chat GPT Rebecca G. Mishuris, MD, MS, MPH

Friday, May 17, 2024

8:50am to 9:00am Morning Announcements Anju Nohria, MD, MSc, Ole-Petter R. Hamnvik, MB BCh BAO, MMSc, MRCPI, and Colleen A. Monaghan, MD

9:00am to 9:45am Exercise for Health: What’s New in 2024 Meagan M. Wasfy, MD, MPH

9:45am to 10:30am Atrial Fibrillation Paul C. Zei, MD, PhD

10:30am to 10:45am Q&A & Break

10:45am to 11:30am Management of Opioid Use Disorder Joji Suzuki, MD

11:30am to 12:15pm Thrombosis and Anticoagulation Gregory Piazza, MD

12:15pm to 1:00pm Break

1:00pm to 1:45pm Stroke Management in 2024 Alexis T. Roy, MD, MSc

1:45pm to 2:30pm Best Practices in Hypertension Management Ajay K. Singh, MBBS, FRCP (UK), MBA

2:30pm to 3:15pm Management of Long COVID Daniela J. Lamas, MD

3:15pm to 3:30pm Wrap Up/End Course Anju Nohria, MD, MSc, Ole-Petter R. Hamnvik, MB BCh BAO, MMSc, MRCPI, and Colleen A. Monaghan, MD