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:  

  • Alopecia for the PCP: Manage with Confidence and When to Refer
  • Updates in Dermatology for the Primary Care Physician 

Endocrinology, Hypertension, Nephrology and more: 

  • Review and Updates in Hypertension Management
  • 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 

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

The 2025 program has been enhanced for distance learning. In addition to live-streamed content, all sessions and Q&A discussions will be recorded and made available to participants for online viewing starting one day after the session’s live broadcast and for 11 months after the course. 

Questions in the chat not covered live by the speakers will be responded to either immediately afterwards or within a month; this bonus Q&A will be posted in the course archive for participants to review. This on-demand archive will permit those in different time zones or who have scheduling conflicts to avoid missing out on any sessions that are important to them. In addition, participants can review sessions to reinforce key learning points.

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.

My story imagePast participants consistently report that this live streaming program has inspired and improved their practice of medicine: 

“I have never attended a course that did a better job of delivering presentations that are relevant to primary care."

“I feel energized and equipped to be the best primary care doctor I can be.”

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“I was able to integrate a lot more change into my practice given the time I had access to these videos. I re-watched many of my favorites and it was wonderful learning experience. Thank you!”

“I will have a more up-to-date approach to management of common problems such as diabetes, hypertension, headache, sleep disorders.”

“With livestream, we can view the other workshops we missed on our own time, creating more learning opportunities for us.”

"Every presentation and every piece of information given to us was backed up with the most recent studies, trials, statistics and evidence-based medicine."