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UCSF's Management of the Hospitalized Patient

University of California San Francisco, Department of Medicine
Course Chair: Robert Wachter, MD

Management of the Hospitalized Patient covers the clinical issues most relevant to hospitalists, internists, family physicians, or others who care for inpatients. Taught by UCSF’s top teachers and a stellar guest faculty, the program highlights recent advances and current controversies, emphasizing a costeffective approach to common disorders.

The activity includes broad content in critical care, perioperative care, end-of-life care, patient safety, and hospital neurology, cardiology, and infectious diseases.

  • The nation’s oldest and most popular hospital medicine program now available for self study
  • Taught by UCSF’s top teachers and a stellar guest faculty
  • Highlights recent advances and current controversies with
  • emphasis on cost-effective approaches to common disorders
  • Important information for hospitalists and all physicians who are responsible for hospitalized patients

 
CREDITS Earn up to 16.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
CE RELEASE February 1, 2008
CE EXPIRE January 31, 2011
 
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Special pricing for clinic-wide orders or for group subscriptions/purchases. Minimum order quantities apply for eligible discounts. For further information and pricing estimates, contact Kyle Jackson at 1-800-952-0690 x3075.
 

Topics & Speakers


• Evidence Based Management of Sepsis
• Improving Safety and Quality in the ICU
Michael A. Gropper, MD, PhD

• Pneumonia Update, 2007
Scott A. Flanders, MD

Acute Coronary Syndromes
Edward McNulty, MD

• Management of Stroke Update, 2007
• Neurological Emergencies
S. Andrew Josephson, MD

• Hospital Medicine in 2017: If You Don’t Know Where You’re Going, You Might Not Get There
Robert M. Wachter, MD

Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) Update & Discussion
Laurence Wellikson, MD

Clinical Problem-Solving Exercise
Gurpreet Dhaliwal, MD

• Caught Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Using Evidence to Make Tough Decisions
Scott A. Flanders, MD
Kaveh G. Shojania, MD

• Talking ’Bout a Revolution: Transparency and P4P (Roundtable Discussion)
Peter Lindenauer, MD, MSc
Kaveh G. Shojania, MD
Andrew D. Auerbach, MD, MPH

• Creating a Successful Academic Hospitalist Program
Robert M. Wachter, MD
Scott A. Flanders, MD

• Hospital Information Systems: CPOE, EMRs and More
Peter Lindenauer, MD, MSc
Russell Cucina, MD, MS

• Acute Heart Failure: No Longer the Ugly Duckling
John R. Teerlink, MD

• Diagnosis and Management of Pulmonary Embolism
Leslie Zimmerman, MD

• Management of Common Acute Arrhythmias
Zian H. Tseng, MD

• Management of Upper GI Bleeding
Jonathan P. Terdiman, MD

• Clinical Controversies in Medical Consultation
H. Quinny Cheng, MD

• Hospitalist-Surgical Co-management: Can We Make It Work?
H. Quinny Cheng, MD
Scott A. Flanders, MD
John Maa, MD
Heather Harris, MD

COURSE CHAIR
Robert M. Wachter, MD
Professor of Medicine
Associate Chair, Department of Medicine
Chief of the Medical Service
UCSF Medical Center
San Francisco>


VISITING FACULTY
Scott A. Flanders, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Director of the Hospitalist Program, University of Michigan


Kaveh G. Shojania, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Canada Research Chair, Patient Safety and Quality Improvement
University of Ottawa


Peter Lindenauer, MD, MSc
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Tufts University
Medical Director, Clinical Information Systems
Associate Medical Director, Healthcare Quality
Baystate Medical Center


Laurence Wellikson, MD
Chief Executive Officer, Society of Hospital Medicine
Philadelphia, PA


UCSF FACULTY (unless otherwise noted)
Andrew D. Auerbach, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Medicine
Director of Quality, Department of Medicine


H. Quinny Cheng, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Director, Medical Consultation Service
UCSF Medical Center


Russell Cucina, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Associate Medical Director, Clinical Information Technology
UCSF Medical Center


Gurpreet Dhaliwal, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Clerkship Director, SF VA Medical Center


Michael A. Gropper, MD, PhD
Professor of Anesthesia and Physiology
Director, Critical Care Medicine


Heather Harris, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine

S. Andrew Josephson, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology

John Maa, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Surgery


Edward McNulty, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Cardiology Division


John R. Teerlink, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Director, Heart Failure Clinic
SF VA Medical Center


Jonathan P. Terdiman, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Director, UCSF Colitis and Crohn's Disease Center


Zian H. Tseng, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Cardiology
Electrophysiology Service


Leslie Zimmerman, MD
Professor of Medicine
Director, Bronchoscopy Service
Director, Intensive Care Unit
VA Medical Center


 
 

Learning Objectives


At the conclusion of this program, participants will be able to:
  • Describe the major diagnoses to be considered in common inpatient clinical presentations
  • Review a modern and evidence-based work-up for common inpatient clinical presentations
  • Discuss modern therapeutic approaches to common inpatient disorders
  • List some of the latest literature in the field of hospital medicine and how best to use it to answer clinical questions

 
 

Accreditation Statement


The University of California, San Francisco School ofMedicine (UCSF) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for ContinuingMedical Education (ACCME) to provide continuingmedical education for physicians.
 
 

Credit Designation


UCSF designates this educational activity for a maximum of 16.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This CME activity meets the requirements under California Assembly Bill 1195, continuing education and cultural and linguistic competency. For the purpose of recertification, the American Nurses Credentialing Center accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ issued by organizations accredited by the ACCME. The California Board of Pharmacy accepts as continuing professional education those courses that meet the standard of relevance to pharmacy practice and have been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. The approved credits shown above include 1.5 credits towards meeting the requirement under California Assembly Bill 1820, Geriatric Medicine. The approved credits shown above include 2.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ towards meeting the requirement under California Assembly Bill 487, Pain Management and Care the Terminally Ill.

This educational activity is a DVD format. The activity was planned for hospitalists, internists, family physicians, and others who care for inpatients. It is estimated that it should take the average learner 16.25 hours, including completion of the activity evaluation, to conclude the activity.

Release date: February 1, 2008 Credits expire: January 31, 2011
CME credit is obtained upon successful completion of an activity evaluation. A $30 processing fee must accompany the evaluation application.
 
 

Faculty Disclosure


Faculty for UCSF’s Continuing Medical Education Program must complete a Declaration of Disclosure prior to the CME activity. Having an interest in or affiliation with a commercial entity does not preclude making a presentation at a CME activity, but the relationship must be disclosed in advance and any potential conflict of interest must be resolved in accordance with the ACCME Updated Standards for Commercial Support. Disclosure must be conveyed to the learning audience prior to the educational offering; presentation of information on investigational/off-label use of pharmaceuticals or medical devices must also be disclosed. Full disclosure of faculty is listed in the syllabus.