The Brigham Update in Hospital Medicine is an intensive, case-based review of fundamentals and practice-changing updates across 30+ core topics. Led by Christopher L. Roy, MD, SFHM, and Glen M. Kim, MD, MPH, faculty address everyday questions with recent evidence, guidelines, and expert opinions focused on practical management of common problems. Highlighted continuing medical education topics include:
- COVID-19 mutations: what’s next?
- Beyond basal-bolus: difficult cases in insulin management
- Rapid-fire review of liver, hematology, and electrolytes
- 10 years of direct oral anticoagulants: lessons learned and new indications
- Intensive case-based review of inpatient antibiotics
- And much more…
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants will be better able to apply the following:
- Best practices for common problems in hospital medicine
- Seminal studies and updates in the evidence
- Recent guideline recommendations
- Expert opinions where the data are lacking
- Pearls for interpreting common laboratory diagnostics
Target Audience
This activity is designed for hospitalists, internists, family physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and other clinicians caring for hospitalized patients.
TOPICS / SPEAKERS
Current Approaches in the Management of Venous Thromboembolism – Samuel Z. Goldhaber, MD
COVID-19 and Antithrombotics: What We Know Now for Inpatients – Jean M. Connors, MD
Rapid-Fire Hematology Cases for the Hospitalist – Aric D. Parnes, MD
Diagnosis and Management of Pneumonia in the Hospitalized Patient – Michael Klompas, MD
COVID-19: Transmission and Infection Control – Michael Klompas, MD
COVID-19: Focus on Inpatient Treatment – Paul E. Sax, MD
COVID-19: Variants, Vaccines, and Boosters – Lindsey R. Baden, MD
COVID-19: Panel Discussion – Michael Klompas, MD, Paul E. Sax, MD, and Lindsey R. Baden, MD
Alcohol Withdrawal – A Case-Based Approach for the Hospitalist – Lisa W. Vercollone, MD, PharmD
Treating Opioid Use Disorder in the Inpatient Setting – Lisa W. Vercollone, MD, PharmD
Recent Advances in Heart Failure – Anju Nohria, MD
Evidence-Based Management of Acute Coronary Syndromes – Marc S. Sabatine, MD, MPH
Update in Atrial Fibrillation – Yee-Ping Sun, MD
The Crashing Patient – Managing Patients in the Transition Between Floor and ICU – Rebecca M. Baron, MD
Evidence-Based Management of COPD/Asthma – Scott L. Schissel, MD, PhD
Stroke in Hospital Medicine – Galen V. Henderson, MD
Improving the Evaluation and Management of Syncope – Kapil Kumar, MD
Can’t-Miss Radiology Diagnoses – Jennifer W. Uyeda, MD
Cirrhosis for the Hospitalist – Anna E. Rutherford, MD, MPH
GI Bleed: What a Hospitalist Needs to Know – Tyler M. Berzin, MD, MS
Practical Approaches to Pancreatobiliary Disease Management – Linda S. Lee, MD
Best Practices in Delirium Prevention and Treatment – Sejal B. Shah, MD
Rapid-Fire Electrolyte Cases for the Hospitalist – Na, Ca – David A. Krakow, MD
Rapid-Fire Lab Interpretation for the Hospitalist – David A. Krakow, MD
Best Practices in Pain and Palliative Care – Nelia Jain, MD, MA
Case-Based ECG Review – Sanjay Divakaran, MD
Current Strategies and Common Questions in the Management of Urinary Tract Infections – Sigal Yawetz, MD
Centering Equity in Covid-19 and Beyond – Cheryl R. Clark, MD, ScD and Bram Wispelwey, MD, MS, MPH
Update in Acute Kidney Injury – Emily S. Robinson, MD, MPH
CKD and ESKD Management for the Hospitalist – Ankit B. Patel, MD, PhD
Common Consult Questions for Skin and Soft Tissue Infections – Adam D. Lipworth, MD
Allergy 101 – Drug Allergies and Other Common Consults for Hospitalists – Paige G. Wickner, MD, MPH
Antibiotics: A Rapid Update and Pearls for the Hospitalist – Part I – Jennifer A. Johnson, MD
Antibiotics: A Rapid Update and Pearls for the Hospitalist – Part II – Jennifer A. Johnson, MD
Evidence-Based Approaches to Inpatient Hyperglycemia – Nadine E. Palermo, DO
Current and Emerging Concepts for Preoperative Evaluation – Adam C. Schaffer, MD
Update in C. difficile – John J. Ross, MD, CM, FIDSA
Date of Original Release: November 15, 2021
Termination Date: January 31, 2024
