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

The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically changed primary care practice. Difficult management decisions must now be made in transformed ambulatory environments and with virtual medicine. Despite the change in our practice environments, primary care clinicians must continue to focus on preventive medicine, reduction of 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, psychiatry, women’s health, clinical nutrition, and evidence-based medicine. 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.

Speakers: Robert B. Baron, MD, MS, Rebecca Jackson, MD, Toby A. Maurer, MD, Michael G. Shlipak, MD, MPH, Peter Chin-Hong, MD, Sam Brondfield, MD, MA, Paul Nadler, MD, Anda Kuo, MD