The Covid-19 pandemic has dramatically transformed patient care, especially for outpatient practice. Our ambulatory environments have been transformed and telemedicine is now an essential strategy. Nonetheless, the unique needs of women patients and women health care providers requires innovative educational programs on women’s health. Clinicians must continue to focus on preventive medicine, reproductive health, management of common gynecologic and medical problems, behavioral medicine, palliative care, and the optimal use of diagnostic tests and new medications. This program will provide a practical, state-of-the art update on a full range of common but controversial issues in women’s health. Emphasis will be placed on the impact of covid-19 on women’s health, health disparities, and the care of vulnerable patients. An audience response system will be utilized and ample time will be provided for questions and discussion. An electronic course syllabus will be distributed to all participants prior to the meeting. This course, chaired by Dr. Robert B. Baron and moderated and taught by UCSF’s best teachers, is presented by the Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, in close collaboration with the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences and is sponsored by the University of California, San Francisco.

TARGET AUDIENCE
This course is designed for family physicians, internists, gynecologists, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, pharmacists, and all others involved in providing quality health care for women.

Objectives:

The purpose of this course is to increase competence and improve clinician practice in women’s health and primary care. We specifically anticipate improvements in skills and strategies to:

• Understand the impact that COVID-19 has had on women’s health and use best evidence to treat patients with acute and chronic COVID-related conditions and concerns;
• Discuss and implement new guidelines for women for prevention and early detection of cancer with clinical exams, pap tests, HPV tests, genetic tests, diagnostic imaging, and colposcopy.
• Discuss and implement new guidelines for women to prevent infectious diseases with public health approaches, vaccines, medications, screening tests, and counseling.
• Diagnose and treat common and controversial problems in women’s health including STIs, HIV, acute GYN issues, common cancers, osteoporosis, incontinence, anxiety and depression, menopause, obesity, asthma and COPD;
• Diagnose and treat common skin conditions in women;
• Counsel patients about treatment options in contraception and abortion;
• Address common clinical concerns of older women;
• Select the best diagnostic tests;
• Evaluate and prescribe new medications;
• Utilize optimal strategies to enhance value in medical practice;
• Optimize patient communication and shared-decision making;
• Develop best practices to address health disparities and care for vulnerable patients;
• Advocate for quality health care services for all women.

Course Outline:

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2022
7:30 am   Continental Breakfast and Course Registration
8:00 am   Course Webinar Opens

8:20 Welcome and Announcements
Robert B. Baron, MD, MS

Moderator: Robert B. Baron, MD, MS

8:30 RxG Updates and Controversies in Breast Cancer Screening
Karla M. Kerlikowske, MD

9:10 Discussion

9:20 Rx Sex, Drugs, and STIs
Ina Park, MD, MS

10:00 Discussion

10:10 Coffee Break

10:30 RxG Management of Acute Gynecological Issues in Office Practice
Sara Whetstone, MD

11:10 Discussion

11:20 RxG Prevention of Infections in Women: Best Practices in Vaccination
Lisa Winston, MD

12:00 pm Discussion

12:10 Lunch (On Your Own)

Moderator: Robert B. Baron, MD, MS

1:30 RxG Initial Management of Common Cancers in Women
Sam Brondfield, MD, MA

2:10 Discussion

2:20 Rx   Updates in Family Planning
Eleanor Bimla Schwarz, MD, MS

3:00 Discussion

3:10 Coffee Break

3:30 RxG Current Challenges in Lung Disease: Asthma, COPD and Post-Covid Sequelae
Lekshmi Santhosh, MD, MA Ed

4:10 Discussion

4:20 RxG Dermatology Update: What’s New in Women’s Skin Health
Lindy Fox, MD

5:00 Discussion

5:10 pm   Adjourn

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2022
8:00 am   Continental Breakfast
8:15 am   Course Webinar Opens

Moderator: Sara Whetstone, MD

8:30 RxG Diagnosis and Treatment of Osteoporosis: What’s New and Controversial?
Douglas C. Bauer, MD

9:10 Discussion

9:20 RxG Gynecologic Issues in Older Women
Rebecca Jackson, MD

10:00 Discussion

10:10 Coffee Break

10:30 RxG Best Practices in Managing Depression and Anxiety in Women
Emma Samelson-Jones, MD

11:10 Discussion

11:20 RxG Updates in Cervical Cancer Screening and Screening Pelvic Exams: 2022 and Beyond
George F. Sawaya, MD

12:00 pm Discussion

12:10 Lunch (On Your Own)

Moderator: Judith M.E. Walsh, MD, MPH

1:30 RxG What’s New in Management of Menopause and Peri-menopausal Symptoms?
Judith M.E. Walsh, MD, MPH

2:10 Discussion

2:20 RxG What Have We Learned from HIV, Covid-19, and Monkeypox: Commonalities, Distinctions, and Lessons for the Future
Monica Gandhi, MD, MPH

3:00 Discussion

3:10 Coffee Break

3:30 RxG Office Assessment and Treatment of Obesity: Diets, Drugs, and Surgery
Diana Thiara, MD

4:10 Discussion

4:20 Rx   Abortion Post-Dobbs:  Best Practices in the Current and Future Environment
Jennifer Kerns, MD, MS, MPH

5:00 Discussion

5:10 pm   Adjourn

G – Geriatric Credit
Rx – Meets Requirements for Pharmacotherapeutics CEUs for NPs/Nurses