Internal Medicine & Subspecialties
24th Annual Selected Topics in Internal Medicine
January 23 -
27,
2012 - Ritz Carlton Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii
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Course Directors:
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27.00
Credits
Learning Objectives
Upon conclusion of this program, participants should be able to:
- Summarize recent updates, clinical studies, and new guidelines that impact practice in general medicine.
- Describe the indications and major adverse effects of five newly FDA approved medications that are applicable to a general medicine practice.
- Learn common clinical pearls in the areas of general internal medicine, gastroenterology, infectious diseases, and men’s health.
- Review cases in HIV medicine that cover screening guidelines and prevention in case of a needle stick.
- List the most commonly encountered late side effects to radiation therapy for malignancy.
- Describe a general approach to interpret a pulmonary function test.
- Define diastolic heart failure and describe potential treatment strategies.
- Define and describe treatment strategies for adult ADHD.
- Summarize an approach to follow a patient with monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance.
Attendance at this Mayo course does not indicate nor guarantee competence or proficiency in the performance of any procedures which may be discussed or taught in this course.