Office Practice of

Primary Care Medicine 2027

  • Continuing Education
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Office Practice of Primary Care Medicine provides comprehensive reviews of the most important recent advances impacting primary care medicine and guidance to incorporate these changes into practice for state-of-the-art care. 

  • Live Online

This course is taught online in real time.

 

Additionally, all sessions, including all workshops, will be recorded and made available to participants for on-demand online viewing for 11 months after the end of the course.

 

All live streaming and recorded sessions and workshops are eligible for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ and other relevant credits. (Note: Evaluations must be completed within 60 days of the conclusion of the course to receive CME credit.)

Save $100. To ensure your participation at the lowest possible cost, early registration is strongly recommended. 

 

The above tuition is for physicians. For other healthcare professionals, please see the pricing table.

 

 

 

 

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Continuing Education

Earn up to:

60.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits

60.75 ABIM MOC points

22.50 credits Risk Management Study, including:

  • 1.50 credits of Opioid Education and Pain Management Training
  • 2.25 credits of End-of-Life Care Education

5 Days

This comprehensive program is among the highest-rated Harvard Medical School CME courses.

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Overview

The Comprehensive 2027 Primary Care Update

Taught live online by Harvard Medical School's leading clinical faculty, Office Practice of Primary Care Medicine uses live streaming, electronic Q&A, and other remote learning technologies. 

Office Practice of Primary Care Medicine provides comprehensive reviews of the most important recent advances impacting primary care medicine and guidance to incorporate these changes into your practice for state-of-the-art care. Education is practical and results-focused, structured to help you optimize your approach to the wide array of conditions seen in primary care practice.

Our lectures and workshops are designed to provide practical, case-based reviews of the latest in disease management, physical exam skills, and diagnostic techniques. All sessions are taught by nationally and internationally recognized leaders in their respective fields of medicine, and include time for audience Q&A. Speakers customize their key takeaways to our audience of busy Primary Care Practitioners, and they also share high-yield online resources for patient care.

2027 Highlights

This year’s lectures and workshops are fully updated with a focus on the most important clinical challenges affecting the practice of primary care medicine in 2027. Highlights are summarized below.

Optimizing Your Approach to Challenging Conditions

  • Treating obesity: pharmacologic and lifestyle medicine interventions
  • Updated approaches to hypertension and lipid care
  • Practical pointers for treating diabetes, including challenging cases
  • Congestive heart failure, coronary artery disease, and atrial fibrillation
  • Updates on respiratory infections and pneumonia
  • Menopause management and treatment of osteoporosis
  • Chronic kidney disease management and prevention of complications
  • Optimal chronic pain management: opioids and non-opioids
  • Treating headaches
  • Mental health conditions: depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and ADHD
  • Stroke
  • Assessing and treating tobacco, alcohol, and opiate addictions
  • Sleep disorders: insomnia and sleep apnea
  • Pre-op cardiac and pulmonary consultation
  • "Can't-miss" diagnoses

The Most Up-to-Date Data and Treatment Options

  • Managing obesity while navigating evolving availability of GLP-1s 
  • Use of diabetes medications in kidney and cardiovascular disease
  • The latest COPD guidelines
  • Antibiotics for common primary care cases
  • Buprenorphine (without the waiver)
  • MASLD (formerly NAFLD) and hepatitis C
  • Top primary care articles
  • Gynecology and urology in office practice
  • Thyroid problems
  • Common eye problems
  • Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses

Screening and Immunizations in 2027

  • Update on adult immunizations, including pneumonia and RSV vaccines, and the latest updates and recommendations for COVID vaccines
  • Updates on screening for breast, colorectal, lung, cervical, and prostate cancer

Education to Improve Your Physical Exam Skills and Use of Diagnostic Tools

  • Evaluating low back pain
  • Physical examination of knee pain and hip pain
  • Physical examination of the hand, elbow, and shoulder
  • Evaluation of peripheral neuropathy
  • Dermatology updates
  • EKGs

Developed and Offered By:

  • Brigham and Women's Hospital logo

Continuing Education courses are developed by faculty from Harvard Medical School's teaching hospitals and accredited by Harvard Medical School. This course is offered by Brigham and Women's Hospital.

Who Should Participate

  • Family Physicians
  • Internists
  • Geriatricians
  • Nurse Practitioners
  • Physician Assistants

... and other medical professionals who want to update their knowledge of primary care medicine

Schedule

This program is among the highest-rated Harvard Medical School CME courses. 

All agenda sessions are in Eastern Time.

Please note that program changes/substitutions may be made without notice.

Day 1

Monday, March 8, 2027

Welcome

Drs. Bevin Kenney, Aaron Mann, Cristina Alexander, and David Bates

7:50-8:00 am

Hypertension

Dr. Aaron Mann

8:00-8:50 am

Break

8:50-8:55 am

Hyperlipidemia

Dr. Scott Kinlay

8:55-9:45 am

Break

9:45-10:00 am

Headaches

Dr. Angeliki Vgontzas

10:00-10:50 am

Break

10:50-10:55 am

Antibiotics in Office Practice

Dr. Jacob Johnson

10:55-11:45 am

Break

11:45 am-12:45 pm

Adult Immunization Updates

Dr. Daniel Solomon

12:45-1:35 pm

Break

1:35-1:40 pm

Managing MASLD, Acute Hepatitis, and Compensated Cirrhosis

Dr. Anna Rutherford

1:40-2:30 pm

Break

2:30-2:45 pm

Pharmacologic Treatment for Obesity

Chioma Tomlinson, PA-C

2:45-3:35 pm

Break

3:35-3:50 pm

Concurrent Workshops A1-A4

3:50 - 4:40 pm

A1

Patient Centered Approach to Obesity: A New Paradigm

Chioma Tomlinson, PA-C

A2

PrEP and HIV

Dr. Ellen Nagami

A3

Thyroid Cases

Dr. Sara Ahmadi

A4

Chronic Pain Management with Opioids

Dr. James Morrill

Break

4:40-4:55 pm

Concurrent Workshops B1-B4

4:55 - 5:45 pm

B1

UTIs

Dr. Jacob Lazarus

B2

Foot and Ankle Pain

Dr. Jeremy Smith

B3

Anxiety

Dr. Joseph Tulip

B4

Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Dr. Molly Perencevich

Day 2

Tuesday, March 9, 2027

Resistant Hypertension

Dr. Naomi Fisher

8:00-8:50 am

Break

8:50-8:55 am

Coronary Artery Disease

Dr.Fidencio Saldana

8:55-9:45 am

Break

9:45 am-10:00 am

Respiratory Infections

Dr. Paul Sax

10:00-10:50 am

Break

10:50 am-10:55 am

Colon Cancer Screening

Dr. Robert Lowe

10:55-11:45 am

Break

11:45 am-12:45 pm

12:00-12:30 pm - Optional Session: Yoga

Dermatology Updates

Dr. Sotonye Imadojemu

12:45-1:35 pm

Break

1:35 pm-1:40 pm

Osteoporosis

Dr. Sharon Chou

1:40-2:30 pm

Break

2:30-2:45 pm

Concurrent Workshops C1-C4

2:45 - 3:35 pm

C1

Buprenorphine 101

Dr. Alev Atalay

C2

Advanced Dermatology Cases

Dr. Nnenna Ezeh

C3

STIs

Dr. Jana Jarolimova

C4

Geriatric Cases

Dr. Julia Loewenthal

Break

3:35 pm-3:50 pm

Concurrent Workshops D1-D4

3:50 - 4:40 pm

D1

Sleep Apnea

Dr. Rohit Budhiraja

D2

Practical Uses of AI in Your Clinic 

Dr. Adam Beckman

D3

Primary Care Approach to DVT and PE

Dr. Gregory Piazza

D4

Pharmacologic Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder

Dr. Salah Alrakawi

Break

4:40-4:55 pm

Concurrent Workshops E1-E4

4:55 - 5:45 pm

E1

Science and Practice of Healthy Eating

Katherine McManus, MS, RD, LDN

E2

Hand and Elbow Problems

Dr. Simon Talbot

E3

Billing Tips for PCPs

Dr. Stuart Pollack

E4

Gynecology Cases in Primary Care

Dr. Bevin Kenney

Self-Paced Study of Previous Day's Session/Workshop Recordings

View recordings of Monday's live streamed presentations and workshops in the online course library for self-paced learning or review.

5:45 pm

Day 3

Wednesday, March 10, 2027

Menopause Management

Dr. Kathryn Corelli

8:00-8:50 am

Break

8:50-8:55 am

Diabetes Updates

Dr. Marie McDonnell

8:55-9:45 am

Break

9:45-10:00 am

COPD

Dr. Craig Hersh

10:00-10:50 am

Break

10:50-10:55 am

Lung Cancer Screening and Pulmonary Nodules

Dr. Samuel Ash

10:55-11:45 am

Break

11:45 am - 12:45 pm

"Can't-Miss" Primary Care Cases

Dr. Maria Yialamas

12:45-1:35 pm

Break

1:35-1:40 pm

Hematologic Cases

Dr. Robert Stern

1:40-2:30 pm

Break

2:30-2:45 pm

CKD Management

Dr. J. Kevin Tucker

2:45-3:35 pm

Break

3:35-3:50 pm

Concurrent Workshops F1-F4

3:50 - 4:40 pm

F1

Advanced Renal Cases

Dr. Emily Robinson

F2

Hip Pain

Dr. Michael Beasley

F3

Bipolar Disease and ADHD

Dr. Rachel Rosales

F4

Challenging Diabetes Cases

Dr. Marie McDonnell

Break

4:40-4:55 pm

Concurrent Workshops G1-G4

4:55 - 5:45 pm

G1

Approach to Peripheral Neuropathy

Dr. Michael Bowley

G2

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Primary Care

Dr. Shusmita Dhar

G3

Contraception

Dr. Kathryn Fay

G4

Wound Care

Dr. Vinod Nambudiri

Self-Paced Study of Previous Days' Session/Workshop Recordings

View recordings of Monday's and Tuesday's live streamed presentations and workshops in the online course library for self-paced learning or review.

5:45 pm

Day 4

Thursday, March 11, 2027

Dementia

Dr. Andrew Budson

8:00-8:50 am

Break

8:50-8:55 am

Acute Dizziness and Vertigo

Dr. Kevin Kerber

8:55-9:45 am

Break

9:45-10:00 am

Cervical Cancer Screening

Dr. Cristina Alexander

10:00-10:50 am

Break

10:50-10:55 am

Prostate Cancer Screening: From PSA to Referral

Dr. Mark Pomerantz

10:55-11:45 am

Break

11:45 pm-12:45 pm

12:00-12:30 pm - Optional Session: Meditation

Top Primary Care Articles

Dr. Eve Rittenberg

12:45-1:35 pm

Break

1:35-1:40 pm

Insomnia Treatment

Dr. John Winkelman

1:40-2:30 pm

Break

2:30-2:45 pm

Concurrent Workshops H1-H4

2:45 - 3:35 pm

H1

Office ENT Problems

Drs. Dunia Abdul-Aziz and Alan Workman

H2

Approach to Fibromyalgia and Myofascial Pain

Dr. Joseph Audette

H3

Urology Cases

Dr. Martin Kathrins

H4

Rheumatology Cases

Dr. Lydia Gedmintas

Break

3:35-3:50 pm

Concurrent Workshops I1-I4

3:50 - 4:40 pm

I1

Lifestyle Medicine in Disease Prevention

Dr. Kathleen Viveiros

I2

Primary Care for Transgender and Gender Diverse Patients

Dr. Ole-Petter Hamnvik

I3

Lyme Disease and Other Tick-Borne Illnesses

Dr. Daniel Solomon

I4

End-of-Life Discussions and Advanced Care Directives

Dr. Allyson Goldberg

Break

4:40-4:55 pm

Concurrent Workshops J1-J4

4:55 - 5:45 pm

J1

Shoulder Pain

Dr. George Dyer

J2

Stroke Cases

Dr. Mariel Kozberg

J3

Tobacco, Vaping, and E-Cigarette Cessation

Dr. Nancy Rigotti

J4

Care of Patients with Physical Disabilities

Dr. Frances (Kitty) O'Hare

Self-Paced Study of Previous Days' Session/Workshop Recordings

View recordings of Monday through Wednesday's live streamed presentations and workshops in the online course library for self-paced learning or review.

5:45 pm

Day 5

Friday, March 12, 2027

GERD and Peptic Ulcer Disease

Dr. Navin Kumar

8:00-8:50 am

Break

8:50-8:55 am

Atrial Fibrillation

Dr. Paul Zei

8:55-9:45 am

Break

9:45-10:00 am

Heart Failure Cases

Dr. Akshay Desai

10:00-10:50 am

Break

10:50-10:55 am

Breast Cancer Screening

Dr. Lydia Pace

10:55-11:45 am

Break

11:45 pm-12:45 pm

Asthma

Dr. Nancy Lange-Vaidya

12:45-1:35 pm

Break

1:35-1:40 pm

Low Back Pain

Dr. Dana Kotler

1:40-2:30 pm

Break

2:30-2:45 pm

Pharmacologic Management of Depression

Dr. David Kroll

2:45-3:35 pm

Break

3:35-3:50 pm

Concurrent Workshops K1-K4

3:50 - 4:40 pm

K1

Knee Pain

Dr. Elizabeth Matzkin

K2

EKGs

Dr. Xiaowen (Wendy) Wang

K3

Polypharmacy Cases

Dr. Andrea Wershof Schwartz

K4

Pelvic Floor Disorders

Dr. Milena Weinstein

Break

4:40-4:55 pm

Concurrent Workshops L1-L4

4:55 - 5:45 pm

L1

Ophthalmology

Dr. Mina Farahani

L2

Preoperative Cardiac and Pulmonary Consultation

Dr. Adam Schaffer

L3

Systems Uses of AI

Dr. David Bates

L4

Adolescent Medicine Cases

Dr. Joshua Borus

Self-Paced Study of Previous Days' Session/Workshop Recordings

View recordings of Monday through Thursday's live streamed presentations and workshops in the online course library for self-paced learning or review.

5:45 pm

Designed for Busy Clinicians

Office Practice of Primary Care Medicine has been designed with the busy primary care clinician in mind, with a focus on both the most common and the most difficult challenges in the primary care field. Over the course of five days, it offers over 60 hours of updated, state-of-the-art knowledge and skills development. 

Customize Your Learning Experience

This program includes 48 online workshops that cover the spectrum of office-based primary care medicine. Customize your learning experience by attending any or all of these highly informative workshops. 

Valuable Additional Resources
  • Speaker-recommended resources covering specific complaints and diagnoses
  • Top primary care articles
  • Handouts for patients in English and Spanish
Optimized for Distance Learning

√ All education will be live streamed. Attend from anywhere.

√ All sessions and workshops include live online Q&A.

√ Speakers also respond in writing to remaining chat questions immediately following their talks. This bonus Q&A session will be included in the course archive as a reference.

√ All sessions and concurrent workshops will be recorded and made available to participants for online viewing, at their convenience, via a course archive. Attendees can benefit from every concurrent workshop, not just the ones they attend live in real time. 

√ Access to recorded sessions will begin the day after a session’s live broadcast and will continue for an additional 11 months after the end of the course!

√ All live streaming and recorded sessions and workshops are eligible for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ and other relevant credits. (Note: Evaluations must be completed within 60 days of the conclusion of the course to receive CME credit.)

AI in Primary Care Practice
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Best practices for responsible use of AI:

  • For real-time patient care
  • For diagnosis and treatment
  • For documentation

Newest developments and implications

Treating Obesity
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  • Patient-centered approach
  • Weight loss medications
  • Nutrition
  • Lifestyle medicine
For Family Medicine Practitioners
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  • Adolescent medicine cases
  • Contraception
  • STIs and UTIs
  • Care of patients with physical disabilities
  • Women’s health over the lifespan

Hear from Our Participants

Results compass

Participants consistently report that this program has inspired and improved their practice of medicine: 
 

“Where do I begin? To be honest, in my 18 years of practice, this is by far the best, most thorough, and comprehensive Primary Care CME conference I have attended! Complex topics broken down into practical lectures w/ pearls of wisdom. Chef's kiss!”


“The lecturers were uniformly excellent.  I felt like it hit topics that were ALL important in my day-to-day practice.”   
 

"During the course, I messaged a patient's family asking to speak with him about management of his CHF. I plan on doing the same with another patient about his diabetic peripheral neuropathy after assessing his renal function, as he is s/p transplant. I have several other patients whose conditions will be managed differently as a result of this course. I am so grateful. I am instantly a better practitioner of medicine."
 

"There are so many changes inspired by this course: changes in my antibiotic Rx choices, new anticoagulants, updates in my hep C management, updates in STI / UTI management, changes in my workup and referrals for neuro and rheumatology….I could go on and on."
 

"This has raised my expectations of what a CME activity should be! I cannot see myself attending any other conference going forward."
 

"The emphasis on equity was very enlightening."

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Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Provide state-of-the-art care to patients with a wide range of general internal medicine problems
  • Support patients with obesity more effectively
  • Deliver the latest evidence-based care to patients with diabetes
  • Apply up-to-date screening recommendations for colon, breast, lung, prostate, and cervical cancer
  • Provide equitable care
  • Manage chronic kidney disease and complications
  • Evaluate and treat GERD, IBS, and MASLD
  • Manage chronic pain effectively, with and without opioids
  • Use antibiotics appropriately and wisely
  • Evaluate and treat patients with coronary artery disease, hyperlipidemia, afib, and congestive heart failure
  • Apply improved physical exam skills in practice
  • Apply up-to-date recommendations for respiratory infection management in the outpatient setting
  • Provide up-to-date care for menopause symptoms
  • Support patients with mental health concerns
  • Evaluate patients with dizziness and vertigo
  • Communicate effectively about end-of-life care with patients
  • Discuss lifestyle interventions to support patient wellbeing, and techniques for office-based cognitive behavioral interventions

Course Leadership

Course Directors

Dunia Abdul-Aziz, MD, Instructor in Otolaryngology

Sara Ahmadi, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine

Cristina B. Alexander, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine

Salah Alrakawi, MD, Instructor in Medicine

Alev Atalay, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine

Ndang Azang-Njaah, MD, MPH, Instructor in Medicine

Margaret (Peg) Baim, MS, ANP-BC, Nurse Practitioner, Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital

David W. Bates, MD, MSc, Professor of Medicine

Suzanne M. Bertisch, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Medicine

Joshua Borus, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Michael P. Bowley, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Neurology

Jennifer Brody, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Medicine

Rohit Budhiraja, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine

Alexandra Charrow, MD, Assistant Professor of Dermatology

Sharon H. Chou, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine

Larisa Connors, MD,  Assistant Professor of Medicine

Kathryn Corelli, MD, MPH, MSCP, Instructor in Medicine

Bradley Denker, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine

Akshay S. Desai, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Medicine

George Dyer, MD, Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery

Candace Feldman, MD, MPH, ScD, Assistant Professor of Medicine

Naomi D. Fisher, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine

Elizabeth Frates, MD, Associate Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Gregg Furie, MD, MHS, Instructor in Medicine

Marc B. Garnick, MD, Gorman Brothers Professor of Medicine 

Carolina Geadas, MD, Instructor in Medicine 

Ashley Gesse, MS, Training Specialist, Mass General Brigham

Allyson Goldberg, MD, Instructor in Medicine

Ole-Petter Hamnvik, MB BCh BAO, MMSc, Assistant Professor of Medicine

Craig Hersh, MD, Professor of Medicine

Sotonye Imadojemu, MD, MPH, Instructor in Dermatology

Jacob H. Johnson, MD, Instructor in Medicine

Martin Kathrins, MD, Instructor in Surgery

Bevin E. Kenney, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine

Scott Kinlay, MBBS, PhD, Associate Professor of Medicine

Dana Kotler, MD, Instructor in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Mariel Kozberg, MD, PhD, Instructor in Neurology

David S. Kroll, MD, Instructor in Psychiatry

Navin Kumar, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine

Nancy E. Lange-Vaidya, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Medicine

Jacob Lazarus, MD, PhD, Instructor in Medicine

Julia Loewenthal, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine

Diana Lopez, MD, Instructor in Medicine

Aaron Mann, MD, Instructor in Medicine

Elizabeth Matzkin, MD, Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery

Marie McDonnell, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine

Kathy McManus, MS, RD, LDN, Director, Dietetic Internship, Mass General Brigham

James Morrill, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine

Ellen Nagami, MD, Instructor in Medicine

Lydia Pace, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Medicine

Molly Perencevich, MD, Instructor in Medicine

Gregory Piazza, MD, MS, Associate Professor of Medicine

Stuart Pollack, MD, Instructor in Medicine 

Nancy Rigotti, MD, Professor of Medicine

Eve Rittenberg, MD, MA, Assistant Professor of Medicine

Rachel Rosales, MD, Instructor in Psychiatry

Anna E. Rutherford, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Medicine

Paul E. Sax, MD, Professor of Medicine

Adam C. Schaffer, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine

David Sloane, MD, Instructor in Medicine

Aeron Small, MD, MS, Instructor in Medicine

Jeremy T. Smith, MD, Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery

Daniel A. Solomon, MD, Instructor in Medicine

Robert Stern, MD, EdM, Assistant Professor & Pathways Course Co-Director

Joji Suzuki, MD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry

Simon G. Talbot, MD, Associate Professor of Surgery

Lori W. Tishler, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Medicine

Chioma Tomlinson, PA-C, Clinical Assistant Professor at Tufts University School of Medicine; Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

J. Kevin Tucker, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine

Joseph Tulip, DNP, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner; Assistant Professor, UMass Chan Medical School

Angeliki Vgontzas, MD, Instructor in Neurology

Milena Weinstein, MD, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Beverly Woo, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine

Alan Workman, MD, MTR, Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery

Maria A. Yialamas, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine

Paul C. Zei, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Medicine

Samuel Ash, MD, MPH, Critical Care Physician, South Shore Health

Michael Beasley, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania 

Andrew Budson, MD, Professor of Neurology, Boston University

Mina Farahani, MD, MS, Cornea, Cataract and Anterior Segment Specialist, Ophthalmic Consultants of Boston

Kathryn Fay, MD, MSc, Assistant Professor of OBGYN Sciences, University of California at San Francisco

Jana Jarolimova, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Brown University 

Kevin A. Kerber, MD, MS, Professor of Neurology, The Ohio State University

Robert C. Lowe, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine

Frances (Kitty) O'Hare, MD, FACP, FAAP, Assistant Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics, Duke University School of Medicine

Paragi Rana, MD, Assistant Professor of Anesthesia, Yale School of Medicine

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Course Fees

Registration Details

Registrations for Harvard Medical School CME programs are made via our secure online registration system. At the end of the registration process, a $10 non-refundable processing fee will be added to your registration. 

Upon receipt of your paid registration, an email confirmation will be sent to you. Be sure to include an email address that you check frequently. Your email address is used for critical information, including registration confirmation, evaluation, and certificate. 

Please review the cancellation policy.

Early Registration Deadline:

Your tuition includes a complete online syllabus and extensive informational materials for patients in English and Spanish.

 

All sessions and workshops will be recorded as they are live streamed and placed in the online course video library so that registrants can review them at their convenience. Each session recording will be available on the day following its live stream, and the video library will be available for 11 months after the conclusion of the course.

Accreditation

In support of improving patient care, Harvard Medical School is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Live/Live Online Courses: To receive CME/CE credit, learners are required to complete the course evaluation. Once the evaluation is complete, you will be able to claim your credit and download your certificate. All evaluations and credit claims must be completed within 60 days of the course end date.

Online Courses: To receive CME/CE credit, learners must pass the course post-test and complete the course evaluation in order to claim credit before the final day of the accreditation period. Learners have access to the course for 60 days after the accreditation period has expired.

The Harvard Medical School designates this live activity for a maximum of 60.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 60.75 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC points.

This activity meets the criteria of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine for 22.50 hours of Risk Management Study. This includes:

  • 1.50 credits of Opioid Education and Pain Management Training
  • 2.25 credits of End-of-Life Care Education.

Please check your individual state licensing board requirements before claiming these credits.

For the purpose of recertification, the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board and American Nurses Credentialing Center accept AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ issued by organizations accredited by the ACCME (Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education). We would also suggest that learners check with their state licensing board to ensure they accept reciprocity with AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ for re-licensure.

The National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) states that AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ are acceptable for continuing medical education requirements for recertification. We would also suggest that learners check with their state licensing board to ensure they accept reciprocity with AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ for re-licensure.

The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada recognizes conferences and workshops held outside of Canada that are developed by a university, academy, hospital, specialty society or college as accredited group learning activities.

The American Medical Association (AMA) has an agreement of mutual recognition of continuing medical education (CME) credit with the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS). Additional information regarding this agreement may be found on the Union of European Medical Specialists website.

Competencies

This course is designed to meet the following American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) / Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Educational (ACGME) competencies:

  • Interpersonal and Communication Skills
  • Medical Knowledge
  • Patient Care and Procedural Skills
  • Practice-Based Learning and Improvement
  • Professionalism

This course is designed to meet the following Institute of Medicine Core Competencies:

  • Apply Quality Improvement
  • Employ Evidence-Based Practice
  • Provide Patient-Centered Care
  • Utilize Informatics
  • Work in Interdisciplinary Teams

Disclaimer & Disclosure

CME activities accredited by Harvard Medical School are offered solely for educational purposes and do not constitute any form of certification of competency. Practitioners should always consult additional sources of information and exercise their best professional judgment before making clinical decisions of any kind.

Note: AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ is calculated based on submission of a preliminary agenda and may be subject to change.

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