Update in Hospital Medicine

Continuing Education

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November 3 - 6, 2025

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This intensive, 4-day online CME program updates busy practitioners on current best practices in hospital medicine. The curriculum covers over 30 core topics, with an emphasis on practical management of common problems. Using a case-based format, lecturers distill recent evidence, guidelines, and expert opinion to offer “bottom line” recommendations. Faculty include both hospitalists and specialists, and rank among the best teachers at Harvard Medical School.

Live Online

This program utilizes state-of-the-art streaming technology to present sessions online in real time. Participants can attend from any location, and can interact with faculty via live chat. Additionally, all sessions will be recorded and made available to participants for online viewing for 90 days after the end of the course.

$1,075

We also offer a 50% discount for residents, fellows, and students. See the full table below.

In addition to the main course, we offer a 1-day precourse on November 2 called "Making Health Care Affordable," for an additional $395. See description here .

Continuing Education Credits

Earn up to:
→36.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™

→36.50 ABIM MOC points

→36.50 ECME Credits®

→27.50 Live AAFP Prescribed credits

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Four Days, plus optional 1-day pre-course workshop

This 4-day intensive program updates busy practitioners on current best practices in hospital medicine. The curriculum covers over 30 core topics, with an emphasis on practical management of common problems. We also offer a 1-day pre-course on November 2 called "Making Health Care Accessible." View Schedule

Overview

The practice of Hospital Medicine requires a vast knowledge base that must be continuously updated to meet rapidly evolving standards of care. For the busy hospitalist, staying current and incorporating the latest evidence into practice can be challenging. To help meet this need, Brigham and Women’s Hospital offers the 18th annual Update in Hospital Medicine course, accredited by Harvard Medical School.

This intensive 4-day virtual course reviews current clinical guidelines and practice-changing updates across 33 core topics in hospital medicine. In a case-based format, leading Harvard Medical School faculty answer everyday clinical questions with recent evidence, updated guidelines, and expert opinion. The focus is on practical management of common hospital problems. Using a case-based format, lecturers distill recent evidence, guidelines, and expert opinion to offer “bottom line” recommendations. Faculty include both hospitalists and specialists, and rank among the best teachers at Harvard Medical School.

Core topics include:

Heart failure
Atrial fibrillation
Pain management
Acute coronary syndromes
Coronary imaging
Diabetes
Preoperative evaluation
Psychiatric disorders
ECG interpretation
Radiology interpretation
Bacteremia
UTI
Pneumonia
Drug-resistant infections
Critical care
Skin and soft tissue infections
Stroke/TIA
C. difficile
End-stage renal disease
Acute kidney injury
Endocrinology
Rheumatology
HIV
GI bleed
Hematology
Allergy
Geriatrics
Delirium
Pain and palliative care
Alcohol withdrawal
Opioid use disorder
COPD
Laboratory interpretation
Dermatology
Electrolyte disorders
Syncope
Venous thromboembolism
Pancreatobiliary disease
Cirrhosis
Antibiotics
Serious illness conversations
Pregnancy

Learning Objectives

Best practices for management of common problems in hospital medicine
Seminal studies and updates in the literature
Recent guidelines changes and recommendations
Expert opinions where the data are lacking
Pearls for interpreting common diagnostic studies

Developed and Offered By:

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.

Schedule

All schedule times are Eastern Standard Time.

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

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Sunday, November 2, 2025

Optional Pre-Course Workshop: Making Health Care Affordable

Sunday, November 2, 2025

Monday, November 3, 2025

Day 1-Main Course

Monday, November 3, 2025

Tuesday, November 4, 2025

Day 2-Main Course

Tuesday, November 4, 2025

Wednesday, November 5, 2025

Day 3-Main Course

Wednesday, November 5, 2025

Thursday, November 6, 2025

Day 4-Main Course

Thursday, November 6, 2025

About This Course

Heart failure
Atrial fibrillation
Pain management
Acute coronary syndromes
Coronary imaging
Diabetes
Preoperative evaluation
Psychiatric disorders
ECG interpretation
Radiology interpretation
Bacteremia
UTI
Pneumonia
Drug-resistant infections
Critical care
Skin and soft tissue infections
Stroke/TIA
C. difficile
End-stage renal disease
Acute kidney injury
Endocrinology

Rheumatology
HIV
GI bleed
Hematology
Allergy
Geriatrics
Delirium
Pain and palliative care
Alcohol withdrawal
Opioid use disorder
COPD
Laboratory interpretation
Dermatology
Electrolyte disorders
Syncope
Venous thromboembolism
Pancreatobiliary disease
Cirrhosis
Antibiotics
Serious illness conversations
Pregnancy

Using a case-based format, lecturers distill recent evidence, guidelines, and expert opinion to offer “bottom line” recommendations. Faculty include both hospitalists and specialists, and rank among the best teachers at Harvard Medical School.

About This Course-2

Heart failure
Atrial fibrillation
Pain management
Acute coronary syndromes
Coronary imaging
Diabetes
Preoperative evaluation
Psychiatric disorders
ECG interpretation
Radiology interpretation
Bacteremia
UTI
Pneumonia
Drug-resistant infections
Critical care
Skin and soft tissue infections
Stroke/TIA
C. difficile
End-stage renal disease
Acute kidney injury
Endocrinology
Rheumatology
HIV
GI bleed
Hematology
Allergy
Geriatrics
Delirium
Pain and palliative care
Alcohol withdrawal
Opioid use disorder
COPD
Laboratory interpretation
Dermatology
Electrolyte disorders
Syncope
Venous thromboembolism
Pancreatobiliary disease
Cirrhosis
Antibiotics
Serious illness conversations
Pregnancy

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Heart failure
Atrial fibrillation
Pain management
Acute coronary syndromes
Coronary imaging
Diabetes
Preoperative evaluation
Psychiatric disorders
ECG interpretation
Radiology interpretation
Bacteremia
UTI
Pneumonia
Drug-resistant infections
Critical care
Skin and soft tissue infections
Stroke/TIA
C. difficile
End-stage renal disease
Acute kidney injury
Endocrinology
Rheumatology
HIV
GI bleed
Hematology
Allergy
Geriatrics
Delirium
Pain and palliative care
Alcohol withdrawal
Opioid use disorder
COPD
Laboratory interpretation
Dermatology
Electrolyte disorders
Syncope
Venous thromboembolism
Pancreatobiliary disease
Cirrhosis
Antibiotics
Serious illness conversations
Pregnancy

2025 Course Highlights

The first new AHA periop guidelines in 10 years—what the hospitalist needs to know
ID pearls for selecting the right antibiotic
Coronary CTA: as good as cardiac catheterization?
2025 data: settling the debate on MSSA bacteremia treatment
New heart failure guidelines: should we stagger initiating quadruple GDMT?
Difficult cases in hyperglycemia management
Rapid-fire, can’t-miss diagnoses: electrolyte, CBC, LFTs, ECGs, and radiology
Microdosing protocols for buprenorphine induction
New protocols for use of phenobarbital in alcohol withdrawal
ESBL cultures—how scared should you be?
The MINT trial and 2025 guidelines for hemoglobin targets in ACS
New data on sedation and ICU delirium: propofol vs. dexmedetomidine
New guidelines: risk-stratified approach to antipsychotics and delirium
2025 IDSA guideline updates on diabetic foot infections
Should you switch anticoagulants in patients with breakthrough strokes?
Best practices for treating pain in patients with substance use disorders
Thrombolysis in acute stroke: are we going to need a bigger window?
Is less more in the long run? DAPT vs. SAPT
Oral fecal microbiota therapy: new first line for C. difficile?
Differentiating skin infections and mimics in hospitalized patients
Nice shot: injectable therapy for HIV
Evidence-based tools for risk stratification in syncope
To DAPT or not to DAPT: antiplatelet therapy in stroke and TIA
HELLP me: managing medical complications in pregnant and postpartum patients
Expedited transitions from IV to oral antibiotics for common infections
Inpatient pain management: state of the art

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This program delivers comprehensive updates in all major areas of hospital medicine.

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Optional Pre-Course Workshop

Making Health Care Affordable: November 2, 2025

One day prior to our main course, on November 2, 2025, we offer an in-depth workshop on df;'lk';lkg. Fopwiertoiutuldkn g, el;ojrlktj. eoijh eroiert weoliljrdtoij dgfl;kdmnrt;ihes roifjgh l;sertkj pe[orjyp[erokty eprtoierp[t This informative, interactive workshop is available for participants of Update in Hospital medicine for an additional $395 fee.

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Optional Pre-Course Workshop 2

The pre-course workshop offers people state-of-the-art techniques:

Treatment outcomes for acute and overuse injuries of the spine, knee, hip, foot, and ankle, along with upper extremity conditions of the shoulder, neck, elbow, hand, and wrist
The effectiveness and expediency of physical evaluations
Appropriate diagnostic imaging and interpretation
Rehabilitation and safe return to play
Non-surgical management of injuries

Unique to this program is its immersive, fast-paced, 360-degree educational experience. You will learn about changes and advances in sports medicine from three critical, interrelated perspectives:

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Musculoskeletal Radiology
Orthopedics

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Update in Hospital Medicine by the Numbers

1000+

Attendees each year

Our course has proven to be a "must-attend" event for many hospitalists in the US and internationally

36.50

CME Credits

This course offers CME credits

30+

Core Topics in Hospital Medicine

Presentations span the wide array of hospital medicine topics, with an emphasis on practical management of common problems

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Faculty

Harvard Medical School Continuing Education attracts the best and brightest faculty from all around the world. As a student in this course, you’ll have access to outstanding course directors and faculty.

Course Directors

Christopher L. Roy

MD, SFHM

Medical Director, Hospital Medicine Unit, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Glen M. Kim

MD, MPH

Director of Education, Hospital Medicine Unit, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Elizabeth M. Petersen

MD, MPH, FHM

Program Director, Medicine-Pediatrics Residency, Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Boston Children’s Hospital
Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Assistant Directors

Nickie Burney

Nurse Practitioner, FACT Hospitalist Service, Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital
Associate Professor of Practice, School of Nursing, Simmons University

Matthew DiFrancesco

Assistant Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Herrick "Cricket" Fisher

MD, DPhil

Director, Integrated Teaching Unit, Internal Medicine Residency
Unit Medical Director, Hospital Medicine Unit
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Liz Hankinson

MPH, MSHS, PA-C

Physician Assistant Manager, Hospital Medicine Unit
Brigham and Women's Hospital

John J. Ross

MD, CM, FIDSA

Associate Physician, Hospital Medicine Unit
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Adam C. Schaffer

Director of General Medical Consultation, Hospital Medicine Unit, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Part-time, Harvard Medical School

Harvard Medical School Faculty

Rebecca M. Baron, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Tyler M. Berzin, MD, MS, Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Alexandra P. Charrow, MD, Assistant Professor of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School; Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Jean M. Connors, MD, Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Michael A. Di Iorio, MD, Instructor of Medicine, Part-time, Harvard Medical School; Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Sanjay Divakaran, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Morgan C. Esperance, MD, Instructor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Samuel Z. Goldhaber, MD, Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Jennifer A. Johnson, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Michael Klompas, MD, Professor of Medicine and Population Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Kapil Kumar, MD, Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates; Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Linda S. Lee, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Richard E. Leiter, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Adam D. Lipworth, MD, Assistant Professor of Dermatology, Part-time, Harvard Medical School; Dermatology Division Chair, Lahey Hospital and Medical Center

Diana M. Lopez, MD, Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Gearoid M. McMahon, MBBCh, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Michelle E. Morse, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Part-time, Harvard Medical School; Chief Medical Officer and Deputy Commissioner for Center for Health Equity and Community Wellness at New York City Department of Health

Anju Nohria, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Brigham and Women's Hospital

Nadine E. Palermo, DO, Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Brigham and Women's Hospital

J. Carl Pallais, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Brigham and Women's Hospital

Emily S. Robinson, MD, MPH, Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Alexis T. Roy, MD, Instructor in Neurology, Harvard Medical School; Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Megan L. Rudder, MD, Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Anna E. Rutherford, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Marc S. Sabatine, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Paul E. Sax, MD, Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Brigham and Women's Hospital

Sejal B. Shah, MD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School; Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Shoshana Streiter, MD, Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Yee-Ping Sun, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Jennifer W. Uyeda, MD, Assistant Professor of Radiology, Harvard Medical School; Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Lisa W. Vercollone, MD, PharmD, Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Paige G. Wickner, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Bram Wispelwey, MD, MS, MPH, Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Brigham and Women's Hospital

Sigal Yawetz, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Guest Faculty

Hayden S. Andrews, MD, Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

David A. Krakow, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine; Director of Hospital Medicine, Emory University Hospital

Alfred Lee, MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine (Hematology); Program Director for the Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Program, Yale School of Medicine; Chief of the Classical Hematology Program, Yale New Haven Hospital

Scott L. Schissel, MD, PhD, Chief Medical Officer, Newark (NJ) Beth Israel Medical Center

Lisa W. Vercollone, MD, PharmD, General Medicine Consultant, Dunedin Hospital, Health New Zealand

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Role	Course Fee
Physician (MD/DO)	$1,075.00
Nurse (RN/APRN)	$1,075.00
PA	$1,075.00
Psychologist	$1,075.00
Resident/Fellow	$537.00
Social Worker	$1,075.00
Allied Health Professional / Other	$1,075.00

Additional Learning Opportunity:

Pre-Course Workshop: Making Health Care Affordable November 2, 2025: 8:30am - 3:00 pm
Tuition	$395

Your tuition includes an electronic version of the course materials.

All sessions 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. The video library will be available for 90 days 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.

Physicians

Badge for Jointly Accredited Provider with Commendation Interprofessional Continuing Education

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

American Board of Internal Medicine

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 36.50 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.

American Academy of Family Physicians

The AAFP has reviewed Update in Hospital Medicine 2025 and deemed it acceptable for up to 27.50 Live AAFP Prescribed credit(s). Term of Approval is from 11/03/2025 to 11/06/2025. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Risk Management

This activity meets the criteria of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine for 13.50 credits of Risk Management Study. This includes:

1.75 credits of Opioid Education and Pain Management Training
0.75 credits of End-of-Life Care Education

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

Nurse Practitioners and Registered Nurses

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.

Physician Assistants

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.

European Accreditation

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

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Update in Hospital Medicine

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Schedule

Sunday, November 2, 2025

Part 1: How We Got Here

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Title of session

Title of session

Break

Part 2: Why We Still Try

Title of session

Monday, November 3, 2025

Morning Sessions

Welcome and Introductions

Current Approaches in the Management of Venous Thromboembolism

Anticoagulation and Hypercoagulable States

Rapid-Fire Hematology Cases

Afternoon Sessions

Inpatient Management of Patients with Psychiatric Disease

Best Practices in Delirium Management

Update in Atrial Fibrillation

Recent Advances in Heart Failure Management

Improving the Evaluation and Management of Syncope

Care of the Hospitalized Patient with HIV

Adjourn Live Program

Study Hall

Rapid-Fire Electrolyte Cases for the Hospitalist: Na, Ca

Rapid-Fire Lab Interpretation for the Hospitalist

Tuesday, November 4, 2025

Evidence-Based Management of Acute Coronary Syndromes*

Updates in Allergy and Immunology

Difficult Dermatology Cases for the Hospitalist

Skin and Soft Tissue Infections and Common Mimics

Pain Pointers: Practical approaches to Managing Acute Pain in the Hospital**

Goals of Care Conversations in Hospital Medicine***

Current Strategies and Common Questions in the Management of Urinary Tract Infections

CKD and ESRD Management for the Hospitalist

Challenges and Conundrums in Hospital Medicine

Adjourn Live Program

Study Hall

Pregnancy – What a Hospitalist Needs to Know*

Can’t-Miss Radiology Diagnoses*

Wednesday, November 5, 2025

Cirrhosis for the Hospitalist

GI Bleed: What a Hospitalist Needs to Know

Break

Management of Critical Illness Before ICU Transfer

Break

Evidence-Based Management of COPD

Antibiotics: A Comprehensive Update and Pearls for the Hospitalist - Part I

Break

Antibiotics: A Comprehensive Update and Pearls for the Hospitalist - Part II

Inpatient Diagnosis and Management of Pneumonia

Break

Management of Bacteremia

Do I Really Need Meropenem? Common ID Curbsides

Adjourn Live Program

Study Hall: ECG: Can’t-Miss Diagnoses

Study Hall: Acute Kidney Injury: Cases for the Hospitalist

Thursday, November 6, 2025

Choosing the Best View: Patient-Centered Cardiovascular Imaging for Coronary Artery Disease

Centering Equity in Hospital Medicine

Break

State-of-the-Art Management of Pancreatitis and Biliary Tract Disease

Break

Evidence-Based Approaches to Inpatient Hyperglycemia

Stroke in Hospital Medicine

Break

Let’s Rheuminate: Answers to Common Questions in Inpatient Rheumatology

Current and Emerging Concepts for Preoperative Evaluation

Break

Updates in the Diagnosis and Management of C. diff

Adjourn Live Program

Study Hall: Inpatient Endocrinology Pearls

Study Hall: Alcohol Withdrawal – A Case-Based Approach for the Hospitalist

Study Hall: Inpatient Management of Opioid Use Disorder