Update CME – Internal Medicine and Primary Care
November 18 – 21, 2021 • Chicago, Illinois
30 Live CME Credits
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Comprehensive updates
Expert speakers representing top institutions
Digital syllabus for all presentations
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Program Schedule
Cardiology
7:30 am | 2019: New Guidelines for Lipid Management | Matthew Sorrentino, MD, FACC, FASH |
8:15 am | Hypertension Guideline Update | Matthew Sorrentino, MD, FACC, FASH |
Rheumatology
9:00 am | Evaluation of Early Inflammatory Arthritis | Arthur M. Mandelin II, MD, PhD |
Break
9:45 am | Morning Break | Brief Break |
Pulmonary Medicine
10:15 am | Lung Cancer Screening: Who, When, Why | Hans Lee, MD |
11:00 am | Community Acquired Pneumonia 2019: The Bugs are Winning | Hans Lee, MD |
11:45 am | Air Travel for Respiratory Patients | Hans Lee, MD |
Break
12:30 pm | Break | Break |
Cardiology
1:45 pm | Managing Hypertensive Urgencies and Emergencies | Karol Watson, MD, PhD |
2:30 pm | Management of Atrial Fibrillation: Focus on the New Oral Anticoagulants | Karol Watson, MD, PhD |
Endocrinology
3:15 pm | Non-Glycemic Risks and Benefits of Antidiabetic Agents | Robert Sargis, MD, PhD |
Break
4:00 pm | Afternoon Break | Brief Break |
Endocrinology
4:15 pm | Diagnosis and Treatment of Male Hypogonadism | Robert Sargis, MD, PhD |
Diabetes
5:00 pm | Diabetes Management Update | Robert Sargis, MD, PhD |
Sleep Medicine
7:30 am | A Good Night's Sleep: Fact and Fiction | Michelle Zeidler, MD |
8:15 am | Sleep and Diabetes: Colliding Epidemics | Michelle Zeidler, MD |
9:00 am | Evaluation of Hypersomnia | Michelle Zeidler, MD |
Break
9:45 am | Morning Break | Brief Break |
Neurology
10:15 am | True or False? Diagnosing Stroke, TIA and Stroke Mimics | Michelle Johansen, MD |
11:00 am | Wheel of Fortune: An Evidenced Based Guide To Choosing Antiplatelets in Stroke | Michelle Johansen, MD |
11:45 am | Who Wants to be a Millionaire? A High Yield Review of Localization and the Abnormal Neurological Exam | Michelle Johansen, MD |
Break
12:30 pm | Break | Break |
Cardiology
1:45 pm | Management of Heart Failure | Matthew Sorrentino, MD, FACC, FASH |
Pulmonary Medicine
2:30 pm | Diagnosis and Management of Pulmonary Embolism | Tisha Wang, MD |
3:15 pm | Pulmonary Complications of Liver Disease | Tisha Wang, MD |
Break
4:00 pm | Afternoon Break | Brief Break |
Nephrology
4:15 pm | Complement Disorders AHUS, C3GN, and Other Diseases in TMA Spectrum | Ramy Hanna, MD |
5:00 pm | Etiologies and Treatments of the Nephrotic Syndrome | Ramy Hanna, MD |
Nephrology
7:30 am | Acid Base Disorders | William Whittier, MD FASN |
8:15 am | Disorders of Water and Volume | William Whittier, MD FASN |
9:00 am | Acute Kidney Injury | William Whittier, MD FASN |
Break
9:45 am | Morning Break | Brief Break |
Endocrinology
10:15 am | Hypercalcemia | Meltem Zeytinoglu, MD |
11:00 am | Medical Management of Obesity | Meltem Zeytinoglu, MD |
11:45 am | Thyroid Disorders | Meltem Zeytinoglu, MD |
Break
12:30 pm | Break | Break |
Rheumatology
1:45 pm | Overview of Gout | Arthur M. Mandelin II, MD, PhD |
2:30 pm | Psoriatic Arthritis | Arthur M. Mandelin II, MD, PhD |
3:15 pm | Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders: Clinical Aspects and Treatment | Jon Grant, JD, MD, MPH |
Break
4:00 pm | Afternoon Break | Brief Break |
Addiction Medicine
4:15 pm | Substance Use and Related Disorders Part 1 | Jon Grant, JD, MD, MPH |
5:00 pm | Substance Use and Related Disorders Part 2 | Jon Grant, JD, MD, MPH |
Sports Medicine
7:30 am | Peripheral Nerve Entrapments | Deepak Patel, MD, FAAFP, FACSM |
8:15 am | Knee Pain Evaluation and Management | Deepak Patel, MD, FAAFP, FACSM |
9:00 am | Shoulder Pain Evaluation and Management | Deepak Patel, MD, FAAFP, FACSM |
Break
9:45 am | Afternoon | Brief Break |
Neurology
10:15 am | Tremors: Approach to Evaluation and Management | Adrienne Keener, MD |
11:00 am | Overview of Parkinson’s Disease | Adrienne Keener, MD |
Dermatology
11:45 am | Benign Skin Lesions | Oluwakemi Onajin, MD |
12:30 pm | Medication Reactions and the Skin | Oluwakemi Onajin, MD |

Matthew Sorrentino, MD, FACC, FASH

Arthur M. Mandelin II, MD/PhD
Arthur M. Mandelin II, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Hans Lee, MD
Johns Hopkins University – School of Medicine, Pulmonology
Karol Watson, MD, PhD
University of California, Los Angeles, Cardiology
Robert Sargis, MD, PhD
University of Illinois at Chicago Medicine, Endrocinology
Michelle Zeidler, MD
University of California, Los Angeles, Pulmonary Medicine
Michelle Johansen, MD
Johns Hopkins University – School of Medicine, Neurology
Matthew Sorrentino, MD, FACC, FASH
Professor of Medicine, Vice Chair for Clinical Operations, Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, University of Chicago Medicine
Tisha Wang, MD
University of California, Los Angeles, Pulmonary Medicine
Ramy Hanna, MD
University of California, Los Angeles, Nephrology
William Whittier, MD FASN
Rush University Medical Center, Nephrology
Meltem Zeytinoglu, MD
University of Chicago Medicine, Endocrinology
Jon Grant, JD, MD, MPH
University of Chicago Medicine, Psychiatry
Deepak Patel, MD, FAAFP, FACSM
Rush Medical Center, Sports Medicine
Adrienne Keener, MD
University of California, Los Angeles, Neurology
Oluwakemi Onajin, MD
University of Chicago Medicine, Dermatology
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