Harvard Office Practice of Primary Care Medicine 2026

1. Overview
The Harvard Office Practice of Primary Care Medicine 2026 course provides a comprehensive update on a wide range of topics essential for daily primary care practice. The program covers the latest evidence-based guidelines and management strategies for common acute and chronic conditions, preventive medicine, behavioral health, and specialized care considerations.
Course Date: March 16 – 20, 2026

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.

The Comprehensive 2026 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 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 physical exam skills, diagnostic techniques, and the latest in disease management. 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.
2026 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 2026. Highlights are summarized below.
Optimizing Your Approach to Challenging Conditions

Treating obesity: pharmacologic and lifestyle medicine interventions
Chronic kidney disease management and prevention of complications
Optimal chronic pain management: opioids and non-opioids
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
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

New Treatment Options and Guidelines

Breakthrough anti-obesity drugs
Use of diabetes medications in kidney and cardiovascular disease
Electrolyte cases
The latest COPD guidelines
Buprenorphine (without the waiver)
MASLD (formerly NAFLD) and hepatitis C
Top primary care articles
Updates in urology
Antibiotics in office practice
Update on thyroid problems
Common eye problems
Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses

Screening and Immunizations in 2026

Update on adult immunizations, including new pneumonia vaccines, the RSV vaccine, and updates to COVID vaccines
Updates on screening for breast, colorectal, lung, cervical, and prostate cancer

Practice Tips from World-Renowned Experts

Treatment of insomnia and sleep apnea
Diagnosis and treatment of cognitive impairment
Managing anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, and ADHD
Patient information handouts that are relevant to your practice, in English and Spanish
Resources for PCPs
Practical tips for billing accurately and working with health insurance companies

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
Optimal use of cardiac imaging

2. 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 state-of-the-art 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, 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 motivational interviewing
Discuss disparities in cancer diagnoses and mortality attributable to social factors

3. Target Audience

Best for primary care physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants who want updates on chronic disease management and preventive care.

4. Topics

01 Headaches Angeliki Vgontzas

02 Hypertension Aaron Mann

03 Antibiotics in Office Practice Jacob Johnson

04 Respiratory Infections Paul Sax

05 Coronary Artery Disease Aeron Small

06 Hyperlipidemia Scott Kinlay

07 Diabetes Update Marie McDonnell

08 A1 – Challenging Diabetes Cases – Marie McDonnell

09 A2 – Pelvic Floor Disorders – Milena Weinstein

10 A3 – Hip Pain – Michael Beasley

11 A4 – Gynecology Cases in Primary Care – Bevin Kenney

12 B1 – Cardiac Imaging Cases – Diana Lopez

13 B2 – Neuropathic Pain Treatment – Paragi Rana

14 B3 – Motivational Interviewing – Joji Suzuki

15 B4 – Geriatric Cases – Julia Loewenthal

16 Dementia Andrew Budson

17 Resistant Hypertension Naomi Fisher

18 Colon Cancer Screening Robert Lowe

19 Breast Cancer Screening Lydia Pace

20 Hematologic Cases Robert Stern

21 Top Primary Care Articles Eve Rittenberg

22 C1 – Thyroid Cases – Sara Ahmadi

23 C2 – Pre-Operative Cardiac & Pulmonary Consultation – Adam Schaffer

24 C3 – Anxiety – Joe Tulip

25 C4 – Climate Change and Human Health – Gregg Furie

26 D1 – Lyme Disease and Other Tick-Borne Illnesses – Daniel Solomon

27 D2 – Artificial Intelligence in Primary Care – David Bates

28 D3 – Knee Pain – Elizabeth Matzkin

29 D4 – Food and Drug Allergies – David Sloane

30 E1 – Billing Tips for PCPs – Stuart Pollack

31 E2 – Science and Practice of Healthy Eating – Katherine McManus, MS, RD, LDN

32 E3 – Electrolyte Cases – Brad Denker

33 E4 – Care for Unhoused Patients – Jennifer Brody

34 Acute Dizziness and Vertigo Kevin Kerber

35 Atrial Fibrillation Paul Zei

36 Heart Failure Cases Akshay Desai

37 Managing MASLD, Acute Hepatitis, and Compensated Cirrhosis Anna Rutherford

38 Pharmacologic Management of Depression David Kroll

39 Asthma Nancy Lange-Vaidya

40 Medical Treatment for Obesity Chioma Tomlinson, PA-C

41 F1 – Hand and Elbow Problems – Simon Talbot

42 F2 – Approach to Peripheral Neuropathy – Michael Bowley

43 F3 – Bipolar Disease and ADHD – Rachel Rosales

44 F4 – Buprenorphine 101 – Alev Atalay

45 G1 – Urology Cases – Martin Kathrins

46 G2 – PrEP and HIV – Ellen Nagami

47 G3 – Ophthalmology – Mina Farahani

48 G4 – Stroke Cases – Mariel Kozberg

49 COPD Craig Hersh

50 Cervical Cancer Screening Cristina Alexander

51 Adult Immunization Updates Daniel Solomon

52 Low Back Pain Dana Kotler

53 CKD Management John Kevin Tucker

54 Can’t-Miss Primary Care Cases Maria Yialamas

55 H1 – Irritable Bowel Syndrome – Molly Perencevich

56 H2 – Pharmacologic Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder – Salah Alrakawi

57 H3 – Primary Care for Transgender and Gender Diverse Patients – Ole-Petter Hamnvik

58 H4 – Contraception – Kathryn Fay

59 I1 – Shoulder Pain – George Dyer

60 I2 – UTIs – Jacob Lazarus

61 I3 – Office ENT Problems – Dunia Abdul-Aziz & Alan Workman

62 I4 – End-of-Life Discussions and Advanced Care Directives – Allyson Goldberg

63 J1 – STIs – Jana Jarolimova

64 J2 – Sleep Apnea – Rohit Budhiraja

65 J3 – Rheumatology Cases – Candace Feldman

66 J4 – Care of Patients with Intellectual Disabilities – Frances (Kitty) O’Hare

67 Prostate Cancer Screening and Beyond Marc Garnick

68 Lung Cancer Screening Samuel Ash

69 Insomnia Treatment Suzanne Bertisch

70 Menopause Management Kathryn Corelli

71 Osteoporosis Sharon Chou

72 GERD and Peptic Ulcer Disease Navin Kumar

73 Dermatology Updates Sotonye Imadojemu

74 K1 – Tobacco, Vaping, and E-Cigarette Cessation – Nancy Rigotti

75 K2 – Advanced Dermatology Cases – Alexandra Charrow

76 K3 – Foot and Ankle Pain – Jeremy Smith

77 K4 – Chronic Pain Management with Opioids – James Morrill

78 L1 – Lifestyle Medicine for Patients & Their Clinicians – Elizabeth Frates

79 L2 – Outpatient Approach to DVT and PE – Gregory Piazza

80 L3 – Travel Medicine – Carolina Geadas

81 L4 – Adolescent Medicine Cases – Joshua Borus