Critical Issues America Annual Meeting 2024

A fast, practice-oriented update for clinicians managing high-impact conditions across internal medicine, cardiometabolic disease, neurology, oncology, infectious disease, and primary care. Case-based lectures convert new evidence and guidelines into simple, usable care pathways for clinic and hospital settings.
What You Will Learn

How to translate landmark trials and updated guidelines into day-to-day treatment decisions

Risk stratification frameworks and red-flag recognition for common high-stakes presentations

Medication updates: indications, sequencing, interactions, monitoring, and deprescribing

Practical quality/safety tools: order sets, checklists, and follow-up plans patients understand

Event Details

Format: Live general sessions with case discussions, expert panels, and audience Q&A

Structure: Thematic blocks with concise take-home summaries and algorithms

Access: Designed for rapid implementation in busy outpatient and inpatient workflows

Who Should AttendPrimary care physicians, hospitalists, subspecialists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, pharmacists, and trainees seeking an efficient, cross-disciplinary clinical refresh.
Why Attend

Capture a year’s worth of high-yield updates in one concentrated program

Leave with ready-to-use protocols that streamline decisions and improve outcomes

Build a network of peers tackling similar operational and clinical challenges

+ Topics:
*Note: these are continuous video recordings during the conference, they include individual lectures mentioned in the Detail section below

Cardiometabolic care: hypertension, lipids, diabetes/obesity therapeutics, heart failure and ASCVD risk

Pulmonary & infectious disease: pneumonia, COPD/asthma, OPAT decisions, antimicrobial stewardship

Neurology: stroke/TIA pathways, headache red flags, cognitive disorders, seizure basics

Oncology & hematology: screening updates, anemia/thrombosis workups, supportive care

GI/hepatology: dyspepsia/GERD, IBS vs. IBD, NAFLD/NASH, GI bleed triage

Women’s & men’s health: contraception/HRT pearls, osteoporosis, prostate/LUTS management

Behavioral health: depression/anxiety, substance use, sleep disorders in primary care

Practice essentials: preventive care, vaccines, telehealth, documentation/coding, equity & SDOH