Harvard Innovations and New Practices in Internal Medicine 2024

A fast, practice-oriented update highlighting new evidence, technologies, and care models reshaping ambulatory and inpatient internal medicine. Case-based sessions convert fresh data into simple, ready-to-use workflows for clinic, ED observation, and wards.

What You Will Learn

How to apply recent guideline and trial updates across cardiometabolic, pulmonary, ID, renal, and neuro domains

Diagnostic efficiency: rule-in/rule-out pathways, high-value labs and imaging, and reduction of unnecessary testing

Medication updates: initiation, sequencing, de-escalation, deprescribing, and safety monitoring

Digital health & AI: practical use cases, pitfalls, and documentation/quality pearls

Team-based operations that improve access, throughput, equity, and patient experience

Event Details

Format: Live, case-based lectures with panel Q&A and concise take-home checklists

Structure: Thematic blocks (cardiometabolic, acute care, ID/pulmonary, multimorbidity, practice innovation) designed for next-day implementation

Who Should Attend
Internists, hospitalists, primary-care clinicians, urgent care/ED observation providers, subspecialists with general-medicine cross-cover, advanced practice providers, pharmacists, and trainees seeking an efficient, practice-ready refresh.

Why Attend

Turn new evidence into reliable bedside and clinic pathways

Improve diagnostic accuracy and prescribing while cutting waste and friction

Bring back algorithms, patient-education scripts, and order-set prompts that elevate outcomes

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Monday, May 13, 2024

8:50am to 9:00am Welcome Remarks Anju Nohria, MD, MSc, Ole-Petter R. Hamnvik, MB BCh BAO, MMSc, MRCPI, and Colleen A. Monaghan, MD

9:00am to 9:45am Treatment of Heart Failure in 2024 Anju Nohria, MD, MSc

9:45am to 10:30am Immunotherapy for the Internist Ross Merkin, MD

10:30am to 10:45am Q&A and Break

10:45am to 11:30am Diabetes Technologies Nadine E. Palermo, DO

11:30am to 12:15pm Update in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease  M. Valerie Lin, MD

12:15pm to 1:00pm Break

1:00pm to 1:45pm Hot Topics in Infectious Diseases Sarah P. Hammond, MD

1:45pm to 2:30pm Dermatologic Diagnosis and Care of Patients with Skin of Color Nicole Gunasekera, MD

2:30pm to 2:45pm Q&A and Break

2:45pm to 3:30pm Asthma Medications in 2024 Elliot Israel, MD

3:30pm to 4:15pm Bone Health in 2024 Sharon H. Chou, MD

4:15pm to 5:00pm Pelvic Floor Disorders: Medical Management and More Neeraj Kohli, MD, MBA

Tuesday, May 14, 2024

8:50am to 9:00am Morning Announcements Anju Nohria, MD, MSc, Ole-Petter R. Hamnvik, MB BCh BAO, MMSc, MRCPI, and Colleen A. Monaghan, MD

9:00am to 9:45am Clinical Cases in Dermatology Adam D. Lipworth, MD

9:45am to 10:30am Update in Menopause Management Tara K. Iyer, MD

10:30am to 10:45am Q&A and Break

10:45am to 11:30am The Truth behind Cannabis Use Jordan Tishler, DO

11:30am to 12:15pm Advances in Diagnosis and Management of Headache Angeliki Vgontzas, MD

12:15pm to 1:00pm Break

1:00pm to 1:45pm Update in Geriatrics: The Latest Studies and Their Clinical Relevance Suzanne E. Salamon, MD

1:45pm to 2:30pm Management of Ischemic Heart Disease and Lipids Benjamin M. Scirica, MD

2:30pm to 2:45pm Q&A and Break

2:45pm to 3:30pm Update in Rheumatology Eli Miloslavsky, MD

3:30pm to 4:15pm Advances in Gout and Crystal Deposition Disease Sara K. Tedeschi, MD, MPH

4:15pm to 5:00pm Cancer Screening Cases Leigh Simmons, MD

Wednesday, May 15, 2024

8:50am to 9:00am Morning Announcements Anju Nohria, MD, MSc, Ole-Petter R. Hamnvik, MB BCh BAO, MMSc, MRCPI, and Colleen A. Monaghan, MD

9:00am to 9:45am Responsible Use of Antibiotics Paul E. Sax, MD

9:45am to 10:30am Addressing and Preventing Burnout Luana Marques, PhD

10:30am to 10:45am Q&A and Break

10:45am to 11:30am Depression and Anxiety Russell Vasile, MD

11:30am to 12:15pm What’s New in Vaccines Daniel A. Solomon, MD

12:15pm to 1:00pm Break

1:00pm to 1:45pm Diabetes Management: New Drugs, Approaches, and Guidelines Marie E. McDonnell, MD

1:45pm to 2:30pm Best Practices for Preoperative Evaluation Adam Schaffer, MD

2:30pm to 2:45pm Q&A and Break

2:45pm to 3:30pm Update in COPD Scott L. Schissel, MD, PhD

3:30pm to 4:15pm Transgender Health in Primary Care Ole-Petter R. Hamnvik, MB BCh, BAO, MMSc, MRCPI

4:15pm to 5:00pm Percutaneous Approaches to Valvular Disease Pinak B. Shah, MD

Thursday, May 16, 2024

8:50am to 9:00am Morning Announcements Anju Nohria, MD, MSc, Ole-Petter R. Hamnvik, MB BCh BAO, MMSc, MRCPI, and Colleen A. Monaghan, MD

9:00am to 9:45am Updates in Upper Gastrointestinal Disorders: GERD, Barrett’s Esophagus, and H. pylori Molly L. Perencevich, MD

9:45am to 10:30am Update in Kidney Disease John Kevin Tucker, MD

10:30am to 10:45am Q&A and Break

10:45am to 11:30am Gynecologic Cancer Screening Colleen M. Feltmate, MD

11:30am to 12:15pm Managing Obesity Chika V. Anekwe, MD, MPH

12:15pm to 1:00pm Break

1:00pm to 1:45pm What’s New in Irritable Bowel Syndrome Kyle D. Staller, MD

1:45pm to 2:30pm Update in Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease Gad A. Marshall, MD

2:30pm to 2:45pm Q&A and Break

2:45pm to 3:30pm Clinical Management of ADHD in Adults Craig B.H. Surman, MD

3:30pm to 4:15pm Update on STIs, PrEP and Doxy-PEP Kevin L. Ard, MD

4:15pm to 5:00pm AI and Chat GPT Rebecca G. Mishuris, MD, MS, MPH

Friday, May 17, 2024

8:50am to 9:00am Morning Announcements Anju Nohria, MD, MSc, Ole-Petter R. Hamnvik, MB BCh BAO, MMSc, MRCPI, and Colleen A. Monaghan, MD

9:00am to 9:45am Exercise for Health: What’s New in 2024 Meagan M. Wasfy, MD, MPH

9:45am to 10:30am Atrial Fibrillation Paul C. Zei, MD, PhD

10:30am to 10:45am Q&A & Break

10:45am to 11:30am Management of Opioid Use Disorder Joji Suzuki, MD

11:30am to 12:15pm Thrombosis and Anticoagulation Gregory Piazza, MD

12:15pm to 1:00pm Break

1:00pm to 1:45pm Stroke Management in 2024 Alexis T. Roy, MD, MSc

1:45pm to 2:30pm Best Practices in Hypertension Management Ajay K. Singh, MBBS, FRCP (UK), MBA

2:30pm to 3:15pm Management of Long COVID Daniela J. Lamas, MD

3:15pm to 3:30pm Wrap Up/End Course Anju Nohria, MD, MSc, Ole-Petter R. Hamnvik, MB BCh BAO, MMSc, MRCPI, and Colleen A. Monaghan, MD