Harvard Update in Hospital Medicine 2025

Update in Hospital Medicine 2025 Live Streaming • November 3 – 6, 2025

Comprehensive updates, advances, and best practices to optimize inpatient care
Update in Hospital Medicine is a live online course, using live streaming, electronic Q&A, and other remote learning technologies.
OVERVIEW
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:

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.
2025 PROGRAM 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
Suzetrigine: A new non-opioid agent for acute pain
Rapid-fire, can’t-miss diagnoses: electrolyte, CBC, LFTs, ECGs, and radiology
Microdosing protocols for buprenorphine induction
Phenobarbital instead of CIWA—new protocols for treatment of alcohol withdrawal
ESBL cultures—how scared should you be?
Factor XI inhibitors: new agents to treat thrombosis with lower bleeding risk?
The pendulum swings again: liberal transfusion thresholds in 2025
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
Must-see: using cystatin C to assess GFR in CKD
Should you switch anticoagulants in patients with breakthrough strokes?
Best practices for treating pain in patients with substance use disorders
The window for thrombolysis in stroke: open 24 hours?
New guidelines: complicated UTIs made less complicated
Is less more in the long run? DAPT vs. SAPT
Reduced-dose anticoagulation in patients at high bleeding risk
Does the data support cath for older adults with NSTEMI?
Oral fecal microbiota therapy: new first line for C. difficile?
Differentiating skin infections and mimics in hospitalized patients
Nice shot: twice-yearly lenacapavir provides HIV protection without the pills
How low can you go? 7 vs. 14 days of antibiotics for uncomplicated bacteremia
Evidence-based tools for risk stratification in syncope
Should we hold ACEi/ARB pre-op? Finally, an answer
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
Stroke risk in new-onset atrial fibrillation: lower than we thought?
See the Halo, Skip the Scalpel—how to make the GCA diagnosis without a biopsy

Who Should Attend

Hospitalists
Internists
Family Physicians
Nurse Practitioners
Physician Assistants

… and other clinicians caring for hospitalized patients
 

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Monday, November 3, 2025

9:45am to 10:00am Welcome and Introductions
10:00am to 10:50am Can’t-Miss Radiology Diagnoses Jennifer W. Uyeda, MD
10:50am to 11:50am Anticoagulation and Hypercoagulable States Jean M. Connors, MD
11:50am to 12:00pm Break
12:00pm to 12:50pm Rapid-Fire Hematology Cases Alfred Lee, MD, PhD
12:50pm to 1:40pm Break
1:40pm to 2:25pm Inpatient Management of Patients with Psychiatric Disease Sejal B. Shah, MD
2:25pm to 3:10pm Best Practices in Delirium Management Shoshana Streiter, MD
3:10pm to 3:20pm Break
3:20pm to 4:15pm Update in Atrial Fibrillation Yee-Ping Sun, MD
4:15pm to 5:00pm Updates in the Diagnosis and Management of C. diff John J. Ross, MD, CM, FIDSA
5:00pm to 5:10pm Break
5:10pm to 6:05pm Improving the Evaluation and Management of Syncope Kapil Kumar, MD
6:05pm Study Hall Time for self-paced study of any of the pre-recorded sessions. Supplementary Sessions

Rapid-Fire Electrolyte Cases for the Hospitalist: Na, Ca David A. Krakow, MD
Rapid-Fire Lab Interpretation for the Hospitalist David A. Krakow, MD
Pregnancy: What a Hospitalist Needs to Know Meghan Rudder, MD
Current Approaches in the Management of Venous Thromboembolism Samuel Z. Goldhaber, MD
ECG: Can’t-Miss Diagnoses Sanjay Divakaran, MD
Acute Kidney Injury: Cases for the Hospitalist Emily S. Robinson, MD, MPH
Inpatient Endocrinology Pearls J. Carl Pallais, MD, MPH
Alcohol Withdrawal: A Case-Based Approach for the Hospitalist Lisa W. Vercollone, MD
Inpatient Management of Opioid Use Disorder Lisa W. Vercollone, MD

Tuesday, November 4, 2025

9:45am to 10:40am Evidence-Based Management of Acute Coronary Syndromes Marc S. Sabatine, MD, MPH
10:40am to 11:20am Updates in Allergy and Immunology Paige G. Wickner, MD, MPH
11:20am to 11:30am Break
11:30am to 12:15pm Difficult Dermatology Cases for the Hospitalist Alexandra P. Charrow, MD
12:15pm to 1:05pm Break
1:05pm to 1:55pm Skin and Soft Tissue Infections and Common Mimics Adam D. Lipworth, MD
1:55pm to 2:40pm Pain Pointers: Practical Approaches to Managing Acute Pain in the Hospital Morgan C. Esperance, MD
2:40pm to 2:50pm Break
2:50pm to 3:35pm Goals of Care Conversations in Hospital Medicine Richard E. Leiter, MD
3:35pm to 4:25pm Current Strategies and Common Questions in the Management of Urinary Tract Infections Sigal Yawetz, MD
4:25pm to 4:35pm Break
4:35pm to 5:20pm CKD and ESRD Management for the Hospitalist Gearoid M. McMahon, MBBCh
5:20pm to 6:05pm Management of Critical Illness Before ICU Transfer Rebecca M. Baron, MD
6:05pm to 7:00pm Recent Advances in Heart Failure Management Anju Nohria, MD
7:00pm Study Hall Time for self-paced study of any of the pre-recorded sessions. Supplementary Sessions

Rapid-Fire Electrolyte Cases for the Hospitalist: Na, Ca David A. Krakow, MD
Rapid-Fire Lab Interpretation for the Hospitalist David A. Krakow, MD
Pregnancy: What a Hospitalist Needs to Know Meghan Rudder, MD
Current Approaches in the Management of Venous Thromboembolism Samuel Z. Goldhaber, MD
ECG: Can’t-Miss Diagnoses Sanjay Divakaran, MD
Acute Kidney Injury: Cases for the Hospitalist Emily S. Robinson, MD, MPH
Inpatient Endocrinology Pearls J. Carl Pallais, MD, MPH
Alcohol Withdrawal: A Case-Based Approach for the Hospitalist Lisa W. Vercollone, MD
Inpatient Management of Opioid Use Disorder Lisa W. Vercollone, MD

Wednesday, November 5, 2025

9:45am to 10:45am Cirrhosis for the Hospitalist Anna E. Rutherford, MD, MPH
10:45am to 11:35am GI Bleed: What a Hospitalist Needs to Know Tyler M. Berzin, MD, MS
11:35am to 11:45am Break
11:45am to 12:30pm Care of the Hospitalized Patient with HIV Paul E. Sax, MD
12:30pm to 1:20pm Break
1:20pm to 2:10pm Evidence-Based Management of COPD Scott L. Schissel, MD, PhD
2:10pm to 3:00pm Antibiotics: A Comprehensive Update and Pearls for the Hospitalist – Part I Jennifer A. Johnson, MD
3:00pm to 3:10pm Break
3:10pm to 4:00pm Antibiotics: A Comprehensive Update and Pearls for the Hospitalist – Part II Jennifer A. Johnson, MD
4:00pm to 4:50pm Inpatient Diagnosis and Management of Pneumonia Michael Klompas, MD
4:50pm to 5:00pm Break
5:00pm to 5:45pm Management of Bacteremia Michael Klompas, MD
5:45pm to 6:35pm Do I Really Need Meropenem? Common ID Curbsides Hayden S. Andrews, MD
6:35pm Study Hall Time for self-paced study of any of the pre-recorded sessions. Supplementary Sessions

Rapid-Fire Electrolyte Cases for the Hospitalist: Na, Ca David A. Krakow, MD
Rapid-Fire Lab Interpretation for the Hospitalist David A. Krakow, MD
Pregnancy: What a Hospitalist Needs to Know Meghan Rudder, MD
Current Approaches in the Management of Venous Thromboembolism Samuel Z. Goldhaber, MD
ECG: Can’t-Miss Diagnoses Sanjay Divakaran, MD
Acute Kidney Injury: Cases for the Hospitalist Emily S. Robinson, MD, MPH
Inpatient Endocrinology Pearls J. Carl Pallais, MD, MPH
Alcohol Withdrawal: A Case-Based Approach for the Hospitalist Lisa W. Vercollone, MD
Inpatient Management of Opioid Use Disorder Lisa W. Vercollone, MD

Thursday, November 6, 2025

9:45am to 10:30am Choosing the Best View: Patient-Centered Cardiovascular Imaging for Coronary Artery Disease Diana Lopez, MD
10:30am to 11:15am Centering Equity in Hospital Medicine Michelle Morse, MD, MPH and Bram Wispelwey, MD, MS, MPH
11:15am to 11:25am Break
11:25am to 12:20pm State-of-the-Art Management of Pancreatitis and Biliary Tract Disease Linda S. Lee, MD
12:20pm to 1:10pm Break
1:10pm to 2:10pm Evidence-Based Approaches to Inpatient Hyperglycemia Nadine E. Palermo, DO
2:10pm to 3:00pm Stroke in Hospital Medicine Alexis T. Roy, MD
3:00pm to 3:10pm Break
3:10pm to 3:55pm Let’s Rheuminate: Answers to Common Questions in Inpatient Rheumatology Michael A. Diiorio, MD
3:55pm to 4:45pm Current and Emerging Concepts for Preoperative Evaluation Adam C. Schaffer, MD
4:45pm to 4:55pm Break
4:55pm to 5:40pm Challenges and Conundrums in Hospital Medicine Elizabeth M. Petersen, MD, MPH
5:40pm Study Hall Time for self-paced study of any of the pre-recorded sessions. Supplementary Sessions

Rapid-Fire Electrolyte Cases for the Hospitalist: Na, Ca David A. Krakow, MD
Rapid-Fire Lab Interpretation for the Hospitalist David A. Krakow, MD
Pregnancy: What a Hospitalist Needs to Know Meghan Rudder, MD
Current Approaches in the Management of Venous Thromboembolism Samuel Z. Goldhaber, MD
ECG: Can’t-Miss Diagnoses Sanjay Divakaran, MD
Acute Kidney Injury: Cases for the Hospitalist Emily S. Robinson, MD, MPH
Inpatient Endocrinology Pearls J. Carl Pallais, MD, MPH
Alcohol Withdrawal: A Case-Based Approach for the Hospitalist Lisa W. Vercollone, MD
Inpatient Management of Opioid Use Disorder Lisa W. Vercollone, MD