2021 Updates in General Internal Medicine

Highlights from this presentation will include the use of SGLT2i in patients with CKD, DOACs and the treatment of cancer associated thrombosis, timing of surgery after COVID infection, IV iron for acute heart failure, duration of antibiotics after clinical stability in CAP, and the PENFAST tool for determining significant PCN allergy.

Target Audience

Healthcare providers of all specialties may benefit from the information presented.

Learning Objectives

Over the last year, the importance of keeping up to date with the clinical literature has never been more necessary. In this presentation, we will review practice changing updates that occurred between May 2020 and May 2021. Highlights from this presentation will include the use of SGLT2i in patients with CKD, DOACs and the treatment of cancer associated thrombosis, timing of surgery after COVID infection, IV iron for acute heart failure, duration of antibiotics after clinical stability in CAP, and the PENFAST tool for determining significant PCN allergy. At the conclusion of this activity, the learner should be able to:

  • Identify the 3 core tenets of evidence-based practice (EBP); 
  • Define the criteria for determining whether evidence is practice changing or not;
  • Evaluate 6 recent practice changing articles in general internal medicine;
  • Assess the limitations of evidence for certain questions based on the PICO format.

Additional Information

Partner: 
Southern Medical Association
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
Course opens: 
09/14/2021
Course expires: 
09/13/2022
Rating: 
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Special Guest

Christopher Jackson, MD, FACP, FSSCI

Dr. Chris Jackson serves as an Assistant Professor of Medicine and Associate Program Director of the Internal Medicine Residency Program at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC). A native of Augusta, GA, he studied Biology and Sociology at Emory University and received his Doctor of Medicine degree at the Medical College of Georgia. He completed his residency and a year as Chief Medical Resident residency at UTHSC where he joined the faculty in the Division of General Internal Medicine and the Center for Health System Improvement in 2019. Dr. Jackson’s research interests focus on evaluating educational and quality improvement efforts to improve primary care practice, patient-centered health outcomes, and delivery of evidence-based medicine.

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Healthcare Professionals

For information on applicability and acceptance of continuing education credit for this activity, please consult your professional licensing board. All healthcare professionals who are not MDs or DOs will receive a certificate of participation.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
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