Format : Videos
Release Year : 2026
Program Overview
This comprehensive primary care program covers:
- Dermatologic conditions and skin tumors
- Geriatric assessment and common disorders of older adults
- Cardiovascular and vascular conditions in the elderly
- Urological disorders and urinary incontinence
- Cognitive impairment, dementia, and Alzheimer’s disease
- Common orthopedic injuries and musculoskeletal conditions
- Contraceptive counseling and management
- Preconception care
- Medication use during pregnancy and lactation
- Mental health during pregnancy and the postpartum period
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of the program, participants should be better able to:
Dermatology
- Differentiate between the presentations and causes of atopic, contact, irritant, allergic, and nummular dermatitis.
- Apply diagnostic principles and identify treatment options for papulosquamous diseases characterized by red or raised lesions.
- Differentiate benign from malignant skin tumors and determine appropriate office-based procedures.
- Recognize precancerous and cancerous skin lesions and identify appropriate management or referral needs.
- Apply appropriate approaches to skin biopsies and evaluation of suspicious lesions.
Geriatrics
- Conduct a comprehensive geriatric assessment to identify potential health and functional issues in older adults.
- Recognize and screen older patients for cardiovascular disease risk factors.
- Evaluate common lower urinary tract symptoms that may contribute to urinary incontinence.
- Initiate appropriate treatment strategies for common urological conditions in older adults.
- Diagnose and manage cognitive impairment, dementia, and Alzheimer’s disease.
- Recognize potentially reversible causes of cognitive impairment.
Orthopedics
- Describe the anatomy and function of the knee joint.
- Recognize common acute and chronic injuries affecting the knee, foot, and ankle.
- Evaluate common foot and ankle pain syndromes in the primary care setting.
- Diagnose and manage common shoulder injuries and conditions.
- Evaluate injuries and disorders affecting the wrist, hand, and fingers.
Reproductive Health
- Develop strategies for discussing complex contraceptive options with patients.
- Provide patient-centered contraceptive counseling that considers effectiveness, risks, benefits, and individual circumstances.
- Identify preconception interventions that may improve pregnancy outcomes.
- Recognize medical conditions that should be optimized before pregnancy.
- Identify commonly used medications that may present concerns during pregnancy or lactation.
- Evaluate pharmacologic treatment options for major depression during pregnancy.
- Recognize and manage common mood disorders during pregnancy and the postpartum period.
Curriculum Breakdown
Dermatology
Dermatitis
A comprehensive review of common forms of dermatitis and their clinical presentations, including:
- Atopic dermatitis
- Contact dermatitis
- Irritant and allergic dermatitis
- Nummular dermatitis
- Seborrheic dermatitis
- Exfoliative dermatitis
- Common skin irritants and triggers
- Blistering, oozing, crusting, and flaking presentations
- Diagnostic principles
- Treatment and management strategies
Papulosquamous Diseases
Focus on the evaluation and differentiation of skin conditions presenting with red or purple papules and scaly lesions.
Topics include:
- Psoriasis
- Lichen planus
- Pityriasis rosea
- Lupus erythematosus
- Diagnostic approaches to papulosquamous disorders
- Differentiating similar-appearing rashes
- Appropriate treatment and management strategies
Benign Skin Tumors
Review of common benign skin tumors and appropriate evaluation and management.
Topics include:
- Nevi
- Seborrheic keratoses
- Keloids
- Hemangiomas
- Other common benign tumors
- Skin biopsies
- Histopathologic examination
- Office-based treatment considerations
- Recognizing when specialist referral is appropriate
Premalignant and Malignant Skin Tumors
Focus on recognition, diagnosis, risk reduction, and management of precancerous and malignant skin lesions.
Topics include:
- Actinic keratosis
- Bowen’s disease
- Squamous cell carcinoma
- Basal cell carcinoma
- Melanoma
- Other selected malignant and premalignant lesions
- Excisional and punch biopsies
- Recognition of malignant transformation
- Skin cancer risk reduction and patient education
- Indications for referral
Geriatrics
Approach to the Geriatric Patient
An overview of the unique clinical considerations involved in caring for older adults.
Topics include:
- Demographics and trends in aging
- Physiologic changes associated with aging
- Medication use in older adults
- Age-related changes in pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics
- Medication adherence
- Identification of potentially inappropriate or high-risk medications
- Comprehensive geriatric assessment
- Common clinical issues affecting older patients
Vascular Disorders in Older Adults
Review of common vascular disorders encountered in the geriatric population.
Topics include:
- Peripheral vascular disease
- Deep vein thrombosis
- Thromboembolic disease
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm
- Related vascular disorders
- Risk assessment and clinical evaluation
Urological Disorders in Older Adults
Focus on two common conditions affecting older patients: benign prostatic hyperplasia and urinary incontinence.
Topics include:
- Benign prostatic hyperplasia
- Lower urinary tract symptoms
- Pathogenesis and clinical presentation
- Recommended evaluation
- Treatment and management options
- Normal urinary anatomy and function
- Causes and types of urinary incontinence
- Evaluation and treatment strategies
Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias
A practical review of cognitive impairment and dementing illnesses in older adults.
Topics include:
- Normal age-related cognitive changes
- Memory and cognitive disorders
- Alzheimer’s disease
- Other types of dementia
- Mental status examinations
- Limitations of cognitive assessment tools
- Establishing an accurate diagnosis
- Current treatment options
- Potentially reversible causes of dementia
- Primary care responsibilities in the management of patients with dementia
Orthopedics
The Knee: Anatomy, Common Injuries and Examination Techniques
A practical review of knee anatomy, common injuries, examination techniques, and treatment considerations relevant to primary care.
Topics include:
- Knee anatomy and function
- ACL injuries
- Meniscal injuries
- Common sports injuries
- Osteoarthritis
- Hyaluronan treatment considerations
- Prepatellar bursitis
- Pes anserine bursitis
- Baker’s cyst
- Joint injections
- X-ray interpretation
- MRI considerations
- Pediatric knee conditions
Ankle and Foot
A practical approach to common acute and chronic injuries and pain syndromes affecting the foot and ankle.
Topics include:
- Common foot and ankle injuries
- Acute and chronic pain syndromes
- History and mechanism of injury
- Physical examination
- Developing a working differential diagnosis
- Identifying conditions appropriate for primary care management
- Recognizing situations requiring further evaluation or referral
The Shoulder: Anatomy, Common Injuries and Examination Techniques
Review of common shoulder conditions encountered in primary care.
Topics include:
- Shoulder anatomy and function
- Rotator cuff syndrome
- Impingement syndrome
- Frozen shoulder
- Subacromial bursitis
- Bicipital tendinitis
- Acromioclavicular joint disease
- Examination techniques
- Diagnostic considerations
- Treatment and management strategies
Wrist, Hand and Fingers
A focused review of common disorders and injuries involving the wrist, hand, and fingers.
Topics include:
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Carpometacarpal arthritis of the thumb
- Ganglion cysts
- Trigger finger
- De Quervain disease
- Clinical examination
- Diagnostic considerations
- Treatment and referral strategies
Reproductive Health
Contraception: A Primary Care Review of Best Practice
A comprehensive review of contraceptive options and patient-centered counseling in primary care.
Topics include:
- Effectiveness of available contraceptive options
- Side effects and potential risks
- Non-contraceptive benefits
- Patient-centered contraceptive counseling
- Communication without coercion
- Individualized contraceptive decision-making
- Medically complex contraceptive situations
- Contraception in patients with a history of venous thromboembolism
- Contraception in patients with breast cancer
- Contraception for patients with hypertension
Preconception Counseling
Review of screening, evaluation, and medical optimization before pregnancy.
Topics include:
- Preconception screening
- Evaluation before planned pregnancy
- Optimization of chronic medical conditions
- Hypertension and pregnancy
- Diabetes and pregnancy
- Obesity and pregnancy
- Medication considerations before conception
- Strategies to improve pregnancy outcomes
- Indications for specialty consultation
Medication Use During Pregnancy and Lactation
A practical review of medication safety considerations during pregnancy and breastfeeding.
Topics include:
- Current medication classification systems
- Commonly used medications during pregnancy
- Medication use during lactation
- Medications that may present risks during pregnancy
- Medications that may present risks during breastfeeding
- Clinical decision-making regarding medication selection
- Patient counseling and risk-benefit considerations
Mental Health in Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period
Review of mood disorders and their management during pregnancy and after delivery.
Topics include:
- Epidemiology of mood disorders during pregnancy
- Major depression during pregnancy
- Pharmacologic treatment options
- Psychotropic medication use during pregnancy
- Postpartum mood disorders
- Treatment considerations during the postpartum period
- Psychotropic medications and lactation
- Balancing maternal mental health needs with pregnancy and lactation considerations
Target Audience
This program is intended for office-based primary care providers and other healthcare professionals seeking clinically relevant updates in primary care medicine.
The educational content is particularly relevant to:
- Primary care physicians
- Family medicine physicians
- Internal medicine physicians
- Nurse practitioners
- Physician assistants
- Other healthcare professionals involved in primary care
Comprehensive Primary Care Education
The Internal Medicine for Primary Care: Dermatology/Geriatrics/Orthopedics/Reproductive Health program provides an integrated educational experience covering conditions frequently encountered in everyday primary care practice.
By combining dermatology, geriatrics, orthopedics, and reproductive health, the program helps healthcare professionals strengthen their ability to recognize common conditions, establish appropriate diagnoses, initiate evidence-based treatment, counsel patients, identify risk factors, and determine when additional evaluation or specialist referral is appropriate.
The curriculum emphasizes practical clinical knowledge that can be incorporated into routine patient care across a broad range of primary care settings.
