The Brigham Update in Hospital Medicine 2022
Evidence-Based Inpatient Care, Clinical Updates & Practical Hospital Medicine Management
The Brigham Update in Hospital Medicine 2022 is a comprehensive online continuing medical education program presented by Brigham and Women’s Hospital and accredited by Harvard Medical School. Designed specifically for clinicians caring for hospitalized patients, this course delivers practical, evidence-based updates focused on the diagnosis, treatment, and management of common inpatient conditions.
Featuring more than 30 high-yield clinical topics, the program combines expert opinion, recent guideline updates, landmark studies, and case-based discussions to help healthcare professionals optimize patient outcomes in modern hospital medicine.
The curriculum emphasizes real-world clinical decision-making and provides practical strategies that can be immediately applied in inpatient settings, covering cardiovascular medicine, infectious diseases, anticoagulation, addiction medicine, radiology interpretation, electrolyte disorders, and much more.
Course Features
• Comprehensive Online CME Program
• Harvard Medical School Accredited
• Brigham and Women’s Hospital Faculty
• 30+ Core Hospital Medicine Topics
• Evidence-Based Clinical Updates
• Case-Based Learning
• Practical Inpatient Management Strategies
• Current Guidelines & Best Practices
• Landmark Literature Reviews
• Expert Clinical Pearls
Target Audience
This course is ideal for:
• Hospitalists
• Internal Medicine Physicians
• Family Medicine Physicians
• Nurse Practitioners
• Physician Assistants
• Residents & Fellows
• Academic Hospitalists
• Advanced Practice Providers
• Emergency Physicians
• Clinicians Caring for Hospitalized Patients
It is particularly valuable for clinicians seeking:
• Hospital Medicine CME
• Inpatient Care Updates
• Evidence-Based Management Strategies
• Guideline Reviews
• Clinical Decision-Making Tools
• Diagnostic Interpretation Skills
• Anticoagulation Management Updates
• Infectious Disease Reviews
Program Overview
Hospital medicine continues to evolve rapidly as new evidence, therapies, and clinical guidelines emerge. The Brigham Update in Hospital Medicine 2022 was developed to help clinicians stay current with the latest advances affecting daily inpatient practice.
The course focuses on practical solutions to common hospital-based challenges, including management of heart failure, anticoagulation, infectious diseases, postoperative complications, electrolyte abnormalities, substance use disorders, and interpretation of commonly encountered diagnostic studies.
Through concise, high-yield presentations, participants learn how to apply current evidence, understand changing recommendations, and incorporate expert opinion into patient care when evidence remains limited.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
• Apply evidence-based best practices for common inpatient conditions
• Integrate recent guideline updates into hospital medicine practice
• Utilize findings from landmark clinical studies
• Interpret common diagnostic tests more effectively
• Optimize anticoagulation management in complex patients
• Improve inpatient infectious disease treatment strategies
• Recognize high-risk clinical presentations and complications
• Apply expert recommendations when evidence is limited
• Enhance patient safety and quality of care
• Improve clinical decision-making in hospitalized patients
Core Topics Covered
Cardiovascular Medicine
• Heart Failure Management
• Refractory Edema
• Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation
• Anticoagulation Decision-Making
• Cardiovascular Risk Reduction
Anticoagulation & Thrombosis
• Direct Oral Anticoagulants (DOACs)
• Obesity & Anticoagulation
• Kidney Disease Considerations
• Cancer-Associated Thrombosis
• Bleeding Risk Assessment
Infectious Diseases
• Monkeypox Updates
• Inpatient Antibiotic Management
• Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Antimicrobial Stewardship
• Infection Prevention
Addiction Medicine
• Opioid Use Disorder
• Medication-Assisted Treatment
• Inpatient Addiction Care
• Harm Reduction Strategies
Diagnostic Interpretation
• Chest X-Ray Essentials
• ECG Interpretation
• High-Yield Diagnostic Pearls
• Recognizing Critical Findings
Hepatology
• Liver Disease Review
• Inpatient Hepatology Pearls
• Common Diagnostic Challenges
Hematology
• Hematologic Disorders
• Inpatient Evaluation Strategies
• Evidence-Based Management
Electrolyte Disorders
• Sodium Disorders
• Potassium Abnormalities
• Acid-Base Disturbances
• Practical Management Approaches
Featured Educational Sessions
Monkeypox: How Worried Should We Be?
Review of emerging infectious disease concerns and clinical management.
The Heart Failure Patient with Refractory Edema
Practical approaches to volume management and advanced heart failure care.
Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation: Who Needs Anticoagulation?
Evidence-based strategies for anticoagulation decisions following surgery.
DOACs in Obesity, Kidney Disease, and Cancer-Associated Thrombosis
Current evidence and guideline recommendations for complex anticoagulation scenarios.
Can’t-Miss Diagnoses on CXR and ECG
High-yield review of critical diagnostic findings every hospitalist should recognize.
Opioid Use Disorder: Medication-Assisted Treatment Made Simple
Practical inpatient approaches to treating substance use disorders.
Intensive Case-Based Review of Inpatient Antibiotics
Evidence-based antibiotic selection and stewardship principles.
Educational Features
✔ Harvard Medical School Accreditation
✔ Brigham and Women’s Hospital Faculty
✔ Evidence-Based Clinical Updates
✔ Practical Inpatient Management Focus
✔ Case-Based Learning
✔ Current Guidelines & Recommendations
✔ Expert Clinical Pearls
✔ Immediate Clinical Applicability
Why This Course Stands Out
✔ Specifically Designed for Hospital-Based Clinicians
✔ Focuses on Everyday Inpatient Challenges
✔ Covers High-Yield Topics Across Multiple Specialties
✔ Integrates Landmark Studies & Recent Evidence
✔ Strong Emphasis on Practical Clinical Application
✔ Expert Faculty from Brigham and Women’s Hospital
✔ Addresses Emerging Infectious Diseases & Modern Therapies
✔ Ideal for Both Experienced Clinicians and Trainees
Clinical & Educational Value
The Brigham Update in Hospital Medicine 2022 provides a practical and comprehensive review of contemporary inpatient medicine. By integrating current evidence, updated guidelines, expert opinion, and case-based learning, this course equips clinicians with the knowledge needed to confidently manage common and complex conditions encountered in hospitalized patients.
This program serves as an invaluable educational resource for healthcare professionals committed to delivering high-quality, evidence-based inpatient care.
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TOPICS / SPEAKERS
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- Recent Advances in Heart Failure – Anju Nohria, MD
- Update in Atrial Fibrillation – Yee-Ping Sun, MD
- Evidence-Based Management of Acute Coronary Syndromes – Marc S. Sabatine, MD, MPH
- COVID-19 – Treatment – Paul E. Sax, MD
- Racial Inequities in the Hospital – Case Studies in Antiracism Research and Action – Michelle Morse, MD, MPH and Bram Wispelwey, MD, MS, MPH
- Allergy 101 – Drug Allergies and Other Common Consults for Hospitalists – Paige G. Wickner, MD, MPH
- Antibiotics – A Rapid Update and Pearls for the Hospitalist – Part I – Jennifer A. Johnson, MD
- Antibiotics – A Rapid Update and Pearls for the Hospitalist – Part II – Jennifer A. Johnson, MD
- Management of Venous Thromboembolism – Samuel Z. Goldhaber, MD
- What You Need to Know – Anticoagulation in 2022 – Jean M. Connors, MD
- Rapid-Fire Hematology Cases for the Hospitalist – Arielle Langer, MD, MPH
- Common Consult Questions for Skin and Soft Tissue Infections – Adam D. Lipworth, MD
- Urinary Tract infections Update for Hospitalists – Sigal Yawetz, MD
- Pneumonia in Hospitalized Patients – Michael Klompas, MD
- Bloodstream Infections – Michael Klompas, MD
- Pregnancy – What a Hospitalist Needs to Know – Meghan Rudder, MD
- Cirrhosis for the Hospitalist – Anna E. Rutherford, MD, MPH
- GI Bleed – What a Hospitalist Needs to Know – Tyler M. Berzin, MD, MS
- Practical Approaches to Pancreatobiliary Disease Management – Linda S. Lee, MD
- Managing Patients in the Transition Between Floor and ICU – Rebecca M. Baron, MD
- Evidence-Based Management of COPD-Asthma – Scott L. Schissel, MD, PhD
- Evidence-Based Approaches to Inpatient Hyperglycemia – Nadine E. Palermo, DO
- Improving the Evaluation and Management of Syncope – Kapil Kumar, MD
- Stroke in Hospital Medicine – Galen V. Henderson, MD
- Update in Acute Kidney Injury – Emily S. Robinson, MD, MPH
- CKD and ESKD Management for the Hospitalist – Ankit Patel, MD, PhD
- Best Practices in Delirium Prevention and Treatment – Sejal B. Shah, MD
- Best Practices in Pain and Palliative Care – Nelia Jain, MD, MA
- Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome – A Case-Based Approach for the Hospitalist – Lisa W. Vercollone, MD, PhD
- Opioid Use Disorder in the Inpatient Setting – Lisa W. Vercollone, MD, PhD
- Current and Emerging Concepts for Preoperative Evaluation – Adam C. Schaffer, MD
- Monkeypox – How Worried Should We Be – John J. Ross, MD, CM, FIDSA
- Rapid-Fire Electrolyte Cases for the Hospitalist – HyperCa and HypoNa – David A. Krakow, MD
- Rapid-Fire Lab Interpretation for the Hospitalist – David A. Krakow, MD
- Can’t-Miss Radiology Diagnosis – Jennifer W. Uyeda, MD
- Case-Based ECG Review – Sanjay Divakaran, MD
- Management of Oncologic Emergencies – Julia Hussey, PA-C
Date of Original Release: December 1, 2022
Termination Date: January 31, 2025







