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NEEDS STATEMENT: The specialty of Internal Medicine is a diverse and important specialty in today's Primary Care-centered healthcare environment. The breadth of responsibility for patient care in Internal Medicine and Primary Care in general calls for a broad scope of topics. This CME activity responds to these challenging needs and offers important and timely reviews and updates for Primary Care in the areas of Cardiology, Endocrinology, Neurology and even special focus areas such as Psychiatry and Office Orthopedics and the use of technology for patient care guidelines and information. Therefore, physicians and practitioners from most specialties will benefit from the information provided in this review and update in Internal Medicine.

Day 1 Approach to the Patient with Hypertension. New Drugs for the Primary Care Physician: What You Need to Know. Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes. Treatment of Hyperglycemia in Type 2 Diabetes.

Day 2 Diagnosis of Primary Headache Syndromes. Treatment of Primary Headache Syndromes. Common Thyroid Disorders. Common Endocrine Disorders.

Day 3 Dyslipidemia. Hepatitis B An Update on Diagnosis and Management. Preoperative Cardiac Evaluation. Preoperative Pulmonary Evaluation.

Day 4 URIs An Evidence-Based Approach. Women's Health. Evaluation of the Painful Knee in a Primary Care Setting. Evaluation and Treatment of the Painful Shoulder in the Primary Care Setting.

Day 5 Thyroid Nodules. Dizziness. Psychiatric Disorders in Primary Care, Part I: Depression. Psychiatric Disorders in Primary Care, Part II: Anxiety Disorders.

OVERALL OBJECTIVES: The overall objective is to provide the participant with practical and clinically relevant information. Upon completion of this CME activity, the physician or healthcare provider should be able to describe the current approach to formulating differential diagnoses, diagnostic, therapeutic, and preventive management of the various disciplines presented.