General Internal Medicine Grand Rounds

Heather Hofflich, D.O.
Professor, Division of General Internal Medicine
Medical Director, LA Jolla UPC
Director, GIM Grand Rounds

GIM Grand Rounds are comprised of lectures provided as needs-based education for physicians and primary care providers, covering topics that are relevant to today’s healthcare needs.

Given the clinical and administrative demands on primary care physicians, it can be challenging to stay current on all aspects of primary care. The GIM Grand Rounds series is a proven way to remain current on primary care trends, needs, treatments, and updates on prevention and evaluation of the latest medications. These lectures provide clinicians with new abilities and strategies which help increase their competence. They learn the latest medical information, enabling them to serve patients with the best possible care. It enhances physicians’ performance by helping them modify their practice where appropriate. Patients report tangible improvement in their overall health and outcome as seen in reviews of clinician practices.

Through Grand Rounds, GIM hopes to fulfill the following CME objectives:

Provide patient care that is compassionate, appropriate, and effective for the treatment of health problems and the promotion of health.
Demonstrate application of a scientific methodology to clinical situations.
Know and apply the basic sciences which are appropriate to a clinician’s discipline.
Demonstrate effective communication skills with patients, families, and professional associates.

GIM Grand Rounds are held every second Wednesday of the month throughout the year, from 8:30 am – 9:30 am. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, they have been moved to an entirely virtual format. Please use this ZOOM link to view it remotely:  https://uchealth.zoom.us/j/86819864357

Current Schedule

Below is the current schedule (subject to change without notice)

Date	Speaker	Topic
1/11/2023	Tom Alsaigh, MD Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, General Internal Medicine and Vasculary Surgery, UCSD	Peripheral Arterial Disease
2/8/2023	Jessica Thackaberry, MD Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, UCSD	Depression Treatment Updates
3/8/2023	Canceled (due to Academic Reviews Workshop)
4/12/2023	Emilio Fentanes, MD, FACC, FSCCT Cardiologist, Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, TX	The First-Ever Giuidelines Focused Solely on Chest Pain Diagnosis and Evaluation: A Paradigm Shift in Chest Pain and What Every Internist and Medical Specialist Should Know
5/10/2023	Tim Furnish, MD Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, UCSD Mark Wallace, MD Chair, Division of Pain Medicine, UCSD	Opioid Prescribing for Chronic Pain: Guidelines and Standard of Care
6/14/2022	John Mafi, MD Associate Professor of Medicine, General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research, UCLA	Reducing Harmful Low Value Care
7/12/2023	Rohit Loomba, MD, MHSc Vice Chief and Professor, Gastroenterology, UCSD Professor, Epidemiology, UCSD Director, NAFLD Research Center	Non-Invasive Assessment of NAFLD
8/9/2023	William B. Pearse, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine, Hematology and Oncology, UCSD	Hematology Pearls for Primary Care
9/13/2023	Aditya Bagrodia, MD Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Urology, UCSD Disease Team Co-Leader, Genitourinary Cancer	Prostate Cancer: What's new in PSA screening and management
10/11/2023	Michael Wlkinson, MD Assistant Clinical Professor, Cardiovascular Medicine, UCSD	Update in Lipid Management: The Rapidly Expanding Landscape of Lipid-Lowering Therapies
11/8/2023	Ravi Iyengar, MD Associate Physician, UCSD	Gender Affirming Hormone Therapy
12/13/2023	Crystal Wiley Cene, MD, MPH, FAHA Chief Administrative Officer, Health Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Clinical Professor, General Internal Medicine, UCSD	Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) (to be confirmed)