Keck USC 53rd Annual USC Internal Medicine for PCPs and Rheumatologists 2026

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+ Target Audience: Internists, Family Medicine Physicians, Rheumatologists, Cardiologists (Interventional Cardiologists), Pulmonologists, Gastroenterologists

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The 53rd Annual USC Internal Medicine for PCPs & Rheumatologists course is designed especially for internists, family physicians, generalist physicians, rheumatologists, and allied health professionals who care for adults. This four-day course provides participants with a series of interactive lectures by USC and guest faculty experts spanning a wide array of contemporary and important topics for primary care practitioners and rheumatologists, and panel discussions in which participants engage our faculty experts with questions arising from the presentations. Participants will be able to attain new and practical knowledge for integration into their clinical practices to improve patient care and patient outcomes.

Learning Objectives

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Apply up-to-date evidence to: diagnose and manage the cardiometabolic and cognitive consequences of menopause; prescribe obesity medications and provide practical counseling to people with obesity; address sleep quality in people with sleep disorders; discuss complementary therapies and whether they impact health and longevity; manage constipation.

• Apply current evidence and guidelines to: determine in whom to perform a TAVR; choose between a clip vs. surgery for mitral valve repair; discuss the risks and benefits of appendage occlusion vs. chronic anticoagulation in people with atrial fibrillation; support the value of coronary artery stenting.

• Discuss up-to-date evidence to: manage people with drug allergy; manage urticaria; identify and care for people with food allergies; recognize and manage angioedema; identify and manage common dermatologic conditions; treat osteoporosis; manage withdrawal of systemic steroids in rheumatologic illness; screen for and manage thyroid dysfunction; examine the impact of inflammation in diabetes.

• Apply diagnostic and treatment strategies to manage: interstitial lung disease; asthma and COPD; the breathless patient; bronchiectasis; IgG4 pancreatitis; inflammatory bowel disease; metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD); pain in rheumatologic illness with exercise.

• Apply the latest evidence to: discuss and manage the overlap of neurology and rheumatology; examine the unique considerations of rheumatology care in the intensive care unit; diagnose and manage mixed connective tissue disorder, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, crystal arthropathies, rheumatoid arthritis, and the psychological impact of rheumatologic illness.

• Interpret diagnostic tests and determine treatment approaches for rheumatologic problems in primary care and specialty practices: ANA testing; SLE; vasculitis; Sjogren’s.

Target Audience

This course is intended for practicing internists, family medicine physicians, subspecialist physicians and allied health personnel who care for adults and who seek to enhance their understanding of internal medicine and available treatment options to optimize the management of their patients.

Best for Internists, Family Medicine Physicians, Rheumatologists, Cardiologists (Interventional Cardiologists), Pulmonologists, Gastroenterologists, Hepatologists, Endocrinologists, Allergists and Immunologists, Dermatologists, Neurologists, Nephrologists, Otolaryngologists, and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Specialists (Physiatrists).

Topics

• Is Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) for Everyone?

• Is Coronary Stenting Good for Anything Anymore? / Coronary Stenting: Why it is Still a Great Therapy

• Constipation – Subtypes and Therapeutic Options / Complementary Therapies for Constipation

• Steatotic Liver Disease – Diagnosis and Treatment Options / Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD)

• Biologic Therapy for Asthma and COPD

• Mitral Regurgitation – Clip vs. Surgery

• To Bleed or Not to Bleed – Anticoagulation vs. Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion for AFib

• Menopause & Midlife Health – Cardiometabolic Risks, Cognition, and Care Gaps

• Thyroid Screening and Evaluation for Primary Care

• From Peanuts to Prevention – The New Era of Food Allergy Care

• Ear Fullness / Fluctuating Ear Fullness and Hearing Loss: How Can ENT and Rheumatology Work Together?

• Rash, Edema, and Foot Drop – A Case of Cutaneous Polyarteritis Nodosa

• Joint Pain Workup – A Structured Approach to Evaluation and Referral

• Beyond Benadryl – Modern Management of Hives

• Scleroderma Renal Crisis – A Life-Threatening Complication of Systemic Sclerosis

• When Lupus Isn’t Lupus – A Case of Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease with Autoimmune Features

• Managing Bronchiectasis – More Than Just Airway Clearance

• Diabetes and Inflammation – From Pathophysiology to Clinical Care

• Why Sleep Quality Matters – Sleep Architecture, Health, and the Role of Wearables

• Assessment of the Breathless Patient

• Adrenal Suppression by Steroids

• OA and Knee Rehabilitation / Knee Rehabilitation for Osteoarthritis

• Somatic Therapy in Rheumatology – Neurobiological Rationale and Clinical Integration

• Rheum Derm Cases

• Complementary Therapies for General Health and Longevity – Fact, Fiction, and Future Promise

• Behcet’s Syndrome

• Spondyloarthritis – AxSpA 2026

• Update in Gout – Treat to Target

• Lupus Nephritis

• Pain Management in Rheumatoid Arthritis

• Shoulder Pain / Shoulder Pain Therapy

• Pearls in the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis

• IgG4-Related Diseases / IgG4-Related Pancreatitis

• Inflammatory Bowel Disease – We Can Do Better!

• Small Fiber Neuropathy and Rheumatic Diseases

• When Flexibility Hurts – Understanding Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome

• Sjogren’s Disease – Beyond Sicca / Dry Mouth: Is it Sjogren’s

• Update on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD)

• Relapsing Polychondritis (RP)

• Advanced Regimens with Biologic and Targeted Synthetic Agents

• Obesity Medications – Beyond Weight Loss & Practical Counseling for Patients

• Osteoporosis

• Angioedema: Beyond the Swelling – Recognition and Management in Primary Care

• Drug Allergy in 2026: Evidence-Based Approaches for the Internist

• Facial Rash – Is it Lupus?

• Fascinating Fellow Cases

• Stump the Chump Hawaiian Style

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