2027 Hot Topics in Medicine
Family Medicine
• Adult ADHD in Primary Care: Diagnosis, Stimulant Prescribing, Monitoring, and Misuse Concerns
• Depression and Anxiety in Primary Care: Medication Selection, Follow-Up, and Treatment Failure
• Dermatology Emergencies and Mimics: Rashes You Should Not Miss
• Headache Red Flags and Migraine Updates: What Primary Care Should Manage
• LGBTQ+ Care Basics for the Primary Care Office: Preventive Care, Communication, and Risk-Based Screening
• Medical Cannabis in Ohio: What Physicians Need to Know for Counseling Patients
• Menopause Management in Primary Care: Hormones, Nonhormonal Options, and Risk Conversations
• Pediatric and Adolescent Mental Health: Screening, Safety Planning, and When to Escalate
• Postpartum Health Beyond Six Weeks: Hypertension, Diabetes Risk, Depression, and Cardiovascular Prevention
• Practical MSK Exam Skills: Shoulder, Knee, Hip, and Back Pain in 40 Minutes
• Skin Lesions in Primary Care: Biopsy, Refer, Reassure, or Remove?
• Substance Use in Primary Care: Alcohol, Cannabis, Opioids, Stimulants, and Harm Reduction
• The 15-Minute Visit for Obesity: Counseling, Medication Selection, Prior Authorization, and Follow-Up
• Vaping, Nicotine Pouches, and Youth Tobacco Trends: What Physicians Should Ask and Say
• Women's Preventive Health Update: Screening, Contraception, Cancer Prevention, and Cardiometabolic Risk
Internal Medicine / Hospital Medicine
• Adult Vaccines in Real Practice: RSV, Pneumococcal, Shingles, COVID, Flu, and Hepatitis B
• AI at the Bedside and in the Office: Documentation, Decision Support, Bias, and Liability
• Anemia in Adults: A Case-Based Approach to Iron Deficiency, CKD, B12, and Malignancy Risk
• Atrial Fibrillation in 2026: Anticoagulation, Rate Control, and When to Refer
• Chronic Kidney Disease in Primary Care: When to Work Up, Treat, and Refer
• Common Inpatient Medicine Pitfalls: Delirium, Falls, Polypharmacy, AKI, and Discharge Safety
• Diagnostic Error in Internal Medicine: Cognitive Biases and High-Risk Presentations
• Endemic Fungal Infections in Ohio: Histoplasmosis, Blastomycosis, and When to Think Beyond Pneumonia
• GLP-1/GIP Medications in Primary Care and Hospital Medicine: What to Start, Stop, Hold, and Monitor
• Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction: Diagnosis and Treatment Updates for the Non-Cardiologist
• Hypertension That Won't Behave: Resistant Hypertension, Secondary Causes, and Medication Strategy
• Long COVID and Chronic Fatigue Presentations: Practical Evaluation and Management
• Outpatient Evaluation of Chest Pain: Risk Stratification, Testing, and Avoiding Overuse
• Perioperative Management of GLP-1 Medications: Practical Guidance for Internists and Family Physicians
• Practical Anticoagulation Management: DOACs, Bleeding, Procedures, Reversal, and Renal Disease
• Sepsis After the Headlines: What Still Matters in Early Recognition and Management
• SGLT2 Inhibitors Beyond Diabetes: Heart Failure, CKD, and Practical Prescribing
• Syncope in Adults: What Needs Admission, What Needs Workup, and What Can Wait
• The Difficult Discharge: Medication Reconciliation, Follow-Up, Readmissions, and SNF Transitions
Osteopathic / Procedural / Skills-Based Topics
• Joint Injection Refresher: Shoulder, Knee, Trochanteric Bursa, and Trigger Points
• Office Procedures That Keep Patients Out of the ED
• OMT for Headache and Neck Pain: Techniques for the Busy Clinician
• OMT for Low Back Pain: A Practical 40-Minute Workshop
• Osteopathic Care in Pregnancy: Low Back Pain, Pelvic Pain, and Postpartum Recovery
• POCUS for Primary Care: Lung, Cardiac, Gallbladder, DVT, or Procedural Guidance
• Rib and Thoracic Dysfunction: Osteopathic Approaches to Dyspnea, Pain, and Hospitalized Patients