Case Conferences
Prepare for each case conference in advance by reading the case(s) and any background reading that you feel is necessary to help you create a differential diagnosis and develop a treatment plan. For each case, the authors list “highly recommended” literature, copies of which may be given to you at the beginning of the clerkship. It is expected that you will read the highly recommended literature.
Each conference will be led by a faculty member who is familiar with the subject area, but not necessarily expert. The format is a group discussion.
| Case # | Topic | Session Coordinator | |
| 1 | Asthma | Geoffrey Chupp, Lauren Cohn | |
| 2 | Infectious Diseases | Andre Sofair | |
| 3 | Abdominal Pain | Anil Nagar | |
| 4 | Diabetes | Walter Kernan, Silvio Inzucchi | |
| 5 | Hypertension | John Setaro | |
| 6 | Low Back Pain | Walter Kernan, Leo Cooney |
Reading Material
Asthma Case Conference
- Expert Panel Report (EPR-3). [PDF]
Abdominal Pain Case Conference
- Millham, F. H. "Acute Abdominal Pain" in Sleisenger and Fordtrand's Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease. 9th Edition. [Web site]
- McColl H Pylori Review NEJM 2010
- ACP Irritable Bowel Review 2007
Infectious Diseases Case Conference
- ACP Annals of Internal Medicine, N Engl J Med 2011;364:2429-38. [PDF]
- Albert RH, , Diagnosis and Management of Acute Bronchitis AFP, 2010; 1345-50. [PDF]
Low Back Pain Case Conference
- Deyo RA, Weinstein JN. Low Back Pain. NEJM 2001;344:363-370. [PDF]
- Speed C, Low Back Pain, BMJ 2004;328;1119-1121. [PDF]
- Chou R, Huffman LH, Nonpharmacologic Therapies for Acute and Chronic Low Back Pain. Ann Intern Med. 2007;147:492-504. [PDF]
Hypertension Case Conference
- Buse JB. Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases in People with Diabetes Mellitus. Diabetes Care 2007; 30:162-172. [PDF]
- Chobanian AV, Bakris, GL, Black HR, Cushman WC, Green LA, Izzo JL, Jones DW, Baterson BJ, Oparil S, Wright JT, Roccella EJ, and the National High Blood Pressure Education Program Coordinating Committee. The Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure. The JNC 7 Report. JAMA 2003;289:2560-2572. [PDF]
- Moser M. Setaro. JF. Resistant of difficult-to-control hypertension. N England J Med 2006; 355:385-392. [PDF]
Diabetes Case Conference
- Executive Summary: Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes - 2012, Volume 35, Supplement 1, January 2012. [PDF]
- Inzucchi S, Bergenstal R, Buse J, Diamant M, Ferrannini E, Nauck M, Peters A, Tsapas A, Wender R, Matthews D. Management of Hyperglycemia in Type 2 Diabetes: A Patient-Centered Approach. Diabetes Care, Volume 32, Number 1, January 2009. [PDF]
