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PCPC & YOBM Med-Peds and Family Medicine Suggested 2024-2025 Topic List

Many providers and training programs use the Yale Office Based Medicine Curriculum (YOBM) in conjunction with the Yale Primary Care Pediatrics Curriculum (PCPC). We have created the following suggested topic order for those who utilize both curricula. Certain chapters have considerable overlap for adults and children. When two separate chapters exist for these topics, we suggest that moderators review content from both chapters in preparation for conference and modify the discussion, pulling parts from both the PCPC and YOBM chapters as appropriate for the specific needs of their learners. We have identified some areas of overlap.

Many of the topics that are not listed on this 52-week cycle will appear on the suggested topic order for next year. The omission of a particular chapter in no way suggests that mastery of that topic is less important than the topics that appear on the 52-week list. We encourage programs to modify the list of topics to be covered to best meet local needs.

Suggested Topic Order

  1. Primer on Vaccines (PCPC)
  2. Diabetes (YOBM)
  3. Formula Feeding (PCPC)
  4. DVT/PE (YOBM)
  5. Childhood Nutrition (PCPC)
  6. Hypertension (YOBM) with Hypertension (PCPC)
  7. Road Traffic Safety (PCPC)
  8. Men’s Sexual Health (YOBM)
  9. Water Safety & Drowning Prevention (PCPC)
  10. Alcohol Use Disorder (YOBM)
  11. Travel Preparedness (PCPC)
  12. Work-up of Dyspnea (YOBM)
  13. Asthma (PCPC) with Asthma (YOBM)
  14. Hematuria (YOBM)
  15. Atopic Dermatitis (PCPC) with Itchy Rash (YOBM)
  16. HIV Update (YOBM)
  17. Medical Home and Children with Special Health Care Needs (PCPC)
  18. Bariatric Surgery (YOBM)
  19. Language Support Services (PCPC)
  20. Menopause (YOBM)
  21. Telephone & Electronic Communication (PCPC)
  22. Seizure Disorders (YOBM)
  23. Preoperative Assessment (PCPC)
  24. Vitamin B12 + Vitamin D (YOBM)
  25. Breast Development (PCPC)
  26. Breast Anomalies (PCPC) with Breast Discharge (YOBM)
  27. STI’s (YOBM) with STI/PrEP (PCPC)
  28. Scoliosis and Kyphosis (PCPC)
  29. Foot and Ankle Pain (YOBM)
  30. Vision Screening (PCPC)
  31. Billing and Coding (YOBM) with Coding & Billing parts 1&2 (PCPC)
  32. Post Partum Depression (PCPC)
  33. Gout/Pseudogout (YOBM)
  34. Circumcision (PCPC)
  35. Intimate Partner Violence (YOBM)
  36. Abnormal Head Size and Shape (PCPC)
  37. Chest Pain in the Ambulatory Setting (YOBM)
  38. Language and Literacy Development (PCPC)
  39. Red Eye (YOBM)
  40. Media & Child Health (PCPC)
  41. Neck Pain (YOBM)
  42. Sleep (PCPC)
  43. Bites (YOBM) with Bites & Infestations 2 parts (PCPC)
  44. Antibiotic Stewardship (PCPC)
  45. Testicular Complaints (YOBM)
  46. Cerumen Impaction (PCPC)
  47. Complementary and Integrative Medicine (YOBM) with Complementary and Integrative Health (PCPC)
  48. Dysmorphology (PCPC)
  49. Depression (YOBM) with Depression (PCPC)
  50. LGBTQ Youth (PCPC)
  51. Falls in the Elderly (YOBM)
  52. Adolescent Sexuality (PCPC)

Additional PCPC Topics for Consideration

  • Acne Vulgaris
  • Adolescent Immunization
  • Adoption*
  • Agenda Setting
  • Anemia
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Attachment, Temperament & Parenting*
  • Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder*
  • Bites & Stings from Outdoor Arthropods*
  • Bone Health in Children: Guidelines for Vitamin D and Calcium Intake*
  • Breastfeeding: Initiation & Troubleshooting
  • Breastfeeding: Prenatal Considerations
  • Bullying
  • Cannabis*
  • Care for Transgender Youth*
  • Child Abuse*
  • Child Care*
  • Climate Change and the Impact on Children’s Health*
  • CMC: Initial Assessment
  • CMC: PE, Technology & Decision Making
  • Common Anomalies of Hands and Feet*
  • Common Newborn Concerns*
  • Common Newborn Skin Findings*
  • Concussion
  • Constipation*
  • Contraception*
  • Depression*
  • Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip
  • Discipline*
  • Discussing Race & Encouraging Diversity*
  • Eating Disorders*
  • Fatherhood*
  • Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder*
  • Fever in Children Less than 36 Months*
  • Firearm Safety*
  • Fluoride Varnish*
  • Follow up of Hospitalized Children
  • Food Allergy*
  • Foster Care*
  • Gait - Lower Extremity Angular and Rotational Deformity*
  • Growth Faltering*
  • Headache*
  • Health Literacy- Closing the Gap*
  • Health Supervision
  • Hearing Screening
  • Heart Murmurs*
  • Heavy Menstrual Bleeding
  • Hematuria and Proteinuria*
  • High Value Care*
  • Identification of the Sick Child*
  • Immigrant & Refugee Health*
  • Immunodeficiencies*
  • Infant and Toddler Development*
  • Infant Oral Pathology*
  • Infantile Colic
  • Injury Prevention*
  • Intellectual Disability*
  • Joint Pain*
  • Lead*
  • Learning Disabilities*
  • Lipid Screening
  • Lymphadenopathy
  • Male Genitourinary Development and Assessment*
  • Medical-Legal Partnership*
  • Medication Abortion
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Multiple Gestations
  • Newborn Screening
  • Normal and Delayed Pubertal Development*
  • Otitis
  • Parental Loss and Separation*
  • Pediatric Dental Care*
  • Pediatrician in the Community*
  • Poverty & Social Determinants of Health*
  • Precocious Puberty*
  • Prevention of Childhood Obesity
  • Prevention of Tobacco Use
  • Primary Care of the Premature Infant
  • Rhinorrhea and Congestion*
  • Road Traffic Safety*
  • Safe Infant Sleep
  • School Absenteeism*
  • School Based Health Centers
  • School Readiness & Failure*
  • Screening and Intervention for Suicidal Ideation*
  • Short Stature*
  • Sibling Relationships
  • Social Media & Health*
  • Sports Participation
  • Substance Use Disorders*
  • Telehealth
  • The Difficult Encounter*
  • The Pediatric Safety Net*
  • Tobacco Cessation*
  • Toilet Training*
  • Toxic Stress in Childhood*
  • Transition from Pediatric to Adult-Oriented Healthcare*
  • Treatment of Childhood Overweight & Obesity
  • Tuberculosis Screening and Treatment*
  • Understanding Health Care Needs of Child Trafficking Victims*
  • Urinary Incontinence*
  • Urinary Tract Infections*
  • Vaccine Hesitancy*
  • Vision Screening*
  • Water Safety & Drowning Prevention*

* Topic has not appearing on Suggested Topic order for Family Medicine and Med-Peds users in 2 years. Users should consider creating additional time to prioritize these topics.

Additional YOBM Topics for Consideration

  • Cholesterol Update
  • Chronic Kidney Disease
  • Constipation
  • Elder Abuse
  • Fibromyalgia
  • Headaches
  • Health Literacy
  • Hepatitis B + C
  • Hypothyroidism
  • Medications for Opioid Use Disorder
  • Occupational and Environmental Medicine
  • Osteoporosis
  • Outpatient Goals of Care
  • Outpatient Management of CHF
  • Perioperative Evaluation, Cardiac
  • Perioperative Evaluation, Non-Cardiac
  • Primary Care of the Lesbian, Gay, or Bisexual Patient
  • Primary Care of the Transgender Patient
  • Screening for Colon Cancer
  • Special Issues in the Displaced Person
  • Syncope
  • Tick-Borne Diseases