The UCLA Family Medicine Archives
The UCLA Family Medicine Archives is a repository for peer-selected presentations given during the Educational Half-days for the UCLA Family Medicine Residency Program. While these presentations are relevant to the field of Family Medicine, they are available for all clinicians to supplement their learning in their patient care, community work, or personal careers.
UCLA Family Medicine Archives Committee
- Consists of faculty members in the UCLA Family Medicine Department
- Meets once a month to review the lectures/PowerPoint presentations given at the Educational Half-days for the UCLA Family Medicine Residency Program.
- Decides which presentations meet the criteria listed below.
- In order for the presentation to qualify for placement on the website, it must receive 2/3 or higher vote.
- The evaluation criteria includes but is not limited to:
- Should be of interest to the field of Family Medicine
- The presentation will benefit clinicians in their care of patients, their community work or their careers
- The material is well presented and organized
- The presentation appears accurate and well researched
- The presentation is unbiased
Submission Portal: UCLA Family Medicine Archives Submission Portal (password protected)
If you have any questions, please contact Carole Barrinuevo.
Peer-Selected Presentations
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome: An Evidence Based Approach - Anita Wong, M.D. (June 28, 2023)
- Depression in Older Adults - Ernesto Ricardo Ojeda, M.D. (March 29, 2023)
- Contraception in Older Reproductive Age - Meron Abreham, M.D. (March 15, 2023)
- Insomnia in the Geriatric Population - Amanda d'Almeida, M.D. (March 1, 2023)
- Obesity Medicines - Jessica Wang, M.D. (March 1, 2023)
- Overuse Injuries in Children - Orly Bell, M.D. (February 15, 2023)
- Monkeypox: Review and Updates - Neha Chande, M.D. (September 28, 2022)
- Geriatric Dermatology - Amanda Tran, M.D. (September 14, 2022)
- Antibiotic Use in Upper Respiratory Infections - Denise Sur, M.D. and Monica Plesa, M.D. (May 4, 2022)
- The Unbearable Weight of Fatty Liver: An Overview of NAFLD Diagnosis and Treatment - Andrew MacQuarrie, M.D. (April 27, 2022)
- Hypothyroidism - Dan Lee, M.D. (April 13, 2022)
- Anxiety Disorders - Phillip Brown, M.D. and Allison Kennedy, M.D. (March 23, 2022)
- NIPT / Prenatal Testing - Monica Plesa, M.D. (March 16, 2022)
- Obesity: A Review of Medications, Devices, and Surgeries for Weight Loss - Nelson Boland, M.D. (March 2, 2022)
- Common Supplements and Covid-19 - Katie Hu, M.D. (January 26, 2022)
- Initial Evaluation for Suspected Dementia - Blanca Loja Yi, M.D. (January 12, 2022)
- Cannabis Use Disorder - Angela Sepulveda Velez, M.D. (December 8, 2021)
- Strength Training for the PCP - Sydnie Vo, M.D. (December 8, 2021)
- The Eating and Sleeping Baby - Colleen O'Neil-Tennant, M.D. (November 10, 2021)
- Covid-19 Vaccines - Neha Chande, M.D. (November 11, 2021)
- Pressure Induced Skin and Soft Tissue Injuries - Andrea Banuelos Mota, M.D. (November 10, 2021)
- Approach to Acute Ataxia in Children - Pinting Chen, M.D. (November 10, 2021)
- Challenges of Aging - Meron Abreham, M.D. (October 13, 2021)
- Emergency Contraception - Fernando Avila-Garibay, M.D. (October 6, 2021)
- ADHD - Timothy Hall, M.D., Ph.D. (September 29, 2021) - Handout
- Osteoarthritis - Thalia Nguyen, M.D. (September 29, 2021)
- Review of Diabetes Medications: A Pharmacy Perspective - Jeffrey Fu, Pharm. D. (September 22, 2021)
- Pain Management Tips and Tricks - Tim Weiss, M.D. (September 15, 2021)
- Geriatric Patients: Breaking Their Falls - Haia Chakoukani, M.D. (September 15, 2021)
- Thyroid Disease in Pregnancy - Danielle Ryba, M.D. (September 8, 2021)
- High School Sports Event Coverage - CJ Duffaut, M.D. (August 23, 2021)
- Elder Mistreatment - Orly Bell, M.D. (August 18, 2021)
- Pain Pain go OA - Frances Tao, M.D. (July 28, 2021)
- Treatments for Chronic Insomnia - Alex Hu, M.D. (July 14, 2021)
- Torch Infections - Frederick Ferguson, M.D. (July 14, 2021)
- Osteoporosis in Primary Care - Pauline Nguyen, M.D. (June 23, 2021)
- Structural Barriers and Social Factors that Drive Health: Your Role in the Care of Undocumented Patients - Yohualli Balderas-Anaya, M.D. (June 23, 2021)
- High Blood Pressure in Pediatrics - Monica Plesa, M.D. (June 16, 2021)
- Depression in the Elderly - Sydnie Vo, M.D. (May 26, 2021)
- Palliative Legal/Ethical Cases in the United States - Tim Weiss, M.D. (May 7, 2021)
- Heart Failure Medications for Primary Care - John Tran, M.D. (May 5, 2021)
- Syphilis - Angela Sepulveda Velez, M.D (May 5, 2021)
- The Family Physicians Guide to Cardiac Stress Testing - Shipra Hingorany, M.D. (April 28, 2021)
- Common Sports-Related Lower Leg Injuries - CJ Duffaut, M.D. (April 21, 2021)
- Picture Rounds of Common Clinical Conditions - Daniel Lee, M.D. (April 14, 2021)
- Type 2 Diabetes: An Update - Matthew Freeby, M.D. (March 24, 2021)
- Vitamin D - Teresita Gomez, M.D. (March 24, 2021)
- Bacterial Vaginosis - Jolie Cooperman, M.D. (March 17, 2021)
- Physical Therapy vs. Corticosteroid Injections in Knee Osteoarthritis - Nelson Boland, M.D. (March 3, 2021)
- COPD - Zohra Prasla, M.D. (March 3, 2021)
- Gestational Diabetes Mellitus - Denise Sur, M.D. (March 3, 2021)
- CKD for the PCP - Brian Donohoe, M.D. (February 24, 2021)
- Delirium in the Elderly - Pinting Chen, M.D. (February 17, 2021)
- Medical Coding: Updates in 2021 - Daniel Lee, M.D. and Allison Kennedy, M.D. (February 3, 2021)
- The ASPREE Trial: Effects of Aspirin on Disability-Free Survival in the Health Elderly - Abel Rojas-Parra, M.D. (February 3, 2021)
- Contraception Overview - Jennifer Casabar, M.D. (January 27, 2021)
- Pediatric Burns - Olivia Ishibashi, M.D. (January 27, 2021)
- Effect of Repeated Corticosteroid Injects for Knee Osteoarthritis - Alex Hu, M.D. (January 20, 2021)
- Anemia in Primary Care - Monica Plesa, M.D. (January 20, 2021)
- Testing for Rheumatologic Diseases - Ari Weinreb, M.D., Ph.D. (January 13, 2021)
- Acute Coronary Syndrome - Samuel Daneshvar, M.D. (January 6, 2021)
- Mind-Body-Spirit Connections in Modern Healthcare - Lauren Kim, M.D. (December 16, 2020)
- Diets in 2020-2021 - Lynne Garcia, R.D.E. and Daniel Lee, M.D. (December 2, 2020)
- Utilizing eConsults and Cases - Daniel Lee, M.D. (November 4, 2020)
- Exercise Prescription - James Puffer, M.D. (November 4, 2020)
- HPV and Head and Neck Cancers - Brooke Su-Velez, M.D., Lauran Evans, M.D., M.P.H., Shaghauyegh Azar, M.S. (September 30, 2020)
- PRP Injections for the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis: A Meta-Analysis of RCT’s - Christopher Silva, M.D. (September 30, 2020)
- Preconception Counseling - Denise Sur, M.D. (September 23, 2020)
- California 2020 Policy and Politics Update - Arthur Ohannessian, M.D. (September 16, 2020)
- Constipation in Childhood: The Back(ed) Up Plan - Jolie Cooperman, M.D (September 9, 2020)
- Diagnosis Coding & CMS Risk Adjustment - Bernard J. Katz, M.D. (August 26, 2020)
- How To Get Rich...Slowly. Part II: Retirement - Phillip Brown, M.D. and Anita Wong, M.D. (August 12, 2020)
- Basic E&M Coding - Bernard J. Katz, M.D. (July 1, 2020)
- Pneumococcal Vaccines: An Update - Neha Chande, M.D. (July 29, 2020)
- Physical Activity in Older Adults - Alex Hu, M.D. (July 2020)
- Medication and Management Pearls for Common Medical Conditions - Dan Lee, M.D. (June 3, 2020)
- California End-Of-Life Option Act - Tim Weiss, M.D. (May 27, 2020)
- Vaccine Safety: Considerations for Primary Care Providers - Neha Chande, M.D. (February 19, 2020)
- Gynecologic Malignancies and Palliative Care - Tim Weiss, M.D. (January 2020)
- Chronic Kidney Disease in Primary Care - Monica Plesa, M.D. (January 22, 2020)
- Vaccines and Pregnancy Part 2: TDAP - Neha Chande, M.D. (November 13, 2019)
- High Blood Pressure in Pediatrics - Monica Plesa, M.D. (November 6, 2019)
- Vaccines and Pregnancy Part 1: Influenza - Neha Chande, M.D. (October 30, 2019
- Post Menopausal Bleeding and the EMBs That Follow - Monica Plesa, M.D. (July 9, 2019)
- Management of Cirrhosis in Primary Care - Anita Wong, M.D. (May 15, 2019)