Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital Board Review

Understand key areas of internal medicine and prepare for your ABIM board exams with this comprehensive update. Ideal for MOC!

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The 41st Annual Intensive Review of Internal Medicine covers a broad spectrum of topics and provides deep insight into current trends in internal medicine. Under the direction of Ajay K. Singh, MBBS, FRCP (UK), MBA, Carolyn B. Becker, MD, Nancy Berliner, MD, and Joseph Loscalzo, MD, PhD, this CME course will significantly reinforce your knowledge of core concepts with presentations covering all the major subspecialty areas of internal medicine. It will help you to better:

• Apply the latest recommended guidelines in clinical practice
• Perform differential diagnosis of complex clinical presentations
• Define pathophysiology as it applies to management of clinical problems
• Identify and integrate current therapeutic options for specific disorders, including end-of-life care
• Pass ABIM board certification/recertification examinations

QUICK FACTS

Provider: Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Course Directors:
Ajay K. Singh MBBS, FRCP(UK), MBA
Senior Associate Dean for Postgradute
Medical Education
Director, Master in Medical Sciences in
Clinical Investigation (MMSCI) Program
Harvard Medical School
Director, Office of Postgraduate
Medical Education
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Carolyn B. Becker, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Division of Endocrinology
Diabetes and Hypertension
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Nancy Berliner, MD
Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Chief, Division of Hematology
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Joseph Loscalzo, MD, PhD
Hersey Professor of the Theory
and Practice of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Chairman, Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Credits: Earn a maximum of 85 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™

Nephrology

• Acute Kidney Injury – Sushrut S. Waikar, MD

• Chronic Kidney Disease – Ajay K. Singh, MBBS, FRCP (UK), MBA

• Revisiting Electrolytes and Acid-Base Basics – Bradley M. Denker, MD

• Proteinuria, Hematuria, and Glomerular Disease – Ajay K. Singh, MBBS, FRCP (UK), MBA

• Questions and Answers – Nephrology Faculty

• Electrolytes and Acid-Base: Challenging Q&A – Bradley M. Denker, MD

• Dialysis and Transplantation – J. Kevin Tucker, MD

• Questions and Answers – Nephrology Faculty

• Nephrology: Take-Home Messages and Clinical Pearls – Ajay K. Singh, MBBS, FRCP (UK), MBA

• Nephrology Board Review – Ajay K. Singh, MBBS, FRCP (UK), MBA

Hematology

• Anemia – Maureen M. Achebe, MD, MBBS

• Hypercoagulable States and New Anticoagulants – Jean M. Connors, MD

• Bleeding Disorders – Elisabeth M. Battinelli, MD, PhD

• Questions and Answers – Hematology Faculty

• Hematology Cases: Common, Complex, Rare – Nancy Berliner, MD

• Questions and Answers – Hematology Faculty

• Board Review in Hematology – Nathan T. Connell, MD, MPH

• Board Review Practice – 1 – Images Part I – Ajay K. Singh, MBBS, FRCP (UK), MBA

Gastroenterology

• Esophageal Disorders – Walter W. Chan, MD, MPH

• Peptic Ulcer Disease – John R. Saltzman, MD

• Acute and Chronic Pancreatitis – Julia Y. McNabb-Baltar, MD

• Hepatitis B and C – Ming Valerie Lin, MD

• Chronic Liver Disease and Its Complications – Anna E. Rutherford, MD, MPH

• Questions and Answers – Gastroenterology Faculty

• Inflammatory Bowel Disease – Sonia Friedman, MD

• Diarrhea – Benjamin N. Smith, MD

• Gastroenterology: Take-Home Messages and Clinical Pearls – Kunal Jajoo, MD

• GI Board Review – Muthoka L. Mutinga, MD

Oncology

• Oncology: Clinical Pearls – Wendy Y. Chen, MD, MPH
  

• Leukemia and Myelodysplastic Syndrome – Edwin P. Alyea, III, MD

• Prostate and Bladder Cancer – Lauren C. Harshman, MD

• Lung Cancer – David M. Jackman, MD

• Breast Cancer – Wendy Y. Chen, MD, MPH
  

• Questions and Answers – Oncology Faculty

• Lymphoma and Multiple Myeloma – Ann S. LaCasce, MD

• Gastrointestinal Cancers – Jeffrey A. Meyerhardt, MD

• Questions and Answers – Oncology Faculty

• Oncology: Take-Home Messages and Clinical Pearls – Ann S. LaCasce, MD

• Board Review in Oncology – Ann S. LaCasce, MD

Cardiovascular Medicine

• 2018 Cardiology Overview – Leonard S. Lilly, MD

• CV Prevention – Samia Mora, MD

• Acute Coronary Syndrome Management – Marc S. Sabatine, MD, MPH
  

• Questions and Answers – Cardiovascular Faculty

• Pulmonary Embolism, DVT and Anticoagulation – Samuel Z. Goldhaber, MD

• Valvular Heart Disease – Brendan M. Everett, MD, MPH

• Peripheral, Aortic and Carotid Disease – Marc P. Bonaca, MD

• Questions and Answers – Cardiovascular Faculty

• Congestive Heart Failure – Anju Nohria, MD

• Congenital Heart Disease – Ann M. Valente, MD

• Questions and Answers – Cardiovascular Faculty

• Must-Not-Miss ECG Diagnoses – Dale S. Adler, MD

• Atrial Fibrillation and Common Supraventricular – Tachycardia – Sunil Kapur, MD

• Questions and Answers – Cardiovascular Faculty

• Bradycardias, Syncope and Sudden Death – Usha B. Tedrow, MD, MS

• Inflammation and CVD – Paul M Ridker, MD

• Cardiology: Take-Home Messages and Clinical Pearls – Akshay S. Desai, MD, MPH

• Board Review in Cardiology – Garrick C. Stewart, MD

Infectious Disease

• Infection in the Immunocompromised Host – Sarah P. Hammond, MD

• Tropical Medicine and Parasitology – James H. Maguire, MD

• Tuberculosis for the Non-ID Specialist – Gustavo E. Velasquez, MD, MPH

• Questions and Answers – Infectious Diseases Faculty

• Adult Immunization – Lindsey R. Baden, MD

• HIV Disease: An Overview – Jennifer A. Johnson, MD

• Pneumonia and Other Respiratory Tract Infections – Michael Klompas, MD, MPH

• Questions and Answers – Infectious Disease Faculty

• Infectious Disease: Take-Home Messages and Clinical Pearls – James H. Maguire, MD

• Sexually Transmitted Diseases – Todd B. Ellerin, MD

• Infectious Disease Board Review – Todd B. Ellerin, MD

Women’s Health

• Contraception: An Update – Kari P. Braaten, MD, MPH
  

• Medical Complications of Pregnancy – Ellen W. Seely, MD

• Screening for and Preventing HPV and Cervical CA – Annekathryn Goodman, MD

• Questions and Answers – Women’s Health Faculty

• Menopause – Kathryn A. Martin, MD

• Evaluation of the Patient with Menstrual Irregularities – Maria A. Yialamas, MD

• Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Disease – Carolyn B. Becker, MD

• Women’s Health: Take-Home Messages and Clinical Pearls – Caren G. Solomon, MD

• Women’s Health Board Review – Kathryn M. Rexrode, MD

• Board Review Practice – 2 – David D. Berg, MD

Pulmonary Medicine

• Pulmonary Overview – Christopher H. Fanta, MD

• Interstitial Lung Disease – Hilary J. Goldberg, MD

• COPD – Craig P. Hersh, MD

• Sleep Apnea – Lawrence J. Epstein, MD

• Questions and Answers – Pulmonary Faculty

• Asthma – Elliot Israel, MD

• Pleural Disease – Scott L. Schissel, MD, PhD, DPhil
  

• CXR Interpretation for the Boards – Christopher H. Fanta, MD

• Pulmonary Function Testing – Scott L. Schissel, MD, PhD, DPhil
  

• Pulmonary Medicine: Take-Home Messages and Clinical Pearls – Christopher H. Fanta, MD

• Evaluation of the Dyspneic Patient – David M. Systrom, MD

• Pulmonary Board Review – Christopher H. Fanta, MD

Neurology

• Women’s Neurology – M. Angela O’Neal, MD

• Headache – Carolyn A. Bernstein, MD

• Stroke – Galen V. Henderson, MD

• Seizure Disorders – Tracey A. Milligan, MD

• Board Review in Neurology – M. Angela O’Neal, MD

General Internal Medicine/Primary Care

• Geriatric Medicine: Hypertension, Dementia, Incontinence – Suzanne E. Salamon, MD

• Obesity – Florencia Halperin, MD

• End of Life – Lisa S. Lehmann, MD, PhD

• Questions and Answers – General Internal Medicine Faculty

• General Internal Medicine Board Review – Ann L. Pinto, MD, PhD

• Biostatistics Board Review – Julie E. Buring, ScD

• Morning Report: Instructive Cases – Maria A. Yialamas, MD

• Workshop: General Internal Medicine Case Studies – Lori W. Tishler, MD

• Addiction in Pain Management – Sarah E. Wakeman, MD, FASM

• Hyperlipidemia – Scott Kinlay, MBBS, PhD
  

• Questions and Answers – General Medicine Faculty

Critical Care

• Sepsis – Rebecca M. Baron, MD

• Popular ICU Topics – Kathleen J. Haley, MD

• Mechanical Ventilation: Basics to Advanced Concepts – Kathleen J. Haley, MD

• Highlights of the Pain, Agitation, Delirium, Immobility, and Sleep Guidelines 2018 – Gerald L. Weinhouse, MD

• Cardiogenic Shock, CHF and Malignant Arrhythmias – Akshay S. Desai, MD, MPH

• Critical Care: Take-Home Messages and Clinical Pearls – Elizabeth B. Gay, MD

• Board Review in Critical Care – Elizabeth B. Gay, MD

• Board Review Practice – 3 – Sanjay Divakaran, MD

Endocrinology

• 2018 Diabetes Overview – Robert C. Stanton, MD

• Diabetes: Managing Common Complications – Robert C. Stanton, MD

• Thyroid Disease – Matthew I. Kim, MD

• Adrenal Disorders – Anand Vaidya, MD, MMSc

• Questions and Answers – Endocrinology Faculty

• Pituitary Disorders – Ursula B. Kaiser, MD

• Endocrinology: Take-Home Messages and Clinical Pearls – Carolyn B. Becker, MD

• Endocrine Board Review – Alexander Turchin, MD

Rheumatology

• Rheumatoid Arthritis: Diagnosis and New Treatment – Paul F. Dellaripa, MD

• Scleroderma/Sjogren’s and Myositis – Laura L. Tarter, MD

• Vasculitis/GCA/PMR – Paul F. Dellaripa, MD

• Questions and Answers – Rheumatology Faculty

• Soft Tissue Syndromes – Elinor A. Mody, MD

• SLE and the Antiphospholipid Syndrome – Susan Y. Ritter, MD

• Questions and Answers – Rheumatology Faculty

• Monoarticular Arthritis – Derrick J. Todd, MD, PhD

• Rheumatology: Take-Home Messages and Clinical Pearls – Paul F. Dellaripa, MD

• Rheumatology Board Review – Joerg Ermann, MD

• Board Review Practice – 4 – Images Part II – Ajay K. Singh, MBBS, FRCP (UK), MBA

Miscellaneous

• Hospital Medicine: What’s New in the Literature – Christopher L. Roy, MD

• Racial/Economic Health Disparities – Cheryl R. Clark, MD

• Dermatology – Manisha Thakuria, MD

• 2018 Allergy/Immunology Overview – David E. Sloane, MD

• Depression Update – Russell G. Vasile, MD

• Diagnostic Errors in Medicine – Gordon Schiff, MD

• Evaluation of Cardiac and Pulmonary Risk in the Preop Patient – Adam C. Schaffer, MD

Learning Objectives

After viewing this program, participants will be better able to:

• Apply current/recommended guidelines in clinical practice
• Perform differential diagnosis of complex clinical presentations
• Identify/integrate current therapeutic options for specific disorders, including end-of-life care
• Review and interpret up-to-date literature relevant to clinical practice
• Describe pathophysiology as it applies to management of clinical problems
• Apply knowledge gained to the ABIM certification/recertification examinations

ACGME Competencies

This course is designed to meet one or more of the following Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Competencies:

• Patient Care and Procedural Skills
• Medical Knowledge
• Practice-Based Learning and Improvement

Target Audience

The target audience for the 41st Annual Intensive Review of Internal Medicine course is clinical and academic internists, pediatricians, and primary care physicians/trainees preparing for ABIM internal medicine certification/recertification examinations and/or seeking a comprehensive update in internal medicine and its subspecialties.

Date of Original Release: October 1, 2018
Termination Date: January 31, 2021 (Please note that AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™ will no longer be issued for the activity after this date)
Estimated Time to Complete the Activity: 85 hours