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

A comprehensive review of internal medicine and its subspecialties from one of the world’s finest hospitals and teaching institutions.

A Comprehensive Update and Board Review

38th Annual Intensive Review of Internal Medicine 2015 This program offers state-of-the-art lectures covering internal medicine and its subspecialties and is taught by faculty from one of the world’s greatest teaching institutions. Through case-based reviews of clinical problems and the latest literature, it provides unbiased content and enhances your knowledge so that you may confidently incorporate the latest guidelines and recommendations into your practice. This comprehensive review fully prepares you for board certification and recertification exams with emphasis on the practical application of physiological principles to the understanding and management of clinical problems. It is intended for clinical and academic internists, pediatricians and primary care physicians/trainees preparing for ABIM internal medicine exams and/or seeking a wide-ranging update in internal medicine. It will help you to better:

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

TOPIC/SPEAKERS:

Nephrology

• Acute Kidney Injury – Sushrut S. Waikar, MD

• Chronic Kidney Disease – Ajay K. Singh, MBBS, FRCP (UK), MBA
• Proteinuria, Hematuria, and Glomerular Disease – Ajay K. Singh, MBBS, FRCP (UK), MBA
• Take Home Messages in Nephrology – Ajay K. Singh, MBBS, FRCP (UK), MBA
• Nephrology Board Review – Ajay K. Singh, MBBS, FRCP (UK), MBA

• Electrolytes and Acid-Base Basics for the Boards – Bradley M. Denker, MD
• Electrolyte and Acid-Base Board Questions – Bradley M. Denker, MD

• Dialysis & Transplantation – J. Kevin Tucker, MD

Hematology

• Anemia – Maureen M. Okam, MD, MBBS

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

• Bleeding Disorders: Cases for the Boards – Elisabeth M. Battinelli, MD, PhD

• Questions and Answers – Hematology Faculty

• Take Home Messages in Hematology – Nancy Berliner, MD

• Board Review in Hematology – Ronald P. McCaffrey, MD

• Board Review Practice 1 – Katherine H. Walker, MD, MSc

Gastroenterology

• Esophageal Disorders – Kunal Jajoo, MD

• Peptic Ulcer Disease – Edward F. Lew, MD, MPH

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

• Hepatitis B & C – Amir A. Qamar, MD
• Chronic Liver Disease and Its Complications – Amir A. Qamar, MD

• Questions and Answers – GI Faculty

• Inflammatory Bowel Disease – Sonia Friedman, MD

• Diarrhea – Benjamin N. Smith, MD

• Take Home Messages – Robert Burakoff, MD

• GI Board Review – Robert Burakoff, MD; Muthoka L. Mutinga, MD

Oncology

• Oncology Pearls for the Boards – Wendy Y. Chen, MD
• Breast Cancer – Wendy Y. Chen, MD

• The Leukemias and the Myelodysplastic Syndrome – Edwin P. Alyea, III, MD

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

• Lung Cancer – David M. Jackman, MD

• Lymphoma and Multiple Myeloma – Ann S. LaCasce, MD
• Take Home Messages in Oncology – Ann S. LaCasce, MD
• Board Review in Oncology – Ann S. LaCasce, MD

• Gastrointestinal Cancers for the Boards – Jeffrey Meyerhardt, MD

Cardiovascular Medicine

• Cardiology Overview for the Boards – Leonard S. Lilly, MD

• CV Prevention for the Boards – Samia Mora, MD

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

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

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

• Congestive Heart Failure – Anju Nohria, MD

• Can’t Miss Diagnoses: Cases for the Boards – Dale S. Adler, MD
• Must Not Miss ECG Diagnosis – Dale S. Adler, MD

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

• Atrial Fibrillation and Common Supraventricular Tachycardias – William G. Stevenson, MD

• Questions and Answers – Cardiology Faculty

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

• Take Home Messages in Cardiology – Akshay S. Desai, MD, MPH

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

• Lessons From CV Outcome Trials – Marc A. Pfeffer, MD, PhD

Infectious Disease

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

• Tropical Medicine and Parasitology – James H. Maguire, MD
• Take Home Messages in ID – James H. Maguire, MD

• Tuberculosis for the Non-ID Specialist – Eric J. Rubin, MD

• Sexually Transmitted Diseases – Todd B. Ellerin, MD

• Questions and Answers – ID Faculty

• Dermatology – Manisha Thakuria, MD

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

• Pneumonia and Other Respiratory Tract Infections – Rebeca M. Plank, MD
• Infectious Disease Board Review – Rebeca M. Plank, MD

• Questions and Answers – ID Faculty

Women’s Health

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

• Menopause – Caren G. Solomon, MD
• Take Home Messages in Women’s Health – Caren G. Solomon, MD
• Women’s Health Board Review – Caren G. Solomon, MD

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

• Questions and Answers – Women’s Health Faculty

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

• Overview of Reproductive Endocrinology – Maria A. Yialamas, MD

• Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Disease – Meryl S. Leboff, MD

• Board Review Practice 2 – Mary W. Montgomery, MD

Pulmonary

• Pulmonary Overview – Christopher H. Fanta, MD
• CXR Interpretation for Boards – Christopher H. Fanta, MD
• Take Home Messages – Christopher H. Fanta, MD
• Pulmonary Board Review – Christopher H. Fanta, MD

• Pleural Disease – Anne L. Fuhlbrigge, MD, MS

• COPD – George R. Washko, MD

• Sleep Apnea – Lawrence J. Epstein, MD

• Questions and Answers – Pulmonary Faculty

• Asthma – Elliot Israel, MD

• Interstitial Lung Disease – Hilary J. Goldberg, MD

• PFTs – Scott L. Schissel, MD, PhD

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

Neurology

• Neurology Exam and Movement Disorders – Martin A. Samuels, MD

• Stroke – Galen V. Henderson, MD

• Seizure Disorders – Shahram Khoshbin, MD

• Board Review in Neurology – Tracey A. Milligan, MD

General Internal Medicine/Primary Care

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

• Obesity – Florencio 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 – Nina P. Paynter, PhD

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

• Workshop: General Internal Medicine – Case Studies for the Boards – Lori W. Tishler, MD
• Take Home Messages in General Medicine – Lori W. Tishler, MD

• Hyperlipidemia – Scott Kinlay, PhD, MBBS

• Questions and Answers – General Medicine Faculty

Critical Care

• Sepsis – Rebecca M. Baron, MD

• Popular ICU Topics for the Boards – Kathleen J. Haley, MD

• Mechanical Ventilation: Basics to Advanced Concepts – Joshua Englert, MD

• Sedation, Agitation, and Sleep Deprivation in the ICU – Gerald L. Weinhouse, MD
• Take Home Messages in Critical Care – Gerald L. Weinhouse, MD

• Board Review in Critical Care – Carolyn M. D’Ambrosio, MD

• Board Review Practice 3 – Ajay K. Singh, MBBS, FRCP (UK), MBA

Endocrinology

• Diabetes Overview for the Boards – Marie E. McDonnell, MD
• Diabetes: Managing Common Complications – Marie E. McDonnell, MD

• Pituitary Disorders – Whitney W. Woodmansee, MD

• Adrenal Disorders – Anand Vaidya, MD, MMSc

• Thyroid Disease – Matthew I. Kim, MD

• Take Home Messages in Endocrine – Carolyn B. Becker, MD

• Endocrine Board Review – Alexander Turchin, MD

Rheumatology

• Rheumatoid Arthritis: Diagnosis and New Treatment – Lydia Gedmintas, MD, MPH

• Scleroderma/Sjogren’s and Myositis – Paul F. Dellaripa, MD
• Vasculitis/GCA/PMR – Paul F. Dellaripa, MD
• Take Home Messages in Rheumatology – Paul F. Dellaripa, MD

• Questions and Answers – Rheumatology Faculty

• Soft Tissue Syndromes – Elinor A. Mody, MD

• SLE and the Antiphospholipid Syndrome – Bonnie L. Bermas, MD

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

• Rheumatology Board Review – Susan Y. Ritter, MD, PhD

• Board Review Practice 4 – Vatche Tchekmedyian, MD

• Update in Internal Medicine: What’s New in The Literature – Ajay K. Singh, MBBS, FRCP (UK), MBA

• Allergy/Immunology Overview for the Boards – Mariana C. Castells, MD, PhD

• Adult Immunization – Lindsey R. Baden, MD

• Depression Update – Russell G. Vasile, MD

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

Accreditation

The Harvard Medical School is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:

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

ACGME Competencies

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

• Practice-Based Learning and Improvement
• Patient Care
• Medical Knowledge
• Systems-Based Practice

Intended Audience

Clinical and academic internists, pediatricians and primary care physicians/trainees looking to prepare for ABIM exams and improve their diagnostic skillsets with a wide-ranging update.