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

This practical and thorough review ensures you’ll be up-to-date across all major fields of internal medicine. Ideal for MOC!

Acclaimed Clinical Update and Board Review

This CME course offers the most comprehensive review of internal medicine and its subspecialties and is led by Harvard Medical School’s most distinguished clinical faculty in each field. Clinical updates, case discussions and board preparation sessions enhance your knowledge so you can confidently incorporate the latest guidelines and recommendations into your daily practice. In addition to preparing for board certification and recertification exams, the 40th Annual Intensive Review of Internal Medicine will also get you up to speed on:

• Newer options for diagnosis: what to choose, when and why
• Treatment and care management strategies to optimize patient outcomes
• How to avoid medical mistakes
• Improved approaches to common and complex clinical challenges
• Navigating screening controversies

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 – Nathan T. Connell, MD, MPH

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

• Questions and Answers – Hematology Faculty

• Hematology Cases: Common, Complex, Rare – Elisabeth M. Battinelli, MD, PhD

• Questions and Answers – Hematology Faculty

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

• Board Review Practice – 1 – David D. Berg, MD

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

• Inflammatory Bowel Disease – Joshua R. Korzenik, MD

• Diarrhea – Benjamin N. Smith, MD

• Gastroenterology: Take-Home Messages and Clinical Pearls – Robert Burakoff, MD, MPH
  

• GI Board Review – Robert Burakoff, MD, MPH & 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

• 2017 Cardiology Overview – Leonard S. Lilly, MD

• CV Prevention – Samia Mora, MD

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

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

• Late-Breaking Clinical Science: “PCSK9” – Marc S. Sabatine, MD, MPH
  

• Questions and Answers – Cardiovascular Faculty

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

• Congestive Heart Failure – Anju Nohria, MD

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

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

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

• Questions and Answers – Cardiovascular Faculty

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

• Questions and Answers – Cardiovascular Faculty

• Cardiology: Take-Home Messages – 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

• 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

• 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

• Menopause – Kathryn A. Martin, MD

• Reproductive Endocrinology – Maria A. Yialamas, MD

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

• Women’s Health: Take-Home Messages and Clinical Pearls – Kathryn A. Martin, MD

• Women’s Health Board Review – Caren G. Solomon, MD

• Board Review Practice – 2 – Ajay K. Singh, MBBS, FRCP (UK), MBA

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

• Dizziness and Imbalance – Martin A. Samuels, 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

• Sedation, Agitation, and Sleep Deprivation in the ICU – Elizabeth B. Gay, MD

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

Endocrinology

• 2017 Diabetes Overview – Marie E. McDonnell, MD

• Diabetes: Managing Common Complications – Marie E. McDonnell, MD

• Thyroid Disease – Matthew I. Kim, MD

• Adrenal Disorders – Anand Vaidya, MD, MMSc

• Questions and Answers – Endocrinology Faculty

• Pituitary Disorders – Whitney W. Woodmansee, 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 – Lydia Gedmintas, MD, MPH

• Scleroderma/Sjogren’s and Myositis – Paul F. Dellaripa, MD

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

• 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 – Sanjay Divakaran, MD

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

• 2017 Allergy/Immunology Overview – Mariana C. Castells, MD, PhD

• Depression Update – Russell G. Vasile, 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 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.