Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Oakstone Board Review

Prep for board certification and recertification exams and improve your diagnostic skill set with this comprehensive review. Ideal for MOC.

Prepare for Board Exams with this Comprehensive Review

The Brigham Board Review In Gastroenterology and Hepatology is a comprehensive board review featuring 56 state-of-the-art lectures taught by Harvard Medical School faculty. It is designed to fully prepare you for the ABIM board certification and recertification exams. It is available online or on disk and is a convenient way to earn CME credit and stay on top of the latest advances in a rapidly evolving field. It is the ideal home study course for training and practicing gastroenterologists who are preparing for board exams and who are looking to expand their knowledge of therapeutic strategies for the care of gastroenterology patients. The course will help you to better:

• Apply current/recommended critical care guidelines in clinical practice
• Perform differential diagnosis of complex clinical presentations related to gastroenterology disorders
• Identify and apply current therapeutic options for specific gastroenterology disorders
• Analyze and interpret up-to-date literature relevant to clinical practice in gastroenterology
• Recognize and apply knowledge of pathophysiology as it applies to management of gastroenterology disorders
• Apply knowledge gained to the ABIM certification/recertification gastroenterology examinations

TOPICS

Esophagus

• Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease/Eosinophilic Esophagitis – Walter W. Chan, MD

• Esophagus Motility Disorders – Walter W. Chan, MD

• Barrett’s Esophagus/Esophageal Cancer – Kunal Jajoo, MD

• Infectious Diseases of the Esophagus – Wai-Kit Lo, MD

• Motility Disorders Involving the Pharnyx and Upper Esophagus – Hiroshi Mashimo, MD, PhD

Stomach and Duodenum

• Peptic Ulcer Disease – Edward Lew, MD, PhD

• Upper GI Bleeding – John Saltzman, MD, FACP, FACG

• Gastroparesis – Braden Kuo, MD

• Non-Ulcer Dyspepsia – Walter W. Chan, MD

Small Intestine

• Malabsorption I – Jerry S. Trier, MD

• Malabsorption II – Jerry S. Trier, MD

• Acute and Chronic Diarrhea – Benjamin Smith, MD

• Vascular Disorders of the GI Tract – Fredrick Makrauer, MD

• Small Bowel Dysmotility and Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth – Braden Kuo, MD

• Neuroendocrine Tumors of the GI Tract – Norton Greenberger, MD

• Short Bowel Syndrome – Malcolm K. Robinson, MD

Colon

• Lower GI Bleeding – John Saltzman, MD, FACP, FACG

• Colon Cancer Screening – Ramona Lim, MD

• IBS Diarrhea/IBS Constipation – Sonia Friedman, MD

• Familial Polyposis Syndromes – Ramona Lim, MD

• Diverticulosis and Diverticulitis – Fredrick Makrauer, MD

Pancreas

• Anatomy and Physiology of the Pancreas – Steve Freedman, MD, PhD

• Acute Pancreatitis – Steve Freedman, MD, PhD

• Chronic Pancreatitis – Julia McNabb-Baltar, MD

• Autoimmune Pancreatitis – Julia McNabb-Baltar, MD

• Pancreato-Biliary Emergencies and the Role of Endoscopy – Christopher Thompson, MD, MSc, FACG, FASGE

• Pancreatic EUS for the Boards – Linda S. Lee, MD

• Benign Lesions of the Pancreas – David G. Forcione, MD

• Pancreas Neoplasms – David G. Forcione, MD

• CT/MRI Imaging of Pancreatic Neoplasm – Koenraad J. Mortelé, MD

• Pancreatic Inflammation Imaging and Management – Koenraad J. Mortelé, MD

Liver

• Approach to the Patient with Jaundice and Liver Disease – Norton Greenberger, MD

• Acute Liver Failure – Anna Rutherford, MD

• Hepatitis C Virus – Ray Chung, MD

• Alcoholic Liver Disease – Gyorgy Baffy, MD, PhD

• Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease – Gyorgy Baffy, MD, PhD

• Hereditary Hemochromatosis – Benjamin Smith, MD

• Portal Hypertension & Esophageal Variceal Hemorrhage – Amir Qamar, MD

• Ascites and Encephalopathy – Norton Greenberger, MD

• Hepatitis A & B – Daniel Matloff, MD

• Malignant Liver Neoplasms – Amir Qamar, MD

• Liver Transplantation – Ming V. Lin, MD, MB, ChB

• Gallstone Disease – Michael Apstein, MD

• Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis – Daniel S. Pratt, MD

• Auto Immune Hepatitis – Karin Andersson, MD

• Metabolic Liver Disease – Scott Elisofon, MD

Inflammatory Bowel Disease

• Inflammatory Bowel Disease – Joshua Korzenik, MD

• Microscopic Colitis – Alan Moss, MD

• Use of Biologic and Immunosuppressive Therapy in IBD – Robert Burakoff, MD, MPH

• CT/MRI Imaging of IBD – Koenraad J. Mortelé, MD

• Pathology of Inflammatory Bowel Disease – Jason Hornick, MD

Miscellaneous

• Clinical Nutrition – Malcolm K. Robinson, MD

• Unusual Aspects of Chronic Recurrent Abdominal Pain – Norton Greenberger, MD

• GI Board Review Practice 1 – Robert Burakoff, MD, MPH

• GI Board Review Practice 2 – Norton Greenberger, MD

• GI Board Review Practice 3 – Liver – Ray Chung, MD

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, the participant will be able to:

• Apply current/recommended critical care guidelines in clinical practice
• Perform differential diagnosis of complex clinical presentations related to gastroenterology disorders
• Identify and apply current therapeutic options for specific gastroenterology disorders
• Analyze and interpret up-to-date literature relevant to clinical practice in gastroenterology
• Recognize and apply knowledge of pathophysiology as it applies to management of gastroenterology disorders
• Apply knowledge gained to the ABIM certification/recertification gastroenterology examinations

Intended Audience

The primary group of learners will be fellows/trainees and practicing gastroenterologists and other physicians (internists with an interest in gastroenterology) who are preparing to take ABIM subspecialty Board Certification or Recertification Exams in Gastroenterology or who seek CME activities to improve patient care in the area of gastroenterology.

Date of Original Release: August 15, 2015
Date Credits Expire: August 15, 2018
Estimated Time to Complete: 38 hours

HOMEPAGE: http://www.oakstone.com/the-brigham-board-review-in-gastroenterology-and-hepatology