44th Harvard Annual Intensive Review of Internal Medicine 2021

44th Harvard Annual Intensive Review of Internal Medicine 2021

YOU WILL GET THE COURSE VIA LIFETIME DOWNLOAD LINK (FAST SPEED) AFTER PAYMENT

With an extensive array of distance-learning lectures, case discussions, and board preparation sessions, this CME program is one of the most comprehensive reviews of internal medicine offered by the clinical faculty of Harvard Medical School.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, 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

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.

What you’ll learn

• A practical and comprehensive review that ensures you are up to date across all major fields of internal medicine
• A proven preparatory course in advance of taking the ABIM board examination
• Sessions and board preparation span all major fields of internal medicine and are led by Harvard Medical School’s most distinguished clinical faculty
• Comprehensive COVID-19 updates for vaccination, prevention, diagnosis, care of patients with post-COVID-19 syndrome, testing, infection control, treatment, emergent therapies, and mental health considerations
• See course registration page for additional topics

Comprehensive Online Internal Medicine CME

The 44th Annual Intensive Review of Internal Medicine synthesizes critically important updates and the latest medical advances in an in-depth and proven review, coupled with comprehensive preparation, test-taking skills, and strategies for the ABIM board examination. In this online continuing medical education course, faculty of Harvard Medical School share:

• 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
• COVID-19 updates and implications for clinical practice
• And more…

It offers accelerated learning:

► For clinicians seeking a practical and comprehensive review that ensures you are up to date across all major fields of internal medicine:

• 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
• COVID-19 updates and implications for clinical practice

► For physicians preparing to certify or recertify and seeking a rigorous, proven preparatory course in advance of taking the ABIM board examination:

• Board review questions
• Sessions to guide efficient preparation and study
• Four exam practice sessions
• Study guides
• Test-taking strategies and skills development

OUTCOMES-DRIVEN EDUCATION

This past year has introduced an avalanche of critically important updates and medical advances that need to be understood and deployed for state-of-the-art patient care.

Intensive Review of Internal Medicine (IRIM) synthesizes this vast amount of information and presents it with efficiency and effectiveness to ensure that you are current with these updates and the best ways to incorporate them into practice in today’s healthcare environment.

And for those of you who are preparing to certify or recertify, we complement this education with extensive board examination preparation and test-taking skills.

Sessions and board preparation span all major fields of internal medicine and are led by Harvard Medical School’s most distinguished clinical faculty in the fields of:

• Nephrology

  Acute Kidney Injury – David E. Leaf, MD, MMSc
  

  Revisiting Electrolytes – Bradley M. Denker, MD

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

  Acid-Base Basics – Bradley M. Denker, MD

  Proteinuria, Hematuria, and Glomerular Disease – Martina M. McGrath, MB BCh

  Dialysis and Transplantation – J. Kevin Tucker, MD

  Nephrology Q&A – Nephrology Faculty

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

  Electrolyte and Acid-Base: Challenging Q&A – Part 1 – Bradley M. Denker, MD

  Electrolyte and Acid-Base: Challenging Q&A – Part 2 – Bradley M. Denker, MD

  Acute Kidney Injury in COVID-19 – Peter G. Czarnecki, MD

  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, MBBS

  Hypercoagulable States and New Anticoagulants – Nathan T. Connell, MD, MPH

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

  Bleeding Disorders – Elisabeth M. Battinelli, MD, PhD

  Hematology Q&A – Hematology Faculty

  Leukocytosis and Leukopenia – Nancy Berliner, MD

  COVID-19 and Thrombosis: One Year Later – Jean M. Connors, MD

  Hematology: Additional Clinical Pearls and Take-Home Messages – Nancy Berliner, MD

  Board Review in Hematology – Aric D. Parnes, MD

  Gastroenterology

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

  Esophageal Disorders – Walter W. Chan, MD, MPH

  Diarrhea – Benjamin N. Smith, MD

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

  Challenging Gastroenterology Cases – Joshua R. Korzenik, MD
  

  Gastroenterology Q&A – Gastroenterology Faculty

  Peptic Ulcer Disease – Molly L. Perencevich, MD

  Inflammatory Bowel Disease – Sonia Friedman, MD

  Hepatitis B and C – Kathleen Viveiros, MD

  Gastrointestinal Cancers – Anuj Patel, MD

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

  Gastroenterology Board Review – Muthoka L. Mutinga, MD

  Oncology

  Oncology: Clinical Pearls – Wendy Y. Chen, MD

  Prostate, Testicular, and Bladder Cancer – Mark M. Pomerantz, MD

  Breast Cancer – Wendy Y. Chen, MD

  Lung Cancer – David M. Jackman, MD

  Lymphoma and Multiple Myeloma – Eric D. Jacobsen, MD

  Oncology Q&A – Oncology Faculty

  Leukemia and Myelodysplastic Syndrome – Marlise R. Luskin, MD, MSCE

  Oncology: Take-Home Messages and Clinical Pearls – Wendy Y. Chen, MD

  Board Review in Oncology – Amy C. Bessnow, MD

  Cardiovascular Medicine

  Cardiovascular Prevention – Samia Mora, MD

  Venous Thromboembolism – Samuel Z. Goldhaber, MD

  Acute Coronary Syndrome – Marc S. Sabatine, MD

  Atrial Fibrillation and Common Supraventricular Tachycardias – Sunil Kapur, MD

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

  Cardiovascular Medicine Q&A – Cardiovascular Medicine Faculty

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

  Peripheral Artery Disease – Gregory Piazza, MD

  Congestive Heart Failure – Anju Nohria, MD

  Cardiomyopathies – Akshay S. Desai, MD, MPH

  Adult Congenital Heart Disease – Anne Marie Valente, MD

  Cardiovascular Medicine Q&A – Cardiovascular Medicine Faculty

  Pericardial Disease: Key Concepts – Leonard S. Lilly, MD

  Must-Not-Miss ECG Diagnoses – Part 1 – Dale S. Adler, MD

  Must-Not-Miss ECG Diagnoses – Part 2 – Dale S. Adler, MD

  Inflammation and Heart Disease – What Clinicians Need to Know – Paul M. Ridker, MD

  Cardiovascular Complications of COVID-19 – Erin A. Bohula, MD, DPhil
  

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

  Board Review in Cardiology – Garrick C. Stewart, MD

  Infectious Disease

  Special Keynote: Covid-19 Vaccine Development How 30,000 Nucleotides Changed the World – Lindsey R. Baden, MD

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

  Adult Immunization – Daniel A. Solomon, MD

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

  Sexually Transmitted Diseases – Todd B. Ellerin, MD

  Infectious Disease Q&A – Infectious Diseases Faculty

  Challenging Infectious Disease Cases – James H. Maguire, MD

  Tropical Medicine and Parasitology – James H. Maguire, MD

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

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

  COVID-19: Update for Physicians – Transmission, Diagnosis, and Treatment – Paul E. Sax, MD

  Challenging COVID Cases from the Community – Todd B. Ellerin, MD

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

  Infectious Disease Board Review – Todd B. Ellerin, MD

  Women’s Health

  Menopause – Heather Hirsch, MD, MS, NCMP

  Medical Complications of Pregnancy – Ellen W. Seely, MD

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

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

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

  Women’s Health Q&A – Women’s Health Faculty

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

  Interpersonal Violence and Trauma Informed Care – Eve Rittenberg, MD

  Women’s Health: Take-Home Messages and Clinical Pearls – Natalie P. Pauli, MD, FACP
  

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

  Pulmonary Medicine

  Interstitial Lung Disease – Hilary J. Goldberg, MD

  Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease – Craig P. Hersh, MD

  Sleep Apnea – Lawrence J. Epstein, MD

  Asthma – Elliot Israel, MD

  Pleural Disease – Scott L. Schissel, MD, DPhil

  Cystic Lung Disease – Souheil Y. El-Chemaly, MD

  Pulmonary Medicine Q&A – Pulmonary Faculty

  Challenging Pulmonary Cases – Aaron B. Waxman, MD, PhD and Barbara A. Cockrill, MD

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

  Pulmonary Disease Overview – Christopher H. Fanta, MD

  Chest X-ray Interpretation for the Boards – Christopher H. Fanta, MD

  Granulomatous Lung Disease – Rachel K. Putman, MD

  Evaluation of Unexplained Dyspnea – David M. Systrom, MD

  Chronic Cough – Christopher H. Fanta, MD

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

  Pulmonary Board Review – Katherine H. Walker, MD, MSc
  

  Neurology

  Stroke – Galen V. Henderson, MD

  Headache – Carolyn A. Bernstein, MD

  Seizure Disorders – Ellen J. Bubrick, MD

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

  Neurology Q&A – Neurology Faculty

  Movement Disorders – Abby Lauren Olsen, MD, PhD

  Neurology: Additional Clinical Pearls and Take-Home Messages – Galen V. Henderson, MD

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

  General Internal Medicine/Primary Care/Hospital Medicine

  End of Life (including COVID-19) – Lisa S. Lehmann, MD, PhD

  Managing Opioid Use Disorder – Sarah E. Wakeman, MD, FASAM

  Obesity – Caroline M. Apovian, MD

  Biostatistics Board Review – Julie E. Buring, ScD

  General Internal Medicine: Additional Clinical Pearls and Take Home Message – Lori W. Tishler, MD

  Challenging General Internal Medicine Cases – Richard N. Mitchell, MD, PhD and Joel T. Katz, MD

  General Internal Medicine, Primary Care, Hospital Medicine Q&A – General Internal Medicine Faculty

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

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

  Update in Hospital Medicine: The COVID-19 Pandemic – Christopher L. Roy, MD

  Bringing Health Equity into Clinical Practice – Cheryl R. Clark, MD, ScD
  

  Update in Geriatrics – Including COVID-19 – Suzanne E. Salamon, MD

  Hyperlipidemia – Jorge Plutzky, MD

  Dermatology – Adam D. Lipworth, MD

  2021 Allergy/Immunology Overview – David E. Sloane, MD

  Depression Update – Russell G. Vasile, MD

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

  Physician Wellness in a COVID 19 World: Lifestyle Medicine for Leaders – Elizabeth P. Frates, MD, FACLM, DipABLM

  Emergency Preparedness During the COVID-19 Pandemic – Eric Goralnick, MD, MS
  

  Managing Stress and Psychological Complications During the COVID-19 Crisis – Luana Marques, MD

  Diagnostic Errors in Medicine – Gordon Schiff, MD

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

  Critical Care

  Sepsis and Septic Shock – Rebecca M. Baron, MD

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

  Mechanical Ventilation: Basics to Advanced Concepts – Elizabeth B. Gay, MD

  Respiratory Failure – Gerald L. Weinhouse, MD

  Evidence-Based Preventive Care in the ICU – Kathleen J. Haley, MD

  Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices – Raghu R. Seethala, MD

  Critical Care Q&A – Critical Care Faculty

  The ABCDF Bundle – Anthony F. Massaro, MD

  Critical Care: Take-Home Messages and Clinical Pearls – Carolyn M. D’Ambrosio, MD, MS, FCCP

  Popular ICU Topics – Kathleen J. Haley, MD

  Critical Care Management of the COVID Patient – Samuel Y. Ash, MD

  Board Review in Critical Care – Rebecca Sternschein, MD

  Endocrinology

  2021 Diabetes Overview – Marie E. McDonnell, MD

  Chronic Complications in Type 2 Diabetes: Exploring Through Cases – Marie E. McDonnell, MD

  Management of Diabetes in Critically Ill Patients with COVID-19 – Nadine E. Palermo, DO

  Thyroid Disease – Matthew I. Kim, MD

  Calcium Cases – Carolyn B. Becker, MD

  Endocrinology Q&A – Endocrinology Faculty

  Adrenal Disorders – Anand Vaidya, MD, MMSc

  Care of the Transgender Patient – Ole-Petter R. Hamnvik, MB BCh BAO, MMSc

  Testosterone Therapy in Men – Shehzad Basaria, MD, MBBS

  Pituitary Disorders – Ursula B. Kaiser, MD

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

  Endocrine Board Review – Juan Carl Pallais, MD, MPH

  Rheumatology

  SLE and the Antiphospholipid Syndrome – Laura L. Tarter, MD

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

  Mono-articular Arthritis – Derrick J. Todd, MD, PhD

  Vasculitis/GCA/PMR – Paul A. Monach, MD, PhD

  Spondyloarthritis, including Psoriatic Arthritis – Joerg Ermann, MD

  Rheumatology: Additional Clinical Pearls & Take-Home Messages – Paul F. Dellaripa, MD

  Rheumatology Q&A – Rheumatology Faculty

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

  Soft Tissue Syndromes – Susan Y. Ritter, MD

  Rheumatology Board Review – Joerg Ermann, MD

  Board Review Practice

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

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

  Board Review Practice – 3 – Sanjay Divakaran, MD

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