43rd Annual Intensive Review of Internal Medicine

Convenient and Comprehensive

Staying on top of a seemingly endless number of internal medicine updates is made easier with the 43rd Annual Intensive Review of Internal Medicine. This online CME program includes 171 lectures across more than a dozen major topic areas, and features Harvard Medical School’s most distinguished faculty as they discuss the latest updates, best practices, and guidance for:

Exercising newer options for diagnosis
Treatment and care management strategies to optimize patient outcomes
Avoiding medical mistakes
Improved approaches to common and complex clinical challenges
Navigating screening controversies

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1. Nephrology (13)

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 – Ajay K. Singh, MBBS, FRCP (UK), MBA, and J. Kevin Tucker, MD

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

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

Nephrology: Take-Home Messages and Clinical Pearls – 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

2. Hematology (9)

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 – Nancy Berliner, MD, Maureen M. Achebe, MBBS, Nathan T. Connell, MD, MPH, and Elisabeth M. Battinelli, MD, PhD

Board Review in Hematology – Aric D. Parnes, MD

Leukocytosis and Neutropenia – Nancy Berliner, MD

Hematology: Additional Clinical Pearls & Take Home Messages – Nancy Berliner, MD
Coagulopathy in the Era of COVID-19 – Jean M. Connors, MD

3. Gastroenterology (11)

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

Gastroenterology Q&A – Muthoka L. Mutinga, MD, Joshua R. Korzenik, Walter W. Chan, MD, MPH, and Benjamin N. Smith, MD

Peptic Ulcer Disease – Molly L. Perencevich, MD

Inflammatory Bowel Disease – Sonia Friedman, MD

Hepatitis B and C – Kathleen Viveiros, MD

Gastroenterology: Take-Home Messages and Clinical Pearls – Kunal Jajoo, MD
Gastroenterology Board Review – Muthoka L. Mutinga, MD

4. Oncology (10)

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 – Wendy Y. Chen, MD, Mark M. Pomerantz, MD, David M. Jackman, MD, and Eric D. Jacobsen, MD

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

Gastrointestinal Cancers – Anuj Patel, MD

Oncology: Take-Home Messages and Clinical Pearls – Wendy Y. Chen, MD
Board Review in Oncology – Amy C. Bessnow, MD

5. Cardiovascular Medicine (18)

Cardiovascular Prevention – Samia Mora, MD

Acute Coronary Syndrome – Marc S. Sabatine, MD

Venous Thromboembolism – Samuel Z. Goldhaber,MD

Atrial Fibrillation and Common Supraventricular Tachycardias – Sunil Kapur, MD

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

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 – Akshay S. Desai, MD, MPH, Anne Marie Valente, MD, and Anju Nohria, MD

2020 Cardiology Overview – 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 Atherothrombosis: What Clinicians Need to Know – Paul M Ridker, MD

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

Board Review in Cardiology – Garrick C. Stewart, MD
Cardiac Issues in COVID-19 Patients – Erin A. Bohula, MD

6. Infectious Disease (13)

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 – James H. Maguire, MD, Sarah P. Hammond, MD, and Michael Klompas, MD, MPH

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

Infectious Disease: Take-Home Messages and Clinical Pearls – Sarah P. Hammond, MD

Infectious Disease Board Review – Todd B. Ellerin, MD

Global Epidemiology and Status/Clinical Overview, Diagnosis and Treatment of COVID-19 – Lindsey R. Baden, MD
Clinical Presentation and Treatment of COVID-19 – Paul E. Sax, MD

7. Women's Health (10)

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

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

Women’s Health Q&A – Kathryn M. Rexrode, MD, Caren G. Solomon, MD, Ellen W. Seely, MD, Heather Hirsch, MD, MS, NCMP, and Carolyn B. Becker, MD

Cervical Cancer – Statistics, Etiology, and Screening – Annekathryn Goodman, MD

Interpersonal Violence and Trauma Informed Care – Eve Rittenberg, MD

Women’s Health: Take-Home Messages and Clinical Pearls – Lillian S. Mahrokhian, MD
Women’s Health Board Review – Kathryn M. Rexrode, MD

8. Pulmonary Medicine (17)

Interstitial Lung Disease – Hilary J. Goldberg, MD

COPD – Craig P. Hersh, MD

Sleep Apnea – Lawrence J. Epstein, MD

Asthma – Christopher H. Fanta, MD

Pleural Disease – Scott L. Schissel, MD, PhD

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

Pulmonary Medicine Q&A – Christopher H. Fanta, MD, Souheil Y. El-Chemaly, MD, Craig P. Hersh, MD, Lawrence J. Epstein, MD, and Scott L. Schissel, MD, PhD

Challenging Pulmonary Cases – Part 1 – Elizabeth B. Gay, MD

Challenging Pulmonary Cases – Part 2 – Bradley M. Wertheim, MD

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

Pulmonary Disease Overview – Christopher H. Fanta, MD

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

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

Pulmonary Board Review – 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

9. Neurology (8)

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 – Galen V. Henderson, MD, Carolyn A. Bernstein, MD, Ellen J. Bubrick, MD, and M. Angela O’Neal, MD

Neurology: Additional Clinical Pearls – Galen V. Henderson, MD

Board Review in Neurology – M. Angela O’Neal, MD
Movement Disorders – Abby Olsen, MD

10. General Internal Medicine/Primary Care/Hospital Medicine (23)

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

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

Update in Geriatrics 2020 and COVID-19 – Suzanne E. Salamon, MD

Hyperlipidemia – Jorge Plutzky, MD

Biostatistics Board Review – Julie E. Buring, ScD

Obesity – Caroline M. Apovian, MD

Morning Report 2020: Instructive Cases – Maria A. Yialamas, MD

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

General Internal Medicine, Primary Care, Hospital Medicine Q&A – Lori W. Tishler, MD, Lisa S. Lehmann, MD, PhD, Sarah E. Wakeman, MD, FASM, Julie E. Buring, ScD, and Caroline M. Apovian, MD

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

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

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

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

Emerging Topics for the Boards: Bringing Health Equity into Clinical Practice – Cheryl R. Clark, MD

Dermatology – Adam Lipworth, MD

2020 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

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

Immunologic Testing for COVID-19 – Michael Mina, MD
Diagnostic Errors in Medicine – Gordon Schiff, MD

11. Critical Care (12)

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 – Gerald L. Weinhouse, MD

Respiratory Failure – Gerald L. Weinhouse, MD

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

Challenging Critical Care Cases – Rebecca Sternschein, MD

Critical Care Q&A – Gerald L. Weinhouse, MD, Kathleen J. Haley, MD, and Rebecca M. Baron, MD

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

Board Review in Critical Care – Rebecca Sternschein, MD

Popular ICU Topics – Kathleen J. Haley, MD

The ABCDF Bundle – Gerald L. Weinhouse, MD
Critical Care Management of the COVID Patient – Samuel Y. Ash, MD

12. Endocrinology (12)

2020 Diabetes Overview – Marie E. McDonnell, MD

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

Pituitary Disorders – Ursula B. Kaiser, MD

Thyroid Disease – Matthew I. Kim, MD

Calcium Cases – Carolyn B. Becker, MD

Endocrinology Q&A – Carolyn B. Becker, MD, Nadine E. Palermo, DO, and Matthew I. Kim, MD

Adrenal Disorders – Anand Vaidya, MD, MMSc

Endocrine Board Review – Juan Carl Pallais, MD, MPH

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

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

Testosterone Therapy in Men – Shehzad Basaria, MD, MBBS
Management of Diabetes in Critically Ill Patients with COVID-19 – Nadine E. Palermo, DO

13. Rheumatology (11)

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

Soft Tissue Syndromes – Susan Y. Ritter, MD

Monoarticular Arthritis – Derrick J. Todd, MD, PhD

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

Spondyloarthritis, including Psoriatic Arthritis – Joerg Ermann, MD

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

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

Rheumatology Q&A – Paul F. Dellaripa, MD, Derrick J. Todd, MD, PhD, Susan Y. Ritter, MD, and Paul A. Monach, MD, PhD

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

Rheumatology Board Review – Part I – Joerg Ermann, MD
Rheumatology Board Review – Part II – Joerg Ermann, MD

14. Board Review Practice (4)

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

Learning Objectives

After viewing this program, the participant 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

Intended 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.