The Brigham Board Review and Comprehensive Update in Cardiology 2023 (Course)
The Advanced Cardiology Board Review Course covers the latest guidelines in clinical practice with case-based lectures and in-depth discussions from cardiology experts. The course provides a comprehensive review of core concepts and emerging trends in the field, encompassing a wide range of topics such as coronary and peripheral artery diseases, hypertension, heart failure, valvular heart, and pericardial diseases, atrial fibrillation, and non-invasive testing.
If you’re preparing for ABIM certification or recertification cardiology board exams, this continuing medical education course will help you apply the knowledge you gain to the tests. It will also enable you to perform differential diagnosis of cardiology disorders, identify and integrate current therapeutic options, analyze and interpret up-to-date literature relevant to cardiovascular medicine, and express pathophysiology knowledge as applied to cardiology disorders management.
Learning Objectives
At the completion of this course, the participants should be able to:
- Apply current and recommended cardiology guidelines in clinical practice.
- Perform differential diagnosis of complex clinical presentations related to cardiology disorders.
- Identify and integrate current therapeutic options for specific cardiology disorders.
- Analyze and interpret up-to-date literature relevant to clinical practice in cardiovascular medicine.
- Express knowledge of pathophysiology as it applies to management of cardiology disorders.
- Apply knowledge gained to the ABIM certification or recertification cardiology examinations.
Intended Audience
The course targets fellows/trainees and practicing cardiology specialists (MDs) and other professional affiliates (internists with an interest in cardiology), who aim to become board certified, maintain their certification, or seek CME activities to improve patient care in the field of cardiovascular medicine.
TOPICS/SPEAKERS
Coronary Artery Disease
Non-ST-Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes – Marc S. Sabatine, MD, MPH
Management of Patients with ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction – Michelle L. O’Donoghue, MD, MPH
Management of Stable Ischemic Heart Disease and Lipids – Benjamin Scirica, MD, MPH
Peripheral Artery Disease
Peripheral Artery Disease – Greg Piazza, MD, MS
Carotid Artery Disease – Piotr S. Sobieszczyk, MD
Renovascular and Mesenteric Disease – Piotr S. Sobieszczyk, MD
Diseases of the Aorta
Aortic Aneurysms and Aortitis – Umberto Campia, MD, MSc
Acute Aortic Syndromes – Umberto Campia, MD, MSc
Venous Thromboembolic Disease
Deep Venous Thrombosis Update – Samuel Z. Goldhaber, MD
Pulmonary Embolism Update – Samuel Z. Goldhaber, MD
Prevention
Lifestyle Recommendations for Prevention – Samia Mora, MD
Lipids – Jorge Plutzky, MD
Hypertension – Naomi D. Fisher, MD
Diabetes – Jorge Plutzky, MD
Medical Management of Obesity – Caroline Apovian, MD
Heart Failure
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy – Neal K. Lakdawala, MD
Other Cardiomyopathies – Neal K. Lakdawala, MD
Cardiac Amyloidosis – Sarah Cuddy, MD
Cardiac Sarcoidosis – Sanjay Divakaran, MD
Treatment of Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction – Akshay S. Desai, MD, MPH
Treatment of Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction – Akshay S. Desai, MD, MPH
Mechanical Circulatory Support – Garrick C. Stewart, MD
Heart Transplantation – Michael M. Givertz, MD
Assessment and Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension – Aaron B. Waxman, MD
Cardio-Oncology – Anju Nohria, MD, MSc
Electrophysiology
Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Flutter – Paul Zei, MD
Common Supraventricular Tachycardias – Sunil Kapur, MD
Ventricular Tachycardia – Usha B. Tedrow, MD, MS
Bradycardia and AV Block – Bruce A. Koplan, MD, MPH
Pacemakers (including CRT) – Bruce A. Koplan, MD, MPH
ICD Therapy – Thomas M. Tadros, MD
Syncope – Usha B. Tedrow, MD, MS
Adult Congenital Heart Disease
Adult Congenital Heart Disease for the Boards – Keri Shafer, MD
Pregnancy
Pregnancy and Cardiovascular Disease – Anne Marie Valente, MD
Valvular Heart Disease
Management of Mitral Valve Disease for the Boards – Yee-Ping Sun, MD
Management of Aortic Valve Disease for the Boards – Pinak Shah, MD, MPH
Management of Tricuspid and Pulmonic Valve Disease for the Boards – Yee-Ping Sun, MD
Management Considerations for Prosthetic Heart Valves – Pinak Shah, MD, MPH
Infective Endocarditis – Ann E. Woolley, MD
Pericardial Disease
Pericardial Disease – Leonard S. Lilly, MD
Non-Invasive Testing
Nuclear Cardiology and PET Imaging for