Brigham and Women’s Hospital Board Review

Learn the latest strategies for managing allergic and immunologic disorders as you prepare for your ABIM exams.

Keep Abreast of Current Trends

The Brigham Board Review in Allergy & Immunology provides an in-depth coverage of a wide range of vital topics, keeping you abreast of the latest advances in the field. This CME course includes case-based lectures on topics like drug allergy, skin testing, insect sting allergy, anaphylaxis, food allergy, vaccines, aerobiology, etc. It will help you to better:

• Integrate and demonstrate improved understanding of allergic/immunologic disorders
• Identify and improve clinical competence-based practice gaps in allergy/immunology
• Correlate pathophysiology and pathobiologic principles with clinical presentations
• Stay updated on an expanding array of therapeutic options, their risks and benefits
• Prepare for ABIM certification/recertification examinations
• Integrate the knowledge gained into daily practice and provide utmost level of care to your patients

• T cells and Innate Lymphoid Cells – Patrick Brennan, MD, PhD

• B Cells and Antibody Formation – Shiv Pillai, MD, PhD

• Lipid Mediators in Asthma and Allergy – Joshua Boyce, MD

• Regulatory T cells – Talal Chatila, MD

• Dendritic Cells – Nora Barrett MD

• Mucosal Immunity and the Microbiome – Duane Wesemann, MD, PhD

• Chemokines – Andrew D. Luster, MD, PhD

• Neutrophil Biology – Peter Newburger, MD

• Complement and Cryoproteins – Mandakolathur Murali, MD, MBBS

• Diagnosis and Management of Asthma – Christopher H. Fanta, MD

• Asthma Testing/Evaluation – Nora A. Barrett, MD

• Aspirin Exacerbated Respiratory Disease – Tanya M. Laidlaw, MD

• The Pharmacogenetics of Asthma – Kelan Tantisira, MD, MPH

• Atopic Dermatitis – Lynda Schneider, MD

• Contact Dermatitis and Patch Testing – Pamela L. Scheinman, MD

• Basophils – Caroline L. Sokol, MD, PhD

• Mast Cell Biology – Lora Bankova, MD

• Eosinophilia: Worms, Wheezes and Weird Diseases – Peter F. Weller, MD

• Primary Immunodeficiencies – T Cells – Craig Platt, MD, PhD

• Primary Immunodeficiencies – B Cells – Craig Platt, MD, PhD

• Genomic Diagnostics and Discovery for Immunodeficiency – Janet S. Chou, MD

• Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases in Adults – Jolan Walter, MD, PhD

• Introduction to Biostatistics – Margee Louisias, MD

• Food Allergy – Joyce Hsu, MD

• Eosinophilic GI Disorders – Wayne G. Shreffler, MD, PhD

• Treatment of Asthma in Children – T. Bernard Kinane, MD, MBBCH, BAO

• Ocular Allergies – C. Stephen Foster, MD

• Anaphylaxis – David Sloane, MD

• Hereditary Angioedema – Aleena Banerji, MD

• Mastocytosis and Mast Cell Activation Syndrome – Matthew Giannetti, MD

• Medication Therapy of Asthma and Allergic Diseases – Alberta L.Wang, MD

• Immunotherapy – David I. Hong, MD

• Immunobiology of IgE Antibodies – Hans Oettgen, MD, PhD

• Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Immunodeficiency – Sung-Yun Pai, MD

• Urticaria – Karen S. Hsu Blatman, MD

• β-lactam Allergy – Kimberly G. Blumenthal, MD

• In Vivo and In Vitro Testing for Hypersensitivity – Morris F. Ling, MD

• Drug Allergy Classification and Evaluation – Ana Dioun Broyles, MD

• Drug Allergy – Other Common Drugs – Sarita U. Patil, MD

• Desensitization for Drug Hypersensitivity Reactions (HSR) – David Sloane, MD

• Rhinitis and Sinusitis – Daniel Hamilos, MD

• Common Immune- Mediated Rashes – Kristina J. Liu MD, MHS

• Environmental Allergens – Joyce Hsu, MD

• The Epithelium in Allergic Disease – Lora Bankova, MD

Learning Objectives

After viewing this activity, participants will demonstrate the ability to:

• Integrate and demonstrate increased overall knowledge of allergy/immunologic diseases
• Identify and improve knowledge and clinical competence-based practice gaps in allergy/immunology
• Correlate pathophysiology and pathobiologic principles with clinical presentations
• Describe optimal therapeutic strategies and their risks and benefits
• Apply the knowledge and strategies gained through participation in this activity to the Board exam and daily practice

Intended Audience

This educational activity was designed for fellows/trainees and practicing allergists/immunologists and other professional affiliates, such as internists, with an interest in Allergy/Immunology or who seek CME in attempt to improve patient care.