Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Oakstone Board Review

This comprehensive board review provides updates on basic principles, changing guidelines and therapeutic strategies in the field of pulmonary medicine. Ideal for MOC.

The Most Up-to-Date Therapeutic Strategies

Get state-of-the-art information on major areas in pulmonary medicine, prep for exams, and learn how to put optimal therapeutic strategies to use in your practice. This CME board review course shows you the latest techniques to treat respiratory infections, lung diseases, interstitial disorders, pulmonary vascular diseases, and more:

• Understand clinical problems reflected in the curriculum for the ABIM pulmonary disease subspecialty board examination
• Summarize major areas in pulmonary medicine, including respiratory physiology, genetics, and cell and molecular biology
• Review pulmonary function testing, fundamentals of pulmonary imaging, cardiopulmonary exercise testing

QUICK FACTS

Providers: Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Oakstone

Course Director:
Christopher H. Fanta, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Division of Rheumatology, Immunology, and Allergy
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Elizabeth B. Gay, MD
Harvard Medical School
Division of Pulmonary and
Critical Care Medicine
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women’s Hospital

The Brigham Board Review
Distance Learning Series
Ajay K. Singh, MBBS, FRCP (UK), MBA
Senior Associate Dean for Global and Continuing Education
Director, Master in Medical Sciences in Clinical Investigation (MMSCI) Program
Harvard Medical School
Director, Office of Postgraduate Medical Education
Physician, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women’s Hospital

 

TOPICS

General Introduction

• Review of Respiratory Physiology – Jeffrey M. Drazen, MD

• Genetics and Genomics for the Pulmonary Physician – Benjamin Raby, MD, MPH

• Cell and Molecular Biology – Caroline Owen, MD, PhD

Respiratory Infections

• Pneumonia: Community and Hospital Acquired – Rebecca M. Baron, MD

• Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Infections – Edward Nardell, MD

• Fungal and Parasitic Infections – James H. Maguire, MD

• Pulmonary Infections in Immunocompromised Hosts – Francisco Marty, MD

Obstructive Lung Diseases

• Asthma: Pathobiology and Assessment – Bruce D. Levy, MD

• Asthma: Treatment, Including Acute Exacerbations – Elliot Israel, MD

• COPD: Pathobiology and Assessment – Craig P. Hersh, MD

• COPD: Treatment, Including of Exacerbations – Bartolome R. Celli, MD

• Bronchiectasis and Bronchiolitis – Christopher H. Fanta, MD

• Cystic Fibrosis Update – Ahmet Z. Uluer, DO

Interstitial Disorders

• Interstitial Lung Disease: An Overview, 2016 – Ivan O. Rosas, MD

• BOOP, RB-ILD, BIP and EG – Gary R. Epler, MD

• Occupational and Environmental Lung Diseases – David C. Christiani, MD

• Lung Disease in the Rheumatic Diseases – Paul F. Dellaripa, MD

• Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) – Elizabeth P. Henske, MD

• Non-infectious Pulmonary Infiltrates in the Immunocompromised Host – Elizabeth B. Gay, MD

• Eosinophilic Lung Diseases, Including Churg-Strauss Syndrome and ABPA – Christopher H. Fanta, MD

Pulmonary Vascular Diseases

• Pulmonary Embolism: Pathophysiology And Management – Gregory Piazza, MD

• Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Clinical Presentation, Diagnosis, Therapy, and Prognosis – Aaron B. Waxman, MD, PhD

• Pulmonary Vasculitides – Manuela Cernadas, MD

Other Respiratory Conditions

• Lung Cancer, Including the Solitary Pulmonary Nodule – Gerald L. Weinhouse, MD

• Pleural Disease – Scott Schissel, MD, PhD
  

• Sleep Deprivation and Obstructive Sleep Apnea – Carolyn D’Ambrosio, MD

• Lung Transplantation – Hilary J. Goldberg, MD

• Respiratory Complications of Neuromuscular Weakness – Robert Brown, MD

• Mesothelioma – Raphael Bueno, MD

Approach to the Pulmonary Patient

• Cough and Hemoptysis – Christopher H. Fanta, MD

• Pre-operative Pulmonary Assessment – Gerald L. Weinhouse, MD

Special Topics

• Interventional Pulmonology – Colleen Channick, MD

• Pulmonary Function Testing: Physiology and Application – Scott Schissel, MD, PhD

• Fundamentals of Pulmonary Imaging – Andetta Hunsaker, MD

• Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing – David Systrom, MD

• Pulmonary Pathology I – Lester Kobzik, MD

• Pulmonary Pathology II – Robert F. Padera, Jr., MD, PhD

• Ethical Issues in Pulmonary Medicine – Alexandra F.M. Cist, MD

Specific Pulmonary Boards Review Topics

• Pulmonary Pearls – Christopher H. Fanta, MD

• Challenging Pulmonary Consults – Barbara A. Cockrill, MD

• Pulmonary Board Review Questions, Part 1 – Michael Cho, MD

• Pulmonary Board Review Questions, Part 2 – G. Matthew Hunninghake, MD

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:

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

Intended Audience

This educational activity was designed for fellows/trainees and practicing pulmonary specialists (MDs) and other professional affiliates (internists with an interest in Pulmonology) who are preparing to take ABIM Board Review or Recertification Examinations or who seek CME activities to improve patient care in the area of Pulmonology Medicine.

Date of Original Release: July 31, 2016
Date Credits Expire: July 31, 2019