The Brigham Board Review in Rheumatology 2018

Brigham and Women’s Hospital Board Review

A case-based review of basic principle updates, changing guidelines and clinical strategies, with extra attention given to key practice areas and disease states in rheumatology. Ideal for MOC.

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Learn from Experts

The world-renowned faculty of The Brigham Board Review in Rheumatology, led by Jonathan S. Coblyn, MD, Simon M. Helfgott, MD, and Paul F. Dellaripa, MD, will help you to better:

• Apply current and recommended Rheumatology guidelines in clinical practice
• Perform differential diagnoses of complex clinical presentations related to Rheumatologic disorders
• Identify and apply current therapeutic options for specific Rheumatologic disorders
• Evaluate and interpret up-to-date literature relevant to clinical practice in Rheumatology

CME and Board Prep at Your Convenience

The Brigham Board Review in Rheumatology is available online or via audio MP3 CDs, so you can earn credits from the comfort of your home or office and prepare for the ABIM Rheumatology subspecialty Board examination. This CME program provides you with a maximum of 25.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™ and 25.5 MOC points.

Accreditation

Oakstone Publishing, LLC is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Oakstone Publishing, LLC is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 25.5 knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

Designation

Oakstone Publishing, LLC designates this enduring material for a maximum of 25.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Date of Original Release: May 31, 2018
Date Credits Expire: May 31, 2021
Estimated Time to Complete: 25.50 hours
Contact Hours: 25.5

CME credit is obtained upon successful completion of an online activity post-test and evaluation.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this CME activity, the participant will be able to:

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

Intended Audience

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

Topics/Speaker:

Rheumatoid Arthritis

• Rheumatoid Arthritis, Brief Review of Differential Diagnosis and Initial Treatment – Jonathan S. Coblyn, MD

• Pathogenesis of Rheumatoid Arthritis – Deepak Rao MD, PhD

• RA: Biologics and Small Molecules – Michael Weinblatt, MD

SLE and Antiphospholipid AB Syndrome

• Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Clinical Manifestations – Karen Costenbader, MD, MPH

• Basic Science for the Rheumatologist – Anna Helena Jonsson, MD, PhD

• The Treatment of Lupus – Elena M. Massarotti, MD

• Clinical Manifestations and Treatment of Antiphospholipid Syndrome – Laura L. Tarter, MD

• Pregnancy and the Rheumatic Diseases – Laura L. Tarter, MD

Scleroderma

• Scleroderma: Clinical Features and Therapeutics – Flavia V. Castelino, MD

Sjögrens and MCTD

• Sjögren’s and Related Anti-Ro/La Antibody Syndromes – Julia Charles, MD, PhD

Psoriatic Arthritis and Other Spondyloarthropathies

• Psoriatic Arthritis – Elinor A. Mody, MD

• Axial Spondyloarthritis – Joerg Ermann, MD

Vasculitis

• Large Vessel Vasculitis – William P. Docken, MD

• ANCA-associated Vasculitis – Paul Monach, MD, PhD
  

• Vasculitic Syndromes – Paul F. Dellaripa, MD

Osteoporosis

• Osteoporosis – Julia Charles, MD, PhD

Osteoarthritis

• Osteoarthritis: Clinical and Research Updates – Susan Y. Ritter, MD, PhD

Regional Pain/Sports Medicine

• Common Clinical Conditions in the Elbow, Wrist and Hand – Brandon E. Earp, MD

• The Shoulder and Knee in Sports – Elizabeth G. Matzkin, MD

• Common Foot and Ankle Disorders – James P. Ioli, DPM

Spine Disorders, Evaluation and Treatment

• Diagnosis, Treatment and Management of Low Back and Leg Pain – Jeffrey N. Katz, MD, MS

Inflammatory Myositis and Other Myopathies

• Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies – Anthony A. Amato, MD

Radiology and the Rheumatic Diseases

• Imaging of Arthritis – Part I: Radiographic Evaluation of Arthritis – Barbara N. Weissman, MD

• Imaging of Arthritis – Part II: Advanced Imaging in Rheumatology – Stacy E. Smith, MD

Infectious Diseases and Rheumatologic Disease

• Septic Arthritis – James H. Maguire, MD

• Lyme Disease Update – Nancy A. Shadick, MD, MPH
  

• Vaccine Updates for the Rheumatologist – Camille N. Kotton, MD

Rheumatic Manifestations of Systemic Diseases

• Autoinflammatory Diseases – Peter A. Nigrovic, MD

• Challenges in Dermato-Rheumatology – Joseph F. Merola, MD, MMSc

• Sarcoidosis: A Rheumatologist’s Perspective – Jeffrey Sparks, MD, MMSc

• Diagnostic Dilemmas: Cases from the Brigham and Women’s Consult Service – Simon M. Helfgott, MD

• Systemic Rheumatic Syndromes – Derrick J. Todd, MD, PhD

Other Topics

• Rheumatic Syndromes with Cancer Immunotherapy – Lindsey A. Macfarlane, MD, MPH
  

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

• Interventional Pain Management – Zacharia Isaac, MD

• Crystal-Related Arthropathies – Sara K. Tedeschi, MD, MPH

• Pediatric Rheumatology – Peter A. Nigrovic, MD