Harvard 46th Annual Intensive Review of Internal Medicine 2023

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The 46^th annual Intensive Review of Internal Medicine : July 23-30, 2023. Y

It offers accelerated learning:

► For clinicians seeking a practical and comprehensive review that ensures you are up to date across all major fields of internal medicine:

• Newer options for diagnosis: what to choose, when, and why
• Treatment and care management strategies to optimize patient outcomes
• How to avoid medical mistakes
• Improved approaches to common and complex clinical challenges
• Navigating screening controversies

► For physicians preparing to certify or recertify and seeking a rigorous, proven preparatory course in advance of taking the ABIM board examination:

• Board review questions
• Sessions to guide efficient preparation and study
• Four exam practice sessions
• Study guides
• Test-taking strategies and skills development

OUTCOMES-DRIVEN EDUCATION

• This past year has introduced an avalanche of critically important updates and medical advances that need to be understood and deployed for state-of-the-art patient care.
• Intensive Review of Internal Medicine (IRIM) synthesizes this vast amount of information and presents it with efficiency and effectiveness to ensure that you are current with these updates and the best ways to incorporate them into practice in today’s health care environment.
• And for those of you who are preparing to certify or recertify, we complement this education with extensive board examination preparation and test-taking skills.
• Sessions and board preparation span all major fields of internal medicine and are led by Harvard Medical School’s most distinguished clinical faculty in the fields of:

1. Cardiovascular Medicine
2. Oncology
3. Neurology
4. Critical Care
5. Nephrology
6. Hematology
7. Gastroenterology
8. Infectious Diseases
9. Pulmonary Medicine
10. Women’s Health
11. Rheumatology
12. Endocrinology
13. Allergy and Immunology
14. Hospital Medicine
15. Dermatology
16. Biostatistics
17. General Internal Medicine

Nephrology

• 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 Based Basics – Bradley M. Denker, MD
• Nephrology Q&A – Nephrology Faculty
• Proteinuria, Hematuria, and Glomerular Disease – Martina M. McGrath, MB BCh
• Dialysis and Transplantation – J. Kevin Tucker, MD
• Hot Topic in Nephrology – Imagine Stopping Progression of Kidney Disease in Type 2 Diabetes – Ajay K. Singh, MBBS, FRCP (UK), MBA
• Nephrology Q&A – Nephrology Faculty
• Nephrology Board Review – Ajay K. Singh, MBBS, FRCP (UK), MBA
• Hypertension Cases – 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
• Nephrology: Take-Home Messages and Clinical Pearls – Ajay K. Singh, MBBS, FRCP (UK), MBA

Hematology

• Anemia – Maureen M. Achebe, MD
• Hypercoagulable States and New Anticoagulants – Jean M. Connors, MD
• Hematology Q&A – Hematology Faculty
• Hematology Cases: Common, Complex, Rare – Nancy Berliner, MD
• Bleeding Disorders – Elisabeth M. Battinelli, MD, PhD
• Hot Topic in Hematology – DOAC Don’ts – When Warfarin is Better – Jean M. Connors, MD
• Hematology Q&A – Hematology Faculty
• Board Review in Hematology – Robert Stern, MD, EdM
  
• Leukocytosis and Neutropenia – Nancy Berliner, MD
• Hematology – Take-Home Messages and Clinical Pearls – Nancy Berliner, MD

Gastroenterology

• Chronic Liver Disease and Its Complications – Anna E. Rutherford, MD, MPH
• Esophageal Disorders – Walter W. Chan, MD, MPH
• Acute and Chronic Diarrhea – Benjamin N. Smith, MD
• Gastroenterology Q&A – Gastroenterology Faculty
• Acute and Chronic Pancreatitis – Julia Y. McNabb-Baltar, MD
• Hot Topic in Gastroenterology – Applications of Medical Informatics in GI – Lin Shen, MD
• Gastroenterology Q&A – Gastroenterology Faculty
• Gastroenterology Board Review – Muthoka L. Mutinga, MD
• Peptic Ulcer Disease – Molly L. Perencevich, MD
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease – Sonia Friedman, MD
• Hepatitis B and C – Kathleen Viveiros, MD
• Challenging Gastroenterology Cases – Joshua R. Korzenik, MD
• Gastroenterology: Take-Home Messages and Clinical Pearls – Kunal Jajoo, MD

Oncology

• Hot Topics in Radiation Oncology – Novel Technologies in Precision Oncology – Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy – Tracy A. Balboni, MD
• Prostate, Testicular, and Bladder Cancer – Mark M. Pomerantz, MD
• Breast Cancer – Wendy Y. Chen, MD
• Oncology Q&A – Oncology Faculty
• Lung Cancer – David M. Jackman, MD
• Leukemia and Myelodysplastic Syndrome – Marlise R. Luskin, MD, MSCE
  
• Oncology – Clinical Pearls – Wendy Y. Chen, MD
• Oncology Q&A – Oncology Faculty
• Board Review in Oncology – Amy C. Bessnow, MD
• Lymphoma – Multiple Myeloma – Eric D. Jacobsen, MD
• Myeloma – Eric D. Jacobsen, MD
• Gastrointestinal Cancers – Anuj Patel, MD
• Oncology – Take-Home Messages – Wendy Y. Chen, MD

Cardiovascular Medicine

• Venous Thromboembolism – Samuel Z. Goldhaber,MD
• Heart Failure (including HFpEF) – Anju Nohria, MD
• Acute Coronary Syndrome – Marc S. Sabatine, MD
• Cardiovascular Medicine Q&A – Cardiovascular Medicine Faculty
• Atrial Fibrillation and Common Supraventricular Tachycardias – Sunil Kapur, MD
• Bradycardias, Syncope, and Sudden Death – Usha B. Tedrow, MD, MS
• Adult Congenital Heart Disease – Anne Marie Valente, MD
• Board Review in Cardiology – Garrick C. Stewart, MD
• Peripheral Artery Disease (including Carotid and Aortic Disease) – Gregory Piazza, MD
• Valvular Heart Disease – Yee-Ping Sun, MD
• Cardiovascular Prevention – Brendan M. Everett, MD, MPH
• Cardiovascular Medicine Q&A – Cardiovascular Medicine Faculty
• Cardiomyopathies (including HCM, Amyloidosis) – Akshay S. Desai, MD, MPH
• Hot Topic in Cardiology: Evolving Strategies for Diagnosis and Management of Cardiac Amyloidosis – Rodney H. Falk, MD
• Cardiovascular Medicine Q&A – Cardiovascular Medicine Faculty
• Pericardial Disease – Key Concepts – 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
• Horizons in Cardiovascular Prevention – Paul M. Ridker, MD
• Cardiology – Take-Home Messages and Clinical Pearls – Akshay S. Desai, MD, MPH

Infectious Disease

• Diagnosis and Management of Endocarditis and Bacteremia – Ann E. Woolley, MD
• Infection in the Immunocompromised Host – Sarah P. Hammond, MD
• What’s New in Vaccines – Pneumococcus, RSV, Polio, Mpox (and more) – Daniel A. Solomon, MD
• Infectious Disease Q&A – Infectious Diseases Faculty
• Pneumonia in Hospitalized Patients – Michael Klompas, MD, MPH
• Sexually Transmitted Diseases – Todd B. Ellerin, MD
• Hot Topic in Infectious Diseases – Current and Emerging Zoonoses – Mary W. Montgomery, MD
• Infectious Disease Q&A – Infectious Diseases Faculty
• Infectious Disease Board Review – Todd B. Ellerin, MD
• Challenging Infectious Disease Cases – James H. Maguire, MD
• Tropical Medicine and Parasitology – James H. Maguire, MD
• HIV Disease: An Overview – Jennifer A. Johnson, MD
• Urinary Tract Infections – Sigal Yawetz, MD
• Tuberculosis for the Non-ID Specialist – Dylan Tierney, MD
• Infectious Disease – Take-Home Messages and Clinical Pearls – James H. Maguire, MD

Women’s Health

• Clinical Updates and Practical Considerations in Menopause Care – Tara K. Iyer, MD
• Medical Complications of Pregnancy – Ellen W. Seely, MD
• Evaluation of the Patient with Menstrual Irregularities – Maria A. Yialamas, MD
• Women’s Health Q&A – Women’s Health Faculty
• Contraception – An Update – Kathryn Fay, MD
• Updates on the Management of Osteoporosis – Sharon H. Chou, MD
• Hot Topic in Women’s Health – Female-Specific Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease – Kathryn M. Rexrode, MD
• Women’s Health Q&A – Women’s Health Faculty
• Women’s Health Board Review – Kathryn M. Rexrode, MD
• Screening for and Preventing HPV and Cervical CA – Annekathryn Goodman, MD
• Interpersonal Violence and Trauma Informed Care – Eve Rittenberg, MD
• Women’s Health: Take-Home Messages and Clinical Pearls – Lydia E.W. Pace, MD, MPH
  

Pulmonary Medicine

• Pulmonary Hypertension (for the General Internist) – Aaron B. Waxman, MD, PhD
  
• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease – Craig P. Hersh, MD
• Sleep Apnea – Khalid H. Ismail, MD
• Pulmonary Medicine Q&A – Pulmonary Faculty
• Asthma – Elliot Israel, MD
• Pleural Disease – Scott L. Schissel, MD, PhD
• Interstitial Lung Disease – Hilary J. Goldberg, MD
• Hot Topic in Pulmonary Medicine – Current Aspects of Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction – Majid Shafiq, MD, MPH
  
• Pulmonary Medicine Q&A – Pulmonary Faculty
• Pulmonary Board Review – Hassan Sajjad, MBBS
• Pulmonary Function Testing – Scott L. Schissel, MD, PhD
• Pulmonary Disease Overview – Christopher H. Fanta, MD
• Chest X-ray Interpretation for the Boards – Christopher H. Fanta, MD
• Granulomatous Lung Disease – Rachel K. Putman, MD
• Evaluation of Unexplained Dyspnea – David M. Systrom, MD
• Evaluation and Management of Chronic Cough – Paul Dieffenbach, MD
• Cystic Lung Disease – Souheil Y. El-Chemaly, MD
• Pulmonary Medicine: Take-Home Messages and Clinical Pearls – Christopher H. Fanta, MD

Neurology

• Stroke – Galen V. Henderson, MD
• Headache – Carolyn A. Bernstein, MD
• Seizure Disorders – Ellen J. Bubrick, MD
• Neurology Q&A – Neurology Faculty
• Women’s Neurology – M. Angela O’Neal, MD
• The Neurological Exam of a Comatose Patient – Galen V. Henderson, MD
• Neurology Q&A – Neurology Faculty
• Board Review in Neurology – M. Angela O’Neal, MD
• Movement Disorders – Barbara Kelly Changizi, MD
• Multiple Sclerosis – Sarah E. Conway, MD
  

General Internal Medicine and Primary Care

• End of Life – A Framework for Advance Care Planning Conversations – Lisa S. Lehmann, MD, PhD
• Obesity – Caroline M. Apovian, MD
• General Internal Medicine and Primary Care Q&A – General Internal Medicine Faculty
• Dermatology – Adam D. Lipworth, MD
• Managing Opioid Use Disorder – Sarah E. Wakeman, MD, FASAM
• Challenging General Internal Medicine Cases – Marshall A. Wolf, MD and Richard N. Mitchell, MD, PhD
• Hot Topic in General Internal Medicine – Cannabis in General Medicine – Jordan Tishler, MD
• General Internal Medicine and Primary Care Q&A – General Internal Medicine Faculty
• General Internal Medicine Board Review – Lori W. Tishler, MD
• Morning Report – Instructive Cases – Maria A. Yialamas, MD
• General Internal Medicine Case Studies – Lori W. Tishler, MD
• Hot Topics in Geriatrics – Suzanne E. Salamon, MD
• Hyperlipidemia – Jorge Plutzky, MD
• General Internal Medicine – Take-Home Messages and Clinical Pearls – Lori W. Tishler, MD

Critical Care

• Sepsis and Septic Shock – Rebecca M. Baron, MD
• Cardiogenic Shock, CHF, and Malignant Arrhythmias – Akshay S. Desai, MD, MPH
• Mechanical Ventilation – Elizabeth B. Gay, MD
• Critical Care Q&A – Critical Care Faculty
• Optimizing the ABCDEF Bundle – John W. Devlin, PharmD, BCCP, MCCM, FCCP
• Evidence-Based Preventive Care in the ICU – Kathleen J. Haley, MD
• Popular ICU Topics for the Boards – Kathleen J. Haley, MD
• Hot Topic in Critical Care – Oxygen and Blood Pressure Targets in the ICU – Gerald L. Weinhouse, MD
• Critical Care Q&A – Critical Care Faculty
• Board Review in Critical Care – Gerald L. Weinhouse, MD
• Respiratory Failure – Gerald L. Weinhouse, MD
• Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices – Raghu R. Seethala, MD
• Critical Care Management of the COVID Patient – Samuel Y. Ash, MD
• Critical Care: Take-Home Messages and Clinical Pearls – Barbara A. Cockrill, MD

Endocrinology

• 2023 Diabetes Overview – Nadine E. Palermo, DO
• Diabetes – Managing Common Complications – Nadine E. Palermo, DO
• Thyroid Disease – Matthew I. Kim, MD
• Endocrinology Q&A – Endocrinology Faculty
• Pituitary Disorders – Ursula B. Kaiser, MD
• Hot Topic in Endocrinology – Advances in Diabetes Technology – Nadine E. Palermo, DO
• Calcium Cases – Juan Carl Pallais, MD, MPH
• Endocrinology Q&A – Endocrinology Faculty
• Endocrine Board Review – Juan Carl Pallais, MD, MPH
• Adrenal Disorders – Anand Vaidya, MD, MMSc
• Overview – Care of the Transgender Patient – Ole-Petter R. Hamnvik, MB BCh BAO, MMSc, MRCPI
  
• Primary Care for Transgender and Gender Diverse People – Ole-Petter R. Hamnvik, MB BCh BAO, MMSc, MRCPI
  
• Testosterone Therapy in Men – Shehzad Basaria, MD, MBBS
• Endocrinology – Take-Home Messages and Clinical Pearls – Carolyn B. Becker, MD

Rheumatology

• Soft Tissue Syndromes – Susan Y. Ritter, MD
• Scleroderma/Sjögren’s and Myositis – Paul F. Dellaripa, MD
• Gout and Hyperuricemia – Joerg Ermann, MD
• Rheumatology Q&A – Rheumatology Faculty
• Vasculitis/GCA/PMR – Paul A. Monach, MD, PhD
• Spondyloarthritis, including Psoriatic Arthritis – Joerg Ermann, MD
• Hot Topic in Rheumatology – A Genetic View of a Rheumatic Disease – The Story of VEXAS – Paul F. Dellaripa, MD
• Rheumatology Q&A – Rheumatology Faculty
• Rheumatology Board Review – Joerg Ermann, MD
• Rheumatoid Arthritis – Diagnosis and Management – Lydia Gedmintas, MD, MPH
• Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and the Antiphospholipid Syndrome – Laura L. Tarter, MD
• Rheumatology – Take-Home Messages and Clinical Pearls – Paul F. Dellaripa, MD

Potpourri

• 2023 Allergy/Immunology Overview – David E. Sloane, MD
• Biostatistics Board Review – Julie E. Buring, ScD
• Update in Hospital Medicine – John J. Ross, MD, CM, FIDSA
  
• Q&A – Faculty
• Physician Wellness – Lifestyle Medicine for Leaders – Elizabeth P. Frates, MD, FACLM, DipABLM
• Depression Update – Russell G. Vasile, MD
• Evaluation of Cardiac and Pulmonary Risk in the Preop Patient – Adam C. Schaffer, MD
• Q&A – Faculty
• Emerging Topics for the Boards – Bringing Health Equity into Clinical Practice – Bram Wispelwey, MD, MS, MPH
• Introduction to Diagnostic Errors in Medicine – Gordon Schiff, MD
• Board Review Practice 1 – Images – Part 1 – Ajay K. Singh, MBBS, FRCP (UK), MBA
• Board Review Practice 2 – Morgan C. Esperance, MD, MPH, FHM
• Board Review Practice 3 – Sanjay Divakaran, MD
• Board Review Practice 4 – Images – Part 2 – David F. Lee, MD