The Brigham Board Review in Rheumatology 2018

The Brigham Board Review in Rheumatology 2018

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.

Topics And Speakers:
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