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Date of Original Release: December 31, 2016
Date Credits Expire: December 31, 2019
Contact Hours: 26.25

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Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital Board Review

A comprehensive review of infectious diseases designed to improve the management and care of patients with common and uncommon infections. Ideal for MOC.

Stay Current in a Rapidly Changing Specialty

This CME course is a wide-ranging review of the important topics in infectious diseases and keeps you abreast of the latest developments in the field. The Brigham Board Review in Infectious Diseases includes case-based lectures on topics like endocarditis, transplant infectious diseases, HIV-initial testing and evaluation, sexually transmitted infections, adult immunizations, travel medicine, and more. It will help you to:

• Prepare for the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Infectious Disease certification and recertification examinations
• Relate pathophysiology and pathobiologic principles with clinical presentations
• Evaluate the latest therapeutic approaches available, their risks and benefits
• Appraise the management of acute HIV infection, syphilis, multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and sepsis

Expand Your Skills and Improve Patient Care

A comprehensive board review, this learn-at-your-own-pace course in infectious diseases provides 26.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™ and 26.25 MOC points. Available online or via audio MP3 CDs, it provides access to unbiased, evidence-based content and case-based reviews so you can expand your knowledge and incorporate the latest guidelines into your daily practice.

View our full list of Topics/Speakers, Faculty, Accreditation and Media Format information.

• Overview of Clinical Microbiology – Bacteria and Mycobacteria – Dan A. Milner Jr., MD

• Clinical Microbiology – Fungi and Viruses – Dan A. Milner Jr., MD

• Antibiotics – I – Jennifer A. Johnson, MD

• Antibiotics – II – Jennifer A. Johnson, MD

• Antifungal Therapy: Options and Indications- Francisco M. Marty, MD

• Therapy of Herpes and Influenza Virus Infections – 2016 – Martin S. Hirsch, MD

• Congenital Immunodeficiencies of Clinical Importance in Adults – David E. Sloane, MD

• Respiratory Tract Infections: Sore Throats, Common Colds, and Coughs – Miriam Baron Barshak, MD

• Community-Acquired Pneumonia – Joel T. Katz, MD

• Nosocomial Pneumonia and Other ICU Infections – Michael Klompas, MD, MPH, FRCPC

• Common Problems in Infection Control and Healthcare Epidemiology – Deborah S. Yokoe, MD

• Endocarditis – Adolf W. Karchmer, MD

• Meningitis and Encephalitis – Todd B. Ellerin, MD

• Bone and Joint Infections – James H. Maguire, MD

• Adult Immunizations – Lindsey R. Baden, MD

• Travel Medicine – James H. Maguire, MD

• Parasitology – James H. Maguire, MD

• Tick-borne Diseases – James H. Maguire, MD

• Zoonoses – Mary W. Montgomery, MD

• Infectious Diarrhea – Mary W. Montgomery, MD

• Tuberculosis – Eric J. Rubin, MD, PhD

• Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria, Nocardiosis, Rhodococcus, and Actinomycosis – Jonathan Li, MD

• Infectious Complications of Immunomodulators – Sarah P. Hammond, MD

• Transplant Infectious Diseases – General Principles – Lindsey R. Baden, MD

• Transplant Infectious Diseases – Boards Questions – Sophia Koo, MD

• HIV: Testing and Initial Evaluation – Lisa A. Cosimi, MD

• HIV: Opportunistic Infections and Board Review Questions – Lisa A. Cosimi, MD

• Principles of Antiretroviral Therapy: When to Start and What to Start – Daniel R. Kuritzkes, MD

• HIV: Clinical Cases and HIV Resistance Testing – Jonathan Li, MD

• Viral Hepatitis – Arthur Y. Kim, MD

• Sexually Transmitted Infections – Sigal Yawetz, MD

• Outpatient Infectious Disease – Board Review Questions – Brian T. Chan, MD

• Skin Infection and Infection-Mimickers Part 1 – Adam D. Lipworth, MD

• Skin Infection and Infection-Mimickers Part 2 – Adam D. Lipworth, MD

• Cases: Non-Infectious Diseases that May Appear on the Boards – Holly E. Rawizza, MD

• Non-Infectious Diseases that May Appear on the Boards Part II – Holly E. Rawizza, MD