The Brigham Board Review in Rheumatology

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.

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

QUICK FACTS

Provider:
Presented by: Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Provided by: Oakstone Publishing, LLC

Course Directors:
Jonathan S. Coblyn, MD
Harvard Medical School
Brigham and Women's Hospital

Paul F. Dellaripa, MD
Harvard Medical School
Brigham and Women's Hospital

Simon M. Helfgott, MD
Harvard Medical School
Brigham and Women's Hospital

Course Director, The Brigham Board Review Distance Learning Series:
Ajay K. Singh, MBBS, FRCP (UK), MBA
Harvard Medical School
Brigham and Women’s Hospital

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.

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