This comprehensive review is designed to help you pass your ABFM exams (initial certification and recertification) and update your clinical knowledge base.  Emphasis is on evidence-based medicine (EBM) and board-relevant standards of care, incorporating new concepts, strategies, and treatments.  This review includes lectures that cover the entire field of Family Medicine, including clinically relevant lectures on Statistics & the basics of EBM, Medical Ethics, Professionalism, and Patient Safety.  In addition, the live course was run in a rapid-fire format to target a more significant percentage of the board and practice-relevant information. It includes Q&A examples embedded into each lecture. Many of our previous learners found the online course provided them with improved diagnostic and testing strategies, a better understanding of all major disease entities relevant to the general practice of Family Medicine and helped them recognize specific areas of knowledge weakness for further self-study.

Objectives

After this review, each participant will be able to:

• Discuss updated patient management strategies for the following areas: Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, Surgery, Gynecology, Community Medicine, Geriatrics, Adolescent Medicine, and Sport Medicine
• Confidently interpret laboratory findings, EKG, and other graphic representations of body function for specific patient presentations.
• Demonstrate increased competence in diagnosing and managing chronic diseases such as Type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and hypercholesterolemia.
• Recognize when to refer patients to a specialist to provide the best patient care.
• Implement comprehensive immunization programs for infants, children, adolescents, and adults.
• Recognize and provide appropriate treatment for sexually transmitted diseases.
• Effectively utilize pharmacology guidelines and prescription drug management strategies.
• Apply improved clinical understanding to communicate diagnosis and treatment options to patients and caregivers effectively.
• Translate evidence-based clinical guidelines discussed in the practice of Family Medicine.

Faculty & Topics

Eron Manusov, MD

Neurology
Neurology Review
Common Eye Problems
Growth Disorders
Crohn’s and Celiac Disease
Liver Disease
Orthopedics

Arunabh Talwar, MD

Pulmonary Diseases Signs and Symptoms I and II
Bronchitis
Asthma
COPD Update
GI Cancers
Ischemic Colitis and IBS

Larry E. Johnson MD, PhD

Delirium
Dementia
Geriatric Pharmacology
Geriatric Nutrition
Vitamins and Minerals
Sleeps Disorders
Geriatric Screening

Curtis Galke, D.O.

Electrocardiogram
Arrhythmias
White Cell Disorders
Coagulation
HIV AIDS
Acid-Base
Nephritis
Acute Renal Failure

Samuel Grief, MD

Pediatric Exanthems
Rheumatology
Skin Disease
Fibromyalgia
GERD and Dyspepsia
Gastroenteritis

Paras Khandhar, MD

Pediatric Asthma
Pediatric Allergies and Anaphylaxis
Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM)
Law (Medical) Ethics and Professionalism
Patient Safety and Quality Improvement

Scott M. Kambiss, DO, FACOG, FPMRS

Stroke and Hypertension
Diabetes
Urinary Incontinence
Immunizations

Reid Blackwelder, MD, FAAFP

Abnormal Uterine Bleeding
Menstrual Disorders
Infertility
Common Infections
HPV/Pap Smears
Infertility
Pancreatitis and Acute Abdomen
Gyn Infections
Anemia
Preventative Medicine

Robert Kauffman, MD

Urinary Tract Infection
Pelvic Pain in Men and Women
Lipid Disorders
Contraception
Obstetrics Updates
Breast Diseases and Imaging
Adolescent Gynecology
Sexual Assault
Gonadal Disorders and PCOS
Thyroid Disorders

Doris Greenburg, MD

Developmental Behavior
Behavioral Problems and Disorders
Substance Abuse

Eric Coris, MD

Hand and Wrist
Trauma Assessment
Lower Back Problems
Foot and Ankle
Peripheral Vascular Disease
Sports Medicine
Acute Coronary Syndrome
Myocardial Infarction
Osteoporosis
Pain Managemen
Shoulder Pain

Ayesha Fatima MD

Ulcerative Colitis and Diverticular Disease
Peptic Ulcer and Gastroparesis