The Brigham Board Review in Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Overview

Prep for Exams and Earn CME Credits

This online CME course — The Brigham Board Review in Gastroenterology and Hepatology — provides in-depth coverage of key practice improvement areas, including inflammatory bowel disease, colorectal cancer screening, gastroesophageal reflux disease, Barrett’s esophagus, liver disease, celiac disease, hepatitis C, constipation, and more.

Get an evidence-based look at basic GI principles and therapeutic strategies with continuing medical education that will help you to better:

• Diagnose complex clinical presentations related to gastroenterology disorders
• Identify and apply current therapeutic options for specific GI disorders
• Analyze and interpret current gastroenterology literature
• Recognize and apply knowledge of pathophysiology to management of GI disorders
• Apply knowledge gained to the ABIM certification/recertification board exams

Topics / Speakers

Esophagus

GERD and Other Esophagitis – Wai-Kit Lo, MD

Malignant and Pre-Malignant Disorders of the Esophagus – Kunal Jajoo, MD

Esophageal Motility Disorders and Manometry Interpretation – Walter Chan, MD

Stomach

Peptic Ulcer Disease, Dyspepsia and H.pylori – Molly L. Perencevich, MD

Upper GI Bleeding – John R. Saltzman, MD, FACP, FACG, FASGE, AGAF

Gastric and Small Bowel Motility Disorders – Braden Kuo, MD

Post-Surgical Conditions – Bariatric Surgeries & Gastric Surgeries for Benign & Malignant Conditions – Pichamol Jirapinyo, MD, MPH

Liver

Interpretation of Liver Tests – Kathleen Viveiros, MD

Viral Hepatitis A-E – Raymond Chung, MD

Portal Hypertension, Varices and other Vascular Disorders of the Liver – Kathleen Viveiros, MD

Ascites, Hepatorenal Syndrome and Hepatic Encephalopathy – Stephen D. Zucker, MD

Acute Liver Failure – Anna Rutherford, MD

Liver Transplantation – Nikroo Hashemi, MD, MPH

Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver and Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease – Gyorgy Baffy, MD, PhD

Autoimmune and Cholestatic Liver Disease – Daniel S. Pratt, MD

Metabolic Liver Disorders – Benjamin N. Smith, MD

Benign and Malignant Tumors of the Liver – Nikroo Hashemi, MD, MPH

Liver Disease in Pregnancy – Stephen D. Zucker, MD

Liver Pathology – Lei Zhao, MD, PhD

Biliary Tract

Benign Biliary Diseases – Part 1 – Christopher Thompson, MD

Benign Biliary Diseases – Part 2 – Christopher Thompson, MD

Malignant Biliary Diseases – Marvin K. Ryou, MD

EUS and ERCP for the Boards – Linda Lee, MD

Pancreas

Acute Pancreatitis – David X. Jin, MD, MPH

Chronic Pancreatitis – Julia McNabb-Baltar, MD

Neoplasms of the Pancreas – Linda Lee, MD

Small Intestine

Celiac Disease and Other Small Bowel Disorders – Jasmine Hanifi, MD

Small Bowel Bleeding and Capsule Endoscopy – Daniel Stein, MD

Diagnosis and Management of Clostridioides difficile Infections – Jessica R. Allegretti, MD

Vascular Disorders of the Small and Large Intestine – Fredrick L. Makrauer, MD

Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD)

Ulcerative Colitis – Joshua Korzenik, MD

Crohn’s Disease – Vanessa Mitsialis, MD, PhD

IBD Special Issues for the Boards – Rachel Winter, MD

Colon

Colon Cancer Screening and Colonic Neoplasms – Lin Shen, MD, MBI

Polyposis Syndromes – Ramona Lim, MD

Diverticular Disease and Colonic Inflammation – Matthew J. Hamilton, MD

IBS, Constipation and Anorectal/Pelvic Floor Disorders – Nayna Lodhia, MD

Acute and Chronic Diarrhea – Benjamin N. Smith, MD

Lower GI Bleeding – John Saltzman, MD, FACP, FACG, FASGE, AGAF

Miscellaneous

Nutrition Support Fundamentals for the Gastroenterologist – Malcolm K. Robinson, MD

Pediatrics for the GI Boards – Amit Grover, MD & Kate Templeton, MD

Systemic Manifestations of GI Diseases – Walter M. Kim, MD, PhD

Pathology for the GI Boards – Amitabh Srivastava, MD

Imaging for the GI Boards – Daniel A.T. Souza, MD, MSc

Statistics for the GI Boards – Walter Chan, MD, MPH

Gastrointestinal Toxicity of Oncologic Treatment – Shilpa Grover, MD, MPH

Test Taking Skills and Strategies for the GI Boards – Navin L. Kumar, MD

GI Board Review Practice – Anne F. Liu, MD

Faculty

Accreditation / Pass Guarantee

Accreditation

The Harvard Medical School is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

AMA Credit Designation Statement

The Harvard Medical School designates this enduring material for a maximum of 31.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.™ Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Date of Original Release: May 4, 2021
Date Credits Expire: May 3, 2024
(Please note that AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ will no longer be issued for the activity after this date)

Estimated Time to Complete the Activity: 31.50 hours

CME credit is awarded upon successful completion of a course evaluation and post-test.

ABIM Medical Knowledge MOC Points

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 31.50 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC points.

On the course evaluation page please indicate "Yes" when asked if you would like to receive ABIM MOC points for your participation in this enduring activity. You will then be required to provide your ABIM ID # and your Date of Birth. Points earned will equal the amount of AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ claimed.

HMS will upload the participant data, including the points earned, directly to the ABIM so that it will appear on the ABIM diplomates transcript. These points will not appear on your certificate provided at the end of this enduring activity.

Disclosure Policy

Harvard Medical School (HMS) adheres to all ACCME Accreditation Criteria and Policies. It is HMS's policy that those who have influenced the content of a CME activity (e.g. planners, faculty, authors, reviewers and others) disclose all relevant financial relationships with commercial entities so that HMS may identify and resolve any conflicts of interest prior to the activity. These disclosures will be provided in the activity materials along with disclosure of any commercial support received for the activity. Additionally, faculty members have been instructed to disclose any limitations of data and unlabeled or investigational uses of products during their presentations.

Disclosure information for all individuals in control of the content of the activity is located on the disclosure statement in the PDF and printed syllabus.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

• Apply current/recommended gastroenterology guidelines in clinical practice
• Perform differential diagnosis of complex clinical presentations related to gastroenterology disorders
• Identify and apply current therapeutic options for specific GI disorders
• Analyze and interpret up-to-date literature relevant to clinical practice in gastroenterology
• Recognize and apply knowledge of pathophysiology as it applies to management of gastroenterology disorders
• Apply knowledge gained to the ABIM certification/recertification gastroenterology examinations

ACGME Competencies

This course is designed to meet one or more of the following Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Competencies:

• Patient Care and Procedural Skills
• Medical Knowledge
• Practice-Based Learning and Improvement

Intended Audience

This activity is designed for gastroenterologists, and internal medicine.

Board Pass Guarantee

We Guarantee You'll Pass! Diligent course study and successful completion of the CME quiz provides the strongest likelihood of passing board certification or maintenance of certification exams. Oakstone is so confident of your success that we guarantee it. If you do not pass your exam on the first attempt, mail us a copy of your board failure notification, plus our system certificate reflecting your successful completion of the CME quizzes for the board review product purchased. You will receive a credit for the purchase price paid (less any discounts or premium), which you may apply to future purchases with Oakstone. Your exam record will be destroyed. Your board failure notification can be mailed to: Oakstone, P.O. Box 190165, Birmingham, AL 35219. If you have any questions on this policy, please feel free to contact Customer Service at 1-800-633-4743.

Quick Facts

Provider: Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital

Course Directors:

David X. Jin, MD, MPH

Instructor in Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Division of Gastroenterology,
Hepatology and Endoscopy
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, MA

Stephen D. Zucker, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Director of Hepatology
Division of Gastroenterology,
Hepatology and Endoscopy
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, MA

Course Director, The Brigham Board Review Distance Learning Series:

Ajay K. Singh, MBBS, FRCP (UK), MBA

Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, MA

Credits: Earn a maximum of 31.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ and 31.50 ABIM MOC points