The Brigham Board Review in Rheumatology

Overview

Enhance Your Rheumatology Knowledge with Online CME

Key rheumatologic medicine topics are addressed in The Brigham Board Review in Rheumatology continuing medical education program. Learn new strategies with this case-based online CME course as world-renowned faculty, led by Jonathan S. Coblyn, MD, Simon M. Helfgott, MD, and Paul F. Dellaripa, MD, 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 current literature relevant to clinical practice in rheumatology

Topics / Speakers

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Rheumatoid Arthritis, Brief Review of Differential Diagnosis and Initial Treatment
Jonathan S. Coblyn, MD

Pathogenesis of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Deepak A. Rao, MD, PhD

RA: Biologics and Small Molecules
Michael Weinblatt, MD

SLE and Antiphospholipid AB Syndrome

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Clinical Manifestations
Karen H. Costenbader, MD, MPH

Basic Science for the Rheumatologist
Anna H. 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

Sjögren’s and MCTD

Sjögren’s and Related Anti-Ro/La Antibody Syndromes
Julia Charles, MD, PhD

Psoriatic Arthritis and Other Spondyloarthropathies

Psoriatic Arthritis
Joseph F. Merola, MD, MMSc

Axial Spondyloarthritis
Joerg Ermann, MD

Vasculitis

Large Vessel Vasculitis
Paul Monach, MD

ANCA-associated Vasculitis
Paul Monach, MD

Vasculitic Syndromes
Paul F. Dellaripa, MD

Osteoporosis

Osteoporosis
Julia Charles, MD, PhD

Osteoarthritis

Osteoarthritis
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 Treatement

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

Preventing Infections: Screening, Prophylaxis, and Immunizations
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

Brief Encounters with Unusual Rheumatic Diseases
Simon M. Helfgott, MD

Systemic Rheumatic Syndromes
Derrick J. Todd, MD, PhD

Other Topics

Rheumatic Syndromes with Cancer Immunotherapy
Lindsey A. Macfarlane, MD

Lung Disease in the Rheumatic Diseases
Paul F. Dellaripa, MD

Interventional Pain Management
Zacharia Isaac, MD

Crystal-Related Arthropathies
Lindsey A. Macfarlane, MD

Pediatric Rheumatology
Peter A. Nigrovic, MD

Faculty

Accreditation

Accreditation

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

Designation

Oakstone Publishing designates this enduring material for a maximum of 25.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 25.75 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 credit.

Date of Original Release: May 15, 2020
Date Credits Expire: May 15, 2023
Estimated Time to Complete: 25.75 hours

CME credit is obtained upon successful completion of an online activity post-test and evaluation.

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.

Quick Facts

Provider: Brigham and Women's Hospital

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

Senior Associate Dean for Postgraduate Medical Education Director, Master in Medical Sciences in Clinical Investigation (MMSCI) Program Harvard Medical School Director, Office of Postgraduate Medical Education Department of Medicine Brigham and Women's Hospital

Credits: Earn a maximum of 25.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ and 25.75 ABIM MOC points