Description
The 35th Annual Intensive Review of Internal Medicine is a course that covers topics such as:
- Essential concepts to prepare for the Internal Medicine Board Certification Examination
- Advances in internal medicine and their clinical implications
- Enhanced test -taking skills using an interactive system of board simulation
- Areas of relative personal strength in internal medicine
The 35th Annual Intensive Review of Internal Medicine brings together:
- Physicians desiring a review of state-of-the-art developments in internal medicine
- Physicians preparing for Internal Medicine Board Certification or recertification
Agenda :
| General Session |
| Lunch |
| Cardiology |
| - Board Simulation in Cardiology I
- STEMI
- Unstable Angina and Non-ST-Segment and Elevation
Myocardial Infarction (NSTEMI) - Management of Stable Coronary Artery Disease
- Preoperative Cardiac Risk Assessment
- Coronary Artery Disease Risk Assessment and Prevention Dyslipidemia
- ECG Interpretation – A Case Based Review
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| Infectious Diseases and Biostatistics |
| - Board Simulation in Biostatistics
- HIV and Antiretroviral Drugs
- AIDS and Opportunistic Infections
- Common Ambulatory Infections
- Endocarditis and Vascular Device Infections
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- Skin Infections and Mimics
- Board Simulation in Infectious Disease
- Selection and Management of Antimicrobial Therapy
- Neurologic Infections
- Mycobacterial Infections
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| Topics subject to change. |
| General Session |
| Lunch |
| Rheumatology |
| - Board Simulation in General Rheumatology
- Approach to Acute Arthritis
- Chronic Arthritis: Diagnosis and Treatment
- Systemic Autoimmune Disorders
- Systemic Vasculitis
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| Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine |
| - Board Simulation in Pulmonary Medicine
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism
- COPD
- Asthma
- Occupational Medicine
- Lung Cancer
- Board Simulation in Critical Care Medicine
- Pleural Disease
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| Topics subject to change. |
| General Session |
| Lunch |
| Endocrinology |
| - Pituitary Disorders: Mini-Board Simulation
- Androgenic and Reproductive Disorders
- Hyper and Hypocalcemia and Osteoporosis Evaluation and Treatment
- Thyroid Disorders
- Diabetes Mellitus: Mini-Board Simulation
- Adrenal Disorders: Mini-Board Simulation
- Endocrinology: Mini-Board Simulation
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| Gastroenterology |
| - Esophageal Diseases
- Colon Cancer
- Diarrhea and Malabsorption
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Pancreatic Diseases
- Liver Diseases
- Board Simulation in Hepatology
- Board Simulation in Gastroenterology
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| Topics subject to change. |
| General Session |
| Lunch |
| Hematology and Medical Oncology |
| - Genitourinary Malignancies – Female
- Breast Cancer
- Anemias
- Bleeding Disorders and Platelet Disorders
- Lymphomas
- Leukemias
- Palliative Medicine
- Oncologic Emergencies
- Genitourinary Malignancies – Male
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| Nephrology and Hypertension |
| - Chronic Kidney Disease: Assessment and Treatment
- Acute Kidney Injury: Diagnosis and Treatment
- Hallmarks of Essential and Secondary Hypertension
- Acid-Based Disorders in Medicine
- Critical Fluid and Electrolyte Abnormalities in Clinical Practice
- Board Simulation in Nephrology
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| Topics subject to change. |
| General Session |
| Lunch |
| Cardiology |
| - Atrial Fibrillation and Other Supra Ventricular Tachycardias
- Ventricular Tachycardia and Sudden Cardiac Death
- Heart Failure
- Cardiomyopathies
- Aortic Valve Stenosis and Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Stenosis and Regurgitation
- Board Simulation in Cardiology II
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| Other Sub-Specialty Topics |
| - Board Simulation in Women’s Health & Health Screening
- Board Simulation in Geriatrics
- Board Simulation in Neurology
- Board Simulation in Dermatology
- Board Simulation in Hematology/Oncology
- Board Simulation in Hematology: Cellular Morphology
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| Topics subject to change. |
