The Brigham Board Review and Comprehensive Update in Rheumatology 2022

Helfgott, MD — cover key rheumatologic medicine topic areas, including:

• Rheumatoid arthritis
• • SLE and antiphospholipid AB syndrome
  • Sjögren’s and MCTD
  • Psoriatic arthritis and other spondyloarthropathies
  • Regional pain/sports medicine
  • Inflammatory myositis and other myopathies
  • Infectious, rheumatologic, and systemic diseases
  • and more…

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 the ABIM certification exam, maintain their certification, or who seek CME activities to improve patient care in the area of rheumatology medicine.

TOPICS / SPEAKERS

• Rheumatoid Arthritis

• • Rheumatoid Arthritis – Jonathan S. Coblyn, MD
  • Pathogenesis of Rheumatoid Arthritis – Deepak A. Rao MD, PhD
  • Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment Update – 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 Disease – The Eyes, The Mouth, and Beyond – Jennifer King, 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 Knee and Shoulder – What You Kneed to Know – Elizabeth G. Matzkin, MD
• Common Foot and Ankle Disorders – Jeremy T. Smith, MD
• 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
• 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
  • Pulmonary Involvement in 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