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New Orleans' Internal Medicine Board Review and Recertification Course

Tulane University Health Sciences Center, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, and Louisiana State University School of Medicine

Course Directors: N. Kevin Krane, MD, FACP, Edward D. Frohlich, MD, MACP, and Russell C. Klein, MD, FACP

New Orleans Internal Medicine Board Review is designed for internists as a comprehensive review of internal medicine. It serves as a preparation for taking the American Board of Internal Medicine Certification or Recertification Examination or as a review and update for Board Certified physicians. In addition, practicing primary care physicians (including family physicians) may elect to use this program as an efficient method to update their internal medicine knowledge and improve their skills.

CREDITS	This activity has been approved for 35.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
CE RELEASE	November 1, 2007
CE EXPIRE	October 31, 2010

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Topics & Speakers

CARDIOVASCULAR
MEDICINE
Coordinator:
Hector O. Ventura, MD, FACC, FACP

-Recent Advances in Hypertension
Edward D. Frohlich, MD,
MACP

-Stable Ischemic
Heart Disease
Carl J. Lavie, MD, FACC,
FACP

-Acute Coronary Syndrome
Joseph Imsais, MD

-Valvular Heart Disease &
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
-Pericardial and Congenital
Heart Disease
Lee M. Arcement, MD

- Bradyarrhythmias and Pacemakers
- Atrial and Ventricular Arrhythmias
James J. McKinnie, MD,
FACC

-Systolic Heart Failure:
Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Hector O. Ventura, MD,
FACC, FACP

SPECIAL ISSUES
FOR THE INTERNIST
Coordinator:
Edward D. Frohlich, MD,
MACP

-Overview of Clinical Pharmacology
Robert J. Noveck, MD, PhD

-Stroke and Dementia
Robert A. Felberg, MD

-Health Care Outcomes &
Evidence-BasedMedicine
Marie Krousel-Wood, MD,
MSPH

-Geriatrics:
Care of the Elderly
Susan L. F. Vaught, MD

-Women’s Health Issues
& the Internist
Ellen Kruger, MD

-Medical Genetics
Duane W. Superneau, MD
Genetic Services of Louisiana

HEMATOLOGY/
ONCOLOGY
Coordinator:
B. Jay Brooks, Jr., MD,
FACP

-Lymphoma & Multiple
Myeloma
John Cole, MD

-Leukemia
-AIDS and HIV
-Coagulation
Marc J. Kahn, MD, FACP

-Anemia
Chris Theodossiou, MD

-Solid Tumors, Cancer
Screening & Cancer Emergencies
B. Jay Brooks, Jr., MD,
FACP

-Lung, Breast & Colon Carcinoma:
What the Internist Needs
to Know
Ruben D. Fabrega, MD

ENDOCRINOLOGY/
METABOLISM
Coordinator:
Frank Svec, MD, PhD

-Pituitary Disorders
-Endocrine Tumors & Syndromes
-Adrenal Disorders
Frank Svec, MD, PhD

-Thyroid Disorders
-Gonadal Disorders
Jolene K. Johnson, MD

-Calcium and Bone
Alan Burshell, MD

-Lipid Disorders
-DiabetesMellitus
Robert J. Richards, MD

NEPHROLOGY
Coordinator:
Eric E. Simon, MD, MPH

-Glomerular Diseases: Nephrotic &
Nephritic Syndromes
-Tubulointerstitial Disease
& Renal Disease Associated
With Pregnancy
-Chronic Kidney Disease &
End Stage Renal Disease
N. Kevin Krane, MD, FACP

-Renal Stone Disease
L. Lee Hamm, MD

-Acute Renal Failure
Andrew Cohen, MD

-Disorders of Salt & Water
Brent Alper, MD, MPH

-Clinical Disorders of
Acid-Base
-Disorders of Potassium
& Magnesium
Eric E. Simon, MD, MPH

GASTROENTEROLOGY
Coordinator:
Robert S. Bulat, MD, PhD, FRCPC

-The Esophagus, Including
GERD andMotility Disorders
-The Stomach Including PUD
-Small Bowel & Colon
-Viral Hepatitis
-Cirrhosis & Complications:
Non-Viral Liver Diseases
Robert S. Bulat, MD, PhD, FRCPC

-Inflammatory Bowel Disease
-Gallstone &
Pancreatic Disease
Shiva K. Kumar, MD

PULMONOLOGY
Coordinator:
Warren R. Summer, MD

-Pulmonary Hypertension &
Venous Thromboembolism
Bennett P. deBoisblanc, MD, FACP,
FCCP, FCCM

-Pulmonary Infection
Carol Mason, MD

-Diffuse Parenchymal Lung Diseases
Joseph Lasky, MD, FCCP

-Sleep
Houman Dahi, MD

-Chronic Obstructive
Pulmonary Disease
David Welsh, MD

-Thoracic Cancer: Diagnosis,
Staging and Therapy
Stephen P. Kantrow, MD

-Acute Respiratory Failure &
Critical Care Medicine
Warren R. Summer, MD

ALLERGY-IMMUNOLOGY/
RHEUMATOLOGY
Coordinator:
Prem Kumar, MD, MRCP, FACP

-Target Areas in
Clinical Allergy I
Prem Kumar, MD,
MRCP, FACP

-Target Areas in Clinical
Allergy II
Laurianne G. Wild, MD

-Target Areas in Immunoglobulins,
Complement &
Transplantation
Prem Kumar, MD, MRCP,
FACP

-Target Areas in Rheumatoid
Arthritis,Vasculitis & Crystal
Arthropathies
-Target Areas in Seronegative
Spondyloarthropathies, Rheumatic
Manifestation of HIV Infection,
Fibromyalgia, Osteoarthritis,
Lyme Disease & Osteoporosis
Reginald D. Sanders, MD

-Target Areas in the Systemic
Connective Tissue Diseases & the Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome
Merlin R.Wilson, MD, FACP,
FACR

INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Coordinator:
Julio E. Figueroa, II, MD

-Classic Case Presentations of
CNS Infections & Endocarditis
-HIV Infection: Diagnosis, Natural History & Antiretroviral Therapy
-Fungal, Viral & Mycobacterial
Infections in the Immunocompromised
Host & Tuberculosis
- The Pick of the Litter: Emerging Infections, ID Greatest Hits &
Travel Associated Problems
Julio E. Figueroa, II, MD

-Urinary Tract Infections &
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Stephanie Taylor, MD

SHOW & TELL
Coordinator:
N. Kevin Krane, MD, FACP

-Infectious Diseases
Sandra A. Kemmerly, MD

-Pulmonology
Juzar Ali, MD, FRCP, FCCP

-Cardiology
Carl J. Lavie, MD, FACC,
FACP, FCCP

-Nephrology
N. Kevin Krane, MD, FACP

-Hematology/Oncology
John T. Cole, MD

STRING OF PEARLS
Coordinator:
Bennett P. deBoisblanc, MD, FACP, FCCP, FCCM

-Gastroenterology
Shiva K. Kumar, MD

-Infectious Diseases
Julio E. Figueroa, II, MD

-Endocrinology
Robert J. Richards, MD

-Cardiology
Neeraj Jain, MD

-Pulmonary Critical Care
Leonardo Seoane, MD

-Nephrology
Andrew Cohen, MD

-Hematology/Oncology
Marc J. Kahn, MD, FACP

-Allergy-Immunology/Rheumatology
Prem Kumar, MD, MRCP, FACP

Program faculty affiliated with
Tulane University Health Sciences Center

Program faculty affiliated with Ochsner Clinic Foundation

Program faculty affiliated with Louisiana State University School of Medicine,
New Orleans

Course Directors

N. Kevin Krane, MD, FACP
Tulane University School of Medicine

Edward D. Frohlich, MD, MACP
Ochsner Clinic Foundation

Russell C. Klein, MD, FACP
Louisiana State University
School of Medicine, New Orleans

Section Coordinators

B. Jay Brooks, Jr., MD, FACP
Department of Hematology/Oncology
Ochsner Clinic Foundation of Baton Rouge
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
LSU School of Medicine, New Orleans

Robert S. Bulat, MD, PhD, FRCPC
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Director, GI Motility Service
Division of Gastroenterology
Tulane University Health Sciences Center

Bennett P. deBoisblanc, MD, FACP,
FCCP, FCCM
Professor of Medicine and Physiology
LSU School of Medicine, New Orleans

Julio E. Figueroa, II, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Program Director
Section of Infectious Diseases
LSU School of Medicine, New Orleans

Edward D. Frohlich, MD, MACP
Alton Ochsner Distinguished Scientist
Ochsner Clinic Foundation
Professor, Departments of Medicine and Physiology
LSU School of Medicine, New Orleans
Clinical Professor of Medicine and
Adjunct Professor of Pharmacology
Tulane University School of Medicine

N. Kevin Krane, MD, FACP
Professor of Medicine
Vice Dean for Academic Affairs
Chief, Clinical Nephrology
Tulane University School of Medicine

Prem Kumar, MD, MRCP, FACP
Professor of Medicine
Chief, Section of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Director, Immunocytogenetics Laboratory
LSU School of Medicine, New Orleans

Eric E. Simon, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Medicine
Section of Nephrology
Tulane University School of Medicine

Warren R. Summer, MD
Howard A. Buechner Professor of Medicine
Chief, Section of Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine
LSU School of Medicine, New Orleans

Frank Svec, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine
Chief, Section of Endocrinology
LSU School of Medicine, New Orleans

Hector O.Ventura, MD, FACC, FACP
Director, Cardiovascular Disease
Training Program and Education
Ochsner Clinic Foundation
Clinical Professor of Medicine
Tulane University School of Medicine

Learning Objectives

After reviewing this educational course, participants should be better able to:

diagnose and treat the diseases of the adult population
implement strategies of prevention of diseases
successfully take the ABIM Certification/Recertification Examinations

Accreditation Statement

Tulane University Health Sciences Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation

Tulane University Health Sciences Center designates this educational activity for a maximum of 35.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.
Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund, dba Tulane University Health Sciences Center, and the New Orleans Internal Medicine Board Review and Recertification Group (Tulane, Ochsner, and LSU) present this activity for educational purposes only and do not endorse any product, content of presentation or exhibit. Participants are expected to utilize their own expertise and judgment while engaged in the practice of medicine. The content of the presentations is provided solely by presenters who have been selected because of their recognized expertise.

CME credit is obtained upon successful completion of the course evaluation. A $40 processing fee must accompany the completed evaluation and credit verification form.

Faculty Disclosure

It is the policy of the Center for Continuing Education of Tulane University Health Sciences Center to plan and implement all of its educational activities in accordance with the ACCME’s Essential Areas and Policies to ensure balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor. In accordance with the ACCME’s 2004 Standards for Commercial Support, everyone who is in a position to control the content of an educational activity certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ is required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests within the past 12 months that creates a real or apparent conflict of interest. Individuals who do not disclose are disqualified from participating in a CME activity. Individuals with potential for influence or control of CME content include planners and planning committee members, authors, teachers, educational activity directors, educational partners, and others who participate, e.g. facilitators and moderators. This disclosure pertains to relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers or other corporations whose products or services are related to the subject matter of the presentation topic. Any real or apparent conflicts of interest related to the content of the presentations must be resolved prior to the educational activity. Disclosure of off-label, experimental or investigational use of drugs or devices must also be made known to the audience.

ABIM Disclaimer

The ABIM has requested that all involved in administering or teaching a Board review course print the following disclaimer: “The American Board of Internal Medicine is not affiliated with, nor does it endorse, any preparatory examination review program or other continuing medical education. The content of the New Orleans Internal Medicine Board Review (course, syllabus, brochure, etc.) is developed independently by the New Orleans Internal Medicine Board Review and Recertification Group (LSU, Tulane and Ochsner) which has no knowledge of, or access to ABIM examination material.”

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