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The Chicago Infectious Disease Board Review

Description

The Chicago Infectious Disease Board Review program is designed to prepare physicians-in-training and practicing physicians for the Infectious Disease Sub-specialty Examination of the American Board of Internal Medicine. The program is also intended for physicians who are interested in an intensive, broad-scope review of Infectious Disease topics.

The nation’s premier infectious disease board review now exclusively available as a self study
Combines lectures, slide presentations and cases
An intensive board review presented by a faculty of internationally known experts

Intended Audience

The activity was planned for fellows and practicing ID specialists and other professional affiliates with an interest in Infectious Disease.

Topics & Speakers

Respiratory Viral Infections
Central Nervous System Infections
Diarrhea and GI Syndromes
Michael Lin, MD, MPH

Upper Respiratory Infections and Lower
Respiratory Infections
David Schwartz, MD

Skin and Soft Tissue Infections and
Toxin Mediated Diseases
Pox and Bioterrorism
Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO)
Malaria and Toxoplasmosis
Pharmacology and Q/A and Cases
Gordon M. Trenholme, MD

Osteomyelitis and Septic Arthritis
Endocarditis
John Segreti, MD

Nosocomial Infections and Case Presentations
Question and Answer Session
Robert A. Weinstein, MD

Infections of Prosthetic and Vascular Devices
Line Related Infections
Sepsis
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Dennis Maki, MD

White Blood Cell Abnormalities and
Immune Deficiencies
David Pitrak, MD

Transplant
Staci A. Fischer, MD

HIV and OI’s
Kimberly Y. Smith, MD, MPH

HIV and Antivirals (HIV, HSV)
Harold A. Kessler, MD

Viral Hepatitis
Toyin Adeyemi, MD

Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Myron S. Cohen, MD

Tuberculosis and Nontuberculosis Mycobacteria
Audrey French, MD

Invasive Fungal Infections
Laurie A. Proia, MD

Clinical Microbiology Review/Diagnostic Microbiology
Mary K. Hayden, MD

Leptospira, Lyme and Other Borrelia/Hemorrhagic
Fevers, Other Zoonoses and Ectoparasites
Jeffrey Nelson, MD

Protozoal Infections
Helminths
Kamal Singh, MD

Immunizations
Beverly E. Sha, MD

10 ID Cases, 100 Teaching Points
David Hines, MD

Faculty

Course Directors
Gordon M. Trenholme, MD James R. Lowenstine Professor of Medicine Director, Section of Infectious Diseases Rush University Medical Center	Robert A. Weinstein, MD Chairman, Division of Infectious Diseases John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County Professor of Medicine, Rush University Medical Center
CME Course Director
Harold A. Kessler, MD Professor of Medicine and Immunology/Microbiology, Rush University Medical Center Associate Director, Section of Infectious Diseases Associate Dean, Postgraduate Medical Education Director, Office of Continuing Medical Education
Rush University Medical Center
Toyin Adeyemi, MD Associate Professor of Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County Audrey French, MD Professor of Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County Mary K. Hayden, MD Associate Professor of Medicine and Pathology Director, Clinical Microbiology Laboratory David Hines, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine Michael Lin, MD, MPH Assistant Professor of Medicine Jeffrey Nelson, MD Associate Professor of Medicine	Laurie A. Proia, MD Associate Professor of Medicine David Schwartz, MD Associate Professor of Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County John Segreti, MD Professor of Medicine Beverly E. Sha, MD Professor of Medicine Kamal Singh, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine and Clinical Microbiology Kimberly Y. Smith, MD, MPH Associate Professor of Medicine
Guest Faculty
Myron S. Cohen, MD J Herbert Bate Professor of Medicine, Microbiology and Immunology, and Public Health Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases Director, UNC Center for Infectious Diseases University of North Carolina School of Medicine Chapel Hill, NC Staci A. Fischer, MD Associate Professor of Medicine Program Director, Infectious Diseases Fellowship Brown Medical School Providence, RI	David Pitrak, MD Professor of Medicine University of Chicago Chicago, IL Dennis Maki, MD Ovid O. Meyer Professor of Medicine Head, Section of Infectious Disease Attending Physician, Center for Trauma and Life Support University of Wisconsin School of Medicine Madison, WI

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of your participation in this educational activity you intend to incorporate the following objectives into your practice medicine:

Utilize appropriate microbiologic diagnostic procedures for the diagnosis of common and uncommon infectious diseases
Maintain up-to-date immunization of my patients for all currently recommended adult immunizations
Provide my patients traveling to foreign destinations with the United States Public Health Service recommended prophylactic medications and immunizations
Initiate antiretroviral therapy in HIV infected patients based upon current recommendations of the Department of Health and Human Services
Initiate treatment for suspected sexually transmitted diseases based upon the presenting symptoms and signs
Initiate therapy for chronic HBV and HCV infection based upon current recommendations
Isolate hospitalized patients suspected of having infections with microbiologic agent of bioterrorism or a multidrug resistant organism
Treat community and healthcare acquired pneumonia with the current IDSA Guidelines recommended antimicrobial agents
Prescribe appropriate antimicrobial therapy for patients with suspected sepsis
Utilize current recommended guidelines for the treatment of febrile transplant recipients
Initiate appropriate infection control procedures to limit the acquisition of hospital acquired infections
Improve my performance on the Infectious Disease certification/re-certification exam

Accreditation

Rush University Medical Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation

Rush University Medical Center designates this enduring material for a maximum of 34 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This enduring material has been produced in compliance with all ACCME Essential Areas and Elements and Accreditation Policies. Expected time of completion for the entire activity is 34 hours.

Date of Original Release: January 1, 2013
Date Credits Expire: December 31, 2016

CME credit is awarded upon completion of a course evaluation. The participant must complete and successfully pass the knowledge test included. A $30 processing fee must accompany the completed exam and evaluation application.

The Chicago Infectious Disease Board Review

Sponsored for CME credit by Rush University Medical Center

Description

Intended Audience

Topics & Speakers

Faculty

Course Directors

CME Course Director

Rush University Medical Center

Guest Faculty

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of your participation in this educational activity you intend to incorporate the following objectives into your practice medicine:

Accreditation

Designation