LECTURE HALL
2024 | Simmons College, MA8th Annual Board Review and Update in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Day 1 : Pulmonary Medicine
07:30 AM – 09:00 AM On-site Only
09:25 A.M. – 12:35 P.M. EST
On-Site only:
07:30 -08:00 Continental breakfast
08:00 -08:05 Welcome/introduction B. Levy & G. Weinhouse
08:05 -09:00 Live Lung Ultrasound Workshop with Demonstration L. Palmer
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Welcome & Introduction – Live and Live-streamed:
09:25 -09:30 Welcome and introduction (on-line) B. Levy & G. Weinhouse ![]()
Obstructive Lung Diseases:
09:30–10:05 Current Asthma Management Strategies E. Haley
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10:05–10:40 COPD: Current and emerging management strategies C. Hersh
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10:40–10:50 Break
10:50–11:25 Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Clinical Medicine J.Drazen
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11:25–12:00 Post-COVID dyspnea—evaluation and management D. Systrom
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12:00–12:35 Prevention&Treatment of VenousThromboembolism S. Goldhaber
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12:45 – 01:45 P.M.
BREAK / STUDY HALL
On-Site only:
12:45 -01:45 Meet-the-Professor Lunch: Introduction to Pulmonary Genetics and Genomics M. Raby
02:00 – 05:05 p.m.
2:00–2:35 Pulmonary pathology for the boards B. Padera
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2:35–3:10 Chest Imaging Pearls A. Hunsaker
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3:10–3:45 Interdisciplinary Approach to Interstitial Lung Diseases G. Hunninghake
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3:45–3:55 Break
3:55–4:30 Pulmonary Involvement in Rheumatic Diseases P. Dellaripa
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4:30–5:05 Cystic Lung Disease S. El-Chemaly
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Day 2 : Pulmonary Medicine
07:30 AM – 09:00 AM On-site Only
09:30 A.M. – 12:35 P.M.
On-Site only:
07:30 -08:00 Continental breakfast
08:00 -09:00 Echocardiogram Workshop with Demonstration E. Platz & L. Palmer
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Lung Cancer:
9:30–10:05 Lung Cancer screening and approach to the lung nodule A. Ramaswamy
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10:05–10:40 Lung Cancer: State of the Art treatment D. Kwiatkowski
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10:40–10:50 Break
Selective Topics:
10:50–11:25 Sleep-Disordered Breathing and Non-Invasive Ventilation K. Ismail
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11:25–12:00 Non-Tuberculous Mycobacterial Pulmonary Infections D.Solomon
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12:00–12:35 Interventional Pulmonology M. Shafiq
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12:35 – 01:45 P.M.
BREAK / STUDY HALL
On-Site only:
12:45 -01:45 Meet-the-Professor Lunch: B. Levy
02:00 – 05:05 p.m.
Dinner at 07:30 PM On-site Only
Critical Care Medine
Cardiac critical care:
2:00 – 2:35 Current treatment of Cardiogenic Shock B. Bergmark
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2:35 – 3:10 Pulmonary HTN and RV dysfunction A. Waxman
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3:10 – 3:45 Life-Threatening Cardiac Arrhythmias in the ICU A. Tadros
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3:45 – 3:55 Break
3:55 – 4:30 Blood pressure and oxygen targets in the ICU G. Weinhouse
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4:30 – 5:05 Reducing ICU Delirium J. Devlin
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On-Site Only: 7:30 PM Dinner with Special Guest B. Brown
Day 3 : Critical Care Medicine
07:30 AM – 09:25 AM On-site Only
09:30 A.M. – 12:35 P.M.
On-Site only:
07:00 -07:30 Continental breakfast
07:30 -09:25 Interactive Discussion: Best Medical ICU Cases from the Brigham 2023 A. Massaro et al.
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Respiratory Failure and Sepsis:
9:30–10:05 Update:ARDS and respiratory failure A. Massaro
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10:05–10:40 State of the Art Sepsis management B. Baron
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10:40–10:50 Break
10:50–11:25 Chronic Critical Illness K.Haley
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Extrathoracic Critical Care:
11:25– 12:00 Toxidromes P. Chai
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12:00–12:35 Renal Replacement Therapy: Choices and Outcomes K. Christopher
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12:35 – 01:45 P.M.
BREAK / STUDY HALL
On-Site only:
12:45 -01:45 Meet-the-Professor Lunch: “Can’t Miss’ Articles in Critical Care”
K. Walker & Hassan Sajjad
02:00 – 05:05 p.m.
2:00–2:35 Massive Gastrointestinal BleedingJ. Saltzman
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2:35–3:10 Considerations in the management of critically ill obese patients C.Apovian
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3:10–3:45 Bleeding and Clotting Emergencies in the ICU J. Connors
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3:45–3:55 Mini-Break
3:55–4:30 Acute Stroke R. Mahajan
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4:30–5:05 Prophylactic Strategies in the ICU K. Haley
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