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Nov. 6-8, 2025 | Simmons College, MA
10th Annual Board Review and Update in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

Day 1 (Thursday, Nov.7, 2024): 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 B. Levy & G. Weinhouse 

Obstructive Lung Diseases:

09:30–10:05       Impact of biologicals in asthma and disparities in access to care  A. Akenroye
10:05–10:40       COPD among non-smokers  C. Hersh
10:40–10:50       Break
10:50–11:25        AI-assisted clinical reasoning: To Err is Human R. Abdulnour
11:25–12:00        Introduction to Pulmonary Genetics and Genomics  B. Raby
12:00–12:35       State of the Art prevention and Treatment of Venous Thromboembolism-a moving target  S. Goldhaber

On-Demand Video Link

12:45 – 01:45 P.M.

BREAK / STUDY HALL

On-Site only:

12:45 -01:45       Meet-the-Professor Lunch: How imaging can shape treatment of lung disease  George Washko

02:00 – 05:05 p.m.

2:00–2:35        Pulmonary pathology for the boards B. Padera
2:35–3:10         Chest Imaging Pearls A. Hunsaker
3:10–3:45         ILD: what’s new in diagnostics and treatment  G. Hunninghake
3:45–3:55         Break
3:55–4:30         The approach to the patient with PA hypertension A. Waxman
4:30–5:05         Non-tuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary infection  D. Solomon

On-Demand Video Link

Day 2 (Friday, Nov.8,2024): 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 L. Palmer 
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Lung Cancer:

9:30–10:05         Lung Cancer screening and approach to the lung nodule  A. Ramaswamy
10:05–10:40       
Lung Cancer: State of the Art treatment  D. Kwiatkowski
10:40–11:15        Surgical treatment for lung cancer M. Pommerening
11:15–11:25        Break

11:25–12:00        Pre-Operative Pulmonary Assessment G. Weinhouse
12:00–12:35 
       State of the Art in Management of Challenging Pleural Effusion  M. Shafiq

On-Demand Video Link

12:35 – 01:45 P.M.

BREAK / STUDY HALL

On-Site only:

12:45 -01:45       Meet-the-Professor Lunch: The next pandemic: Are we prepared?  M. Klompas 

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
2:35 – 3:10         Life-Threatening Cardiac Arrhythmias in the ICU T. Tadros
3:10 – 3:20         Break
3:20 – 3:55         Critical Care issues in sickle cell anemia M. Achebe
3:55 – 4:30         Palliative Care in the ICU K. Walker 
4:30 – 5:05         New sedation strategies  J . Devlin

On-Site Only:
7:30 PM              Dinner with Special Guest: Managing a large medical staff and helping avoid burnout  S. Schissel

On-Demand Video Link

Day 3 (Saturday, Nov.9, 2024): Critical Care Medicine

07:30 AM – 09:25 AM On-site Only

09:30 A.M. – 12:35 P.M.
On-Site only:

07:30 -08:00       Continental breakfast 
08:00 -09:25       Interactive Discussion: Best Medical ICU Cases from the Brigham 2024 A. Massaro et al.
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Respiratory Failure and Sepsis:

9:30–10:05         Update:ARDS and respiratory failure  A. Massaro
10:05–10:40       Sepsis 2024  C. Rhee
10:40–10:50       Break
10:50–11:25       Mechanical circulatory support in the ICU  R. Seethala

Extrathoracic Critical Care:

11:25–  12:00     Vasopressors: How to choose and deliver  J. Degrado
12:00–12:35      Renal Replacement Therapy: Choices and Outcomes   G. McMahon

On-Demand Video Link

12:35 – 01:45 P.M.

BREAK / STUDY HALL

On-Site only:

12:45 -01:45       Meet-the-Professor Lunch: Pro/Con: AI in critical care: The greatest thing since sliced bread R. Abdulnour & J. Drazen 

02:00 – 03:55 p.m.

2:00–2:35          Nutrition support in the critically ill  R. Robinson
2:35–3:10           Management unique to the chronically critically ill  K. Haley
3:10–3:45           Management of acute stroke in the ICU R. Mahajan
3:45–3:55           Closing remarks  G. Weinhouse

On-Demand Video Link