Rheumatology CME: Expand Your Knowledge
The Brigham Board Review and Comprehensive Update in Rheumatology is designed to improve overall knowledge and clinical competency with comprehensive updates on basic principles, changing guidelines and therapeutic strategies. In this convenient online CME program, world-renowned faculty — led by Jonathan S. Coblyn, MD, Paul F. Dellaripa, MD, and Simon M. 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…
TOPICS / SPEAKERS
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rheumatoid Arthritis –Â Jonathan S. Coblyn, MD
Pathogenesis of Rheumatoid Arthritis –Â Deepak A. Rao MD, PhD
Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment Update –Â Michael Weinblatt, MD
SLE and Antiphospholipid AB Syndrome
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Clinical Manifestations –Â Karen H. Costenbader, MD, MPH
Basic Science for the Rheumatologist –Â Anna H. Jonsson, MD, PhD
The Treatment of Lupus –Â Elena M. Massarotti, MD
Clinical Manifestations and Treatment of Antiphospholipid Syndrome –Â Laura L. Tarter, MD
Pregnancy and the Rheumatic Diseases –Â Laura L. Tarter, MD
Scleroderma
Scleroderma: Clinical Features and Therapeutics –Â 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 –Â Joseph F. Merola, MD, MMSc
Axial Spondyloarthritis –Â Joerg Ermann, MD
Vasculitis
Large Vessel Vasculitis –Â Paul Monach, MD
ANCA-Associated Vasculitis –Â Paul Monach, MD
Vasculitic Syndromes –Â Paul F. Dellaripa, MD
Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis –Â Julia Charles, MD, PhD
Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis –Â Susan Y. Ritter, MD, PhD
Regional Pain/Sports Medicine
Common Clinical Conditions in the Elbow, Wrist, and Hand –Â Brandon E. Earp, MD
The Knee and Shoulder – What You Kneed to Know – Elizabeth G. Matzkin, MD
Common Foot and Ankle Disorders –Â Jeremy T. Smith, MD
Spine Disorders, Evaluation and Treatment
Diagnosis, Treatment, and Management of Low Back and Leg Pain –Â Jeffrey N. Katz, MD, MS
Inflammatory Myositis and Other Myopathies
Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies –Â 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 –Â James H. Maguire, MD
Lyme Disease Update –Â Nancy A. Shadick, MD
Preventing Infections – Screening, Prophylaxis, and Immunizations – Camille N. Kotton, MD
Rheumatic Manifestations of Systemic Diseases
Autoinflammatory Diseases –Â Peter A. Nigrovic, MD
Challenges in Dermato-Rheumatology –Â Joseph F. Merola, MD, MMSc
Sarcoidosis: A Rheumatologist’s Perspective – Jeffrey Sparks, MD, MMSc
Brief Encounters with Unusual Rheumatic Diseases –Â Simon M. Helfgott, MD
Systemic Rheumatic Syndromes –Â Derrick J. Todd, MD, PhD
Other Topics
Rheumatic Syndromes with Cancer Immunotherapy –Â Lindsey A. Macfarlane, MD
Pulmonary Involvement in Rheumatic Diseases –Â Paul F. Dellaripa, MD
Interventional Pain Management –Â Zacharia Isaac, MD
Crystal-Related Arthropathies –Â Lindsey A. Macfarlane, MD
Pediatric Rheumatology –Â Peter A. Nigrovic, MD
FACULTY
Course Directors
Jonathan S. Coblyn, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Paul F. Dellaripa, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Simon M. Helfgott, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Course Director
The Brigham Board Review
Distance Learning Series
Ajay K. Singh, MBBS, FRCP (UK), MBA
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Faculty
Anthony A. Amato, MD
Professor of Neurology
Harvard Medical School
Department of Neurology
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Flavia V. Castelino, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology
Department of Medicine
Massachusetts General Hospital
Julia Charles, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Karen H. Costenbader, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Brandon E. Earp, MD
Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery
Harvard Medical School
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Joerg Ermann, MD
Instructor in Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Zacharia Isaac, MD
Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Harvard Medical School
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Massachusetts General Hospital
Anna H. Jonsson, MD, PhD
Instructor in Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Jeffrey N. Katz, MD, MS
Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Jennifer King, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
University of California, Los Angeles
Division of Rheumatology
Department of Medicine
Ronald Regan UCLA Medical Center
Camille N. Kotton, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Division of Infectious Diseases
Department of Medicine
Massachusetts General Hospital
Lindsey A. Macfarlane, MD
Instructor in Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
James H. Maguire, MD
Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Division of Infectious Diseases
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Elena M. Massarotti, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Elizabeth G. Matzkin, MD
Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery
Harvard Medical School
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Joseph F. Merola, MD, MMSc
Assistant Professor of Dermatology
Harvard Medical School
Department of Dermatology
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Paul Monach, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Chief, Rheumatology Section
VA Boston Healthcare System
Peter A. Nigrovic, MD
Prince Turki bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud Professor of Pediatrics
Harvard Medical School
Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Deepak A. Rao MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Susan Y. Ritter, MD, PhD
Instructor in Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Nancy A. Shadick, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Jeremy T. Smith, MD
Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery
Harvard Medical School
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Stacy E. Smith, MD
Assistant Professor of Radiology
Harvard Medical School
Department of Radiology
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Jeffrey Sparks, MD, MMSc
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Laura L. Tarter, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Derrick J. Todd, MD, PhD
Instructor in Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Michael Weinblatt, MD
John R. Riedman Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Barbara N. Weissman, MD
Professor of Radiology, Emerita
Harvard Medical School
ACCREDITATION / PASS GUARANTEE
Accreditation
Oakstone Publishing is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Designation
Oakstone Publishing designates this enduring material for a maximum of 23.25Â AMA PRA Category 1 Creditsâ„¢. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 23.25 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
Date of Original Release:Â June 15, 2022
Date Credits Expire:Â June 15, 2025
Estimated Time to Complete:Â 23.25 hours
CME credit is obtained upon successful completion of an online activity post-test and evaluation.
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.