Agenda

2024 Infectious Disease Board Review Course Agenda

  • Saturday, August 17, 2024
  • Sunday, August 18, 2024
  • Monday, August 19, 2024
  • Tuesday, August 20, 2024
  • Wednesday, August 21, 2024
  • Online Only Lectures
  • Primers and Study Guides

Saturday, August 17, 2024

AM Moderator: Henry Masur, MD and John Bennett, MD

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End

Presentation

Faculty

1

8:00 AM
EDT

-

8:30 AM
EDT

Introduction

John Bennett, MD
and Henry Masur, MD

QP1

8:30 AM

-

9:00 AM

Daily Question Preview: Day 1

Henry Masur, MD

2

9:00 AM

-

10:00 AM

Core Concepts: Microbiology: What You Need to Know for the Exam

Robin Patel, MD

AM Moderator: Andrew Pavia, MD

FC1

10:00 AM

-

10:15 AM

Faculty Q&A

Drs. Pavia (Moderator), Bennett, and Patel

3

10:15 AM

-

11:15 AM

Clinical Immunology and Host Defense

Steve Holland, MD

4 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM Core Concepts: Antifungal Drugs Barbara Alexander, MD
  12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Lunch Break  

BR1

12:30 PM

-

1:15 PM

Board Review Day 1

Drs. Pavia (Moderator), Alexander, Aronoff, Patel, Pavia, and Thomas

PM Moderator: Robin Patel, MD

5

1:15 PM

-

1:45 PM

Core Concepts: Antiviral Drugs

Andrew Pavia, MD

FC2

1:45 PM

-

2:00 PM

Faculty Q&A

Drs. Patel (Moderator), Alexander, Aronoff, and Pavia

6

2:00 PM

-

3:00 PM

Respiratory Viral Infections Including Influenza, Immunocompetent, and Immunocompromised Patients

Andrew Pavia, MD

7

3:00 PM

-

3:30 PM

Nocardia, Actinomycosis, Rhodococcus, and Melioidosis

David Aronoff, MD

8

3:30 PM

-

4:15 PM

Acute Hepatitis

David Thomas, MD

9

4:15 PM

-

5:00 PM

Zoonoses

David Aronoff, MD

10

5:00 PM

-

5:45 PM

Chronic Hepatitis

David Thomas, MD

11 5:45 PM - 6:30 PM Helicobacter and Clostridium Difficile David Aronoff, MD

FC3

6:30 PM

-

6:45 PM

End of the Day
Faculty Q&A

Drs. Alexander (Moderator), Aronoff, Pavia, and Thomas

 

Sunday, August 18, 2024

AM Moderator: Henry Masur, MD

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End

Presentation

Faculty

QP2

8:00 AM
EDT

-

8:30 AM
EDT

Daily Question Preview Day 2

Henry Masur, MD

12

8:30 AM

-

8:45 AM

How to Prepare for the Certification and Recertification, Including the LKA

Helen Boucher, MD

13

8:45 AM

-

9:45 AM

Core Concepts: Antibacterial Drugs I
Gram Negative Organisms

Pranita Tamma, MD

14

9:45 AM

-

10:45 AM

Core Concepts: Antibacterial Drugs II
Gram Positive Organisms

Helen Boucher, MD

FC3 10:45 AM - 11:00 AM Faculty Q&A Drs. Bennett (Moderator), Boucher, and Tamma

15

11:00 AM

-

11:45 AM

CMV, EBV, HHV6 and HHV8 in Immunocompetent and Immunocompromised Patients

Camille Kotton, MD

 

11:45 AM

-

12:15 PM

Lunch Break

 
BR2

12:15 PM

-

1:00 PM

Board Review Day 2

Drs. Alexander (Moderator),
Boucher, Kotton, Platts-Mills, Saullo, Tamma, Trautner, and Whitley

PM Moderator: Barbara Alexander, MD

16

1:00 PM

-

2:00 PM

Infections in the Neutropenic Cancer Patient and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Recipients

Jennifer Saullo, MD

17

2:00 PM

-

3:00 PM

Infections in Solid Organ Transplantation

Barbara Alexander, MD

FC4

3:00 PM

-

3:15 PM

Faculty Q&A

Drs. Masur (Moderator), Alexander, Aronoff, Kotton, Platts-Mills, and Saullo

18

3:15 PM

-

3:45 PM

GI Infections Part 1

James Platts-Mills, MD

19

3:45 PM

-

4:30 PM

Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

Helen Boucher, MD

20

4:30 PM

-

5:00 PM

GI Infections Part 2

James Platts-Mills, MD

21

5:00 PM

-

5:45 PM

Infections of Upper and Lower Urinary Tracts Infections

Barbara Trautner, MD
22 5:45 PM   6:15 PM HSV and VZV in Immuno-Competent and Immunocompromised Hosts Richard Whitley, MD

FC5

6:15 PM

-

6:30 PM

End of the Day
Faculty Q&A

Drs. Alexander (Moderator), Boucher, Platts-Mills, Trautner, and Whitley

Monday, August 19, 2024

AM Moderator: Paul Auwaerter, MD

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Presentation

Faculty

QP3

8:00 AM
EDT

-

8:30 AM
EDT

Daily Question Preview Day 3

Paul Auwaerter, MD

23

8:30 AM

-

9:00 AM

Sexually Transmitted Infections: Genital Ulcers Diseases(GUD)

Khalil Ghanem, MD

24

9:00 AM

-

9:45 AM

Fungal Diseases in Normal and Abnormal Hosts 

John Bennett, MD

FC6

9:45 AM

-

10:00 AM

Faculty Q&A

Drs. Auwaerter (Moderator), Bennett, and Ghanem

25

10:00 AM

-

11:00 AM

Sexually Transmitted Infections: Other Diseases and Syndromes

Khalil Ghanem, MD

26

11:00 AM

-

11:45 PM

Nontuberculous Mycobacteria in Normal and Abnormal Hosts

Kevin Winthrop, MD

 

11:45 AM

-

12:15 PM

Lunch Break

 

BR3

12:15 PM

-

1:00 PM

Board Review Day 3

Drs. Auwaerter (Moderator), Bell, 
Bennett, Dhanireddy, Dorman, Ghanem, Klompas, and Winthrop

PM Moderator: Paul Auwaerter, MD

27

1:00 PM

-

1:45 PM

Ticks, Mites, Lice, and the Diseases They Transmit

Paul Auwaerter, MD

28

1:45 PM

-

2:30 PM

Immunizations: Domestic, Travel, and Occupational

Shireesha Dhanireddy, MD

29

2:30 PM

-

3:15 PM

Tuberculosis in Immunocompetent
and Imunosuppressed Hosts

Susan Dorman, MD

FC7 3:15 PM - 3:30 PM Faculty Q&A Drs. Auwaerter (Moderator), Dhanireddy, and Dorman

30

3:30 PM

-

4:00 PM

Lyme Disease

Paul Auwaerter, MD

31

4:00 PM

-

5:00 PM

Hospital Epidemiology

Michael Klompas, MD

32

5:00 PM

-

5:45 PM

Syndromes in the ICU that ID Physicians Should Know

Taison Bell, MD

33

5:45 PM

-

6:15 PM

Pneumonia

Paul Auwaerter, MD

FC8 6:15 PM - 6:30 PM End of the Day
Faculty Q&A
Drs. Auwaerter, Bell, and Klompas

Tuesday, August 20, 2024

AM Moderator: Roy Gulick, MD

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End

Presentation

Faculty

QP4

8:00 AM
EDT

-

8:30 AM
EDT

Daily Question Preview Day 4

Roy Gulick, MD

34

8:30
AM

-

9:15 AM

Clinical Manifestations of Human Retroviral Diseases and Slow Viruses

Frank Maldarelli, MD

35

9:15 AM

-

10:00 AM

HIV Associated Opportunistic Infections I

Henry Masur, MD

36

10:00 AM

-

10:15 AM

HIV Diagnosis

Frank Maldarelli, MD

FC9 10:15 AM - 10:30 AM Faculty Q&A Drs. Gulick (Moderator), Maldarelli and Masur

37

10:30 AM

-

11:15 AM

Antiretroviral Therapy

Roy Gulick, MD

38

11:15 AM

-

11:30 AM

HIV Drug Resistance

Michael Saag, MD

39

11:30 AM

-

12:15 PM

Antiretroviral Therapy for Special Populations

Roy Gulick, MD

 

12:15 PM

-

12:45 PM

Lunch Break

 

BR4

1:15 PM

-

2:15 PM

Board Review Day 4

Drs. Gulick (Moderator), Bloch, Gandhi, Maldarelli, Masur, Saag, and Tunkel

PM Moderator: Roy Gulick, MD

40

1:30 PM

-

1:45 PM

Pharyngitis Syndromes Including Group A Strep Pharyngitis

Karen Bloch, MD

41

1:45 PM

-

2:30 PM

HIV-Associated Opportunistic Infections II

Rajesh Gandhi, MD

42

2:30 PM

-

3:15 PM

Syndromes Masquerades as Infections

Karen Bloch, MD

FC10

3:15 PM

-

3:30 PM

Faculty Q&A

Drs. Gulick (Moderator), Bloch, and Gandhi

43

3:30 PM

-

4:15 PM

Non-AIDS-Defining Complications of HIV/AIDS

Michael Saag, MD

44

4:15 PM

-

5:00 PM

Encephalitis including West Nile and Rabies

Allan Tunkel, MD

45

5:00 PM

-

5:45 PM

Photo Opportunity: Photos and Questions to Test Your Board Preparation

Rajesh Gandhi, MD

46

5:45 PM

-

6:10 PM

What Could Be on the Exam About COVID

Roy Gulick, MD

FC11

6:10 PM

-

6:25 PM

End of the Day
Faculty Q&A

Drs. Gandhi, Gulick, Saag, and Tunkel

Wednesday, August 21, 2024

AM Moderator: John Bennett, MD

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Start

 

End

Presentation

Faculty

47

8:00 AM
EDT

-

9:00 AM
EDT

Endocarditis of Native and Prosthetic 
Devices, and Infections of Pacers and 
Ventricular Assist Devices

Henry Chambers, MD

48

9:00 AM

-

9:45 AM

Photo Opportunities II You Should Know for Exam

John Bennett, MD

FC12

9:45 AM

-

10:00 AM

Faculty Q&A

Drs. Bennett (Moderator) and Chambers

49

10:00 AM

-

10:45 AM

Staphylococcus Aureus

Henry Chambers, MD

50

10:45 AM

-

11:30 AM

Bone and Joint Infections

Sandra Nelson, MD

 

11:30 AM

-

11:45 AM

Lunch Break

 

PM Moderator: Henry Masur, MD

BR5

11:45 AM

-

12:30 PM

Board Review Day 5

Drs. Masur (Moderator), Bennett, Chambers, Mitre, Nelson, and Rose

51

12:30 PM

-

1:30 PM

Lots of Protozoa

Edward Mitre, MD

FC13

1:30 PM

-

1:45 PM

Faculty Q&A

Drs. Masur (Moderator), Mitre, Nelson, and Rose

52

1:45 PM

-

2:15 PM

Worms That Could Be on The Exam

Edward Mitre, MD

53

2:15 PM

-

2:30 PM

Penicillin Allergies

Sandra Nelson, MD

54

2:30 PM

-

3:15 PM

Kitchen Sink: Syndromes Not Covered Elsewhere

Stacey Rose, MD

Online Lectures

Online Only Lectures

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Duration

Title

Faculty

OL - 1

40 Mins

ID Bootcamp: HIV

Roy Gulick, MD

OL – 2

50 Mins

ID Bootcamp: Transplant

Camille Kotton, MD

OL – 3

45 Mins

Brain Abscess, Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis, and Subdural and Epidural Empyema

Allan Tunkel, MD

OL - 4

40 Mins

Viral and Bacterial Meningitis

Allan Tunkel, MD

OL - 5

33 Mins

Other Antibacterial Drugs (Macrolides, TMP, SMX, etc)

Pranita Tamma, MD

OL - 6

45 Mins

HIV-Associated Opportunistic Infections III

Rajesh Gandhi, MD

OL – 7

30 Mins

Even More Worms

Edward Mitre, MD

OL – 8

25 Mins

Statistics

Khalil Ghanem, MD

OL – 9 45 Mins Epididymitis, Orchitis, and Prostatitis Barbara Trautner, MD

Online Primers & Study Guides

Primers and Study Guides

#

Title

Faculty

P - 1

Microbiology Primer

Robin Patel, MD

P - 2

Antibacterial Resistance Primer

Robin Patel, MD

P - 3

Antifungal Resistance Primer

Barbara Alexander, MD
John Bennett, MD

P - 4

Antiviral Resistance Primer

Richard Whitley, MD
Andrew Pavia, MD

P - 5

HIV Drug Resistance Primer

Roy Gulick, MD

P - 6

Rickettsia Primer

Paul Auwaerter, MD
John Bennett, MD

P - 7

Differential Diagnosis of Diseases presenting as Skin Nodules, Ulcers, or Ulceronodular Skin Lesion

David Gilbert, MD

Agenda subject to change.