Agenda

2025 Infectious Disease Board Review Course Agenda

  • Saturday, August 16, 2025
  • Sunday, August 17, 2025
  • Monday, August 18, 2025
  • Tuesday, August 19, 2025
  • Wednesday, August 20, 2025
  • Online Only Lectures
  • Primers and Study Guides

Saturday, August 16, 2025

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

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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: Robin Patel, MD

 

10:00 AM

-

10:15 AM

Morning Break

 

3

10:15 AM

-

11:00 AM

Core Concepts: Antibacterial Drugs I
Approach to Resistant Gram-Negative Bacilli

Pranita Tamma, MD

4 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Infections in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Recipients Jennifer Saullo, MD
  12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Lunch Break  

BR1

12:30 PM

-

1:15 PM

Board Review Day 1

Drs. Patel (Moderator), Black, Dhanireddy, Pavia, Saullo, and Tamma

PM Moderator: Robin Patel, MD

5

1:15 PM

-

2:00 PM

Immunizations: Domestic, Travel, and Occupational

Shireesha Dhanireddy, MD

6

2:00 PM

-

2:30 PM

Core Concept: Antiviral Drugs

Andrew Pavia, MD

 

2:30 PM

-

2:45 PM

Afternoon Break

 

7

2:45 PM

-

3:30 PM

Principles of Antimicrobial Therapy for Exam: What You Need to Know About Toxicities, PK/PD, Drug-Drug Interactions

Douglas Black, PharmD

8

3:30 PM

-

4:30 PM

Respiratory Viral Infections Including Influenza in Immunocompetent and Immunocompromised Persons

Andrew Pavia, MD

9 4:30 PM - 5:15 PM Infections in the Neutropenic Cancer Patient Jennifer Saullo, MD

 

5:15 PM

-

6:15 PM

Welcome Reception

 

Sunday, August 17, 2025

AM Moderator: Andrew Pavia, MD

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Presentation

Faculty

QP2

8:00 AM
EDT

-

8:30 AM
EDT

Daily Question Preview Day 2

Andrew Pavia, MD

10

8:30 AM

-

9:30 AM

Clinical Immunology and Host Defense

Steven Holland, MD

11

9:30 AM

-

10:30 AM

Core Concepts: Antibacterial Drugs II
Gram Positive Organisms

Helen Boucher, MD

 

10:30 AM

-

10:45 AM

Morning Break

 

12

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM Protozoa That Could Be Tested Edward Mitre, MD

13

11:45 AM

-

12:30 PM

Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

Helen Boucher, MD

 

12:30 PM

-

1:00 PM

Lunch Break

 
PM Moderator: Henry Masur, MD
BR2

1:00 PM

-

1:45 PM

Board Review Day 2

Drs. Aronoff (Moderator), Boucher, Kotton, Mitre, Platts-Mills, and Thomas

14

1:45 PM

-

2:30 PM

CMV, EBV, HHV6 and HHV8

Camille Kotton, MD

15

2:30 PM

-

3:15 PM

Acute Hepatitis

David Thomas, MD

16

3:15 PM

-

3:45 PM

GI Infections Part 1

James Platts-Mills, MD

 

3:45 PM

-

4:00 PM

Afternoon Break

 

17

4:00 PM

-

4:30 PM

GI Infections Part 2

James Platts-Mills, MD

18

4:30 PM

-

5:15 PM

Chronic Hepatitis

David Thomas, MD
19 5:15 PM   6:00 PM Helicobacter and Clostridioides David Aronoff, MD

20

6:00 PM

-

6:30 PM

Worms You Should Know

Edward Mitre, MD

Monday, August 18, 2025

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

21

8:30 AM

-

9:00 AM

Sexually Transmitted Infections: Genital Ulcers Diseases (GUD)

Khalil Ghanem, MD

22

9:00 AM

-

9:45 AM

Zoonoses 

David Aronoff, MD

 

9:45 AM

-

10:00 AM

Morning Break

 

23

10:00 AM

-

10:45 AM

Nocardiosis, Actinomycosis, Rhodococcus and Actinomycosis

David Aronoff, MD

24

10:45 AM

-

11:45 AM

Sexually Transmitted Infections: Other Diseases and Syndromes

Khalil Ghanem, MD

 

11:45 AM

-

12:15 PM

Lunch Break

 

BR3

12:15 PM

-

1:00 PM

Board Review Day 3

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

PM Moderator: Paul Auwaerter, MD

25

1:00 PM

-

1:45 PM

Ticks, Mites, Lice, and the Diseases They Transmit

Paul Auwaerter, MD

26

1:45 PM

-

2:30 PM

Deep Mycoses in Normal and Abnormal Hosts

John Bennett, MD

27

2:30 PM

-

3:15 PM

Tuberculosis in Immunocompetent
and Imunosuppressed Hosts

Susan Dorman, MD

  3:15 PM - 3:30 PM Afternoon Break  

28

3:30 PM

-

4:00 PM

Lyme Disease

Paul Auwaerter, MD

29

4:00 PM

-

5:00 PM

Hospital Epidemiology

Michael Klompas, MD

30

5:00 PM

-

5:45 PM

Syndromes in the ICU that ID Physicians Should Know

Taison Bell, MD

31

5:45 PM

-

6:15 PM

Pneumonia

Paul Auwaerter, MD

Tuesday, August 19, 2025

AM Moderator: Roy Gulick, MD

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Presentation

Faculty

QP4

8:00 AM
EDT

-

8:30 AM
EDT

Daily Question Preview Day 4

Roy Gulick, MD

32

8:30
AM

-

9:15 AM

Clinical Manifestations of Human Retroviral Diseases and Slow Viruses

Frank Maldarelli, MD

33

9:15 AM

-

10:00 AM

HIV-Associated Opportunistic Infections I

Henry Masur, MD

34

10:00 AM

-

10:15 AM

HIV Diagnosis

Frank Maldarelli, MD

  10:15 AM - 10:30 AM Morning Break  

35

10:30 AM

-

11:15 AM

Antiretroviral Therapy

Roy Gulick, MD

36

11:15 AM

-

11:30 AM

HIV Drug Resistance

Michael Saag, MD

37

11:30 AM

-

12:15 PM

Antiretroviral Therapy for Special Populations

Roy Gulick, MD

 

12:15 PM

-

12:45 PM

Lunch Break

 

BR4

12:45 PM

-

1:30 PM

Board Review Day 4

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

PM Moderator: Roy Gulick, MD

38

1:30 PM

-

1:45 PM

Pharyngitis Syndromes Including Group A Strep Pharyngitis

Karen Bloch, MD

39

1:45 PM

-

2:30 PM

HIV-Associated Opportunistic Infections II

Rajesh Gandhi, MD

40

2:30 PM

-

3:15 PM

Syndromes Masquerades as Infections

Karen Bloch, MD

 

3:15 PM

-

3:30 PM

Afternoon Break

 

41

3:30 PM

-

4:15 PM

Non-AIDS-Defining Complications of HIV/AIDS

Michael Saag, MD

42

4:15 PM

-

5:00 PM

Bacterial and Viral Meningitis

Allan Tunkel, MD

43

5:00 PM

-

5:45 PM

Photo Opportunity I: Photos and Questions to Test Your Board Preparation

Rajesh Gandhi, MD

44

5:45 PM

-

6:30 PM

Herpes Simplex

Richard Whitley, MD

Wednesday, August 20, 2025

AM Moderator: John Bennett, MD

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Start

 

End

Presentation

Faculty

45

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

46

9:00 AM

-

9:45 AM

Encephalitis including West Nile and Rabies

Allan Tunkel, MD

 

9:45 AM

-

10:00 AM

Morning Break

 

47

10:00 AM

-

10:45 AM

Staphylococcus Aureus

Henry Chambers, MD

48

10:45 AM

-

11:30 AM

Bone and Joint Infections

Sandra Nelson, MD

 

11:30 AM

-

11:45 AM

Lunch Break

 

PM Moderator: Barbara Alexander, MD

49

11:45 AM

-

12:30 PM

Nontuberculous Mycobacteria in Normal and 
Abnormal Hosts

Kevin Winthrop, MD

50

12:30 PM

-

1:30 PM

Infections in Solid Organ Recipients

Barbara Alexander, MD

 

1:30 PM

-

1:45 PM

Afternoon Break

 

51

1:45 PM

-

2:30 PM

Core Concepts: Antifungal Drugs

Barbara Alexander, MD

52

2:30 PM

-

2:45 PM

Penicillin Allergies

Sandra Nelson, MD

53

2:45 PM

-

3:30 PM

Kitchen Sink: Syndromes Not Covered Elsewhere

Stacey Rose, MD

Online Lectures

Online Only Lectures

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Duration

Title

Faculty

OL - 1

15 Mins

How to Prepare for the Certification and Recertification Including the LKA

Helen Boucher, MD

OL - 2

40 Mins

ID Bootcamp: HIV

Roy Gulick, MD

OL - 3

50 Mins

ID Bootcamp: Transplant

Camille Kotton, MD

OL - 4

45 Mins

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

Allan Tunkel, MD

OL - 5

40 Mins

Infections of Upper and Lower Urinary Tract

Barbara Trautner, MD

OL - 6

45 Mins

HIV-Associated Opportunistic Infections III

Rajesh Gandhi, MD

OL - 7

45 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

OL - 10 45 Mins Treating Antimicrobial Resistant Infections III Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Acinetobacter baumannii, and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Pranita Tamma, MD
OL - 11 45 Mins Antibacterial Drugs Not Covered Elsewhere Douglas Black, PharmD

Online Primers & Study Guides

Primers and Study Guides

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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

P - 8

Outpatient Antibacterial Drugs 

Pranita Tamma, MD

 

Agenda subject to change.