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

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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

-

9:15 AM

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

Helen Boucher, MD

3

9:15 AM

-

10:15 AM

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

Robin Patel, MD

AM Moderator: Robin Patel, MD

 

10:15 AM

-

10:30 AM

Morning Break

 

4

10:30 AM

-

11:15 AM

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

Pranita Tamma, MD

5 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM Core Concepts: Antibacterial Drugs II 
Gram Positive Organisms
Helen Boucher, MD
  12:15 PM - 12:45 PM Lunch Break  

BR1

12:45 PM

-

1:30 PM

Board Review Day 1

Drs. Patel (Moderator), Black, Boucher, Pavia, Bennett, and Tamma

PM Moderator: Robin Patel, MD

6

1:30 PM

-

2:15 PM

Deep Mycoses in Normal and Abnormal Hosts

John Bennett, MD

7

2:15 PM

-

2:45 PM

Core Concept: Antiviral Drugs

Andrew Pavia, MD

 

2:45 PM

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3:00 PM

Afternoon Break

 

8

3:00 PM

-

3:45 PM

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

Douglas Black, PharmD

9

3:45 PM

-

4:45 PM

Respiratory Viral Infections Including Influenza in Immunocompetent and Immunocompromised Persons

Andrew Pavia, MD

10 4:45 PM - 5:30 PM Skin and Soft Tissue Infections Helen Boucher, MD

 

5:30 PM

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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

11

8:30 AM

-

9:30 AM

Clinical Immunology and Host Defense

Steven Holland, MD

12

9:30 AM

-

10:00 AM

Infections in the Neutropenic Cancer Patient

Jennifer Saullo, MD

 

10:00 AM

-

10:15 AM

Morning Break

 

13

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM Protozoa That Could Be Tested Edward Mitre, MD

14

11:15 AM

-

12:15 PM

Infections in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Recipients

Jennifer Saullo, MD

 

12:15 PM

-

12:45 PM

Lunch Break

 
PM Moderator: Henry Masur, MD
BR2

12:45 PM

-

1:30 PM

Board Review Day 2

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

15

1:30 PM

-

2:15 PM

CMV, EBV, HHV6 and HHV8

Camille Kotton, MD

16

2:15 PM

-

3:00 PM

Acute Hepatitis

David Thomas, MD

17

3:00 PM

-

3:30 PM

GI Infections Part 1

James Platts-Mills, MD

 

3:30 PM

-

3:45 PM

Afternoon Break

 

18

3:45 PM

-

4:15 PM

GI Infections Part 2

James Platts-Mills, MD

19

4:15 PM

-

5:00 PM

Chronic Hepatitis

David Thomas, MD
20 5:00 PM   5:45 PM Helicobacter and Clostridioides David Aronoff, MD

21

5:45 PM

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6:15 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

22

8:30 AM

-

9:00 AM

Sexually Transmitted Infections: Genital Ulcers Diseases (GUD)

Khalil Ghanem, MD

23

9:00 AM

-

9:45 AM

Zoonoses 

David Aronoff, MD

 

9:45 AM

-

10:00 AM

Morning Break

 

24

10:00 AM

-

10:45 AM

Nocardiosis, Actinomycosis, Rhodococcus and Actinomycosis

David Aronoff, MD

25

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, Dhanireddy, Dorman, Ghanem, and Klompas

PM Moderator: Paul Auwaerter, MD

26

1:00 PM

-

1:45 PM

Ticks, Mites, Lice, and the Diseases They Transmit

Paul Auwaerter, MD

27

1:45 PM

-

2:30 PM

Immunizations: Domestic, Travel, and Occupational

Shireesha Dhanireddy, MD

28

2:30 PM

-

3:15 PM

Tuberculosis in Immunocompetent
and Imunosuppressed Hosts

Susan Dorman, MD

  3:15 PM - 3:30 PM Afternoon Break  

29

3:30 PM

-

4:00 PM

Lyme Disease

Paul Auwaerter, MD

30

4:00 PM

-

5:00 PM

Hospital Epidemiology

Michael Klompas, MD

31

5:00 PM

-

5:45 PM

Syndromes in the ICU that ID Physicians Should Know

Taison Bell, MD

32

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

33

8:30
AM

-

9:15 AM

Clinical Manifestations of Human Retroviral Diseases and Slow Viruses

Frank Maldarelli, MD

34

9:15 AM

-

10:00 AM

HIV Associated Opportunistic Infections I

Henry Masur, MD

35

10:00 AM

-

10:15 AM

HIV Diagnosis

Frank Maldarelli, MD

  10:15 AM - 10:30 AM Morning Break  

36

10:30 AM

-

11:15 AM

Antiretroviral Therapy

Roy Gulick, MD

37

11:15 AM

-

11:30 AM

HIV Drug Resistance

Michael Saag, MD

38

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

39

1:30 PM

-

1:45 PM

Pharyngitis Syndromes Including Group A Strep Pharyngitis

Karen Bloch, MD

40

1:45 PM

-

2:30 PM

HIV-Associated Opportunistic Infections II

Rajesh Gandhi, MD

41

2:30 PM

-

3:15 PM

Syndromes Masquerades as Infections

Karen Bloch, MD

 

3:15 PM

-

3:30 PM

Afternoon Break

 

42

3:30 PM

-

4:15 PM

Non-AIDS-Defining Complications of HIV/AIDS

Michael Saag, MD

43

4:15 PM

-

5:00 PM

Bacterial and Viral Meningitis

Allan Tunkel, MD

44

5:00 PM

-

5:45 PM

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

Rajesh Gandhi, MD

45

5:45 PM

-

6:30 PM

Herpes Simplex

Richard Whitley, MD

FC11

6:10 PM

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6:25 PM

End of the Day
Faculty Q&A

Drs. Gandhi, Gulick, Saag, and Tunkel

Wednesday, August 20, 2025

AM Moderator: John Bennett, MD

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Presentation

Faculty

46

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

47

9:00 AM

-

9:45 AM

Encephalitis including West Nile and Rabies

Allan Tunkel, MD

 

9:45 AM

-

10:00 AM

Morning Break

 

48

10:00 AM

-

10:45 AM

Staphylococcus Aureus

Henry Chambers, MD

49

10:45 AM

-

11:30 AM

Bone and Joint Infections

Sandra Nelson, MD

 

11:30 AM

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11:45 AM

Lunch Break

 

PM Moderator: Barbara Alexander, MD

50

11:45 AM

-

12:30 PM

Nontuberculous Mycobacteria in Normal and 
Abnormal Hosts

Kevin Winthrop, MD

51

12:30 PM

-

1:30 PM

Infections in Solid Organ Recipients

Barbara Alexander, MD

 

1:30 PM

-

1:45 PM

Afternoon Break

 

52

1:45 PM

-

2:30 PM

Core Concepts: Antifungal Drugs

Barbara Alexander, MD

53

2:30 PM

-

2:45 PM

Penicillin Allergies

Sandra Nelson, MD

54

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

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

Infections of Upper and Lower Urinary Tract

Barbara Trautner, MD

OL - 5

45 Mins

HIV-Associated Opportunistic Infections III

Rajesh Gandhi, MD

OL - 6

45 Mins

Even More Worms

Edward Mitre, MD

OL – 7

25 Mins

Statistics

Khalil Ghanem, MD

OL – 8

45 Mins

Epididymitis, Orchitis, and Prostatitis

Barbara Trautner, MD

OL – 9 45 Mins More Photos You Might See On An Exam John Bennett, MD
OL – 10 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.