The Brigham Critical Care Board Review Course major objective is to prepare attendees for the ABIM Subspecialty Board Examination in Critical Care (Certification/Re-Certification). We will convey state-of-the-art information on a wide spectrum of clinical problems that reflect the curriculum in critical care medicine for the ABIM examination. The pathophysiology, diagnosis and management of shock and respiratory failure is addressed. The spectrum of subspecialty areas—cardiac, renal, GI, hematologic, nutrition, obstetric, neurologic, infectious disease, endocrine, and trauma/burns are covered. Management of the ventilator, fluid, acid-base and electrolyte problems is addressed.

Please note, Course Directors and Reviewers are listed below. For a full list of course faculty, click the Register button above.

NUMBER OF CREDIT HOURS: The Harvard Medical School designates this enduring material for a maximum of 24.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This course should take approximately 24.75 hours to complete.

COST: Various. Click Register for details.

OVERALL LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
At the conclusion of this CME activity, the participant will be able to:

1. Understand current pathophysiological mechanisms key to critical illness
2. Develop knowledge in the diagnosis, monitoring, and management of critically ill patients
3. Develop expertise in the management of subspecialty areas within critical care medicine
4. Become facile in answering simulated-board questions

METHOD OF PARTICIPATION:

To successfully complete this activity and earn AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™, learners must watch or view all lectures, successfully complete a posttest, and submit a post-course evaluation. A processing fee may also be required. Please click Register for full details.

COMBINATION OF MEDIA USED:

This educational activity is in the form of a DVD, combining audio and video. Links to any necessary plugins are provided when necessary.

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REBECCA BARON, MD Course Director

Associate Physician, Brigham and Women’s Hospital Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School DISCLOSURE: Included in course materials.

PATRICIA KRITEK, MD, EdM Course Director

Associate Medical Director of Critical Care, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Washington DISCLOSURE: Included in course materials.

AJAY SINGH, MBBS, FRCP Course Director

Ajay K. Singh, MBBS, FRCP (UK), MBA is the Director of Global Programs and Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. He is the Director of Postgraduate Medical Education and a physician in the Renal Division in the Department of Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital. DISCLOSURE: Included in course materials.

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FRANK DOMINO, MD Reviewer

Dr. Frank J. Domino is an Associate Professor and Family Medicine Clerkship Director at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. He was the Associate Editor for Family Medicine to the Up To Date medical database, and is currently the Editor in Chief of Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins’ "5 Minute Clinical Consult" series. Dr. Domino’s major areas of focus include educating all levels of learners (students, graduate and post graduate) in a variety of subjects including Evidence Based Medicine, Sports Medicine, and common ambulatory controversies (Vitamin D Deficiency, Medical Ethics, Non-Pharmacologic Treatment of Depression and Anxiety). Dr. Domino’s areas of faculty development training include Problem Solving, Needs Assessment, Ambulatory Medical Ethics, Presentation Skills, and Fluency/Professional Development in the Medical Literature. Dr. Domino has received numerous teaching awards, including multiple Outstanding Medical Educator Awards and the Outstanding Achievement "Star" Award for Curricular Contribution to the University of Massachusetts Medical School. Dr. Domino is the Family Medicine representative to Harvard Medical School’s Continuing Medical Education program "Current Clinical Issues in Primary Care" Pri-Med committee as well as the University of Massachusetts Medical School’s Continuing Education Committee. He is a regular contributor to and holds an appointment in the Community Faculty Development Center at the University of Massachusetts. His areas of clinical research include Vitamin D Deficiency, and the translation of medical research into practice. DISCLOSURE: Included in course materials.

JOHANNA F. PERLMUTTER, MD Reviewer

Assistant Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School DISCLOSURE: Included in course materials.

JENNIFER POTTER, MD Reviewer

Dr. Potter is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. She founded and directs the Women’s Health Center at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and is Director of Women’s Health at Fenway Health Center in Boston. Author of numerous online women’s health curricula, including The Breast Exam, The Pelvic Exam, Talking with Patients about Sex, Women’s Health Care Competencies for Medical Students and the Women’s Disability Education Project, co-editor of a seminal textbook, The Fenway Guide to LGBT Health, and a frequent lecturer at CME conferences, she has established a national reputation as a women’s health expert. Dr. Potter is recipient of numerous awards, including the 2008 Susan M. Love Award, and the 2009 Harold Amos Award for her contributions to increasing attention to women’s health care and enhancing diversity in the medical community. DISCLOSURE: Included in course materials.

SANJAY SAINI, MD Reviewer

Professor of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital DISCLOSURE: Included in course materials.

ALAN WOOLF, MD, MPH, F Reviewer

Dr. Alan Woolf is a pediatrician, educator, and medical toxicologist. He received a BS degree in biology from Stanford University, his MD from the University of Chicago and an MPH from the University of North Carolina. He did his pediatric residency and a Robert Wood Johnson fellowship at Duke Medical Center. Dr. Woolf is a professor of pediatrics at Harvard Medical School and a member of both the Academy at HMS and the Teaching Academy at Boston’s Children’s Hospital. He is director of the Pediatric Environmental Health Center at Children’s Hospital, co-director of its fellowship training program in pediatric environmental health, and co-director of Region 1 Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit. Dr. Woolf is the ACGME Designated Institutional Official for Children’s Hospital. He is a past-president of the American Association of Poison Control Centers, the current president of the American Academy of Clinical Toxicology, and medical editor of the book: The Children’s Hospital Guide to Your Child’s Health & Development (Perseus Press, Cambridge, MA). DISCLOSURE: Included in course materials.

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NUMBER OF CREDITS: 24.75 

The Harvard Medical School is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Harvard Medical School designates this enduring material for a maximum of 24.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This course should take approximately 24.75 hours to complete.

Within 2 weeks of completing the course, you will receive your certificate via email.

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