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| COURSE DESCRIPTION
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June 23 to June 28, 2008 (Course I)
or July 14 to July 19, 2008 (Course
II)
Course I and Course
II follow the same agenda
Monday to Saturday 9 AM to 6 PM |
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| 8:00
am to 9:00 am |
Registration
- Tea & Coffee will be served |
Endocrinology
Speaker: Satish Dhalla, MD, FACP
9:00 am to 11:00 am |
Disorders
of Pituitary Gland, Thyroid Function Tests, Hyperthyroidism,
Hypothyroidism, Thyroid Nodule, Hypercalcemia, Hypocalcemia
Osteoporosis, Osteomalacia |
| 11:00
am to 11:30 am |
Coffee,
Tea & Breakfast Bakeries will be served |
11:30
am to 1:00 pm
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Cushing’s
Syndrome, Addison’s Disease, Hyperaldosteronism, Pheochromocytoma,
Amenorrhea, Hirsutism, Virilization, Hypogonadism, Impotence,
Gynecomastia, Diabetes Mellitus, Hypoglycemia
Clinical Case Histories/Questions/Pictures |
| 1:00
pm to 2:30 pm |
Lunch
on your own |
Hematology
Speaker: Satish Dhalla, MD, FACP
2:30 pm to 4:00 pm |
Approach
to the patient with Anemia; Microcytic, Macrocytic &
Hemolytic Anemias, Platelet Disorders, Coagulation &
Thrombosis, Myloproliferative Disorders |
| 4:00
pm to 4:30 pm |
Coffee,
Tea, Soft Drink & Baked Cookies will be served |
| 4:30
pm to 6:00 pm |
Plasma
Cell Disorders, Acute & Chronic Leukemias
Clinical Histories/Questions/Blood
Smear Slides |
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the Boards in Internal Medicine so easy and painless.”
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| 8:00
am to 9:00 am |
Tea & Coffee will be served |
Cardiology
Speaker: Satish Dhalla, MD, FACP
9:00am to 11:00 am
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Physical
Examination of Heart, Coronary Artery Disease, Cardiac Hemodynamic
Monitoring, Diagnosis & Management of Shock, Cardiac
Arrhythmias & Heart Block |
| 11:00
am to 11:30 am |
Coffee,
Tea & Breakfast Bakeries will be served |
| 11:00
am to 1:00 pm |
Congestive
Heart Failure, Cardiomyopathies, Valvular Heart Disease,
Mitral Valve Prolapse, Congenital Heart Disease, Pericardial
Disease, Peripheral Vascular Disease, Pulmonary Hypertension,
Aortic Aneurysm, Aortic Dissection
Clinical Case Histories/Questions/EKG’s/X-rays |
| 1:00
pm to 2:30 pm |
Lunch on your
own
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Rheumatology
Speaker: Satish Dhalla, MD, FACP
2:30 pm to 4:00 pm |
Approach
to a Patient with Musculoskeletal Pain, Bursitis, Tendinitis,
Entrapment Neuropathies, Interpretation of Joint Fluid,
Autoantibodies, Rheumatoid Arthritis, SLE, Polymyositis,
Seronegative Spondyloarthropathies
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| 4:00
pm to 4:30 pm |
Coffee,
Tea, Soft Drink & Baked Cookies will be served |
4:30
pm to 6:00 pm
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Scleroderma,
Overlap Syndromes, Sjogren’s Syndrome, Gout, Pseudo-gout,
Basic Calcium Phosphate Disease, Vasculopthies, Fibromyalgia,
Low Back Pain, Osteoarthritis, Septic Arthritis, Paget’s
Disease
Clinical Case Histories/Questions/Pictures/X-rays
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“Concise and strictly Board oriented, it gives you
confidence for passing the examination.”
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| Wednesday,
Day III |
| 8:00
am to 9:00 am |
Tea
& Coffee will be served |
Infectious
Diseases
Speaker: Satish Dhalla, MD, FACP
9:00 am to 11:00 am
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Sexually
Transmitted Diseases, PID, Vaginitis, HIV Disease, Urinary
Tract Infections, Endocarditis, Central Nervous System Infections |
| 11:00
am to 11:30 pm |
Coffee,
Tea & Breakfast Bakeries will be served |
| 11:30
am to 1:00 pm |
Tuberculosis
Skin & Soft Tissue Infections, Lyme Disease, Ehrlichiosis,
Babesiosis, Bone & Joint Infections, Toxic Shock Syndrome,
Infections in Immunocompromised Patients, Otitis, Bronchitis,
Sinusitis, Epiglottitis, Miscellaneous Topics
Clinical Case Histories/Questions/Pictures
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| 1:00
pm to 2:30 pm |
Lunch
on your own |
Oncology
Speaker: Satish Dhalla, MD, FACP
2:30 pm to 4:00 pm
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Breast
Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Prostate Cancer |
| 4:00
pm to 4:30 pm |
Coffee,
Tea, Soft Drink & Baked Cookies will be served |
| 4:30
pm to 6:00 pm |
Testicular
Cancer, Malignant Melanoma, Lymphomas, Ovarian Cancer, Cervical
Cancer, Endometrial Cancer, Bladder Cancer, Kaposi’s
Sarcoma, Antitumor Drugs
Clinical Case Histories/Questions
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“Very precise, accurate, and Board oriented with
good slides & reading material.”
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| Thursday,
Day IV |
| 8:00
am to 9:00 am |
Tea
& Coffee will be served |
Gastoenterology
Speaker: Satish Dhalla, MD, FACP
9:00 am to 11:00 am
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Acute
& Chronic Hepatitis, Acute Hepatic Failure, Cholelithiasis,
Acute Cholecystitis, Cirrhosis, Ascites, Liver Function
Tests, Acute & Chronic Pancreatitis, Pancreatic Cancer,
Dysphagia, Achalasia, Gastroesophageal Reflux
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| 11:00
am to 11:30 pm |
Coffee,
Tea & Breakfast Bakeries will be served |
| 11:30
am to 1:00 pm |
Gastritis,
H. Pylori Infection, Peptic Ulcer Diseases, Zollinger-Elissons
Syndrome, Malabsorption, Infectious Diarrhea, Inflammatory
Bowel Disease, Ishemic Bowel Disease
Clinical Case Histories/Questions/X-rays
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| 1:00
pm to 2:30 pm |
Lunch
on your own
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Neurology
Speaker: Satish Dhalla, MD, FACP
2:30 pm to 4:00 pm
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Headache,
Neuromuscular Evaluation, Disorders of Cranial Nerves, Vertigo,
Hearing Loss, Diseases of The Spinal Cord, Multiple Sclerosis
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| 4:00
pm to 4:30 pm |
Coffee,
Tea, Soft Drink & Baked Cookies will be served |
| 4:30
pm to 6:00 pm |
Parkinson’s
Disease, Myasthenia Gravis, TIA & Stroke, Aphasia, Dementia,
Seizures
Clinical Case Histories/Questions/CT
Scan/MRI
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“This is the best Board Review Course that I have
attended. The superfluous has been
eliminated and it is focused for passing the IM Board!
Thank you for caring!”
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| 8:00
am to 9:00 am |
Tea
& Coffee will be served |
Pulmonary
& Critical Care
Speaker: Satish Dhalla, MD, FACP
9:00 am to 11:00 am
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Interpretation
of Blood Gases, Pulmonary Function Tests, Obstructive
Lung Disease, Mechanical Ventilation, Pleural Effusion |
| 11:00
am to 11:30 pm |
Coffee,
Tea & Breakfast Bakeries will be served |
| 11:30
am to 1:00 pm |
Sleep
Apnea Syndrome, Interstitial Lung Disease, Pulmonary
Infections, Pulmonary Embolism, Lung Cancer,
Clinical Case Histories/Questions/Chest X-rays
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| 1:00
pm to 2:30 pm |
Lunch
on your own
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General
Internal Medicine
Speaker: Satish Dhalla, MD, FACP
2:30 pm to 4:00 pm
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Pregnancy,
Substance Abuse, Ophthalmology, Preoperative Medical
Evaluation |
| 4:00
pm to 4:30 pm |
Coffee,
Tea, Soft Drink & Baked Cookies will be served |
| 4:30
pm to 6:00 pm |
Prevention
& Nutrition, Eating Disorders, Medical Ethics,
Biostatistics, Psychiatry
Clinical Case Histories/Questions
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“Review course most focused for ABIM point
of view…Excellent review.”
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| Saturday,
Day VI |
| 8:00
am to 9:00 am |
Tea
& Coffee will be served |
Nephrology
& Immunology
Speaker: Satish Dhalla, MD, FACP
9:00 am to 11:00 am
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Interpretation
of Urinary Findings, Acute Renal Failure, Glomerular
Diseases, Nephrotic Syndrome, Nephrolithiasis, Renovascular
Hypertension |
| 11:00
am to 11:30 pm |
Coffee,
Tea & Breakfast Bakeries will be served |
| 11:30
am to 12:30 pm |
Acid-Base
Disorders, Disorders of Sodium & Water Metalbolism,
Chronic Renal Failure
Clinical Case Histories/Questions |
12:30
pm to 1:00 pm
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Types
of Immune Reactions, Anaphylaxis, Rhinitis, Urticaria
& Angioedema, Immunodeficiency Syndromes |
| 1:00
pm to 2:30 pm |
Lunch
on your own |
Geriatrics
& Dermatology
Speaker: Satish Dhalla, MD, FACP
2:30 pm to 3:30 pm
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Geriatric
Assessment, Urinary & Fecal Incontinence, Malnutrition,
Drug Reactions, Delirium, Falls, Syncope |
| 3:30
pm to 4:00 pm |
Dermatology
Slide Presentation |
| 4:00
pm to 4:30 pm |
Coffee,
Tea, Soft Drink & Baked Cookies will be served
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4:30
pm to 5:15 pm
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Repeat
Slide Presentation |
“Captivating…will definitely help in the
Boards and the practice of medicine.”
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