Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:

• Apply current/recommended pulmonary guidelines in clinical practice
• Perform differential diagnosis of complex clinical presentations related to pulmonary disorders
• Identify/apply current therapeutic options for specific pulmonary disorders
• Evaluate and interpret up-to-date literature relevant to clinical practice in pulmonary medicine
• Illustrate knowledge of pathophysiology as it applies to management of pulmonary disorders
• Apply knowledge gained to the ABIM certification/recertification pulmonary examinations

Intended Audience

This educational activity was designed for fellows/trainees and practicing pulmonary specialists (MDs) and other professional affiliates (internists with an interest in Pulmonology) who are preparing to take ABIM Board Review or Recertification Examinations or who seek CME activities to improve patient care in the area of Pulmonology Medicine.

General Introduction

• Review of Respiratory Physiology – Jeffrey M. Drazen, MD

• Genetics and Genomics for the Pulmonary Physician – Benjamin Raby, MD, MPH

• Cell and Molecular Biology – Patrick Burkett, MD, PhD

Respiratory Infections

• Pneumonia: Community and Hospital Acquired – Rebecca M. Baron, MD

• Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Infections – Edward Nardell, MD

• Fungal and Parasitic Infections – James H. Maguire, MD

• Pulmonary Infections in Immunocompromised Hosts – Francisco Marty, MD

Obstructive Lung Diseases

• Asthma: Pathobiology and Assessment – Bruce D. Levy, MD

• Asthma: Treatment, Including Acute Exacerbations – Elliot Israel, MD

• COPD: Pathobiology and Assessment – Craig P. Hersh, MD

• COPD: Treatment, Including of Exacerbations – Miguel Divo, MD

• Bronchiectasis and Bronchiolitis – Christopher H. Fanta, MD

• Cystic Fibrosis Update – Ahmet Z. Uluer, DO

Interstitial Disorders

• Interstitial Lung Disease: An Overview, 2018 – Ivan O. Rosas, MD

• BOOP, RB-ILD, BIP and EG – Gary R. Epler, MD

• Occupational and Lung Diseases and Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis – Robert McCunney, MD

• Lung Disease in the Rheumatic Diseases – Paul F. Dellaripa, MD

• Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) – Elizabeth P. Henske, MD

• Non-infectious Pulmonary Infiltrates in the Immunocompromised Host – Elizabeth B. Gay, MD

• Eosinophilic Lung Diseases, Including Churg-Strauss Syndrome and ABPA – Katherine H. Walker, MD, MSc

Pulmonary Vascular Diseases

• Pulmonary Embolism: Pathophysiology and Management – Gregory Piazza, MD

• Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Clinical Presentation, Diagnosis, Therapy, and Prognosis – Aaron B. Waxman, MD, PhD

• Pulmonary Vasculitides – Manuela Cernadas, MD

Other Respiratory Conditions

• Lung Cancer, Including the Solitary Pulmonary Nodule – Gerald L. Weinhouse, MD

• Pleural Disease – Scott Schissel, MD, D.Phil

• Sleep Deprivation and Obstructive Sleep Apnea – Carolyn D. D’Ambrosio, MD

• Polysomnography and PAP Management – Rohit Budhiraja, MD, MBBS

• Lung Transplantation – Hilary J. Goldberg, MD

• Respiratory Complications of Neuromuscular Weakness – Robert Brown, MD

• Mesothelioma – Raphael Bueno, MD

Approach to the Pulmonary Patient

• Cough and Hemoptysis – Christopher H. Fanta, MD

• Pre-operative Pulmonary Assessment – Gerald L. Weinhouse, MD

Special Topics

• Interventional Pulmonology – Colleen Channick, MD

• Pulmonary Function Testing: Physiology and Application – Scott Schissel, MD, D.Phil

• Fundamentals of Pulmonary Imaging – Andetta Hunsaker, MD

• Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing – David Systrom, MD

• Pulmonary Pathology I – Robert F. Padera, Jr., MD, PhD

• Pulmonary Pathology II – Robert F. Padera, Jr., MD, PhD

• Ethical Issues in Pulmonary Medicine – Kathleen J. Haley, MD

• Pulmonary Pearls – Christopher H. Fanta, MD

• Challenging Pulmonary Consults – Barbara A. Cockrill, MD

• Pulmonary Board Review Questions – Michael H. Cho, MD

Date of Original Release: June 15, 2018
Date Credits Expire: June 15, 2021
Estimated Time to Complete: 31 hours