Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoarthritis (2024)

Robert L. DiGiovanni, DO, MACOI, President of the ACOI 2021-2022, Largo Medical Center

In this session you'll learn:

• How to identify CPPD
• The causes of hyperuricemia
• The cause of gout

Howard L. Feinberg, DO, MACOI, Associate Dean, Clinical Education Proposed Maryland College of Osteopathic Medicine at Morgan State

Spondyloarthropathies and Reactive Arthritis (2024)

Robert L. DiGiovanni, DO, MACOI, President of the ACOI 2021-2022, Largo Medical Center

In this session you will learn:

• The approach to idiopathic inflammatory myopathies
• The diagnostic criteria for PSS
• The current diagnostic criteria for SLE

Howard L. Feinberg, DO, MACOI, Associate Dean, Clinical Education Proposed Maryland College of Osteopathic Medicine at Morgan State

Vasculitis (2024)

Robert L. DiGiovanni, DO, MACOI, President of the ACOI 2021-2022, Largo Medical Center

In this session you will:

• Develop a basic understanding of lyme disease
• Learn the common causes and routes of transmission of joint infections
• Under the diagnosis of rheumatic fever

Howard L. Feinberg, DO, MACOI, Associate Dean, Clinical Education Proposed Maryland College of Osteopathic Medicine at Morgan State

In this session you will learn:

• The appearance of different inclusions found in synovial fluid
• The group types of synovial fluid
• The types of disease seen in the different types of synovial fluid

Howard L. Feinberg, DO, MACOI, Associate Dean, Clinical Education Proposed Maryland College of Osteopathic Medicine at Morgan State

Robert L. DiGiovanni, DO, MACOI, President of the ACOI 2021-2022, Largo Medical Center

In this session you will learn:

• The optimal utilization and interpretation of microbiologic data with which the internist must work

Gerald W. Blackburn, DO, MACOI, Clinical Professor of Medicine, Michigan State University, College of Osteopathic Medicine

In this session you will learn:

• About the nonspecific symptoms and signs that persons with Ebola virus disease usually have an abrupt onset of
• The main methods for diagnosis of either acute or remote infection by hantaviruses
• The minimum diagnostic evaluation for fevers of unknown origin

MarkAlain Déry, DO, MPH, FACOI (he/him/his), Chief Innovation Officer, Access Health Louisiana

In this session you will learn:

• The major causes of community-acquired bacterial meningitis in adults in developed countries
• Why the diagnosis of a patient with aseptic meningitis may be difficult to make
• Risk factors for spinal epidural abscesses 

MarkAlain Déry, DO, MPH, FACOI (he/him/his), Chief Innovation Officer, Access Health Louisiana

In this session you will learn:

• Tips on the care of patients with various infectious disease concerns related to the cardiovascular system
• Tips useful to the internist in the care of patients with various infectious disease concerns related to the gastrointestinal tract

Gerald W. Blackburn, DO, MACOI, Clinical Professor of Medicine, Michigan State University, College of Osteopathic Medicine

In this session you will learn:

• The common clinical features of community acquired pneumonia
• The epidemiologic and clinical clues that should be considered when selecting an empiric treatment regimen for community-acquired pneumonia
• The pulmonary complications of TB

MarkAlain Déry, DO, MPH, FACOI (he/him/his), Chief Innovation Officer, Access Health Louisiana

HIV/AIDS (2024)

Gerald W. Blackburn, DO, MACOI, Clinical Professor of Medicine, Michigan State University, College of Osteopathic Medicine

In this session you'll learn:

• A framework for the evaluation of primary immune deficieinces that may affect adults
• The elements of the innate immune response and what disease states may occur secondary to defects in the innate immune response
• How adaptive immunity differs from innate immunity understand how to clinically evaluate the adaptive immune response

Bryan L. Martin, DO, MACOI (he/him/his), Emeritus Professor of Medicine, The Ohio State University

In this session you'll learn:

• To recognize and differentiate anaphylaxis from vasovagal reactions
• To utilize the new guidelines for the treatment for anaphylaxis
• The mechanisms and treatments of both anaphylactic and anaphylactoid reactions

Bryan L. Martin, DO, MACOI (he/him/his), Emeritus Professor of Medicine, The Ohio State University

In this session you'll learn:

• To recognize and treat atopic dermatitis and allergic contact dermatitis
• To recognize and treat Hereditary angioedema
• To recognize and treat urticaria and angioedema

Bryan L. Martin, DO, MACOI (he/him/his), Emeritus Professor of Medicine, The Ohio State University

In this session you will learn:

• The asthma guidelines EPR 3 vs EPR 4
• To classify asthma severity and be able to determine asthma control
• To successfully treat asthma and be able to improve patient outcomes

Jonathan M. Horbal, DO, FACOI, Clinical Assistant Professor, Michigan State University

In this session you will learn:

• How to classify rhinitis
• The difference between allergic and non-allergic rhinitis
• The current guidelines for treating sinusitis

Jonathan M. Horbal, DO, FACOI, Clinical Assistant Professor, Michigan State University

In this session you will learn:

• Common food reactions
• Paradigm shift in food allergy thoughts
• The proper testing modalities for food testing

Jonathan M. Horbal, DO, FACOI, Clinical Assistant Professor, Michigan State University

In this session you will:

• Review hypersensitivity reactions
• Review common cases for each hypersensitivity class
• Understand basic pathophysiology of drug reactions

Jonathan M. Horbal, DO, FACOI, Clinical Assistant Professor, Michigan State University