George Washington University Infectious Disease Board Review Course 2025 (Lecture + QBank)

• Target Audience: infectious disease fellows, physicians
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• Information:

What You Will Learn

Core concepts and high-impact updates across the field of infectious diseases, including antimicrobial therapy, HIV/AIDS management, tropical medicine, endocarditis, opportunistic infections, and infection control

Effective strategies and diagnostic frameworks for challenging syndromes—such as sepsis, fever of unknown origin, transplant-associated infections, and antimicrobial resistance

Evidence-based best practices and guidelines for patient-centered care in both inpatient and outpatient settings

Targeted board preparation with reinforced explanations through realistic, case-based multiple-choice questions

Event Details

Format: Fully on-demand online delivery combining expert video lectures with a robust, interactive question bank

Components: Includes high-yield lecture modules, a question bank with detailed explanations, and downloadable study materials tailored to infectious disease board content

Who Should Attend

Why Attend

This course is your most efficient and effective path to board success—combining comprehensive content, active learning, and flexible delivery.

• Topics:

Day 1 – Core Concepts & Immunocompromised Hosts

Introduction & overview

Microbiology essentials for the exam

Principles of antimicrobial therapy: toxicities, PK/PD, drug–drug interactions

Antibacterial drugs I – approach to resistant gram-negative bacilli

Antiviral drugs

Respiratory viral infections including influenza (immunocompetent & immunocompromised)

Immunizations: domestic, travel, occupational

Infections in hematopoietic stem cell recipients

Infections in the neutropenic cancer patient

Day 2 – Hepatitis, GI & Parasitic Infections

Acute hepatitis

Chronic hepatitis

Clinical immunology & host defense

CMV, EBV, HHV6, HHV8

Antibacterial drugs II – gram-positive organisms

GI infections Part I & II

Helicobacter and Clostridioides

Skin and soft tissue infections

Protozoa of clinical relevance

Worms you should know

Day 3 – Fungal, Mycobacterial & Zoonotic Diseases

Deep mycoses (normal & abnormal hosts)

Nocardiosis, Actinomycosis, Rhodococcus

Tuberculosis (immunocompetent & immunosuppressed hosts)

Lyme disease

Ticks, mites, lice and transmitted diseases

Zoonoses

Pneumonia

Sexually transmitted infections (genital ulcers; other syndromes)

Syndromes in the ICU relevant to ID physicians

Hospital epidemiology

Day 4 – HIV & Retroviruses

HIV diagnosis

HIV drug resistance

Antiretroviral therapy (general & special populations)

HIV-associated opportunistic infections I & II

Non–AIDS-defining complications of HIV/AIDS

Clinical manifestations of retroviral diseases and slow viruses

Herpes simplex

Bacterial & viral meningitis

Pharyngitis syndromes (including Group A strep)

Syndromes masquerading as infections

Day 5 – Systemic & Device-Related Infections

Endocarditis (native & prosthetic valves, pacers, VADs)

Bone & joint infections

Staphylococcus aureus infections

Nontuberculous mycobacteria (normal & abnormal hosts)

Infections in solid organ recipients

Encephalitis (including West Nile virus & rabies)

Penicillin allergies

Antifungal drugs (core concepts)

“Kitchen sink” syndromes not covered elsewhere

Online-Only (OL) Bonus Lectures

How to prepare for certification & recertification (including LKA)

Bootcamp: HIV

Bootcamp: Transplant

Statistics for the boards

Antibacterial drugs not covered elsewhere

Treating antimicrobial-resistant infections III

HIV-associated opportunistic infections III

Brain abscess, cavernous sinus thrombosis, subdural/epidural empyema

Infections of the urinary tract (upper & lower)

Epididymitis, orchitis, prostatitis

Even more worms