George Washington University Infectious Disease Board Review Course 2026

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+ Target Audience: Infectious Disease Specialists, Internal Medicine Physicians, Primary Care Physicians, and Clinical Microbiologists

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August 22-26, 2026

The George Washington University Infectious Disease Board Review (IDBR) Course 2026 is designed to help physicians prepare for the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Infectious Disease certification exam. This comprehensive review features exam-focused lectures presented by leading infectious disease experts, case-based reviews, online practice exams, and additional study guides. For those not taking the exam, the course serves as a practical update on common topics and challenges in infectious diseases.

Learning Objectives

• Identify gaps in infectious diseases medical knowledge where further study is needed for board preparation and patient management.

• Improve confidence for taking the initial certification exam or one of the maintenance of certification assessment options.

• Identify strategies for integrating diagnostic results and patient symptoms to accurately diagnose infectious diseases.

• Recommend appropriate treatment options for infectious disease patients.

• Assess risk, determine prognosis, and apply principles from epidemiologic studies.

• Identify best-practice guidelines to incorporate into the care of infectious disease patients.

• Answer questions written in the specific format used by the ABIM for the certification and recertification examinations.

Target Audience

This program is targeted to office-based primary care providers and other health professionals with updates in primary care medicine.

Best for Infectious Disease Specialists, Internal Medicine Physicians, Primary Care Physicians, and Clinical Microbiologists.

Topics

• Day 1 Topics:

  • Antifungal Drugs

  • Core Concepts Antibacterial Drugs I: Approach to Resistant Gram-Negative Bacilli

  • Core Concepts Microbiology: What You Need to Know for the Exam

  • Infections in Cancer Patients

  • Infections in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Recipients

  • Infections in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients

  • Introduction

  • Respiratory Viral Infections Including Influenza in Immunocompetent and Immunocompromised Persons

  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19

  • Board Review Day 1

• Day 2 Topics:

  • Brain Abscess, Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis, and Subdural and Epidural Empyema

  • Clinical Immunology and Host Defense

  • Encephalitis including West Nile and Rabies

  • Fungal Diseases in Immunocompetent and Immunosuppressed Hosts

  • GI Infections Part I and Part II

  • Lyme Disease

  • Pneumonia

  • Protozoa That Could Be Tested

  • Syndromes in the ICU That ID Physicians Should Know

  • Ticks, Mites, Lice, and the Diseases They Transmit

  • Worms You Should Know

  • Board Review Day 2

• Day 3 Topics:

  • Core Concepts Antibacterial Drugs II: Gram Positive Organisms

  • Helicobacter and Clostridioides

  • Hospital Epidemiology

  • Immunizations: Domestic, Travel, and Occupational

  • Nocardiosis, Actinomycosis, Rhodococcus and Actinomycosis

  • Sexually Transmitted Infections: Other Diseases and Syndromes

  • Sexually Transmitted Infections: Genital Ulcers Diseases (GUD)

  • Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

  • Tuberculosis in Immunocompetent and Immunosuppressed Hosts

  • Zoonoses

  • Board Review Day 3

• Day 4 Topics:

  • Antiretroviral Therapy

  • Antiretroviral Therapy for Special Populations

  • Clinical Manifestations of Human Retroviral Diseases and Slow Viruses

  • EBV, HHV 6, HHV 8

  • Herpes Simplex and Varicella Zoster

  • HIV-Associated Opportunistic Infections I and II

  • HIV Diagnosis

  • HIV Drug Resistance

  • Non-AIDS-Defining Complications of HIV AIDS

  • Pharyngitis Syndromes Including Group A Strep Pharyngitis

  • Photo Opportunity: Photos and Questions to Test Your Board Preparation

  • Syndromes Masquerading as Infections

  • Board Review Day 4

• Day 5 Topics:

  • Acute Hepatitis

  • Chronic Hepatitis

  • Endocarditis of Native and Prosthetic Devices, and Infections of Pacers and Ventricular Assist Devices

  • Infections of Upper and Lower Urinary Tract

  • Kitchen Sink Syndromes Not Covered Elsewhere

  • Nontuberculous Mycobacteria in Normal and Abnormal Hosts

  • Principles of Antimicrobial Therapy for Exam: What You Need to Know About Toxicities, PK PD, Drug-Drug Interactions

  • Staphylococcus aureus

• Online (OL) Topics:

  • OL – 1 How to Prepare for the Certification and Recertification, including the LKA

  • OL – 2 Antimicrobial Therapy II: Toxicities and Pharmacologic Issues You Should Know

  • OL – 3 HIV-Associated Opportunistic Infections III

  • OL – 4 Epidemiology for the Boards

  • OL – 5 Review of Basics: HIV AIDS

  • OL – 6 Review of Basics: Transplant Infectious Disease

  • OL – 7 Even More Worms

  • OL – 8 Bone and Joint Infections

  • OL – 9 Penicillin Allergy

  • OL – 10 Immunomodulatory Agents: What Can Be Tested

  • OL – 11 Antimicrobial Resistant Infections III: Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Acinetobacter baumannii, and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia

  • OL – 12 Prostatitis, Epididymitis, and Orchitis

  • OL – 13 Viral and Bacterial Meningitis

  • OL – 14 Otitis and Sinusitis

  • OL – 15 Kitchen Sink Syndromes Not Covered Elsewhere Bonus Cases

• Question Set
  • Question Set A
  • Question Set B
  • Question Set C
  • Question Set D
  • Question Set E
  • Short HIV Therapy Questions
• Syllabus: VOL 1 + VOL 2