Harvard 11th Annual Board Review and Update in Pulmonary, Sleep, and Critical Care Medicine 2026

October 1–3, 2026 | Three-Day Hybrid Program | Pulmonary, Sleep & Critical Care Medicine

The Harvard 11th Annual Board Review and Update in Pulmonary, Sleep, and Critical Care Medicine 2026 provides a structured review of pulmonary disease, sleep medicine, and the care of critically ill patients. Designed for busy clinicians and trainees, the program combines practical clinical updates with board review questions, dedicated review sessions, and case-based learning.

The original three-day course took place October 1–3, 2026, with the option to attend in person at Simmons College in Boston or entirely online.

The curriculum is divided equally between pulmonary and critical care medicine, with additional sleep-related content. Core areas include airway diseases, pulmonary vascular disease, interstitial lung disease, lung cancer, respiratory failure, shock, and selected topics in intensive care management.

Expert-led teaching is supported by embedded board review questions, dedicated pulmonary and critical care board review sessions, and supplementary pre-recorded lectures available for download within the original course. In-person activities included hands-on ultrasound workshops, interactive critical care case discussions, and daily Meet-the-Professor luncheons.

Course Details

The original program’s provider, attendance arrangements, and schedule time zone are documented on the Harvard Medical School course page. learn.hms.harvard.edu

Format note: Attendance options, workshops, case discussions, and luncheons describe the original conference. The agenda does not establish the contents or access terms of separately supplied digital materials.

Course Highlights

• Three-day review of pulmonary, sleep, and critical care medicine.
• Equal emphasis on pulmonary and critical care topics.
• Practical updates on clinical assessment and treatment.
• Expert-led lectures for clinicians and trainees.
• Board review questions embedded within the educational program.
• Dedicated pulmonary medicine and critical care board review sessions.
• Supplementary pre-recorded lectures covering additional clinical topics.
• Hands-on ultrasound workshops within the original in-person program.
• Interactive discussions of challenging medical ICU cases.
• Daily Meet-the-Professor luncheons for original in-person attendees.
• Coverage of airway disease, pulmonary vascular disease, interstitial lung disease, and lung cancer.
• Review of respiratory failure, shock, sepsis, ventilation, and selected ICU management topics.

Learning Objectives

• Evaluate recent advances in the assessment and treatment of pulmonary diseases and the critically ill patient
• Better treat the spectrum of critical illnesses encountered in patients in intensive care units
• Apply updated knowledge in pulmonary medicine

Who Should Participate

The course is designed for:

• Pulmonologists
• Intensivists
• Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellows
• Residents in Training
• Physician Assistants
• Nurse Practitioners
• Specialty Physicians

The program is relevant to clinicians and allied health professionals seeking a focused review of pulmonary and critical care practice alongside board-oriented learning.

Clinical Areas Covered

Pulmonary Medicine

The pulmonary curriculum addresses asthma and biologic therapies, COPD, pulmonary artery hypertension, thrombosis, pulmonary genetics, diaphragmatic dysfunction, pathology, chest imaging, interstitial lung disease, cystic lung disease, and pulmonary infections.

Additional topics include lung cancer screening and treatment, upper airway disorders, sarcoidosis, hypersensitivity pneumonitis, tracheobronchomalacia, pulmonary rehabilitation, bronchiectasis, lung transplantation, cystic fibrosis, vasculitis, chronic cough, occupational lung disease, pleural effusions, and interventional pulmonology.

Sleep Medicine

Sleep-related sessions include polysomnography, parasomnias, narcolepsy, chronic hypoventilation, and chronic non-invasive ventilation. These topics complement the broader pulmonary curriculum and support review of respiratory and non-respiratory sleep conditions.

Critical Care Medicine

Critical care sessions cover cardiogenic shock, life-threatening arrhythmias, ventilator graphics, sepsis, precision medicine, palliative care, ARDS, respiratory failure, renal replacement therapy, mechanical circulatory support, and acute stroke management.

The supplementary curriculum also addresses endocrine emergencies, obstetrical critical care, ethical dilemmas, pain management, opioid stewardship, acute hepatic failure, bleeding and clotting emergencies, toxidromes, obesity, sedation, sickle cell anemia, substance use disorders, and nutritional support.

Board Review and Case-Based Learning

The course combines clinical updates with questions designed to support active review. Board questions are embedded within the program, and separate sessions address Pulmonary Medicine Board Questions/Selected Topics and Critical Care Board Questions/Selected Topics.

The live curriculum also includes an interactive discussion of medical ICU cases from the Brigham, giving the original participants an opportunity to consider clinical decisions through case-based teaching.

Complete Course Curriculum and Speakers

The following schedule retains the session titles, times, and speaker assignments supplied for the 2026 course. All agenda times are Eastern Time.

Live Sessions

Day 1: Thursday, October 1, 2026

Day 2: Friday, October 2, 2026

Day 3: Saturday, October 3, 2026

Pre-Recorded Sessions

Thursday, October 1, 2026

• Pulmonary Involvement in Rheumatic Diseases – Paul Dellaripa, MD
• Pneumonia – Rebecca Baron, MD
• Bronchiolitis and Non-CF Bronchiectasis – Manuela Cernadas, MD
• Lung Transplantation – Adil Sheikh, MD
• Cystic Fibrosis in the Adult – Ahmet Uluer, DO, MPH
• Pulmonary Medicine Board Questions/Selected Topics – Rebecca Sternschein, MD
• Pulmonary Vasculitides – Paul Dellaripa, MD
• Assessment and Management of the Patient with Chronic Cough – Paul Dieffenbach, MD
• Occupational Lung Disease – Robert Mccunney
• Aeroallergen Testing Methods and Allergen Immunotherapy: How and Why It’s Done in the Context of Asthma – Dinah Foer
• Nutritional Support – Cagney Cristancho, MD

Friday, October 2, 2026

• Endocrine Emergencies in the ICU – Athanasios Bikas, MD, PhD
• Obstetrical Critical Care – Sarah Rae Easter, MD
• Diagnosis and Management – Rohit Budhiraja, MD
• Pulmonary Infections in the Immunocompromised Host – Lindsey Baden, MD
• Interpretation of Integrated Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing – David Systrom, MD
• Drug-Induced Lung Disease – Gerald Weinhouse, MD
• Critical Care Board Questions/Selected Topics – Rebecca Sternschein, MD
• Non-Sleep Apnea Sleep: Parasomnias and Narcolepsy – Milena Pavlova
• Chronic Hypoventilation and Chronic Non-Invasive Ventilation Nocturnal – Khalid Ismail, MD
• Interventional Pulmonology – Majid Shafiq, MD, PhD
• Critical Care Issues in Patients with Substance Use Disorders – Joji Suzuki, MD

Saturday, October 3, 2026

• Ethical Dilemmas in the ICU – Kathleen Haley, MD
• ICU Pain Management and Opioid Stewardship – Paul Szumita, PharmD
• Acute Hepatic Failure in the ICU – Anna Rutherford, MD, MPH
• Bleeding and Clotting Emergencies in the ICU – Briana Bakow, MD
• Toxidromes – Peter Chai, MD, MS
• Considerations in the Management of Critically Ill Obese Patients – Dong Wook Kim
• State of the Art in Management of Challenging Pleural Effusions – Majid Shafiq, MD, MPH
• Sedation Strategies – John Devlin, PharmD
• Critical Care Issues in Sickle Cell Anemia – Maureen Achebe, MD, MPH
• Use of Biologics in Asthma – Ayobami Akenroye, MBChB, MPH, PhD
• Nutritional Support in Critically Ill Patients – Cagney Cristancho, MD

Why This Course Is Relevant

Pulmonary and critical care practice requires clinicians to connect respiratory assessment with complex decisions about organ support, acute illness, and long-term disease management. This program brings these areas together through clinical updates, board review, and case discussions.

Its combination of pulmonary, sleep, and ICU topics supports broad specialty revision. The supplementary lectures extend the curriculum to additional areas such as transplantation, pregnancy-related critical illness, toxicology, nutrition, ethical questions, and medication stewardship.

Official Program Reference

Harvard Medical School – Eleventh Annual Review and Update in Pulmonary, Sleep, and Critical Care Medicine

The official course page provides information about the original program, schedule, faculty, and attendance arrangements.

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Short Description

The Harvard 11th Annual Board Review and Update in Pulmonary, Sleep, and Critical Care Medicine 2026 provides a three-day review of pulmonary disease, sleep disorders, and intensive care medicine. The curriculum combines clinical updates, embedded board review questions, dedicated review sessions, ICU case discussions, and supplementary pre-recorded lectures. Topics include asthma, COPD, pulmonary hypertension, interstitial lung disease, lung cancer, respiratory failure, shock, sepsis, and selected ICU management issues. The original course was held October 1–3, 2026, in a hybrid format.