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Advances in B Cell Biology: RA, SLE, and Vasculitis - Panel Discussion

Course Directors

Leonard Calabrese
Leonard Calabrese, DO

Department of Rheumatic & Immunologic Diseases
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH

Gregg J. Silverman, MD

Professor of Medicine
Director, Laboratory of B-Cell Immunology
Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology
University of California San Diego School of Medicine
La Jolla, CA

Faculty

Richard Furie, MD

Professor of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Chief, Division of Rheumatology
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System
Lake Success, NY

Jonathan Kay, MD

Director, Clinical Trials
Rheumatology Unit
Massachusetts General Hospital
Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

William Rigby, MD

Vice-Chair, Department of Medicine
Professor of Medicine, Microbiology and Immunology
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, NH

Accredited by

Cleveland Clinic Center for Continuing Education

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Course Description

Learning Objectives
1. Describe the therapeutic options for an SLE patient with persistent disease activity.
2. Appraise treatment management options for long-term autoimmune inflammatory disease patients.
3. Critically assess the risks and benefits of conventional therapy and B cell-depletion strategies in new and relapsing ANCA-associated diseases.

Activity Details

Credit Types:CME
Credit Amount:0.5 Credits
Release Date:2011-Dec-02
Expiration Date:2012-Dec-02
Estimated Time for Completion:30 minutes
Registration Required:No
Cost:Free
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