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CME Activity
Biologics and the Liver - Is IL6 a Target of Concern?
Course Director
Leonard Calabrese, DO
Department of Rheumatic & Immunologic Diseases
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH
Faculty
Nizar N. Zein, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western
Reserve University
Chief, Section of Hepatobiliary Diseases
Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Digestive Disease Institute
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH
Accredited by
Cleveland Clinic Center for Continuing Education
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Course Description
Learning Objectives
1. Review major cytokines involved in liver wellness and liver disease.
2. Discuss reported liver toxicities associated with biologic therapy.
3. Propose a management plan for monitoring and treating liver toxicities when using IL-6 as a therapeutic target.
Activity Details
| Credit Types: | CME |
| Credit Amount: | 0.25 Credits |
| Release Date: | 2011-Aug-12 |
| Expiration Date: | 2012-Aug-12 |
| Estimated Time for Completion: | 15 minutes |
| Registration Required: | No |
| Cost: | Free |
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