Update in Rheumatology 2020

Update in Rheumatology is organized by Continuing Education, Inc. and will be held from Nov 08 - 22, 2020 at Celebrity Millennium, Tokyo, Kanto, Japan.

Target Audience:
Primary Care Physicians, Internists, Physician Assistants, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners

Accreditation:
• 20 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
• 20 ACPE Credits
• 20.0 Contact Hours

Description:
The aim of the course is to review the essence of Rheumatology for the primary care physician. We will cover updates and the new therapeutic modalities available today for the treatment of rheumatic conditions, including various aspects of biological therapy, the introduction of small molecules (tyrosine and JAK kinases inhibitors) and the important utilization of conventional disease modifying drugs.

We will go over the basic autoimmune mechanisms that stand behind the pathogenesis of the autoimmune /rheumatic disorders.

In addition, the course will cover our modern understanding of pain syndromes and old and new management methodologies. Given the common use of modern therapies among patents with rheumatic conditions, recognition of these mentioned topics will improve health care team performances and outcomes when managing these patients.

Topics:
• Rheumatoid arthritis updates
? Understanding the disease pathogenesis and modern therapeutic modalities.
• Ankylosing spondylitis
? Understanding the disease pathogenesis and modern therapeutic modalities.
• Psoriatic arthritis
? Understanding the disease pathogenesis and modern therapeutic modalities.
• Osteoarthritis
? Understanding the disease pathogenesis and manner we can alter disease progression.
• Fibromyalgia
? Understanding the complexities of managing patients with chronic pain syndromes, the pathogenic mechanisms behind their emergence and the challenges health care teams and patients alike phase.
• Systemic lupus erythematosus
? Understanding the disease pathogenesis and heterogeneity.
• Crystal induced arthritis
? Understating the mechanisms behind gout and calcium pyrophosphate disease.
• Smoking and Autoimmunity
? introducing smoking as a facilitator of autoimmune disorders