Primary Vasculitides: Best Practices and Future Advances Giant Cell Arteritis: How do I Take Care of my Patients?

Primary Vasculitides: Best Practices and Future Advances Giant Cell Arteritis: How do I Take Care of my Patients? is organized by Cleveland Clinic Center for Continuing Education and will be held from Jun 12, 2017 - Jun 12, 2019.

Target Audience:
This online series is directed towards rheumatologists, nephrologists, pulmonologists, dermatologists, neurologists, allergists, immunologists, and advanced practice clinicians interested in vasculitis.

Accreditation: 
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Participants claiming CME credit from this activity may submit the credit hours to the American Osteopathic Association for Category 2 credit.

Course Description: 
Cleveland Clinic R.J. Fasenmyer Center for Clinical Immunology presents Primary Vasculitides: Best Practices and Future Advances online series featuring an update on the current standard of care and management of patients with primary vasculitides. Advances and future development in the treatment of primary vasculitides will be shared by the experts in this field.

This webcast will review current treatment of giant cell arteritis and how to recognize disease chronicity. Treatment-related morbidity and vascular complications will also be discussed.

Learning Objectives:
• Review current treatment of giant cell arteritis.
• Recognize disease chronicity in giant cell arteritis.
• Identify treatment-related morbidity in giant cell arteritis.
• Assess for vascular complications in giant cell arteritis.

Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.