2023 Updates in Rheumatology
This symposium will focus on the diagnosis and treatment of several rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases.
Symposium Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, the participants should be better able to:
- Differentiate the newly recognized entity of VEXAS syndrome from mimickers such as relapsing polychondritis and other forms of systemic vasculitis.
- Implement the most appropriate diagnostic approach for patients with suspected VEXAS syndrome.
- Identify common mimickers of systemic sclerosis and means for differentiating these from presentations of diffuse or limited systemic sclerosis.
- Identify SSc patient subgroups based on autoantibody testing and outcomes associated with these differing subgroup assignments.
- Describe the relationship of COVID-19 with antiphospholipid syndrome and identify evolving laboratory approaches to the diagnosis of APS.
- Describe appropriate diagnostic and management strategies for patients with both primary and secondary Sjögren’s syndrome.
- Describe recent advances in understanding disease pathogenesis relevant to SSc, APS, and SS.
General Information
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by University of Nebraska Medical Center and Nebraska Medicine. University of Nebraska Medical Center is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.Registration Information
Registration Fees
- General Registration – $75
- Fellows/Residents/Students – FREE*
*To receive the fellow/resident/student rate, send an email to Tori Greenlee verifying your student status.
Registration Deadlines
- The deadline to register for in-person attendance is April 14.
- The deadline to register to attend the live stream via Zoom is April 18.
Cancel/Refund Policy
Cancellations must be made in writing and sent by mail, fax, or email to the UNMC Center for Continuing Education. A refund of the registration fee, less $25 processing fee, will be given if the request is received by April 14, 2023. No refund will be given after this date.
Symposium Directors
Stokes-Shackleford Professor of Rheumatology
Professor, Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, UNMC
Robert L. Grissom Professor of Internal Medicine
Chief, Division of Rheumatology and Immunology; Vice Chair for Education, Department of Internal Medicine, UNMC
Tori Greenlee
Educational Projects Coordinator
UNMC Center for Continuing Education