CME: Systemic lupus erythematosus: Therapeutic updates and optimizing treatment
ACCREDITATION EXPIRED: December 17, 2022
Activity Description / Statement of Need:
In this online, self-learning activity:
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease with heterogeneous etiologies and clinical phenotypes, all with varying degrees of severity. Although the precise mechanism of SLE-related autoimmunity is still uncertain, strong evidence implicates a combination of genetic and environmental factors in the disease pathology. For most of the medical community, the primary challenges of SLE management stem from the disease heterogeneity, which leads to difficulty in diagnosing, treating, and monitoring.
Evidence suggests that there are a number of gaps in the treatment of lupus stemming from a suboptimal patient-provider relationship. Suggested remedies include: patient-centered approach to care, improvement of disease awareness, focus on taking adequate time to provide disease and treatment information as well as treatment adherence, and sensitivity to patient concerns.
Target Audience:
Rheumatologists and primary care physicians and other specialists who care for patients with SLE (e.g., dermatologists, nephrologists, OBGYNs); physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and pharmacists who practice in rheumatology; and any other HCPs with an interest in or who clinically encounter patients with SLE.
Commercial Support Disclosure: This program is supported by an educational grant from Corbus and Mallinckrodt.
Learners may participate in this activity free of charge.
Release Date: December 17, 2020 -- Expiration Date: December 17, 2022
Faculty: Robin Dore, MD
Agenda
|
Epidemiology and etiology of SLE. · Incidence, prevalence, and demographics o Mortality & morbidity · Updates in the pathophysiology of SLE o Genetic factors and genome-wide association studies o Immunologic factors – the importance of B-cells o Environmental factors The importance of early diagnosis. · Impact of diagnostic delay on outcomes o Mortality, morbidity, organ damage accrual, flares · Classification criteria o Diagnostic versus classification criteria o Application of criteria · Serologic tests o Emerging biomarkers |
|
Treat-to-target in SLE practice · Treatment goals · Selection of targets o Remission: With or without steroids? o Low disease activity o Other targets · Modification of treatment regimens · Induction therapy · Effect of excessive corticosteroid use and minimization of steroid therapy o Low dose steroids o No steroids · Use of biologic agents for reaching target o Pipeline drugs o Contextualizing clinical trials: Design difficulties · Combination therapy · Monitoring: disease activity, flares, and treatment goal achievement · Antimalarials and other immunomodulatory drugs · Anti-inflammatory drugs · Recognition and management of specific organ system involvement throughout the disease course: nephritis, cardiac and vascular, cutaneous · Barriers to care with a focus on the patient-provider relationship: adherence, engaging and educating the patient · Patient case(s) |
Learning Objectives
By the end of the session the participant will be able to:
- Describe the pathophysiology of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), with a focus on the factors affecting disease progression, remission, and therapeutic mechanisms.
- Recall identification of SLE disease activity, flares, and treatment goals, both short- and long-term.
- Describe the influence of disease activity and corticosteroid use on organ damage in SLE.
- Evaluate available and emerging therapeutic options for SLE, individualizing treatment regimens based on patient and disease characteristics.
- Discuss the role and importance of patient-provider communication in charting a course of optimal treatment.
Accreditation
ACCME Activity #0
ACCREDITATION FOR THIS COURSE HAS EXPIRED. YOU MAY VIEW THE PROGRAM, BUT CME / CE IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE AND NO CERTIFICATE WILL BE ISSUED.Faculty Disclosure and Resolution of COI
As a provider of continuing medical education, it is the policy of ScientiaCME to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all of its educational activities. In accordance with this policy, faculty and educational planners must disclose any significant relationships with commercial interests whose products or devices may be mentioned in faculty presentations, and any relationships with the commercial supporter of the activity. The intent of this disclosure is to provide the intended audience with information on which they can make their own judgments. Additionally, in the event a conflict of interest (COI) does exist, it is the policy of ScientiaCME to ensure that the COI is resolved in order to ensure the integrity of the CME activity. For this CME activity, any COI has been resolved thru content review ScientiaCME.
Faculty Disclosures: Robin Dore, MD, Clinical Professor of Medicine, UCLA, has received financial compensation from research grants and/or consulting and/or speakers bureau from UCB, Eli Lilly, and Belimumab.
Disclosures of Educational Planners: Charles Turck, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP, CEO of ScientiaCME, has no relevant conflicts of interest to disclose.
Commercial Support Disclosure: This program is supported by an educational grant from Corbus and Mallinckrodt.
Instructions
- Read the learning objectives above
- Take the Pre-Test (optional). Completion of the pre-test will help us evaluate the knowledge gained by participating in this CME activity.
- View the online activity. You may view this is in more than one session, and may pause or repeat any portion of the presentation if you need to.
- Minimum participation threshold: Take the post-test. A score of 70% or higher is required to pass and proceed to the activity evaluation.
- Complete the activity evaluation and CME registration. A CE certificate will be emailed to you immediately.
System Requirements
Windows 7 or above
Internet Explorer 8
*Adobe Acrobat Reader
Mac OS 10.2.8
Safari or Chrome or Firefox
*Adobe Acrobat Reader
Internet Explorer is not supported on the Macintosh
*Required to view Printable PDF Version
Please take a few minutes to participate in the optional pre-test. It will help us measure the knowledge gained by participating in this activity.
Additional Courses That Are Related To This Activity
Employing biosimilars in the treatment of inflammatory health conditions: How to and should I?
Hereditary angioedema (HAE): Optimizing treatment strategies