10T102: Global Meet the Experts: Idiopathic Inflammatory Myositis

Thursday, November 10, 2022

9:15 AM – 10:30 AM Eastern Time

CE: 1

All of the relevant financial relationships listed for faculty have been mitigated.

Virtual Moderator(s)

Rebecca Grainger, PhD, FRACP, MBChB

Professor, Department of Medicine
University of Otago
Wellington, New Zealand

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose
Lesley Jackson, MD

University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL, United States

Disclosure(s): BHOF: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Terminated, May 6, 2022)

Virtual Panelist(s)

Ingrid Lundberg, MD, PhD

Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset, Karolinska Institutet
Stockholm, Sweden

Disclosure(s): Argenx: Advisor or Review Panel Member (Ongoing); Astra Zeneca: Grant/Research Support (Terminated); Bristol Myers Squibb: Advisor or Review Panel Member (Ongoing); Corbus Pharmaceuticals, Inc: Advisor or Review Panel Member (Terminated); EMD Serono Research & Development Institute,: Advisor or Review Panel Member (Ongoing); Janssen: Advisor or Review Panel Member (Ongoing); Kezaar: Advisor or Review Panel Member (Ongoing); Novartis: Stock options or bond holdings in a for-profit corporation or self-directed pension plan (Ongoing); Octapharma: Advisor or Review Panel Member (Terminated); Orphazyme: Advisor or Review Panel Member (Terminated); Pfizer: Advisor or Review Panel Member (Ongoing); Roche: Stock options or bond holdings in a for-profit corporation or self-directed pension plan (Ongoing)

The Global Meet the Experts session is a virtual educational series created for a global audience of rheumatologists and rheumatology health professionals. This session will focus on myositis. Challenging diagnostic/management cases of myositis from around the world, collected in advance through an open call, will be discussed and debated by three leading international authorities in the field, with interactive participation of the audience.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion, participants will be able to recognize the diagnostic algorithm used by myositis experts when trying to differentiate challenging cases.
Upon completion, participants will recognize innovative care opportunities for myositis patients.
Upon completion, participants will be able to initiate patient-oriented diagnosis and treatment of myositis.

Presentations:

9:15 AM – 9:20 AM Eastern Time

Introduction: Global Meet the Experts: Idiopathic Inflammatory Myositis
Virtual Moderator: Rebecca Grainger, PhD, FRACP, MBChB – University of Otago
9:20 AM – 9:25 AM Eastern Time

Recalcitrance and Choices!
Virtual Speaker: Dr. Ramya Puligari, MD – Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences
9:25 AM – 9:40 AM Eastern Time

Q&A Panel
9:40 AM – 9:45 AM Eastern Time

Management of Severe Skin and Joint Disease in ANTI-MDA5 Antibody Positive Dermatomyositis
Virtual Speaker: Jason Liebowitz, MD – Skylands Medical Group
9:45 AM – 10:00 AM Eastern Time

Q&A Panel
Virtual Moderator: Ingrid Lundberg, MD, PhD – Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset, Karolinska Institutet
Virtual Moderator: GuoChun Wang
Virtual Moderator: Rebecca Grainger, PhD, FRACP, MBChB – University of Otago
Virtual Moderator: Lesley Jackson, MD – University of Alabama at Birmingham
10:00 AM – 10:05 AM Eastern Time

When It Seems Likely, But Doesn’t Make Sense
Virtual Speaker: Philippa van Dantzig, MBBS – Waikato District Health Board
10:05 AM – 10:25 AM Eastern Time

Q&A Panel
10:25 AM – 10:30 AM Eastern Time

Wrap-Up
Virtual Moderator: Ingrid Lundberg, MD, PhD – Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset, Karolinska Institutet
Virtual Moderator: GuoChun Wang
Virtual Moderator: Rebecca Grainger, PhD, FRACP, MBChB – University of Otago
Virtual Moderator: Lesley Jackson, MD – University of Alabama at Birmingham