Basic and Clinical Immunology for the Busy Clinician Webcasts

Watch Basic and Clinical Immunology for the Busy Clinician on-demand webcast series, recorded from Cleveland Clinic Basic and Clinical Immunology for the Busy Clinician meetings. The focus of the education is to provide a framework for busy clinicians who are interested in advances in basic and clinical immunology.

Webcasts

Series Learning Objectives

• Describe the integrated immune response as it applies to host defense and immune-mediated diseases and recognize recent advances that may influence patient care
• Describe and critically appraise the immunologic mechanisms of action for targeted therapies and targeted synthetic therapies, FcRN inhibitors, CAR T cells and beyond as they apply to efficacy and safety across the spectrum of immune-mediated inflammatory diseases including PsA, SpA, RA, SLE vasculitis, and others
• Describe recent advances in the treatment of gout with biologic therapies and the role of complement in systemic vasculitis
• Critically appraise data on the role of integrative medicine on pain and fatigue in patients with rheumatic and immunologic diseases

Target Audience

The online series is directed to clinicians caring for immune-mediated inflammatory diseases including rheumatology, allergy, immunology, gastroenterology, dermatology, pulmonology, and others. In addition, clinicians of all specialties with interests in the intersection of integrative medicine and immune-mediated diseases.

Activity Directors

Cassandra Calabrese, DO
Department of Rheumatic and Immunologic Diseases
Orthopaedic and Rheumatologic Institute
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH

Leonard H. Calabrese, DO
Professor of Medicine
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University
R.J. Fasenmyer Chair of Clinical Immunology
Department of Rheumatic and Immunologic Diseases
Orthopaedic and Rheumatologic Institute
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH

M. Elaine Husni, MD, MPH
Director, Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Treatment Center
Vice Chair of Rheumatology
Department of Rheumatic and Immunologic Diseases
Orthopaedic and Rheumatologic Institute
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH

Additional Planners

Debra Kangisser, PA-C
Clinical Affairs, PA Services
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH

Cindy Willis, DNP
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH

This CME activity was produced by the Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education and Cleveland Clinic’s R.J Fasenmyer Center for Clinical Immunology.