Rheum/Derm Overlap Diseases – Updates and Optimization of Medical Therapy

1. Describe how to diagnose and the different clinical manifestations of systemic sclerosis.
2. Describe the current state of the art treatment and investigational medications for localized scleroderma and systemic sclerosis.
3. List treatable complications and urgencies.
4. Review the latest understanding of pathogenesis.
5. Effectively diagnose dermatomyositis.
6. Construct a plan for the evaluation of a patient diagnosed with dermatomyositis.
7. Manage patients with cutaneous dermatomyositis.
8. Review current standard of care therapeutics for the treatment of cutaneous lupus erythematosus (LE).
9. Review second line treatments for cutaneous LE.
10. Become familiar with potential upcoming treatments and their supportive data.

These activities are directed to physicians and advanced practice clinicians in dermatology, immunology, oncology, rheumatology, internal medicine, and other health care professionals caring for patients with autoimmune, chronic inflammatory, and advanced malignant diseases.

In support of improving patient care, Cleveland Clinic Center for Continuing Education 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.

The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. 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.

ABIM MOC: Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.75 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

Activity Director

Anthony P. Fernandez, MD, PhD
Director of Medical Dermatology
Department of Dermatology
Dermatology and Plastic Surgery Institute
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH

Faculty

Jeffrey Callen, MD
University of Louisville School of Medicine
Louisville, KY

Robert Lafyatis, MD
Professor of Medicine and the Thomas Medsger Professor in Arthritis Research
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Pittsburgh, PA

Emily Littlejohn, DO, MPH
Department of Rheumatic and Immunologic Disease
Orthopaedic and Rheumatologic Institute
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH

Robert Micheletti, MD
Assistant Professor of Dermatology and Medicine
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Philadelphia, PA

The information in this educational activity is provided for general medical education purposes only and is not meant to substitute for the independent medical judgment of a physician relative to diagnostic and treatment options of a specific patient's medical condition. The viewpoints expressed in this CME activity are those of the authors/faculty. They do not represent an endorsement by The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. In no event will The Cleveland Clinic Foundation be liable for any decision made or action taken in reliance upon the information provided through this CME activity.