AWIR’s 7th Annual Immunology Bootcamp

Learning Objectives:

• Evaluate the inflammatory and immune-mediated pathways and drivers involved in the onset, progression, and severity of rheumatic diseases.
• Assess current therapeutic practices in rheumatology medicine and discuss the efficacy and limitations of these approaches.
• Differentiate novel and emerging therapeutic approaches for rheumatic diseases based on their mechanisms of action, indications for use, and key efficacy and safety data.
• Discuss the latest evidence and recommendations for the use of combination therapies for patients with rheumatic diseases.
• Apply current evidence and patient factors to make individualized treatment decisions for patients with rheumatic diseases.
• Align current practices with evolving evidence on the treatment of diverse patients with rheumatic diseases to overcome healthcare disparities.

Funding Disclosure:

Supported by educational grants from AbbVie; Janssen Biotech, Inc., administered by Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC; and Pfizer

Intended Audience

Rheumatology physicians, fellows, and advance practice providers.

Accreditation Statements

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Haymarket Medical Education and AWIR. Haymarket Medical 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.

Haymarket Medical Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 7.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

American Board of Internal Medicine Maintenance of Certification (MOC)

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 7.00 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

Disclosure of Financial Relationships

In accordance with the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, Haymarket Medical Education and AWIR require that individuals in a position to control the content of an educational activity disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. HME and AWIR mitigate all reported relevant financial relationships to ensure independence, objectivity, balance, and scientific rigor in all its educational activities.

Planner and speaker disclosures will be provided prior to the educational activity.