On Target in RA Management: An Update on Strategies to Individualize
Therapy for Rheumatoid Arthritis-Pathophysiology Puzzle

Interactive Game
 


Release Date:
March 29, 2019
Last Reviewed: March 26, 2019
Expiration Date: March 29, 2020
Time to Complete Activity: 0.25 hour

*This activity expired for credit on March 29, 2020 and is no longer available for credit
               

Faculty
Allan Gibofsky, MD, JD, MACR, FACP, FCLM (Chair)
Professor of Medicine, Healthcare Policy and Research
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Attending Rheumatologist
Hospital for Special Surgery
New York, NY
 
Jeffrey R. Curtis, MD, MS, MPH
Marguerite Jones Harbert—Gene Ball Endowed Professor of Medicine
Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL

Michael George, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology
Division of Rheumatology
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
 
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Target Audience
This activity has been designed to address the educational needs of rheumatology clinicians. This activity may also be of benefit to primary care clinicians and other clinicians involved in the management of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
 
Learning Objectives
Upon proper completion of this activity, participants should be better able to:
  • Compare the efficacies for targeted biologic agents and targeted disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) used to treat RA with respect to their mechanisms of action.
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Allan Gibofsky, MD, JD, MACR, FACP, FCLM
Consulting Fees: AbbVie Inc; Celgene Corporation; Eli Lilly and Company; Flexion Therapeutics Inc; Merck & Co, Inc; Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation; Pfizer Inc; Relburn-Metabolomics; Sandoz
Speaker Bureau: AbbVie Inc; Celgene Corporation; Eli Lilly and Company; Flexion Therapeutics Inc; Merck & Co, Inc; Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation; Pfizer Inc
Stockholder (Self and Spouse): AbbVie Inc; Amgen Inc; Horizon Pharma plc; Johnson & Johnson Services, Inc; Pfizer Inc; Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc
 
Jeffrey R. Curtis, MD, MS, MPH
Consulting Fees: AbbVie Inc; Amgen, Inc; Bristol-Myers Squibb Company; Corrona, LLC; Eli Lilly and Company;
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc; Myriad; Pfizer Inc; Roche/Genentech, Inc; UCB, Inc
Research Grants Paid to UAB: AbbVie Inc; Amgen, Inc; Bristol-Myers Squibb Company; Corrona, LLC; Eli Lilly and Company; Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc; Myriad; Pfizer Inc; Roche/Genentech, Inc; UCB, Inc
 
Michael George, MD
Consulting Fees: AbbVie Inc
Contracted Research: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
 
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Peer reviewer, Joshua Baker, MD, has the following relationships to disclose:
Retained Consultant: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company; Burns White LLC

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