The Latest Evidence in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis (GPA) and Microscopic Polyangiitis (MPA)
Release Date: January 7, 2020
Last Reviewed: October 24, 2019
Expiration Date: January 7, 2021
Time to Complete Activity: 1.0 hour
Last Reviewed: October 24, 2019
Expiration Date: January 7, 2021
Time to Complete Activity: 1.0 hour
*This activity expired for credit on January 7, 2021 and is no longer available for credit
Faculty
Sebastian H. Unizony, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Co-Director, Vasculitis and Glomerulonephritis Center
Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology Division
Department of Medicine
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
Sebastian H. Unizony, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Co-Director, Vasculitis and Glomerulonephritis Center
Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology Division
Department of Medicine
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
Erica L. Herzog, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Internal Medicine
Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine
Director, Interstitial Lung Disease Center of Excellence
Yale School of Medicine
New Haven, CT
Associate Professor
Department of Internal Medicine
Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine
Director, Interstitial Lung Disease Center of Excellence
Yale School of Medicine
New Haven, CT
J. Charles Jennette, MD
Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Professor of Medicine
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC
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Target Audience
This activity has been designed to address the educational needs of rheumatologists, nephrologists, and pulmonologists. It may also be of benefit to other interested healthcare professionals (HCPs) who treat patients with GPA and MPA.
This activity has been designed to address the educational needs of rheumatologists, nephrologists, and pulmonologists. It may also be of benefit to other interested healthcare professionals (HCPs) who treat patients with GPA and MPA.
Learning Objectives
Upon proper completion of this activity, participants should be better able to:
• Appropriately diagnose patients with GPA/MPA based on presenting symptoms and diagnostic testing.
• Determine appropriate induction therapy for patients with GPA/MPA.
• Formulate effective, evidence-based maintenance therapy plans for patients with GPA/MPA.
Upon proper completion of this activity, participants should be better able to:
• Appropriately diagnose patients with GPA/MPA based on presenting symptoms and diagnostic testing.
• Determine appropriate induction therapy for patients with GPA/MPA.
• Formulate effective, evidence-based maintenance therapy plans for patients with GPA/MPA.
Table of Contents
ANCA-Associated Vasculitides
Diagnosis of GPA and MPA
Induction Therapy for GPA/MPA
Maintenance Therapy for GPA/MPA
Multidisciplinary Management of GPA/MPA
ANCA-Associated Vasculitides
Diagnosis of GPA and MPA
Induction Therapy for GPA/MPA
Maintenance Therapy for GPA/MPA
Multidisciplinary Management of GPA/MPA
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Sebastian H. Unizony, MD
No financial relationships to disclose.
No financial relationships to disclose.
Erica L. Herzog, MD, PhD
Consulting Fees: Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc
Speakers Bureau: Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc
Grant/Research Support: Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc; Bristol-Myers Squibb Company; sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC
Consulting Fees: Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc
Speakers Bureau: Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc
Grant/Research Support: Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc; Bristol-Myers Squibb Company; sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC
John C. Jennette, MD
Speakers Bureau: ChemoCentryx, Inc; Genentech, Inc
Speakers Bureau: ChemoCentryx, Inc; Genentech, Inc
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