A Deeper Dive into the Diagnosis and Management of Food Allergies
Food allergies are serious and potentially lifelong disorders that require most patients to adhere to strict elimination diets, which can lead to nutritional, psychosocial, and financial burdens for patients and families. In this modular continuing education series, Dr. Sandra Hong and Dr. Anna Nowak-Wegrzyn review clinical considerations across the spectrum of food allergy, providing a comprehe...
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Acute Graft Versus Host Disease: A Clinical Compendium on Answers to Clinicians’ Questions in Prevention and Management
Bone marrow transplant specialist Nelson Chao, MD, dives into the topic of acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD), the most common complication after hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT). Discussion surrounds the classification, diagnosis, severity, grading, and staging of aGVHD. He discusses recent guideline updates and recommended clinical management strategies for the prevention and tre...
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Advancing the Care of Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease: Role of the Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists: Clinical Compendium
The care of patients with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease requires a multidisciplinary approach; hence, this activity takes a multidisciplinary approach to educate clinicians of various disciplines. Nephrologist and clinical trialist George Bakris, MD, reviews the burden of diabetic kidney disease (DKD) and provides guideline recommendations to properly screen and prevent cardiovascul...
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An Illustrated Guide to Meeting the Challenges of Treating Hemophilia
In this activity, Steven Pipe, MD and Guy Young, MD introduce the unmet medical needs experienced by patients with hemophilia. They review the mechanisms of action and most recent clinical trial data for the most advanced substitution therapies (emicizumab), hemostatic rebalancing agents (concizumab, marstacimab, and fitusiran), and gene therapies. The faculty also discuss how approval of these ...
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Better Education on Glomerular Disease: Improving Diagnosis and Treatment of C3 Glomerulopathy
Nephrology specialists Carla Nester, MD, and Andrew Bomback, MD, delve into the rare and difficult-to-diagnose disease state of C3 glomerulopathy, a membranoproliferative form of glomerulonephritis. Recent guideline updates and recommended clinical management strategies for the treatment of glomerular disease are reviewed. In addition, the specific pathophysiology, clinical features and diagnosi...
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Better Education on Glomerulonephritis: Improving Knowledge of IgA Nephropathy
Nephrology experts Jai Radhakrishnan, MD, and Dana Rizk, MD, delve into the complex disease of immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN), addressing unmet treatment needs and novel frontiers of therapy. They discuss IgAN as a chronic disease, reviewing its pathophysiologic basis, morbidity and mortality including significant reductions in health-related quality of life, existing treatment options, and...
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Keeping Up with Advances in MS: Cases in Diagnosis and Treatment, A Case-Based Roadmap for Improved Patient Outcomes in Multiple Sclerosis
Join Edward Fox, MD, PhD, and Matthew Schindler, MD, PhD, in an interactive case-based roadmap for improved outcomes in patients with MS. In addition to addressing diagnostic challenges, Drs. Fox and Schindler share their insights into integrating advances in the pharmacologic treatment of patients with MS, focusing on the safety and efficacy of targeted therapies.
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Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Lung Disease: Strategies and Solutions for Real-World Management
In this case-based activity, Jennifer Faber-Gerling, RN, MS, CNS, NP-BC, David Griffith, MD, and Christina O’Connor, PharmD, BCPS, AAHIVP, provide their insight to address challenges encountered in everyday clinical practice. Their discussion highlights best practices in diagnosis and treatment initiation and modification based on guideline recommendations for MAC-LD, recent scientific and the...
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Paired Conversations: The Management of Patients With Hepatorenal Syndrome-Acute Kidney Injury: An International Perspective
This activity consists of 6 paired conversations with experts from Europe and the United States in the fields of hepatology, critical care, nephrology, and transplantation. During these paired conversations, the faculty explore revised diagnostic criteria, emerging treatment, and coordinating effective multidisciplinary care. In addition, the faculty panel collaboratively reviews a patient case ...
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Systemic Sclerosis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease: Real Cases, Real Conundrums, Real Clinical Solutions
Four cases are discussed in this activity by Flavia Castelino, MD, and Sonye Danoff, MD, PhD, that provide clinical insights into the risks of lung involvement, latest advances in guidelines and research, diagnostic testing, disease progression assessment, and shared decision-making. Join Drs. Castelino and Danoff for this active learning activity on the diagnosis and treatment of patients with ...
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Targeting Pharmacotherapy to Effectively Manage Eosinophilic Esophagitis
Two leading specialists in eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) explore the increasing disease burden of this underrecognized cause of esophageal dysfunction that affects all age groups worldwide. A type-2 inflammatory condition, EoE is frequently characterized by allergic comorbidity but can also be misdiagnosed as the more common condition of gastroesophageal reflux disease. New and emerging treatme...
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