Continuing Medical Education
Physicians
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of Purdue University College of Pharmacy and Imedex, LLC. Purdue University College of Pharmacy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Purdue University College of Pharmacy designates this educational activity for a maximum 6.0 of AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
American Academy of Dermatology
The Imedex, LLC’s Management of Women with Chronic Immune Disorders in the Era of Biologics (Program #36300) is recognized by the American Academy of Dermatology for 5.5 AAD Recognized Category 1 CME credits and may be used toward the AAD CME Award.
Who Should Attend
This activity is intended for gastroenterologists, endocrinologists, rheumatologists, dermatologists, obstetricians, internists, clinical researchers, and other persons in the healthcare community with an interest in the treatment and management of women of all ages with chronic immune diseases (CIDs) such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), rheumatoid arthritis (RA),
and psoriasis.
Objectives
After successful completion of this course, participants should be able to:
- Discuss the challenges and controversies surrounding therapeutic considerations for biologics in women with chronic immune diseases including, optimal treatment algorithms and classes of agents
- Comment on the prevalence of chronic immune diseases in women along with accompanying features, symptoms, complications, and special management considerations and how this affects quality of life
- Describe how IBD affects the pediatric patient, especially pubescent females and how young age affects treatment options for CIDs
- Assess the long-term risks of cardiovascular events in women with chronic immune disease and how the latest biologics may contribute to these risks
- Identify how to adequately maintain proper health in women with chronic immune disease using the latest data and recommendations for vaccination, bone monitoring, and cancer screening
- Analyze the influence of chronic immune disorders such as IBD, RA, spondyloarthopathy, and psoriasis on fertility and/or pregnancy and conversely how pregnancy affects the onset of CIDs
Eliza Chakravarty, MD
Stanford University
School of Medicine
Stanford, California
Marla C. Dubinsky, MD
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, California
Helen Emery, MB, BS
Seattle Children’s Hospital
Seattle, Washington
Sonia Friedman, MD, FACG
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts
Alexa Boer Kimball, MD, MPH
Harvard University
Boston, Massachusetts
Daniela Kroshinsky, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts
Kim L. Isaacs, MD, PhD
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Neil Silverman, MD
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Los Angeles, CA
Vibeke Strand, MD, FACP, FACR
Stanford University
Palo Alto, California
Abby Van Voorhees, MD
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
8:00 am
Breakfast and registration
8:30 am
Introductions and objectives
Marla C. Dubinsky, MD
Alexa Boer Kimball, MD, MPH
Neil Silverman, MD
Vibeke Strand, MD, FACP, FACR
8:40 am
Pre-session audience response survey
8:45 am
The Young and the Restless: A case-based approach to growth, medication risk, and transition of care
Marla C. Dubinsky, MD
Helen Emery, MB, BS
Daniela Kroshinsky, MD
9:35 am
Q&A with panel discussion: Are children just little adults?
Moderator
Marla C. Dubinsky, MD
Panelists
Helen Emery, MB, BS
Daniela Kroshinsky, MD
9:50 am
Healthcare maintenance for immune
disorders: An update on vaccinations, bone monitoring, and cancer screening
Sonia Friedman, MD
10:15 am
Post-session audience response survey
10:20 am
Break
10:35 am
Pre-session audience response survey
10:40 am
Quality of life and social connectivity for women: A comparison across immune disorders
Alexa Boer Kimball, MD, MPH
11:20 am
Q&A with panel discussion: Maintaining health and quality of life
Moderator
Alexa Boer Kimball, MD, MPH
Panelists
Kim L. Issacs, MD, PhD
Sonia Friedman, MD
11:40 am
Emerging risks in women with immune disorders: Understanding premature cardiovascular disease
and malignancy
Vibeke Strand, MD, FACP, FACR
12:00 pm
Putting risk into perspective: A case-based discussion
Moderator
Vibeke Strand, MD, FACP, FACR
Panelists
Abby Van Voorhees, MD
Kim L. Issacs, MD, PhD
12:25 pm
Post-session audience response survey
12:30 pm
Lunch
1:15 pm
Pre-session audience response survey
1:20 pm
Fertility and pregnancy: The impact of chronic immune disorders and treatments
Eliza Chakravarty, MD
1:50 pm
Perinatal considerations and teratogenicity counseling
Neil Silverman, MD
2:20 pm
Q&A with panel discussion: Managing patient’s expectations on pregnancy
Moderator
Neil Silverman, MD
Panelists
Eliza Chakravarty, MD
Sonia Friedman, MD
2:50 pm
Post-session audience response survey
2:55 pm
Summary and concluding remarks
Marla C. Dubinsky, MD
Alexa Boer Kimball, MD, MPH
Neil Silverman, MD
Vibeke Strand, MD, FACP, FACR
3:00 pm
Adjourn
Registration Fees
Physicians $99
Nurse/Student/Resident $49
Group discount (physicians only)* $75
*cannot be combined with any other discounts
To Register
You may register online by September 20, 2010 at www.imedex.com, by calling Imedex at +1 (678) 242 0906, or by returning the registration form in this program by mail or fax. If you mail the form, please keep a copy for your records. Registration confirmations will be issued before the meeting.
To qualify for special registration fees, registration and full payment must be received by Imedex by the dates specified.
Group Discounts:
Each one of multiple registrants from the same institute or practice will receive a $24 discount off the published registration fees, provided all registration forms and payments are received together. Only one discount will apply per physician. Discounts are available for physicians only.
Payment
To pre-register, registration and payment must be received no later than September 20, 2010. Please register onsite after this date. Contact Imedex at +1 (678) 242 0906 or visit our website at www.imedex.com to ensure the course is being held as scheduled and to confirm that the meeting is not full. Registration fees must be remitted by credit card or check. Checks should be payable to Imedex. Attendee is not registered until full payment is received.
Registration Fee Inclusions
Registration fees include admittance to all scientific sessions, conference materials, processing of certificates of attendance or continuing medical education, and all event functions as specified in the agenda.
Cancellation
For registration fees to be refunded, written notice of cancellation must be received at meetings@imedex.com no later than September 20, 2010. The amount of registration fees remitted, minus a $25 administrative charge, will be refunded after the conference. Substitutions are accepted with written notification. No refunds will be made if notice is received after September 20, 2010.
Imedex does not accept responsibility for covering travel, accommodation, or any other costs incurred by registrants in the rare event that this meeting should be canceled for any reason. Every effort will be made to give reasonable notice in the event of cancellation. The event agenda is subject to change without notice.
The Westin New York at Times Square
270 West 43rd Street
New York, New York 10036
Tel: +1 (212) 201 2700
Fax: +1 (212) 201 2701
www.westinny.com
For the convenience of attendees, a room block with a limited number of rooms has been reserved at the discounted group rate of $299 single/$319 double occupancy, plus tax, currently at 14.75% plus a $3.50 New York City Occupancy Tax/Javits Center Fee. This limited number of discounted rooms will be available until September 3, 2010. This discounted rate is not guaranteed outside the conference dates. Reservations received after September 3, 2010 or after the room block has been filled (whichever comes first) are subject to availability and prevailing hotel rates.
To reserve your room please contact the The Westin New York at Times Square reservations department at +1 (212) 201 2700 or visit the hotel’s website at www.westinny.com. To receive the group rate, callers must identify themselves as being with the Imedex/The Management of Women with Chronic Immune Disorders in the Era of Biologics group. Reservation requests received after September 3, 2010 may not be guaranteed the group rate.
Letter from the Chairs
Dear Colleague,
It is with great pleasure that we invite you to New York for the 2nd annual Management of Women with Chronic Immune Disorders in the Era of Biologics conference to be held September 25, 2010. This unique conference will focus on the impact of biological agents and novel drug therapies on the treatment of chronic immune disorders in women - including inflammatory bowel disease, psoriasis, and rheumatoid arthritis.
This one day educational event will include presentations by nationally recognized faculty as well as lively interaction via expert-moderated panel discussions. Clinicians across multiple disciplines will be able to benefit from these case-based discussions on challenges and controversies currently surrounding chronic immune disorders. Attendees can expect to leave this conference with not only a greater understanding of how to use biologics safely and with improved patient outcomes but more importantly, better insight into how the presence and management of this group of diseases can impact women from adolescence to adulthood, throughout pregnancy, and entering menopause. These quality of life and social issues are common concerns for female patients and are just as important in determining optimal treatment and management of chronic immune disorders.
Please join us in New York for what promises to be a rewarding and highly educational experience.
Sincerely,
Marla C. Dubinsky, MD
Alexa Boer Kimball, MD, MPH
Neil S. Silverman, MD
Vibeke Strand, MD
Organizer
Imedex
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Alpharetta, GA 30022-3740, USA
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