Hot Topics in Immunology

• Explore whether PMR, GCA, and RA are overlapping diseases.
• Describe how inflammation differs among these diseases.
• Appreciate whether the arrival of one disease puts you at risk for another.
• Decide if any overlap exists in terms of immunopathogenesis.
• Review developing perspectives on the gut microbiome in health and disease.
• Discuss the central role of gut barrier function for maintaining immunologic balance.
• Consider the clinical features of the newly recognized syndrome of MIS-C.
• Discuss evidence that MIS-C may reflect features of a pandemic infection that affects some children.
• Examine any Insights and correlations between Lung Disease in SOJIA and Adult Onset Still’s Disease.

The online series is directed to rheumatologists; dermatologists; infectious disease clinicians; allergists; clinical immunologists; specialists in integrative medicine, preventive medicine, wellness, and primary care; nurses; physician assistants, and other health care professionals caring for patients with immunologic diseases.

In support of improving patient care, Cleveland Clinic Center for Continuing 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.

Physicians / American Medical Association (AMA)
Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Participants claiming CME credit from this activity may submit the credit hours to the American Osteopathic Association for Category 2 credit.

Nurses / American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
Cleveland Clinic Center for Continuing Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 ANCC contact hours.

Physician Assistants / American Academy of PAs (AAPA)
Cleveland Clinic Center for Continuing Education has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 1.0 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

Certificate of Participation
A certificate of participation will be provided to other health care professionals for requesting credits in accordance with their professional boards and/or associations.

Activity Director

Cassandra Calabrese, DO
Department of Rheumatic and Immunologic Diseases
Orthopaedic and Rheumatologic Institute
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH

Leonard H. Calabrese, DO
Professor of Medicine
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University
R.J. Fasenmyer Chair of Clinical Immunology
Department of Rheumatic and Immunologic Diseases
Orthopaedic and Rheumatologic Institute
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH

M. Elaine Husni, MD, MPH
Director, Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Treatment Center
Vice Chair of Rheumatology
Department of Rheumatic and Immunologic Diseases
Orthopaedic and Rheumatologic Institute
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH

Planning Committee

Elizabeth Kirchner, DNP
Department of Rheumatic and Immunologic Diseases
Orthopaedic and Rheumatologic Institute
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH

Debra Kangisser, PA-C
Clinical Affairs, PA Services
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH

Faculty

R. John Looney 
Professor of Medicine
Stephen I. Rosenfeld Professor of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
University of Rochester 
Rochester, NY 

William Rigby, MD 
Vice-Chair, Department of Medicine
Professor of Medicine
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, NH 

Gregg Silverman, MD 
Associate Director, Division of Rheumatology
Professor of Medicine and Pathology
NYU Grossman School of Medicine
New York, NY 

The information in this educational activity is provided for general medical education purposes only and is not meant to substitute for the independent medical judgment of a physician relative to diagnostic and treatment options of a specific patient's medical condition. The viewpoints expressed in this CME activity are those of the authors/faculty. They do not represent an endorsement by The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. In no event will The Cleveland Clinic Foundation be liable for any decision made or action taken in reliance upon the information provided through this CME activity.