Immunology Basics
Ed Behrens, MD
In this presentation, Ed Behrens, MD, will discuss the immune system as it operates in health, providing a framework to understand its components and interactions. We will integrate this knowledge to understand the major patterns by which the immune systems malfunctions in disease. The learner is expected to already have a general understanding of the immune system as learned in medical school education to make the best use of this material.
Rheumatologic Emergencies
Martha Rodriguez, MD, PhD
In this presentation, Martha Rodriguez, MD, PhD, will review the approach of the most common rheumatologic emergencies that we see in practice. Clinical presentation, diagnosis and treatment approaches will be discussed.
Pediatric Scleroderma: Challenging Rare Diseases
Suzanne C. Li, MD, PhD
In this presentation, Suzanne C. Li, MD, PhD, will provide an overview of the similarities and differences between two types of pediatric scleroderma, localized scleroderma, and systemic sclerosis. The diagnosis, clinical features, and major morbidities associated with each type will be reviewed. The general approach to the evaluation and management of patients with pediatric scleroderma will be discussed.
Vasculitis (ANCA, Systemic)
Marinka Twilt, MD, MScE, PhD
In this presentation, Marinka Twilt, MD, MScE, PhD, will conduct a case-based discussion about the clinical presentation of childhood ANCA-associated vasculitides. Review the differential diagnosis of pulmonary renal syndrome specifically, and review the current state of evidence for the treatment of childhood AAV.
Introduction to Autoinflammation
Scott Canna, MD
In this presentation, Scott Canna, MD, will use the evaluation of recurrent fevers as an entrée to the expanding world of autoinflammatory disorders. The lecture will highlight practical tips, red flags, occult symptoms, and real-time resources. However, the underlying premise is that a dynamic understanding of innate immunology is a precondition of understanding and appropriately managing suspected monogenic autoinflammatory disease.
Wolf at the Door: Childhood Onset Lupus
Stacey Ardoin, MD, MS
In this presentation, Stacey Ardoin, MD, MS, will conduct a case-based discussion about the approach to diagnosing and treating childhood-onset SLE. Pathophysiology and long-term outcomes will also be reviewed.
Juvenile Dermatomyositis
Stacey Tarvin, MD, MS, FAAP, FARC
Juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM), the most common chronic childhood rheumatic inflammatory muscle disease, will be discussed in this lecture. In this presentation, Stacey Tarvin, MD, MS, FAAP, FARC, will review the clinical presentation and differential diagnosis of childhood myositis. Classification criteria for idiopathic inflammatory myopathy will be discussed. Treatment approaches, prognosis and disease-related emergencies in JDM will be reviewed.
Systemic Inflammation in Children: Systemic JIA, Macrophage Activation Syndrome, and COVID-associated MIS-C
Grant Schulert, MD, PhD
Pediatric rheumatologists frequently evaluate children with unexplained fever and signs of systemic inflammation. In this session, Grant Schulert, MD, PhD, will review the approach to systemic JIA, as well as the related complication macrophage activation syndrome. This session will also review the newly recognized multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) temporally associated with COVID-19.
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Pamela Weiss, MD, MSCE
In this presentation, Pamela Weiss, MD, MSCE, covers the JIA classification schema, major clinical features of each JIA category (except systemic), initial treatment approaches, tools to assess JIA disease activity and outcomes, and an introduction to clinical trial designs for JIA.
Approach to Joint Pain; Reactive/Post-Infectious Considerations
T. Brent Graham, MD, MS
This presentation will cover approach to musculoskeletal pain. We will review an approach that will focus on number of joints affected and presence or absence of arthritis to help guide differential based upon categories of disease.