Please join us for a monthly series of six complimentary 90-minute global seminars providing up-to-date knowledge and skills to advance your medical competence and performance in managing patients with psoriatic arthritis, psoriasis, and axial spondyloarthritis. You’ll learn from the experts, hear the view and impact of the disease(s) on patients, and have the opportunity for discussion during each live webinar.
Each seminar will be offered twice (in different time zones) for the convenience of our global participants.
January 2021: Clinical Features, Classification, and Epidemiology
Tuesday, January 26 Watch video
Thursday, January 28 Watch video
This seminar, led by experts in the field, will briefly review the epidemiology, diagnosis (based on clinical features), and how the disease fits into the taxonomy of similar disorders in this field. Highlights include patient insights and conversations with the experts during the live question & answer session. There is no cost to attend.
April W. Armstrong, MD, MPHProfessor of Dermatology, Director of Psoriasis Program
Associate Dean for Clinical Research
University of Southern California
Dafna D. Gladman, MD, FRCPCProfessor of Medicine, University of Toronto
Director, Psoriatic Disease Program
Toronto Western Hospital, Ontario, Canada
Suzanne Grieb, PhD, MSPHPatient Research Partner
Maryland, USA
Philip Helliwell, MDProfessor of Clinical Rheumatology, University of Leeds
Honorary Consultant Rheumatologist
Bradford Hospitals NHS Trust
Leeds, UK
Muhammad Asim Khan, MD, FRCP, MACP, MACRProfessor Emeritus of Medicine
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland
Wendy Olsder, MScPatient Research Partner
The Netherlands
Denis Poddubnyy, MD, MScProfessor of Rheumatology
Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
Laura Savage, MDConsultant Dermatologist and Honorary Senior Lecturer
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and University of Leeds
February 2021: Emerging Concepts in Genetics and Pathogenesis
Tuesday, February 23 Watch video
Thursday, February 25 Watch video
The second seminar of the series is about disease mechanisms and genetics. We will discuss similarities and differences between psoriatic arthritis, psoriasis and axial spondyloarthritis focusing on pathways that are important to understand current (and future) therapies. Each live seminar will include a question & answer session. There is no cost to attend.
Joerg Ermann, MDInstructor in Medicine
Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Niti Goel, MDPatient Research Partner
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Duke University School of Medicine
Durham, North Carolina, USA
Luis Puig, MD, PhDDirector, Department of Dermatology, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
Professor, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona School of Medicine, Barcelona, Spain
Christopher Ritchlin, MD, MPHProfessor of Medicine and Chief of Allergy, Immunology & Rheumatology
University of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester, New York, USA
Kurt de Vlam, MD, PhDProfessor of Rheumatology, KULeuven
Head of Clinic and Consultant Rheumatologist,
UZLeuven
Leuven, Belgium
March 2021: Assessing Disease Activity in Clinical Practice: Advice From Experts
This seminar is offered twice (in different time zones) for the convenience of our global participants.
Tuesday, March 30: Watch Video
Wednesday, March 31: Watch Video
The third seminar of the series, led by experts in the field, will briefly review the ways of assessing psoriatic arthritis, psoriasis and axial spondyloarthritis in the clinic environment, given the usual constraints of time. Single domain and composite measures will be examined, and practical suggestions on a comprehensive approach will be shared. Highlights include patient insights and conversations with experts during the live question & answer session. There is no cost to attend.
Jeffrey Chau, BA, MCSPatient Research Partner
Hong Kong, China
Laura Coates, MBChB, PhDAssociate Professor in Rheumatology
University of Oxford
Honorary Consultant Rheumatologist
Oxford University Hospitals, NHS Trust, UK
Atul Deodhar, MDProfessor of Medicine
Medical Director, Rheumatology Clinics,
Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, Oregon, USA
Maarten de Wit, PhDPatient Research Partner
The Netherlands
Kristina Callis Duffin, MD, MSProfessor and Chair
University of Utah Department of Dermatology
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Philip Helliwell, MDProfessor of Clinical Rheumatology, University of Leeds
Honorary Consultant Rheumatologist
Bradford Hospitals NHS Trust
Leeds, UK
Katy Leung, MBChB, MDAssociate Professor
Rheumatology & Immunology
Singapore General Hospital Duke-NUS Medical School
Singapore
Ashish Mathew, MDAssociate Professor, Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
PhD Fellow, University of Copenhagen
COPECARE University Hospital, Glostrup, Denmark
Philip Mease, MDClinical Professor of Medicine, University of Washington
Director, Rheumatology Research, Swedish Medical Center/ Providence St. Joseph Health,
Seattle Rheumatology Associates, Seattle, Washington, USA
Joseph F. Merola, MD, MMScAssociate Professor, Department of Dermatology and Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology
Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
April 2021: Updates on Comorbidities and Burden to Patients
This seminar is offered twice (in different time zones) for the convenience of our global participants.
Tuesday, April 20: Watch Video
Thursday, April 22: Watch Video
Please join us for the fourth in our six-month series of 90-minute complimentary seminars. This month we will discuss comorbidities of psoriatic arthritis, psoriasis, and axial spondyloarthritis focusing on cardiovascular disease, uveitis and gut/microbiome. Highlights include patient insights on their experiences and conversations with experts during live question & answer session. There is no cost to attend.
Wolf-Henning Boehncke, MD, MAChair, Division of Dermatology and Venereology
Geneva University Hospitals
Professor, Department of Pathology and Immunology, University of Geneva, Switzerland
Joerg Ermann, MDAssistant Professor of Medicine
Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Lianne Gensler, MDDirector, UCSF Ankylosing Spondylitis Clinic
Professor of Medicine at UCSF, San Francisco, California, USA
Arnon KatzPatient Research Partner
Israel
Denis O’SullivanPatient Research Partner
Ireland
Luis Puig, MD, PhDDirector, Department of Dermatology Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
Professor, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona School of Medicine, Barcelona, Spain
Jim Rosenbaum, MDChair, Division of Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases, Professor of Ophthalmology, Medicine, and Cell Biology
Oregon Health & Science University Portland, Oregon, USA
Jose U. Scher, MDDirector, NYU Psoriatic Arthritis Center and Microbiome Center for Rheumatology and Autoimmunity (MiCRA)
Assistant Professor, New York University School of Medicine, New York, USA
Sergio Schwartzman, MDClinical Associate Professor Medicine
Weill Cornell Medical Center
New York, USA
Lai-Shan Tam, MBChB, MDProfessor and Head of Division of Rheumatology
Department of Medicine & Therapeutics
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong, China
Diamant Thaçi, MD, PhDProfessor and Head,
Comprehensive Center for Inflammation Medicine, University of Luebeck
Luebeck, Germany
May 2021: Treatment: Global Perspectives and New Therapies in Development
This seminar is offered twice (in different time zones) for the convenience of our global participants.
Tuesday, May 25: 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. PDT Register
OR
Thursday, May 27: 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. GMT +1 (UK/BST) Register
We will review current and emerging pharmacologic treatments of psoriatic arthritis, psoriasis, and axial spondyloarthritis, presented by experts in each condition. Topics will include principles and goals of treatment, treatment guidelines, efficacy and safety data on the different classes of medications used for each condition, and practical points on therapeutic decision-making. The live panel session includes expert as well as patient discussion and question & answer. There is no cost to attend.
Maarten de Wit, PhDPatient Research Partner
The Netherlands
Rodrigo FirminoPatient Research Partner
Brazil
Philip Mease, MDClinical Professor of Medicine, University of Washington
Director, Rheumatology Research, Swedish Medical Center/ Providence St. Joseph Health,
Seattle Rheumatology Associates, Seattle, Washington, USA
Laura Savage, MDConsultant Dermatologist
and Honorary Senior Lecturer
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Leeds, UK
Diamant Thaçi, MD, PhDProfessor and Head,
Comprehensive Center for Inflammation Medicine, University of Luebeck
Luebeck, Germany
William Tillett, MBChB, PhDConsultant Rheumatologist,
Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Senior Lecturer, Pharmacy and Pharmacology,
University of Bath, UK
Michael Ward, MDRheumatologist
Rockville, Maryland, USA
June 2021: Hot Topics: Race, Age and Sex Considerations in Psoriatic Disease
Tuesday, June 22: 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. PDT
Thursday, June 24: 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. GMT +1 (UK/BST)
Please join us for the final program in our series of six complimentary seminars in which we will review demographic considerations in psoriatic disease. Topics will include up to date information on disease burden, recognition and treatment in different demographic groups, with a special focus on the non-white population. The live panel discussion will include a patient as well as experts, along with question & answer from the audience. There is no cost to attend.
Questions? contact us at globaleducationseminarinfo@gmail.com
The Global Education Seminar Series is supported by a grant from Pfizer
