Title
Category
Credits
Event date
Cost
EM2405B “Risky Business: Elevated Cardiovascular Risk in Lupus” (IM GR-050324)
  • 1.00 AMA
$0.00
Purpose and OverviewIn this lecture, I will introduce the complex autoimmune disease, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and discuss its basic pathogenesis and epidemiology and then review the multifactorial etiology of elevated cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk among patients with SLE. I will review the differential diagnosis of a patient with SLE presenting with chest pain, and outline a novel approach to CVD risk stratification and management of CVD risk factors for primary prevention.
EM2405C “Breaking New Ground in Parathyroid Hormone-Related Treatments” (IM GR-051024)
  • 1.00 AMA
$0.00
Purpose and OverviewThis lecture summarizes the presentation, etiology and complications of hypoparathyroidism. Standard of care will be reviewed and novel PTH analogues will be discussed.
EM2405D “Human Evolution in the 21st Century: A Novel Genetic Variant Reveals a Contemporary Heterozygous Advantage” (IM GR-051724)
  • 1.00 AMA
$0.00
Purpose and OverviewWe will discuss the evidence that PAI-1 is both a marker and a mediator of senescence and a key driver of aging-related morbidities.  Findings from translational research and human studies will be reviewed.  The finding that a loss of function mutation in the gene that codes for PAI-1 appears to protect humans from biological aging will be reviewed in some detail.  Finally, we will present the concept that this novel genetic variant provides a heterozygous advantage and may provide a evolutionary advantage over time.