Cutaneous Vasculitis: What the non-dermatologist needs to know: Case Studies and Discussion

This webcast was captured live at the NACE New Perspectives in the Management of Rheumatic Diseases: Update 2008 conference and features Dr. John Stone. Dr. Stone is a Clinical Director of Rheumatology at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, MA.


Learning Objective(s):

Upon completion of this program, learners should be able to:

  1. Discuss the common skin findings in cutaneous vasculitis
  2. Explain the classification of vasculitis involving the skin
  3. Analyze real cases in terms of their involvement of small versus medium-sized blood vessels and discuss their outcomes
This webcast was recorded live and is being used with the permission of the presenter.

John Stone, MD

Clinical Director of Rheumatology Massachusetts General Hospital

The National Association for Continuing Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The National Association for Continuing Education designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits�. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Estimated Time to Complete: 1.0 Hours

Policy on Faculty and Provider Disclosure: It is the policy of the National Association for Continuing Education to ensure fair balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor in all activities. All faculty participating in CME activities sponsored by the National Association for Continuing Education are required to present evidence-based data, identify and reference off-label product use and disclose all relevant financial relationships with those supporting the activity or others whose products or services are discussed. Faculty disclosure is provided below. John Stone, MD, has no relationships to disclose. Alan Brown, MD, Course Director, made the following disclosure: Speaker�s Bureau - Abbott Harvey Parker, PhD, Activity Planning Committee, has no relationships to disclose. Michelle Frisch, MPH, Activity Planning Committee, has no relationships to disclose. Alan Goodstat, LCSW, Activity Planning Committee, has no relationships to disclose.

No commercial support was provided for this enduring activity. The following companies provided commercial support for the live CME activity entitled New Perspectives in the Management of Rheumatic Diseases: Update 2008 held in Hollywood, FL on September 20, 2008 during which this presentation was held: Abbott, Amgen and Wyeth pharmaceuticals, Bristol Myers Squibb, Centocor, Genentech, sanofi-aventis, and UCB.

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