Rheumatology Research Foundation Memorial Lectureship to Honor Shaun Ruddy, MD: Can We Predict & Prevent Pregnancy Complications in Patients with Lupus & APS?

Moderator(s)

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  Michael Weinblatt, MD

  Brigham and Women's Hospital

Speaker(s)

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  Jane Salmon, MD

  Hospital for Special Surgery

Pregnancy complications are common in lupus and antiphospholipid syndrome (APS). This session will review the predictors and mechanisms of pregnancy complications, as well as potential interventions for preventing pregnancy complications associated with lupus and APS.

Learning Objectives:

• Identify the clinical, laboratory and biomarker predictors of pregnancy complications in women with lupus
• Describe the mediators and mechanisms of pre-eclampsia in patients with lupus
• Recognize lupus patients at low risk for adverse pregnancy outcomes

Presentations:

• 3:00 PM – 3:45 PM ET

  Rheumatology Research Foundation Memorial Lectureship to Honor Shaun Ruddy, MD: Can We Predict & Prevent Pregnancy Complications in Patients with Lupus & APS?
  Jane Salmon, MD – Hospital for Special Surgery
• 3:45 PM – 4:00 PM ET

  Q&A