EULAR: Treatment Recommendations: Where Does the Evidence Meet Pragmatism?

Moderator(s)

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  Annamaria Iagnocco, MD

  University of Turin, Italy
• IM

  Iain McInnes, FRCP

  University of Glasgow

Speaker(s)

• DA

  Daniel Aletaha, MD, MS, MBA

  Medical University Vienna
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  Laure Gossec, MD, PhD

  Sorbonne Universite and Pitie-Salpetriere Hospital
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  Johannes Bijlsma, MD, PhD

  UMCU, Utrecht

At this session, a panel of rheumatologists from Europe will discuss the latest evidence that supports current management recommendations for the major inflammatory arthropathies, including rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis. Faculty will review the situations when adherence to the recommendations may be modified on the basis of clinical pragmatism.

Learning Objectives:

• Review the most recent management recommendations for rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis
• Discuss the pivotal clinical studies that inform the most up-to-date treatment recommendations for common inflammatory arthropathies
• Describe when it may be necessary to individualize the therapeutic approach to a patient on pragmatic grounds

Presentations:

• 10:00 AM – 10:15 AM ET

  In 2020, What Recent Data Guide Treatment Decisions in Rheumatoid Arthritis?
  Daniel Aletaha, MD, MS, MBA – Medical University Vienna
• 10:15 AM – 10:30 AM ET

  In 2020, What Recent Data Guide Treatment Decisions in Psoriatic Arthritis?
  Laure Gossec, MD, PhD – Sorbonne Universite and Pitie-Salpetriere Hospital
• 10:30 AM – 10:40 AM ET

  Should I Always Follow the Algorithm in Clinical Practice?
  Johannes Bijlsma, MD, PhD – UMCU, Utrecht
• 10:40 AM – 11:00 AM ET

  Q&A