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Rheumatic manifestations of systemic diseases (hemochromatosis, Wilson
General Topic: Clinical Science

12S134: Advances in Sarcoidosis: Pathophysiology, Screening and Monitoring, and Organ-focused Treatment Paradigms

Sunday, November 12, 2023
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM PT
Location: Room 1A-B
CE: 1

In Person On Demand

    Speaker(s)

  • Matthew Baker, MD, MS

    Stanford University
    Menlo Park, CA, United States

    Disclosure(s): Beigene: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Eli Lilly: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Horizon Therapeutics: Advisor or Review Panel Member (Ongoing), Consultant (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Mobility Bio: Consultant (Ongoing); Nēsos: Advisor or Review Panel Member (Terminated, October 1, 2018), Consultant (Terminated, October 1, 2018); Roivant: Advisor or Review Panel Member (Ongoing), Consultant (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Sanofi: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Zenas Biopharma: Advisor or Review Panel Member (Ongoing), Consultant (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)

  • NG

    Nisha Gilotra, MD

    Johns Hopkins Medicine
    Baltimore, MD, United States

    Disclosure(s): Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals: Consultant (Ongoing)

  • AY

    Arthur Yee, MD, PhD

    Hospital for Special Surgery
    New York, NY, United States

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose

This session with provide learners with an overview of sarcoidosis in 2023, using cardiac sarcoid as an example of organ-specific disease. It will discuss different modalities used in the diagnosis and monitoring of disease, focusing on the immunologic nature of the disease. Finally, it will review the different treatments available for these patients and how choices may vary depending on the organ involved.

Learning Objectives:

  • Discuss the pathophysiology and clinical manifestations of cardiac sarcoidosis
  • Review techniques for the diagnosis and monitoring of sarcoidosis
  • Evaluate the evidence for different treatment regimens used in the management of sarcoid

Presentations:

  • 2:00 PM – 2:15 PM PT
    The Pathophysiology and Clinical Manifestations of Sarcoidosis and the Role of the Rheumatologist in the Care of Sarcoid

    Speaker: Arthur Yee, MD, PhD – Hospital for Special Surgery

  • 2:15 PM – 2:30 PM PT
    Techniques for the Diagnosis, Screening, and Monitoring of Sarcoid with a Focus on Cardiac Sarcoid

    Speaker: Nisha Gilotra, MD – Johns Hopkins Medicine

  • 2:30 PM – 2:45 PM PT
    Current Treatment Paradigms and Future Directions in the Management of Sarcoid, with a Focus on Cardiac Sarcoid

    Speaker: Matthew Baker, MD, MS – Stanford University

  • 2:45 PM – 3:00 PM PT
    Q&A