New Treatments for Patients Living with Scleroderma
Offered By: National Scleroderma Foundation via YouTube
Course Description
Overview
Explore cutting-edge treatments for systemic sclerosis in this 51-minute educational talk by Dr. Monique Hinchcliff, presented at the 2022 Heartland Chapter Education Day of the National Scleroderma Foundation. Learn about nailfold capillaroscopy, management strategies for Raynaud's phenomenon, including intravenous epoprostenol for refractory cases, and insights into lung disease detection using chest HRCT. Discover treatments for gastrointestinal complications such as watermelon stomach (GAVE) and scleroderma esophagus, including the use of alginates for refractory SSC-GERD. Gain knowledge about medications for calcinosis cutis and get introduced to the specialized scleroderma treatment team.
Syllabus
Intro
"New" Treatments for Patient with Systemic Sclerosis
Presentation Goals
Nailfold Capillaroscopy
Raynaud phenomenon managment
Intravenous Epoprostenol
IV epoprostenol for refractory Raynaud Phenomenon (RP)
Lung disease on chest HRCT
Watermelon stomach (GAVE)
The Scleroderma Esophagus
Alginates for refractory SSC-GERD
Medications for calcinosis cutis
Meet our team
Taught by
National Scleroderma Foundation
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