2020 Primary Care Update: Rheumatologic Testing for the Non-rheumatologist

Evaluation and Credit: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PTL8YCQ

Target Audience
This activity is targeted toward physician and nursing professionals in internal medicine, family practice, internal medicine-pediatrics, and preventative medicine.

Statement of Need
As primary care practitioners treat a variety of issues and the ongoing evolution of clinical guidelines and best practices, physicians need to learn the latest recommendations and patient protocols to provide optimum care for their patients. This program will provide clinical updates on a variety of topics that are commonly seen in the treatment of adult patients in the primary care setting.

Objectives
At the conclusion of this offering, the participant will be able to:
1) Discuss characteristics of rheumatologic tests.
2) Identify indication for rheumatologic testing.
3) Discuss interpretation of tests.
4) Identify pitfalls and pearls.

Faculty
Charles F. Moore Jr., M.D.
Rheumatologist
Norton Rheumatology Specialists

Faculty Disclosure
Faculty for this course have no conflicts of interest to disclose.

Planner Disclosure
Planners for this course have no conflicts of interest to disclose.

Accreditation
Norton Healthcare is accredited by the Kentucky Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation
Norton Healthcare designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Date of Original Release | November 2020
Course Termination Date | December 2022
Contact Information | Center for Continuing Medical Education; (502) 446-5955 or [email protected]

Resources

The clinical utility of a positive antinuclear antibody test result
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23395...

2019 European League Against Rheumatism/American College of Rheumatology classification criteria for systemic lupus erythematosus
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31383...

Diagnostic utility of musculoskeletal ultrasound in patients with suspected arthritis--a probabilistic approach https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25270...