Rheumatology Visiting Professor: Idiopathic Inflammatory Muscle Disease Update - August 22, 2025

Danville, PA US
August 22, 2025
This is an in-person educational activity. There have been advances in our understanding and treatment for variety of autoimmune inflammatory muscle diseases in recent years. Dr. Aggarwal is one of the world’s leading researchers in this field and will be the invited Visiting Professor for these conferences. 
 

Target Audience

This activity is designed for neurology staff and rheumatology staff.  Other learner groups such as neurology learners, internal medicine residents, medical students rotating on neurology and rheumatology would also benefit from this education. 

Learning Objectives

At the completion of this course, the participant should be able to:

  • describe the new myositis specific antibodies and their clinical disease associations
  • recognize the clinical clues to diagnose the idiopathic inflammatory myopathies 
  • develop sophisticated and detailed management plans for the various idiopathic inflammatory myopathies 
Course Cancellation Policy
In the unusual circumstance that this course is cancelled, you will be called and/or emailed.  Geisinger is not responsible for any airfare, hotel or other costs incurred.
 
Attendance
Attendance will be recorded within three to four days of the conclusion of the activity.  Credit will display on your continuing education transcript once the activity evaluation is completed.  
    Course summary
    Available credit: 
    • 3.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    • 3.00 Participation Credit
    Course opens: 
    04/22/2025
    Course expires: 
    09/05/2025
    Event starts: 
    08/22/2025 - 8:00am EDT
    Event ends: 
    08/22/2025 - 12:00pm EDT
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    7:30 AM                     
    Registration and Continental Breakfast
     
    7:55 AM                     
    Welcome and Introductions
    Alfred Denio, MD 
     
    8:00 AM                     
    Difficult Case                                  
    Shaili Kothari, MD
     
    9:00 AM                     
    The Pitfalls of IMNM Treatment – A Case Study                                  
    Ramsha Riaz, MD
     
    10:00 AM                   
    Morning Break
     
    10:30 AM                   
    Idiopathic Inflammatory Muscle Disease Update
    Rohit Aggarwal, MD, MS
     
    11:30 AM                   
    Luncheon will be provided
     
    12:00 PM                    
    Evaluations/Adjournment

     

    *Topics and Speakers are subject to change. 

    Henry Hood Center for Health Research
    100 North Academy Avenue
    Danville, PA 17822
    United States

    All visitors to the Geisinger campus, please park in the patient parking lot. A shuttle bus will take you to the Henry Hood Center for Health Research, please notify the driver when boarding the bus of your final destination.

    Travel

    Henry Hood Center for Health Research is located on the Geisinger Campus in Danville, Pennsylvania (Montour County), Exit 224 on Interstate 80. Routes 11 and 54 also intersect in Danville.

    Guest Faculty

    Rohit Aggarwal, MD, MS
    Co-Director, UPMC Myositis Center 
    Medical Director, Arthritis and Autoimmunity Center
    Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology
    University of Pittsburgh Medical Center 
    Pittsburgh, PA

    Geisinger Faculty

    Alfred Denio, MD
    Activity Director
    Rheumatology Fellowship Program Director
     
    Shaili Kothari, MD
    Fellow, Clinical Education
     
    Ramsha Riaz, MD
    Fellow, Clinical Education 
     
    Content Disclosure
    The faculty has attested that their presentations and/or content are HIPAA compliant.  
     
    Individuals in a position to control educational content for this activity have disclosed no relevant financial relationships. 
     
    CE Committee Members/Content Reviewer(s) have disclosed no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests. 
    Dean Parry, RPh; Tammy McCormick, RDN; Michaelyn Notz, DO and Gale Shalongo, DNP, MSN, RN, ACNS, BC
     
    *Any/All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.  

    Accreditation 

    In support of improving patient care, Geisinger College of Health Sciences is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

     

     

     

     

    Credit Designation 

    Geisinger College of Health Sciences designates this live activity for a maximum of 3 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the educational activity. 

    Disclosure Policy 

    Faculty and all others who have the ability to control the content of continuing education activity sponsored by Geisinger College of Health Sciences must disclose to the program audience whether they do or do not have any real or apparent conflict(s) of interest or other relationships related to the content of their presentation(s). 

    Commercial Support

    None

    Available Credit

    • 3.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    • 3.00 Participation Credit
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