GRAPPA SPARTAN Global Education Seminars

• January 2021
  Clinical Features, Classification, and Epidemiology
  Tuesday, January 26
  Thursday, January 28
• February 2021
  Emerging Concepts in Genetics and Pathogenesis
  Tuesday, February 23
  Thursday, February 25
• March 2021
  Assessing Disease Activity in Clinical Practice: Advice From Experts
  Tuesday, March 30
  Wednesday, March 31
• April 2021
  Updates on Comorbidities and Burden to Patients
  Tuesday, April 20
  Thursday, April 22
• May 2021
  Treatment: Global Perspectives and New Therapies in Development
  Tuesday, May 25: 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. PDT
  Thursday, May 27: 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. GMT +1 (UK/BST)

January 2021: Clinical Features, Classification, and Epidemiology

Tuesday, January 26  Watch video

Thursday, January 28  Watch video

This seminar, led by experts in the field, will briefly review the epidemiology, diagnosis (based on clinical features), and how the disease fits into the taxonomy of similar disorders in this field. Highlights include patient insights and conversations with the experts during the live question & answer session. There is no cost to attend.

April W. Armstrong, MD, MPH
Professor of Dermatology, Director of Psoriasis Program
Associate Dean for Clinical Research
University of Southern California

Dafna D. Gladman, MD, FRCPC
Professor of Medicine, University of Toronto
Director, Psoriatic Disease Program
Toronto Western Hospital, Ontario, Canada

Suzanne Grieb, PhD, MSPH
Patient Research Partner
Maryland, USA

Philip Helliwell, MD
Professor of Clinical Rheumatology, University of Leeds
Honorary Consultant Rheumatologist
Bradford Hospitals NHS Trust
Leeds, UK

Muhammad Asim Khan, MD, FRCP, MACP, MACR
Professor Emeritus of Medicine
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland

Wendy Olsder, MSc
Patient Research Partner
The Netherlands

Denis Poddubnyy, MD, MSc
Professor of Rheumatology
Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany

Laura Savage, MD
Consultant Dermatologist and Honorary Senior Lecturer
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and University of Leeds

February 2021: Emerging Concepts in Genetics and Pathogenesis

Tuesday, February 23 Watch video

Thursday, February 25 Watch video

The second seminar of the series is about disease mechanisms and genetics. We will discuss similarities and differences between psoriatic arthritis, psoriasis and axial spondyloarthritis focusing on pathways that are important to understand current (and future) therapies. Each live seminar will include a question & answer session. There is no cost to attend.

Joerg Ermann, MD
Instructor in Medicine
Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Niti Goel, MD
Patient Research Partner
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Duke University School of Medicine
Durham, North Carolina, USA

Luis Puig, MD, PhD
Director, Department of Dermatology, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
Professor, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona School of Medicine, Barcelona, Spain

Christopher Ritchlin, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine and Chief of Allergy, Immunology & Rheumatology
University of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester, New York, USA

Kurt de Vlam, MD, PhD
Professor of Rheumatology, KULeuven
Head of Clinic and Consultant Rheumatologist,
UZLeuven
Leuven, Belgium

March 2021: Assessing Disease Activity in Clinical Practice: Advice From Experts

This seminar is offered twice (in different time zones) for the convenience of our global participants.

Tuesday, March 30: Watch video

Wednesday, March 31: Watch video

The third seminar of the series, led by experts in the field, will briefly review the ways of assessing psoriatic arthritis, psoriasis and axial spondyloarthritis in the clinic environment, given the usual constraints of time. Single domain and composite measures will be examined, and practical suggestions on a comprehensive approach will be shared. Highlights include patient insights and conversations with experts during the live question & answer session. There is no cost to attend.

Jeffrey Chau, BA, MCS
Patient Research Partner
Hong Kong, China

Laura Coates, MBChB, PhD
Associate Professor in Rheumatology
University of Oxford
Honorary Consultant Rheumatologist
Oxford University Hospitals, NHS Trust, UK

Atul Deodhar, MD
Professor of Medicine
Medical Director, Rheumatology Clinics,
Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, Oregon, USA

Maarten de Wit, PhD
Patient Research Partner
The Netherlands

Kristina Callis Duffin, MD, MS
Professor and Chair
University of Utah Department of Dermatology
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Philip Helliwell, MD
Professor of Clinical Rheumatology, University of Leeds
Honorary Consultant Rheumatologist
Bradford Hospitals NHS Trust
Leeds, UK

Katy Leung, MBChB, MD
Associate Professor
Rheumatology & Immunology
Singapore General Hospital Duke-NUS Medical School
Singapore

Ashish Mathew, MD
Associate Professor, Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
PhD Fellow, University of Copenhagen
COPECARE University Hospital, Glostrup, Denmark

Philip Mease, MD
Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of Washington
Director, Rheumatology Research, Swedish Medical Center/ Providence St. Joseph Health,
Seattle Rheumatology Associates, Seattle, Washington, USA

Joseph F. Merola, MD, MMSc
Associate Professor, Department of Dermatology and Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology
Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, USA

April 2021: Updates on Comorbidities and Burden to Patients

This seminar is offered twice (in different time zones) for the convenience of our global participants.

Tuesday, April 20:  Watch video

Thursday, April 22: Watch video

Please join us for the fourth in our six-month series of 90-minute complimentary seminars.  This month we will discuss comorbidities of  psoriatic arthritis, psoriasis, and axial spondyloarthritis focusing on cardiovascular disease, uveitis and gut/microbiome. Highlights include patient insights on their experiences and conversations with experts during live question & answer session. There is no cost to attend.

Wolf-Henning Boehncke, MD, MA
Chair, Division of Dermatology and Venereology
Geneva University Hospitals
Professor, Department of Pathology and Immunology, University of Geneva, Switzerland

Joerg Ermann, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Lianne Gensler, MD
Director, UCSF Ankylosing Spondylitis Clinic
Professor of Medicine at UCSF, San Francisco, California, USA

Arnon Katz
Patient Research Partner
Israel

Denis O’Sullivan
Patient Research Partner
Ireland

Luis Puig, MD, PhD
Director, Department of Dermatology Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
Professor, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona School of Medicine, Barcelona, Spain

Jim Rosenbaum, MD
Chair, Division of Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases, Professor of Ophthalmology, Medicine, and Cell Biology
Oregon Health & Science University Portland, Oregon, USA

Jose U. Scher, MD
Director, NYU Psoriatic Arthritis Center and Microbiome Center for Rheumatology and Autoimmunity (MiCRA)
Assistant Professor, New York University School of Medicine, New York, USA

Sergio Schwartzman, MD
Clinical Associate Professor Medicine
Weill Cornell Medical Center
New York, USA

Lai-Shan Tam, MBChB, MD
Professor and Head of Division of Rheumatology
Department of Medicine & Therapeutics
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong, China

Diamant Thaçi, MD, PhD
Professor and Head,
Comprehensive Center for Inflammation Medicine, University of Luebeck
Luebeck, Germany

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May 2021: Treatment: Global Perspectives and New Therapies in Development

This seminar is offered twice (in different time zones) for the convenience of our global participants.

Tuesday, May 25:  Watch video

Thursday, May 27  Watch video

We will review current and emerging pharmacologic treatments of psoriatic arthritis, psoriasis, and axial spondyloarthritis, presented by experts in each condition. Topics will include principles and goals of treatment, treatment guidelines, efficacy and safety data on the different classes of medications used for each condition, and practical points on therapeutic decision-making. The live panel session includes expert as well as patient discussion and question & answer. There is no cost to attend.

Maarten de Wit, PhD
Patient Research Partner
The Netherlands

Rodrigo Firmino
Patient Research Partner
Brazil

Philip Mease, MD
Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of Washington
Director, Rheumatology Research, Swedish Medical Center/ Providence St. Joseph Health,
Seattle Rheumatology Associates, Seattle, Washington, USA

Laura Savage, MD
Consultant Dermatologist
and Honorary Senior Lecturer
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Leeds, UK

Diamant Thaçi, MD, PhD
Professor and Head,
Comprehensive Center for Inflammation Medicine, University of Luebeck
Luebeck, Germany

William Tillett, MBChB, PhD
Consultant Rheumatologist,
Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Senior Lecturer, Pharmacy and Pharmacology,
University of Bath, UK

Michael Ward, MD
Rheumatologist
Rockville, Maryland, USA

Questions? contact us at globaleducationseminarinfo@gmail.com

The Global Education Seminar Series is supported by a grant from Pfizer