Questions from the Opening Session #1. Vasculitis: What to Know, What to Expect at Different Stages.

Join Mayo physicians as they explain the intricacies of vasculitis during the Friday session of the June 2008 Vasculitis Symposium at the Mayo Clinic.

Presenters: Dr. Ulrich Specks, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine; Dr. Jan L. Kasperbauer, Otorhinolaryngology; Dr. Fernando C. Fervenza, Nephrology & Hypertension; Eric L. Matteson, Rheumatology; and Dr. James A. Garrity, Ophthalmology

Join Mayo physicians as they explain the intricacies of vasculitis during the Friday session of the June 2008 Vasculitis Symposium at the Mayo Clinic.

Presenters: Dr. Ulrich Specks, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine; Dr. Jan L. Kasperbauer, Otorhinolaryngology; Dr. Fernando C. Fervenza, Nephrology & Hypertension; Eric L. Matteson, Rheumatology; and Dr. James A. Garrity, Ophthalmology

General Talk #1: Advances in Basic Science Research and What They Mean for Vasculitis Patients

Ronald Falk, M.D., Nephrology & Hypertension, University of North Carolina

 

 

General Talk 2: State of Clinical Research for Vasculitis Patients

Carol Langford, M.D., Cleveland Clinic Center for Vasculitis Care and Research

General Talk 3: Why Vasculitis Patients Should Participate in Clinical Studies

Peter Merkel, M.D., Vasculitis Center, Boston University

Presenters: Dr. Ronald Falk, Nephrology & Hypertension, Univ. of North Carolina; Dr. Carol Langford, Cleveland Clinic Center for Vasculitis Care and Research; and Dr. Peter Merkel, Vasculitis Center, Boston University

General Talk 4: Clinical Lab Monitoring of the Vasculitis Patient

Ulrich Specks, M.D., Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Mayo Clinic

General Talk #5: The Heart of the Vasculitis Patient

Garvan C. Kane, M.D., Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic

General Talk 6: Developing Drugs and Medical Devices: Making Treatments Safer for Vasculitis Patients

Gary S. Hoffman, M.D., Cleveland Clinic, Center for Vasculitis Care and Research

General Talk #7: The Skin of the Vasculitis Patient

Lawrence E. Gibson, M.D., Anatomic Pathology, Dermatology, Mayo Clinic

 

General Talk #8: Complementary Medicine and the Vasculitis Patients

Brent A. Bauer, M.D., General Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic

General Talk #9: Individualized Medicine and What it Means to Vasculitis Patients in the Future

CEric L. Matteson, M.D., Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic

General Talk #10: Better Care through Better Communication

Jeffrey T. Rabatin, M.D., Pulmonary and Critical Care, Mayo Clinic

General Talk #11: Nutrition: Back Away From Those Cheeseburgers! Learn How Healthy Eating Can Help You While on Therapy and Beyond

Jacalyn A. See, Registered Clinical Dietitian, Mayo Clinic

General Talk #12: Pharmacist: Just Say No to Echinacea. Learn About the Drugs Used to Treat Your Vasculitis, Supplements and Resources for Determining What May Help and What Will Harm

Chris Arendt, Pharm.D., St. Mary’s Hospital, Mayo Clinic Gary S. Hoffman, M.D., Cleveland Clinic Center for Vasculitis Care and Research.

General Talk #13: Laboratory Testing in Vasculitis Patients: What, When and Why

Ulrich Specks, M.D., Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Mayo Clinic Peter Merkel, M.D., Vasculitis Center, Boston University

General Talk #14: Peripheral Neuropathy - When the Nerves Go Haywire

Paola Sandroni, M.D., Neurology, Mayo Clinic