Course Description:

This program will focus on various aspects of autoinflammation and the specific disorders in this category. The series offer the most novel advances in the field of autoinflammatory disorders, based on best available evidence and robust clinical experience of the lecturers who will be highly knowledgeable physicians and scientists from the United States, Turkey, Germany, and Iran. This course will provide rheumatologists, immunologists and pediatricians a chance to discuss the presentations of their patients with autoinflammatory disorders and the latest updates on pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of the diseases.

Course Objectives:

• Providing physicians, pediatricians, immunologists and rheumatologists with an opportunity to access the latest updates on autoinflammatory disorders

• Discussing the uncommon presentations of the disorders and cases presented by experienced lecturers

• Creating an interactive atmosphere for the target groups to have Q & A sessions with the lecturers

• Introducing the autoinflammatory networks and their importance

• Highlighting the necessity for patient education and methods to perform that

Why join the programs and study online?

• As autoinflammatory disorders are yet a mysterious group of diseases, experts around the globe need to communicate to share their knowledge and experience

• This will be a remarkable international experience for young pediatricians, rheumatologists and immunologists to get in touch with a number of best and most experienced rheumatologists and immunologists who are experts in the field of autoinflammatory disorders.

What are the learning outcomes (What will a participant learn)?

• Pathogenesis of autoinflammatory disorders

• Approach to common and uncommon autoinflammatory disorders

• How to deal with the challenges in the differential diagnosis of autoinflammatory disorders

• To get familiar with the latest updates on treatment options in autoinflammatory disorders

What are the ambitious goals of this course and what are the metrics to measure success?

To provide a unique opportunity for residents, fellows and faculty members to learn from and share experience with international expert immunologists and rheumatologists who have exquisite knowledge and reputation in their academic career. Case presentations will be accompanied with polling from the audience which helps us to get feedback about how much they participate and learn from the speakers.

Who can register for the course?

Participation in the course is free for all who are interested, yet certificates are donated to the following groups:

• Pediatric Rheumatologists

• Pediatric Rheumatology fellows

• Rheumatologists

• Rheumatology fellows

• Clinical Immunologists

• Clinical Immunology fellows

• Pediatric Infectious Diseases specialists

• Pediatric Infectious Diseases Fellows

• Infectious Disease specialists

• Pediatricians

• Internists

• Ph.D. immunologists

• Ph.D. immunology students

Certificate:

Evaluation of the participants will be done on the basis of three components and the participants have to fulfil all three in order to receive the certificates.

1. Presence in the session

2. Passing the quiz after each session. The quiz contains five questions regarding the speech given in the session. Submitting correct answers to four or five questions makes a pass mark. If the participant fails, she/he has the chance to watch the video of the session and the website, and take the quiz again in a period of one week. If she/he fails again, she can not obtain the certificate.

3. Participants should fill the feedback form regarding the speakers and the session after each session. After the last session of the course, eligible participants who have registered for the whole course and want to receive course certificate should fill in the feedback form regarding the whole course, and they should have passed all the quizzes for all the sessions.

Scientific Committee

Vahid Ziaee, M.D

Full professor, Pediatric Rheumatologist at Tehran University of Medical Sciences

President of Pediatric Rheumatology Society, Iran

Head of pediatric rheumatology division in the Children’s Medical Center

(Head of the committee)

Sumaira Farman Raja, M.D.

Professor of Rheumatology
National H & MC;
Central Park H & MC;
Arthritis Care Foundation;
Global Paediatric MSK Task Force
Convener APLAR Paediatric Rheumatology SIG

Fatma Dedeoglu, M.D

Co-Director of Autoinflammatory Clinic, Rheumatology Program/Division of Immunology, Department of Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital

Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Maryam Nourizadeh, M.D.

Assistant Professor in the Immunology, Asthma and Allergy Research Institute (IAARI), Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Iran

Farhad Salehzadeh, M.D.

Full professor of Pediatric Rheumatology at Ardabil University of Medical Sciences (ArUMS), Iran

A member of Pediatric Rheumatology Society, Iran

Kosar Asnaashari, M.D

Assistant professor, Pediatrician at Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS)

Responsible for academic and international relations at office of vice chancellor for global strategies and international affairs, IHCD, TUMS

Executive Committee

Kosar Asnaashari, M.D.

Assistant professor, Pediatrician at Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS)

Responsible for academic and international relations at office of vice chancellor for global strategies and international affairs, IHCD, TUMS

(Head of the committee)

Vahid Ziaee, M.D.

Full professor, Pediatric Rheumatologist at Tehran University of Medical Sciences

President of Pediatric Rheumatology society, Iran

Head of pediatric rheumatology division in the Children’s Medical Center

Sarvenaz Shahin, M.D

Researcher at Non-communicable Diseases Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Iran

Marjan Yaghmaie, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Medical Genetics, Head of Leading House for Iran-North America Academic Partnerships, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Iran

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