Module 2: Early Detection and Diagnosis of Scleroderma for Primary Care Physicians and Allied Health Professionals

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Release Date: Thu, 11/16/23

Termination Date: Fri, 11/15/24

Credits: 0.5

Description: This course will educate primary care physicians, nurse practitioners and nurses of the many signs and symptoms of systemic sclerosis that may result in a referral to a specialist for further care. After completing this activity participants will be able to identify and detect the many signs and symptoms of systemic sclerosis that may result in a referral to a specialist for further care.

Making the Correct Diagnosis of Systemic Sclerosis – and Excluding Scleroderma Mimickers:
Philip Clements, MD (Part 1)(25 mins, .5 credits)

Disclosures

All educational planners and presenters have completed disclosures and have no relevant financial relationships to disclose for this activity

Educational Objectives:

Case Recognition: Participants will understand a clinical case of a 45-year-old female, recognizing symptoms indicative of systemic rheumatic disease, particularly scleroderma.
Scleroderma Diagnosis Criteria: Provide an overview of the 2013 classification criteria, emphasizing major and minor factors for systemic sclerosis diagnosis, enabling participants to apply these criteria effectively.
Scleroderma Subtypes Differentiation: Explore diverse manifestations through autoantibodies and skin phenotypes, enabling participants to correlate these factors for accurate identification of limited and diffuse cutaneous scleroderma.

Target Audience:

This activity is appropriate for House Officers, Medical Students, Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, Other Healthcare Professionals, Physician Assistants, Physicians in the fields of Family Medicine, General Medicine, Primary Care.

Accreditation and Credit Designation:

The University of Michigan Medical School is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Michigan Medical School designates this enduring material for a maximum of .5AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Additional Info:

Bibliographic Resources

Nadia D. Morgan; Laura K. Hummer, Scleroderma Mimickers, Curr Treatm Opt Rheumatol. 2016 Mar; 2(1): 69-84
Khanna G, Ferguson P. MRI of diabetic cheiroarthropy. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2007
Hummers LK, Curr Opin Rheumatol. 2014 Nov; 26(6):658-62
Nadia D. Morgan; Laura K. Hummer, Scleroderma Mimickers, Curr Treatm Opt Rheumatol. 2016 Mar; 2(1): 69-84
Morphea and Eosinophilic Fasciitis: An Update. Mertens JS, Seyger MMB, Thurlings RM, Radstake TRDJ, de Jong EMGJ.Mertens JS, et al. Am J Clin Dermatol. 2017
Enzo Errichetti et al, Dermoscopy of Morphea and Cutaneous Lichen Sclersus, Dermatology 2017;233;462-470 DOI: 10.1159/000484947
Marzano AV, Menni S, Parodi A, Borghi A, Fuligni A, Fabbri P, Caputo R Localized scleroderma in adults and children. Clinical and laboratory investigations on 239 cases Eur J Dermatol. 2003 Mar-Apr; 13(2):171-6.
Doyle JA, Ginsburg WW, Eosinophilip fasciitis., Med Clin North Am. 1989 Sep; 73(5):1157-66.

Credits available:

AMA PRA Category 1: 0.50

Participation: 0.50