From Inflammation to Liberation: Therapies for Rheumatoid Arthritis Relief - Live Webinar on September 22, 2025 at 8PM ET
This course will provide healthcare professionals with the practical knowledge needed for effective RA treatment, ultimately improving patient well-being.
About this webinar
Understanding rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is crucial for healthcare professionals, as it is the most common type of autoimmune arthritis and affects a large number of Americans. This condition can cause chronic inflammation and joint deformity, and it mainly impacts women. Moreover, treatment options and guidelines are constantly changing, as evidenced by updated recommendations from the American College of Rheumatology in 2021. To address this need for current information, this course focuses on the latest approved medications, including new biological drugs, and outlines current best practices for treating RA based on disease severity. The goal is to provide healthcare professionals with the practical knowledge needed for effective RA treatment, ultimately improving patient well-being.
At the conclusion of this continuing education activity, the participant will be able to:
Describe the pathophysiology of rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
Recognize the signs and symptoms of RA.
Identify the clinical and laboratory diagnostic factors.
Evaluate various nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic treatment strategies available for RA.
Identify strategies to treat and monitor with RA.
Instructors
Dr. Elif Özdener-Poyraz joined Fairleigh Dickinson University, School of Pharmacy & Health Sciences in August 2014. She primarily teaches pharmacotherapy and accompanying laboratory courses to students in their first, second, and third year of pharmacy school. She is also part of an interdisciplinary team in an outpatient community clinic providing clinical pharmacy services for underserved patients with HIV infection. Dr. Özdener-Poyraz received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from University of the Sciences, Philadelphia College of Pharmacy. She completed her post-graduate residency training focused on ambulatory care pharmacy practice at Wilkes-Barre Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. She is a licensed pharmacist in the states of New Jersey and Pennsylvania. She is also a Board-Certified Ambulatory Care Pharmacist, an American Academy of HIV Pharmacist, and a Certified Diabetes Educator.