Patient Education

Presented by the Division of Rheumatology at the University of Pennsylvania, the Penn Vasculitis Center hosts a series of meetings designed to provide our patient community with updates in research and treatments from experts in the field. These meetings also offer patients the opportunity to meet other members of the vasculitis community and learn from one another.

Patients (or family members/friends) with any type of vasculitis who want to learn more about advances in treatment and research in vasculitis can attend these meetings. 

Click below to view the presentations from past Penn Vasculitis Center Patient Education Meetings.

 

"Medications 101: Drugs Used to Treat Vasculitis (Other than Glucocorticoids)"

Rennie Rhee, MD, MSCE

"Approach to Bone Health for Patients with Vasculitis"

Anupama Shahane, MD, MPH

"What’s New and Happening at the Penn Vasculitis Center: Updates on Recent Studies and Ongoing Studies "

Peter A. Merkel, MD, MPH

"Addressing Stress with Chronic Illness: Mindfulness and More"

Dana DiRenzo, MD, MHS

"Question and Answer Session"

Moderator: Peter A. Merkel, MD, MPH
Panelists:  Naomi Amudala, RN, MSN, FNP-BC; Rennie Rhee, MD, MSCE

"What's New and Happening with GCA and TAK at the Penn Vasculitis Center"

Peter A. Merkel, MD, MPH

"Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) and Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Clinical Manifestations and Management"

Rennie Rhee, MD, MSCE

"Takayasu's Arteritis: Clinical Manifestations and Management "

Shubhasree Banerjee, MD

"Large Vessel Vasculitis: The Patient's Journey"

Naomi Amudala, RN, MSN, FNP-BC

"Medical Student Patient Education Project: The Impact of a Multi-Component Patient Educational Intervention for Ocular Manifestations of Giant Cell Arteritis"

 Aiden Adams, Ha-Neul Yu

"Ophthalmic Manifestations in Giant Cell Arteritis"

 Adam Kruszewski, MD

"Treatment of Large-Vessel Vasculitis: Giant Cell Arteritis, Polymyalgia Rheumatica, and Takayasu's Arteritis"

Peter A. Merkel, MD, MPH

"Question and Answer Session"

Moderator: Peter A. Merkel, MD, MPH
Panelists: Shubhasree Banerjee, MD; Naomi Amudala, RN, MSN, FNP-BC; Rennie Rhee, MD, MSCE

"What's New in Research and Happening at the Penn Relapsing Polychondritis Center"

Peter A. Merkel, MD, MPH

"Clinical Manifestations and Treatment of Relapsing Polychondritis"

Shubhasree Banerjee, MD

"How Relapsing Polychondritis Impacts the Respiratory System"

Andrew Haas, MD, PhD

"The Relapsing Polychondritis Foundation: RP-Focused Research Investments and Penn Collaboration"

Mr. David Bammert

"Prednisone 101: What Everybody Needs to Know"

 Rennie Rhee, MD, MSCE

"Question and Answer Session"

Moderator: Peter A. Merkel, MD, MPH
Panelists: Shubhasree Banerjee, MD; Andrew Haas, MD, PhD; Rennie Rhee, MD, MSCE

"Essentials of Clinical Trials: A Patient's Guide"

Peter A. Merkel, MD, MPH

"Research In Action: Sharing Results From Studies In the Penn Vasculitis Center"

Rennie Rhee, MD, MSCE; Shubhasree Banerjee, MD

"Neurologic Manifestations of Vasculitis"

Chafic Karam, MD

"Overview of Small-Vessel Vasculitis"

Shubhasree Banerjee, MD 

"Overview of Large-Vessel Vasculitis"

Rennie Rhee, MD, MSCE

"Question & Answer Session"

Moderator: Peter A. Merkel, MD, MPH
Panelists: Naomi A. Amudala, CRNP, MSN; Shubhasree Banerjee, MD; Rennie Rhee, MD, MSCE

"Demystifying the Medication Access Process - Insurance Authorizations, Appeals and Copay Assistance"

Rachael Perritt, PharmD, BCPS

"Vasculitis and the Skin"

Robert Micheletti, MD

"Question and Answer Session"

Moderator: Peter A. Merkel, MD, MPH
Panelists: Naomi A. Amudala, CRNP, MSN; Shubhasree Banerjee, MD; Robert Micheletti, MD; Rennie Rhee, MD, MSCE

"Report by Penn Vasculitis Fellow"

Roger Yang, MD

"How Vasculitis Affects the Brain"

Shubhasree Banerjee, MD

"Eye Disease in Vasculitis"

Nirali Bhatt, MD