This unaccredited continuing education program follows a patient from her family doctor to a rheumatologist to a neuromuscular specialist. There is an initial concern for idiopathic inflammatory myopathy but assessment by a rheumatologist finds atypical features that point to a potential underlying genetic myopathy, triggering referral to a neuromuscular specialist.
Genetic versus Inflammatory Myopathies: When To Refer
CAN-eng
$0
free
Unaccredited
1 hr
Rheumatology
0 Credits
Course Description
Course Details
Expiry Date: 2021-12-31
Professions: Specialist
Faculty
Mark Tarnopolsky, MD, PhD, FRCPC
Ophir Vinik, MD, FRCPC
Accreditation
Learning Objective(s)
Upon completion of this continuing education program participants will be better able to:
- Identify three idiopathic inflammatory myopathies that may present in a rheumatology setting;
- Describe atypical features for inflammatory myopathies;
- Discuss presentation or examination features that would trigger a referral to a neurologist or neuromuscular specialist.