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Team Trivia! How Do You Rank With the Latest Advances in EGPA Diagnosis and Management?

Webinar/Online

Monday, October 20, 2025 at 6:30am CT - 7:30am CT
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Join expert discussion at a live symposium at CHEST 2025 on October 20, 2025, in Chicago, Illinois, where cutting-edge insights on eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) will be delivered through expert panels, real-time case discussions, and interactive case management voting via iPads. Earn your spot on the leaderboard in this fast-paced team competition and enhance your clinical practice with the latest advancements in patient care. Join in-person or virtually.

Credits Offered

This event offers 1.0 contact hour to attendees.
Accreditation Info: ANCC.

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Agenda:

Pathophysiology Quiz and Best Practice in EGPA Diagnosis

Section 1: EGPA Pathophysiology

  • Epidemiology of EGPA
  • Brief overview of EGPA symptoms, phases
  • Role of eosinophils and IL-5
  • Genetic and environmental factors

Diagnosis and Classification

  • ACR 1990 criteria for classification of Churg-Strauss syndrome
  • 2022 ACR/EULAR
  • Clinical trials enrollment criteria
  • Phenotypic manifestations: ANCA positive vs ANCA negative
  • Laboratory studies to further evaluate for EGPA

Section 2: Recent Advances in EGPA Treatment

Evidence-Based Management of Severe and Nonsevere EGPA

  • Comparing guidelines
  • Evidence for targeting IL-5 and IL-5Rs
  • Role of immunosuppressive agents
  • Systemic vs respiratory manifestations

Section 3: Partnering With Patients to Achieve and Maintain Remission in EGPA

Addressing the Burden of EGPA Through Shared Decision‑making

  • Understanding the patient burden
  • Shared decision-making in EGPA management
  • Managing comorbidities
  • Multidisciplinary care pathways

Speakers

Praveen Akuthota
Praveen Akuthota MD

Professor of Medicine
Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep Medicine & Physiology
University of California San Diego
La Jolla, California

Anisha Dua
Anisha Dua MD, MPH

Professor of Medicine
Director of the Vasculitis Center
Fellowship Program Director
Section of Rheumatology
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, Illinois

Michael E. Wechsler
Michael E. Wechsler MD, MMSc

Professor of Medicine
Director, NJH Asthma Institute
National Jewish Health
Denver, Colorado

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