Plenary

Update on GCA for the Internist

Friday, November 1, 2024

4:15 PM - 4:55 PM MST

Location: Trailblazers Ballroom

Speaker(s)

Linda S. Brecher, DO, FACOI (she/her/hers)

Associate Professor of Medicine
Orlando College of Osteopathic Medicine
Winter Garden, Florida, United States

Keith A. Reich, DO, MACOI, RhMSUS, FACR (he/him/his)

Rheumatologist
University of Chicago Medical Group
Flossmoor, Illinois, United States

Disclosure(s):

Linda S. Brecher, DO, FACOI: No financial relationships to disclose

Keith A. Reich, DO, MACOI, RhMSUS, FACR: No relevant disclosure to display

Identify the clinical signs and symptoms suggesting the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis
Recognize the potential morbidity associated with untreated giant cell arteritis
Define the diagnostic testing and treatment options for giant cell arteritis including strengths and limitations of both testing. treatments, and monitoring of disease activity.