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Saturday, January 14, 2012

Rheumatologist in Dubai discusses RA treatment updates

Dr. Humeira Badsha, Rheumatologist, Dubai, discussed treatment of rheumatoid arthritis at a noon conference in City Hospital, Dubai Health Care City on January 11, 2012.  Dr. Badsha discussed ways to assess a patient presenting with joint pain, including joint examination, testing such as anti-CCP and Rheumatoid factor, and the use of ultrasound to assess joints.  In addition, she discussed newer treatments for Rheumatoid arthritis including ant-TNF drugs, and the biologicals, and assessing their efficacy through measurements such as das28 scores.  the talk was accredited for 2 CME hours.

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