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Ronald van Vollenhoven, MD, PhD

Professor of Rheumatology
Amsterdam University Medical Centers
Amsterdam, the Netherlands

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Disclosure: Ronald van Vollenhoven, MD, PhD, has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships:
Served as an advisor or consultant for: AbbVie Inc.; AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP; Biogen; Biotest; Celgene Corporation; Glapagos; Gilead Sciences, Inc.; Janssen Pharmaceuticals; Pfizer Inc.; SERVIER; UCB Pharma, Inc.
Served as a speaker or a member of a speakers bureau for: AbbVie Inc.; Galapagos; Janssen Pharmaceuticals; Pfizer Inc.; UCB Pharma, Inc.
Received grants for clinical research from: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company; Eli Lilly and Company; GlaxoSmithKline; UCB Pharma, Inc.

Marta Mosca, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Rheumatology
University of Pisa
Pisa, Italy

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Disclosure: Marta Mosca, MD, PhD, has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships:
Served as an advisor or consultant for: Eli Lilly and Company; UCB Pharma, Inc.
Served as a speaker or a member of a speakers bureau for: AbbVie Inc.; Bristol-Myers Squibb Company; Sanofi
Received grants for clinical research from: Pfizer Inc.

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Shanthi Voorn, PhD

Medical Education Director, WebMD Global, LLC

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Esther Nyarko, PharmD

Associate Director, Accreditation and Compliance

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Where Are We Now in Managing Patients With SLE During the COVID-19 Pandemic?

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This educational activity is intended for an international audience of non-US primary care physicians, rheumatologists, and nephrologists.

The goal of this activity is to increase knowledge on the management of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) during the COVID-19 era.

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Faculty

Ronald van Vollenhoven, MD, PhD

Professor of Rheumatology
Amsterdam University Medical Centers
Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Disclosures

Disclosure: Ronald van Vollenhoven, MD, PhD, has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships:
Served as an advisor or consultant for: AbbVie Inc.; AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP; Biogen; Biotest; Celgene Corporation; Glapagos; Gilead Sciences, Inc.; Janssen Pharmaceuticals; Pfizer Inc.; SERVIER; UCB Pharma, Inc.
Served as a speaker or a member of a speakers bureau for: AbbVie Inc.; Galapagos; Janssen Pharmaceuticals; Pfizer Inc.; UCB Pharma, Inc.
Received grants for clinical research from: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company; Eli Lilly and Company; GlaxoSmithKline; UCB Pharma, Inc.

Marta Mosca, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Rheumatology
University of Pisa
Pisa, Italy

Disclosures

Disclosure: Marta Mosca, MD, PhD, has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships:
Served as an advisor or consultant for: Eli Lilly and Company; UCB Pharma, Inc.
Served as a speaker or a member of a speakers bureau for: AbbVie Inc.; Bristol-Myers Squibb Company; Sanofi
Received grants for clinical research from: Pfizer Inc.

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Shanthi Voorn, PhD

Medical Education Director, WebMD Global, LLC

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Disclosure: Shanthi Voorn, PhD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

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Esther Nyarko, PharmD

Associate Director, Accreditation and Compliance

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Disclosure: Esther Nyarko, PharmD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

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Faculty

Ronald van Vollenhoven, MD, PhD

Marta Mosca, MD, PhD

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Shanthi Voorn, PhD

Content Reviewer

Esther Nyarko, PharmD

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Where Are We Now in Managing Patients With SLE During the COVID-19 Pandemic?

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Disclosures

Faculty

Ronald van Vollenhoven, MD, PhD

Marta Mosca, MD, PhD

Editor

Shanthi Voorn, PhD

Content Reviewer

Esther Nyarko, PharmD

Accreditation Statements

For Physicians

Instructions for Participation and Credit

Where Are We Now in Managing Patients With SLE During the COVID-19 Pandemic?