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Professor
Head
School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health
Monash University
Melbourne, Australia
Professor
Amsterdam University Medical Center
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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This educational activity is intended for an international audience of non-US rheumatologists, nephrologists, nurses, and primary care physicians.
The goal of this activity is to review the benefits of glucocorticoid (GC) therapy in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and to highlight strategies to minimize long-term or high-dose GC use to reduce the risk of organ damage accrual.
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Professor
Head
School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health
Monash University
Melbourne, Australia
Professor
Amsterdam University Medical Center
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
This activity has been peer reviewed and the reviewer has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
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The goal of this activity is to review the benefits of glucocorticoid (GC) therapy in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and to highlight strategies to minimize long-term or high-dose GC use to reduce the risk of organ damage accrual.
Before you begin this activity, please assess your clinical knowledge by completing this brief survey. Answering these questions again after the activity will allow you to see what you learned and to compare your answers with those of your peers.
