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Rheumatoid Arthritis Foundations | September 11, 2023

Date of Presentation: September 11, 2023

Type: Past Presentation  

Audience: Clinical  

Program: Rheumatoid Arthritis  

Keywords: #arthritis  #ra  #rheumatoid  

In this presentation, Dr. Jennifer Mandal introduces this 10-week Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) ECHO cohort series, in collaboration with the Rheumatology Access Expansion Initiative. Furthermore, Dr. Wendy Grant provides an overview of RA, reviews existing epidemiology data as it relates to AI/AN populations, and discusses RA diagnostic criteria, treatment, and management.

Recording:

Presented by:

Dr. Wendy Grant, MD | Dr. Jennifer Mandal, MD

Dr. Gwendolyn Grant, MD is a practicing rheumatologist in southwest Colorado who provides part-time rheumatology consultations to patients on the Navajo Nation, and has extensive experience with the Project ECHO model, having previously led the development of a Rheumatology ECHO in collaboration with the University of New Mexico.

Dr. Jennifer Mandal, MD is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at UCSF, the UCSF School of Medicine Lead for Interprofessional Education, and the Director of Evaluation for the UCSF Rheumatology Fellowship Program. Her clinical work focuses on the care of vulnerable patients with severe RA at the Rheumatoid Arthritis Clinic at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital.

She has more than a decade of experience in medical education, including curriculum development, evaluation and assessment, interprofessional education research, and simulation, and has received national recognition as a leader in interprofessional health education and research. Her education research has been published in peer reviewed journals and presented nationally and internationally. Her primary interest is in utilizing novel education techniques to promote interprofessional collaboration and improve access to rheumatology care.

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Date added: September 5, 2023