Bridging Specialties: Collaborative Strategies for Diagnosing and Managing Systemic Sclerosis
Live Zoom Webinar
Tuesday, January 6, 2026
4-5 P.M. MST
This webinar offers a practical, cross-specialty look at how rheumatology and pulmonology can work together to improve timely diagnosis and management of systemic sclerosis. Leading experts will review key disease mechanisms and manifestations, with an emphasis on pulmonary symptoms and ILD risk factors. Faculty will discuss essential diagnostic considerations such as autoantibody patterns, cutaneous indicators of progression, early pulmonary symptoms, and appropriate screening tools to reduce diagnostic delays and improve multidisciplinary collaboration.
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Target Audience:
Pulmonologists and rheumatologists as well as other advanced practice providers who treat patients with SSc.
Moderators:
Rebecca Keith, MD
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine
National Jewish Health
Melissa Griffith, MD, RhMSUS
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Rheumatology
University of Colorado SOM
Accreditation and Designation Statements:
National Jewish Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
National Jewish Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.0 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
Contact:
For questions, please call the Office of Professional Education at National Jewish Health at 303.398.1000 or 800.844.2305, or email ProEd@njhealth.org.
Support:
This activity is supported by an independent medical educational grant from Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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