City Wide Medical Grand Rounds: Iain McInnes

Sinai Health System – Barnet Berris Lecture

Rheumatoid Arthritis - Will Evolution or Revolution Drive Future Therapeutics?

Professor Iain McInnes, PhD, FRCP, FRSE
Director, Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation
Muirhead Chair of Medicine, Professor of Experimental Medicine
College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow

Learning objectives:

At the end of this presentation participants should be able to:

1. Describe the clinical syndrome that comprises the diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis,
2. Describe the key pathogenetic pathways that drive both primary articular and especially wider co-morbid conditions, and
3. Consider the value in a systems based approach to the development of new medicines and strategies in the treatment of chronic disease.

Webcast available at webcast.otn.ca/mywebcast?id=45828511