Presentation Title: We Only See What We Look For: Recognizing and Managing Inborn Errors of Immunity in the Adult Patient
Speaker: Joud Hajjar, MD, PhD, MS, FCIS – Baylor College of Medicine
Date: Thursday, July 17, 2025
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Location: MSB 2.103
Learning Format: In-Person and Online
Series Objectives:
- Apply the latest evidence with patients and practice evidence-based medicine.
- Discuss current research and its potential for application to patient care.
- Discuss the latest clinical practice guidelines relevant to clinical practice.
Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:
- Describe the clinical spectrum and epidemiology of inborn errors of immunity in adults, including both infectious and non-infectious presentations.
- Illustrate the diagnostic approach to adult-onset inborn errors of immunity, with emphasis on the role of genetic testing and recognition of immune dysregulation phenotypes.
- Assess current management strategies and emerging therapies for adults with inborn errors of immunity, including targeted treatments and supportive care.
Accreditation Statement:
- McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Designation:
- McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 Hour(s) Attendance w/ No Credit. Participants should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
ABIM MOC Statement:
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.00 MOC point 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.
Event Disclosures:
Speakers:
Joud Hajjar, MD, PhD, MS, FCIS has disclosed a financial relationship with one or more ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients:
- Pharming – Advisory Committee Member – Relationship Has Not Ended
- Takeda – Educational Grant Recipent – Relationship Has Not Ended
- Cogent – Advisory Committee Member – Relationship Has Not Ended
- Telios – Sponsored Research – Relationship Has Not Ended
Any financial relationship that was found to be relevant has been mitigated.
Planners and other Administrative Support:
Tanvi Gupta, MD, Gabriel Aisenberg, MD, Philip Orlander, MD, Jeffrey Chen, MD, Mark A Farnie, MD, Robby Wesley, DO, FACP, Charani Kamath Shenoy, MD, and Andrew Sullivan, MD have no financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients to disclose.
Commercial Support:
This activity is not commercially supported.
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