Peerview Family Medicine & General Practice Cme/cne/cpe Audio Podcast

Go online to PeerView.com/TDE860 to view the activity, download slides and practice aids, and complete the post-test to earn credit. Systemic sclerosis (SSc) or scleroderma is a rare, often fatal connective tissue disease that affects multiple organ systems. Pulmonary involvement, particularly interstitial lung disease (ILD), occurs in the majority of patients with SSc and is now the number one cause of death in SSc. Early diagnosis is key and relies on evaluation of signs and symptoms, pulmonary function tests, and high-resolution computed tomography. Until recently, therapy for SSc-ILD has been limited to supportive care and immunosuppressants. Fortunately, antifibrotic agents approved for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) have either received approval, or are in development, for SSc-ILD. Because SSc-ILD affects multiple organ systems and has many comorbidities, interprofessional management is essential from diagnosis throughout the disease course. In this expert-led activity, you will be able to self-ass