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UP Standard Of Care in AS with Upadacitiniby Sponsored by Abbvie

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This symposium will take you through understanding of axSpA spectrum & patient burden, comprehensive review on diagnosis & treatment guidelines, and factors to be considered in your routine clinic sessions. Upadacitinib can provide clinical benefit for patients encompassing nr-axSpA & r-axSpA, differential pain control as well as EMM management, and also long- term treatment goal of slowing down radiographic progression. Please attend the symposium and explore how to improve standard of care in AS with upadacitinib.

Agenda - Friday 30 October
Chairperson: Dr Taehwan Kim, Republic of Korea
1025-1030
Opening remarks
Dr Taehwan Kim, Republic of Korea
1030-1110
1. Understanding of axSpA spectrum and patient burden
2. Can axSpA spectrum from nr-axSpA to r-axSpA be optimally managed with Upadacitinib?
3. Diagnosis and treatment guidelines
4. Things to consider for routine clinical practice
5. My clinical experience
Prof Xenofon Baraliakos, Germany
1110-1120
Q&A and discussion
Dr Taehwan Kim, Republic of Korea
Prof Xenofon Baraliakos, Germany
1120-1125
Closing remarks
Dr Taehwan Kim, Republic of Korea

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