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07/29/2025
2025 OAPA Annual Conference - CME #2
Thursday, October 23, 2025 from 9-10 a.m.
“Early Identification and Diagnosis of Axial Spondyloarthritis"
Presented by Dr. Marina N. Magrey, MD, Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals
Learning Objectives:
- Develop an awareness of axSpA as treatable cause of back pain
- Recognize an inflammatory back pain pattern as a typical presentation of axSpA
- Identify other common clinical features of axSpA that occur outside the spine
- Gain knowledge of basic principles of diagnosis and treatment of axSpA as applied by rheumatologists
- Select appropriate testing for a patient with chronic back pain suspected of axSpA and apply criteria for referral to rheumatology
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