About This Course

This course has been designed to provide doctors and other relevant healthcare professionals with a practical overview of the management of juvenile idiopathic arthritis with interleukin-6 receptor inhibition therapy, with a specific focus on tocilizumab and its biosimilars. This course should take approximately 60 minutes to complete.

This course has a 2-year expiry date of 29th July, 2026. If you complete this course after its expiry date, please double check all claims in this course with up-to-date, peer-reviewed information, as the diagnostic or treatment landscape may have changed.

CME/CPD Information

This course has been accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (UEMS-EACCME®) with 1 European CME credit (ECMEC®). This accreditation certifies the quality and relevance of the educational content.

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Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, you should be able to:

  • list the symptoms of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) (specifically, systemic JIA and polyarticular JIA) and describe its impact on children and their families.

  • explain the mechanism of action of interleukin-6 receptor (IL-6R) inhibitors and their biosimilars.

  • explain the place of IL-6R inhibitors and their biosimilars in the management of JIA subtypes, particularly systemic JIA and polyarticular JIA, and JIA-associated uveitis.

  • identify the right patients for anti-IL-6R therapy.

Expert Faculty

This course has been made in close collaboration with:

Course curriculum

    1. Welcome to the Course

    1. Introduction to Precourse Quiz

    2. Precourse Quiz

    1. Introduction to Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

    1. The Role of Interleukin-6 in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

    1. Interleukin-6 Receptor Inhibition in sJIA

    1. Interleukin-6 Receptor Inhibition in pJIA

    1. IL-6R Inhibition in JIA-Associated Uveitis

    1. Introduction to Final Quiz

    2. Final Quiz

    1. Conclusions and Take-Home Messages

    2. Course Feedback Survey

    3. Funding

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