Mohammad Kamran, M.D., Bernard Hojaili, M.D., and Peter Barland, M.D.

Dr. Kamran and Dr. Hojaili are fellows in the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center, New York.

Within the past 12 months, Dr. Kamran, Hojaili and Barland report no commercial conflicts of interest.

Release Date: 10/03/2006
Termination Date: 10/03/2009

Estimated time to complete: 1 hour(s).

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Upon completion of this Cyberounds^®, the participant should be able to:

• Describe the possible mechanisms of action of IVIG as an immunomodulator
• List rheumatological conditions where IVIG is of proven benefit
• Discuss rheumatological conditions where IVIG is either only occasionally or questionably beneficial.

 

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