Standardizing disease activity measurement
Prof. Martin Aringer and Dr. Johanna Mucke
Learn about validated tools like LLDAS and DORIS, and how to integrate them into routine care.
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General information
Title: Standardizing disease activity measurement
Release date: 19th February 2026
Expiration date: 19th February 2028
Estimated time to complete activity: 15 minutes
Audience and objectives
This independent educational activity is suitable for Rheumatologists, Dermatologists, Nephrologists, Cardiologists, Neurologists, Gastroenterologists, and the wider global multidisciplinary team that manages SLE patients.
Following completion of this independent educational program you will be able to:
- Integrate the most recent guideline recommendations into practice including the treat-to-target approach
Faculty and disclosures
Martin Aringer
University Medical Center and Faculty of Medicine
Disclosures
Honoraria or consultation fees: AbbVie, AstraZeneca, GSK, Johnson & Johnson, Roche, UCB
Johanna Mucke
Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet
Disclosures
Grants research/support: GSK
Honoraria or consultation fees: AbbVie, AstraZeneca, Celltrion, GSK, Roche
Participation in a company sponsored speaker bureau: AbbVie, AstraZeneca, BMS, GSK, Novartis, Roche
Accreditation
The SLE: Translating guidelines into practice, London, UK, United Kingdom 19/02/2026 – 19/02/2028, has been accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME®) with 1.0 European CME credits (ECMEC®s).
Each medical specialist should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.
Through an agreement between the Union Européenne des Médecins Spécialistes and the American Medical Association, physicians may convert EACCME® credits to an equivalent number of AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM.
Information on the process to convert EACCME® credit to AMA credit can be found at https://edhub.ama-assn.org/pages/applications.
Credit will be converted based on one (1) hour of participation equalling one credit for all activities. Physicians wishing to convert EACCME® credits to AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ will be required to access the AMA website at https://edhub.ama[1]assn.org/pages/applications to obtain the necessary paperwork and instructions. Physicians and other health care professionals will be required to pay a processing fee to the AMA. For other countries, please contact the relevant national/regional accreditation authority.
Claim CME credits
Complete 2 modules including the evaluation form to receive 0.5 European CME credits.
Complete all 4 modules to receive 1.0 European CME credits.
