Kawasaki Disease: A Pathway Forward

[Mary Buckley]

Learning Objectives:

• Review Kawasaki Disease history, pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment
• Discuss refractory disease and attempts to predict those at risk for refractory disease within the North American population
• Discuss current efforts to standardize treatment of high-risk patients at Duke
• Review role of CRP in KD and a proposed plan to further delineate utility of CRP in Kawasaki Disease

Childhood Onset Lupus

[Laura Cannon]

Learning Objectives:

• Review childhood onset SLE and the special considerations in this population as compared to adult onset disease
• Describe study (Childhood Onset SLE Research Priorities Study) and define objectives of project
• Discuss methods and current progress of the study
• Next steps and future directions