Describe the recent updates in APS classification criteria and international guidelines, and their impact on laboratory testing strategies.
Join us for the next speaker in Werfen's ongoing Autoimmunity Speaker Series. Presented by Savino Sciascia, this presentation will provide an up-to-date overview of laboratory and clinical aspects of antiphospholipid syndrome (APS), including the evolution of the 2023 ACR/EULAR classification criteria, current testing guidelines, and advances in diagnostic technologies.
Savino Sciascia is a Full Professor in Nephrology at the Center of Excellence on Nephrology, Rheumatology and Rare Diseases at University di Torino, Italy. His major research interests include the management of patients with autoimmune conditions, with a specific focus on Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, and antiphospholipid antibodies syndrome. He received his MD cum laude from the University of Turin Medical School. He earned his PhD in Complex Systems for Life Sciences investigating mathematic models for risk assessment in patients with autoimmune diseases in collaboration with the Lupus Unit, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital, King’s College, London, UK.
He is the author or co-author of over 300 scientific publications. He has an H-index of 44, for a total of 7,004 citations (updated from Scopus, May 2024). He is the coordinator for European Reference Network Disease Group for antiphospholipid antibodies syndrome (ERN-ReCONNET) and for thrombotic-microangiopathy (ERK-net).
Describe the recent updates in APS classification criteria and international guidelines, and their impact on laboratory testing strategies.
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Instrumentation Laboratory is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E.®️️️️ Program. Level of Instruction: Intermediate.
Werfen's Autoimmunity Speaker Series brings together scientific leaders and laboratory practitioners to explore complex topics and innovative solutions advancing the understanding of autoimmunity. Featuring thought leaders from top institutions across the globe, the Autoimmunity Speaker Series webinars each qualify for P.A.C.E credit through Werfen Academy.
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