You can literally hear all about the biologic drugs for rheumatoid arthritis on April 10 - and afterward as well. But if you re busy that night, don t worry. The webcast will cover biologic drugs, how they are manufactured, how they work, how they re different from traditional arthritis medications and what s on the horizon. Viewers are encouraged to submit questions for the event The webcast is a production of HealthTalk Interactive, an editorially independent health-care information site. At the site, you can literally hear from people with rheumatoid arthritis as well as from physicians and experts.
Topics covered include exercise, genetic predisposition and psoriatic arthritis.
The webcast will feature Michael Schiff, M.D., and Dave Urdal, Ph.D. Schiff is the medical director of the Denver Arthritis Clinic Research Unit and professor of clinical medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, Rheumatology Division. Immunex Manufacturing Corp. Immunex is one of the underwriters of the event. The event is funded in part by an unrestricted educational grant from the Immunex Corp. and Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories, manufacturers of arthritis medications.