Presentation:
Osteoarthritis: Diagnosis and Treatment in Older Patients
Time:
10:15AM
Objectives:
Appraise the newer understanding of the pathophysiology of OA
Distinguish the typical and atypical clinical features of OA
Summarize and contrast the various treatments for OA
Distinguish OA symptoms from those of other localized or generalized disorders
Current Position:
Clinical Professor of Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine
Biography:
Dr. Fan practices rheumatology and clinical immunology in North Hollywood, California and serves as Clinical Professor of Medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA since 1991. He went to medical school in Canada at the University of Manitoba, internship and residency in internal medicine at L.A. County-USC Medical Center and fellowship in rheumatology at UCLA School of Medicine. He was previously Chief of Rheumatology at the West Los Angeles Veterans Administration Medical Center and has been visiting professor and lecturer in Finland, Japan, China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines and Thailand. He has published in the New England Journal of Medicine, Annals of Internal Medicine, Arthritis & Rheumatism, Journal of Immunology and many other journals and has written chapters for standard textbooks of rheumatology; he serves on the advisory board of the International Journal of Rheumatology. He was past chair of the Southern California Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation and past president of the Southern California Rheumatology Society. He is the recipient of awards and honors for teaching, patient care, voluntary services and patient advocacy.
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