Ana-Maria Orbai, MD, MHS

Ana-Maria Orbai, MD, MHS, leads the discussion on a real-world case scenario of a 57-year-old man who presents with severe plaque psoriasis and arthritis and shares clinical impressions as well as therapeutic goals for the patient.

Sheetal Desai, MD, leads the discussion on a real-world case scenario of a 26-year-old woman with polyarticular symmetric psoriatic arthritis and shares her approach to treatment.

Leonard H. Calabrese, DO, leads the discussion on a real-world case-based scenario of a 31-year-old woman with psoriatic arthritis and shares clinical impressions.

Ana-Maria Orbai, MD, MHS; Anthony M. Turkiewicz, MD; Leonard H. Calabrese, DO; and Sheetal Desai, MD, comment on the appropriate circumstances to switch therapies for the management of psoriatic arthritis.

Ana-Maria Orbai, MD, MHS, comments on the safety and efficacy of TNF-alpha inhibitors for the management of psoriatic arthritis and Anthony M. Turkiewicz, MD, reviews the phase 3 FUTURE trials.

Sheetal Desai, MD, reviews the MOAs of currently available biologics for the management of psoriatic arthritis.

Leonard H. Calabrese, DO, shares insight on goals of therapy and factors that guide treatment selection for patients with psoriatic arthritis.

Anthony M. Turkiewicz, MD, leads the discussion on diagnosing psoriatic arthritis (PsA), including differentiating PsA from axial spondyloarthritis, and comments on the role of CASPAR criteria in clinical practice.

Sheetal Desai, MD, leads the discussion on the typical presentation of psoriatic arthritis, common comorbidities associated with the disease, and the importance of an early and accurate diagnosis.

Leonard H. Calabrese, DO; Sheetal Desai, MD; and Ana-Maria Orbai, MD, MHS, discuss the impact of psoriatic arthritis on a patient’s quality of life [QoL] and describe tools for measuring QoL.

Leonard H. Calabrese, DO, provides insight on the pathophysiology of psoriatic arthritis [PsA].