Speaker: Dr. Vanderberg (UPMC),  Dr. Navitsky (UPMC/U Pitt), Dr. Thomas (UPMC/U Pitt), Dr. Youngs (Penn State), and Dr. Yecies (Stanford)

Title: What Medical School and Residency Didn’t Teach You: Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (hEDS) and Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder (HSD) for the General Internal Medicine Physician

Format: Virtual

Objectives:

• Apply validated, diagnostic criteria to accurately identify hEDS and HSD and identify patients with features suggestive other heritable connective tissue disease (requiring referral)
• Develop non-pharmacologic and pharmacologic treatment recommendations for multisystem manifestations of hEDS and HSD with a focus on chronic pain and POTS
• Provide patient-centered, evidenced-based education and counseling regarding hEDS and HSD
• Feel empowered to help patients with hEDS and HSD