About Jasmine McElhany
Jasmine McElhany, MPAS, PA-C, is a Physician Assistant with over 16 years of experience across clinical practice, academia, and industry, including PA education, lung transplant medicine, rheumatology, and critical care. She has served as a PA program professor and is an experienced national speaker. Jasmine is passionate about advancing the APP profession through education, clinical excellence, and interdisciplinary collaboration to enhance team-based care and patient outcomes.
ILD Digital Learning Center by Jasmine McElhany
Webcast
Webcast
Uncovering the Clues: A Case-Based Journey Through ILD in Rheumatic Disease
April 2026
13:12 m
This webcast presents a case-based discussion on recognizing and managing interstitial lung disease (ILD) in patients with rheumatic conditions, including rheumatoid arthritis and systemic sclerosis. Through real-world patient cases, Janine Shinn, PA-C and Jasmine McElhany, PA highlight key risk factors such as age, seropositivity, and progressive respiratory symptoms, along with important findings like inspiratory crackles and exertional desaturation. The session emphasizes early screening with pulmonary function tests and high-resolution CT imaging, identification of high-risk patterns like UIP, and timely initiation of immunomodulatory and antifibrotic therapies. The importance of multidisciplinary collaboration, proactive monitoring, and early referral for advanced care is reinforced to help improve patient outcomes.