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Sunday, Oct 26th
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Central Time
Strength in Numbers: Using New Vaccines and Data to Protect the Immunocompromised
Moderator: Amit Saxena, MD, MSc – NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Moderator: Arielle Mendel, MD;FRCPC;MSc – McGill University Health Centre
Session Coordinator: Christopher Palma, MD;RhMSUS;MSc – University of Rochester
CE: 1
Sunday, Oct 26th
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM Central Time
Something New, Something Old, Something Borrowed: Optimizing Use of a Growing Portfolio of Vaccines
Speaker: Olivia Kates, MD, MA – Johns Hopkins
CE: 1
Sunday, Oct 26th
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM Central Time
Modulating Immunomodulation: Strategie to Improve Vaccine Responses
Speaker: Jin Kyun Park, MD – Seoul National University College of Medicine
CE: 1
Sunday, Oct 26th
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Central Time
MIPS and MVPs: What Clinicians Need to Know for 2026 and Beyond
Moderator: Thomas Tack, BS – American College of Rheumatology
Moderator: Beth Radtke, MS – ACR
Session Coordinator: Deanna Jannat-Khah, MPH;DrPH – Hospital For Special Surgery
CE: 1
Sunday, Oct 26th
2:30 PM - 2:50 PM Central Time
Introduction and Overview of Alternative Payment Model (APM), Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS), and MIPS Value Pathways (MVPs)
Speaker: Puneet Bajaj, MD, MPH – UT Southwestern Medical Center
CE: 1
Sunday, Oct 26th
2:50 PM - 3:10 PM Central Time
Using RISE to Easily and Effectively Report MIPS and MVPs
Speaker: Nandini Setia, MD – Articularis Healthcare Group
CE: 1
Sunday, Oct 26th
3:10 PM - 3:30 PM Central Time
Panel Discussion
Panelist: Puneet Bajaj, MD, MPH – UT Southwestern Medical Center
Panelist: Nandini Setia, MD – Articularis Healthcare Group
CE: 1
Sunday, Oct 26th
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Central Time
Designing Stronger Clinical Trials: Choosing the Best Comparator for Impactful Results
Moderator: Daniel White, PT, ScD – University of Delaware
Moderator: Joshua J. Stefanik, PhD, PT – Northeastern University
Session Coordinator: Joshua J. Stefanik, PhD, PT – Northeastern University
CE: 1
Sunday, Oct 26th
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Central Time
Championing Change for Children and Young Adults with Rheumatic Diseases: Legislative and Policy Update
Moderator: Bryce Binstadt, MD,PhD – University of Minnesota
Moderator: Ekemini Ogbu, MD;MSc – Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Session Coordinator: Susan Shenoi, MS;MBBS;RhMSUS – Seattle Children's Hospital and Research Center
Session Coordinator: Ekemini Ogbu, MD;MSc – Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
CE: 1
Sunday, Oct 26th
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM Central Time
Choosing a Comparator
Speaker: Rana Hinman, PhD – University of Melbourne
CE: 1
Sunday, Oct 26th
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM Central Time
The Impact of Policy on Healthcare: Lessons from a Parent
Speaker: Shiloh Kantz, -None- – Oklahoma Policy Institute
CE: 1
Sunday, Oct 26th
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM Central Time
Advocating for Children and Young Adults with Chronic Diseases
Speaker: Madelaine Feldman, MD – THE RHEUMATOLOGY GROUP
CE: 1
Sunday, Oct 26th
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM Central Time
Statistical Considerations
Speaker: Elena Losina, PhD – BWH
CE: 1
Monday, Oct 27th
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Central Time
Rx for Better Outcomes: In-Office Infusions and Dispensing Using an Integrated Clinical Team
Moderator: Priya Reddy, MD – AARA - Southwest Florida Rheumatology
Session Coordinator: Priya Reddy, MD – AARA - Southwest Florida Rheumatology
CE: 1.5
Monday, Oct 27th
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Central Time
How I Have Integrated a Clinical Pharmacist to Optimize Infusions and Dispening in My Office
Speaker: Waleed Bolad, MD – Self
CE: 1.5
Monday, Oct 27th
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Central Time
My Role as a Clinical Pharmacist in the Rheumatology Clinic
Speaker: Katharine McCarthy, PharmD – URMC
CE: 1.5
Monday, Oct 27th
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Central Time
The Nuts and Bolts: How to Integrate and Operationalize Your Team for In-Office Dispensing and Infusions
Speaker: Kaleb Michaud, PhD – University of Nebraska Medical Center
CE: 1.5
Tuesday, Oct 28th
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Central Time
Cutting Through the Fog: Understanding Cognitive Dysfunction in Rheumatic Diseases
Moderator: Louise Thoma, PhD;DPT – University of North Carolina
Session Coordinator: Matthew Bunyard, MD, RhMSUS – Cleveland Clinic
CE: 1.5
Tuesday, Oct 28th
10:00 AM - 10:10 AM Central Time
Brain Fog: The Patient’s Perspective
Speaker: Mary Alore, MBA – Self-employed
CE: 1.5
Tuesday, Oct 28th
10:10 AM - 10:30 AM Central Time
Conceptual Domains of Cognitive Dysfunction and Their Manifestation in the Daily Lives of People with Fibromyalgia
Speaker: Daniel Whibley, PhD – University of Michigan
CE: 1.5
Tuesday, Oct 28th
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Central Time
Cognitive Dysfunction in Inflammatory Arthritis: What Do We Know from People with Rheumatoid Arthritis?
Speaker: Patti Katz, PhD – UCSF
CE: 1.5
Tuesday, Oct 28th
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Central Time
Brain Fog: Myth or Reality? Insights from Scleroderma Warriors and Strategies for Staying Sharp
Speaker: Yen Chen, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Michigan
CE: 1.5
Tuesday, Oct 28th
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Central Time
Ouch! What's New in Pain?
Moderator: Jason Liebowitz, MD – Columbia University Medical Center
Moderator: Abin Puravath, MD – Cedars-Sinai
Session Coordinator: Eric Dein, MD, RhMSUS – Institute of Rheumatic and Autoimmune Diseases, Overlook Hospital
CE: 1
Tuesday, Oct 28th
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Central Time
Where Is Fibromyalgia in 2025?
Speaker: Michael Kaplan, MD – Division of Rheumatology, Mount Sinai Hospital
CE: 1
Tuesday, Oct 28th
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Central Time
What's New in the Pharmacologic Treatment of Pain?
Speaker: Yvonne Lee, MD, MMSc – Northwestern University
CE: 1
Tuesday, Oct 28th
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Central Time
2025 Rheumatology Update from the FDA
Moderator: Raj Nair, MD, RhMSUS – Food and Drug Administration
Moderator: Michael Weisman, MD – Adjunct Professor of Medicine, Stanford University; Distinguished Professor of Medicine Emeritus, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Session Coordinator: Gregory Gardner, MD – University of Washington
CE: 1.5
Tuesday, Oct 28th
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Central Time
RISE Rollout: New Features, What to Expect, and Future Directions with the New Platform
Moderator: Deanna Jannat-Khah, MPH;DrPH – Hospital For Special Surgery
Session Coordinator: Deanna Jannat-Khah, MPH;DrPH – Hospital For Special Surgery
CE: 1.5
Tuesday, Oct 28th
1:00 PM - 1:20 PM Central Time
Update on New Therapies in Rheumatology
CE: 1.5
Tuesday, Oct 28th
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM Central Time
Notes from the Field: Experience from a Pilot Site
Speaker: Christie Bartels, MD;MS – University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
CE: 1.5
Tuesday, Oct 28th
1:20 PM - 1:40 PM Central Time
Safety Issues for Therapies in Rheumatology
CE: 1.5
Tuesday, Oct 28th
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM Central Time
Easily Reporting MVPs and MIPS Using the New Platform
Speaker: Thomas Tack, BS – American College of Rheumatology
CE: 1.5
Tuesday, Oct 28th
1:40 PM - 1:55 PM Central Time
The FDA and CAT- T Therapies
CE: 1.5
Tuesday, Oct 28th
1:55 PM - 2:10 PM Central Time
The FDA and Multi-Specific Immune Therapies
CE: 1.5
Tuesday, Oct 28th
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM Central Time
Introduction to the New Platform: Demonstration of Dashboards, Trends, Customizing Local Quality Improvement Measures, and Other Useful Features
Speaker: David Voccola, -None- – IQVIA
CE: 1.5
Tuesday, Oct 28th
2:10 PM - 2:30 PM Central Time
FDA Update Panel Discussion
CE: 1.5
Wednesday, Oct 29th
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM Central Time
Pediatric Rheumatology FDA Updates
Moderator: Pui Lee, MD;PhD – Boston Children's Hospital
Session Coordinator: Jessica Neely, MD – UCSF
Session Coordinator: Pui Lee, MD;PhD – Boston Children's Hospital
CE: 0.5
Wednesday, Oct 29th
9:00 PM - 9:30 AM Central Time
TBD
CE: 0.5