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  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Central Time
    Oscar Gluck Memorial Lecture
    Moderator: Astia Allenzara, MD – UNC
    Session Coordinator: Gregory Gardner, MD – University of Washington
     CE: 1
  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Central Time
    Disease-Modification in Osteoarthritis: Will We Ever Get There?
    Speaker: Richard F. Loeser, Jr, MD, MACR – University of North Carolina
     CE: 1
  • Monday, Oct 27th
    10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Central Time
    GLP1 Agonists in Rheumatic Disease and Osteoarthritis: Should We Give Them to Everyone?
    Moderator: Matlock Jeffries, MD;FACP;FACR – Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
    Moderator: Nancy Lane, MD, BA – University of California at Davis, School of Medicine
    Session Coordinator: Matlock Jeffries, MD;FACP;FACR – Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
    Session Coordinator: Nancy Lane, MD, BA – University of California at Davis, School of Medicine
     CE: 1.5
  • Monday, Oct 27th
    10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Central Time
    GLP1 Agonists in Knee Osteoarthritis: A Clinical Revolution?
    Speaker: C. Thomas Appleton, MD, PhD, FRCPC – Western University
     CE: 1.5
  • Monday, Oct 27th
    10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Central Time
    GLP1 Agonists in Osteoarthritis: Preclinical Studies
    Speaker: Francis Berenbaum, MD, PhD – Sorbonne University - Saint-Antoine hospital
     CE: 1.5
  • Monday, Oct 27th
    1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Central Time
    Skeletal Stem Cells as Therapeutic Targets in Osteoarthritis
    Moderator: Richard F. Loeser, Jr, MD, MACR – University of North Carolina
    Moderator: Baohong Zhao, MD, PhD – Hospital for Special Surgery
    Session Coordinator: Baohong Zhao, MD, PhD – Hospital for Special Surgery
     CE: 1
  • Monday, Oct 27th
    1:00 PM - 1:30 PM Central Time
    Skeletal Stem Cells, Cartilage and Bone Regeneration
    Speaker: Dongsu Park, PhD – Baylor College of Medicine
     CE: 1
  • Monday, Oct 27th
    1:30 PM - 2:00 PM Central Time
    Skeletal Stem Cells in Bone and Cartilage Regeneration
    Speaker: Matthew Greenblatt, MD, PhD – Weill Cornell
     CE: 1
  • Tuesday, Oct 28th
    3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Central Time
    CARE to Test Your Knowledge: Challenges in Osteoporosis Management
    Moderator: Katherine Wysham, MD – VA PUGET SOUND/UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
    Moderator: Karla Miller, MD (she/her/hers) – University of Utah School of Medicine
    Session Coordinator: Michael Toprover, MD – New York University Langone Health
     CE: 1
  • Tuesday, Oct 28th
    3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Central Time
    Challenges in Osteoporosis Management
    Speaker: Kenneth Saag, MD;MSc – The University of Alabama at Birmingham
     CE: 1
  • Wednesday, Oct 29th
    8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Central Time
    Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Its Role and Impact
    Moderator: Christine Stamatos, DNP, ANP-C – Northwell Health, Division of Rheumatology
    Moderator: Jennifer Trizuto, DPT – Mills Peninsula Medical Center/Sutter
    Session Coordinator: Kimberly Kimpton, PT – Self employed
     CE: 1
  • Wednesday, Oct 29th
    8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Central Time
    Complementary and Alternative Medicine: What's Out There, the Evidence, and When and How to Use It
    Speaker: Nisha Manek, MD – Avel eCare
     CE: 1