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  • Saturday, Oct 25th
    7:30 AM – 9:55 AM Central Time
    Review Course I
    Session Coordinator: Julie Paik, MD, MHS – Johns Hopkins University
    Session Coordinator: Sarah D. Bayefsky, MD – Hackensack University Medical Center
  • Saturday, Oct 25th
    7:30 AM – 7:35 AM Central Time
    Introductions
  • Saturday, Oct 25th
    7:35 AM – 8:10 AM Central Time
    Updates in the Treatment of Pediatric and Adult Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
    Speaker: Stacy Ardoin, MD, MSc – Nationwide Children's Hospital
  • Saturday, Oct 25th
    8:10 AM – 8:45 AM Central Time
    Inflammatory Brain Disease for the Clinical Rheumatologist
    Speaker: Eyal Muscal, MD, MS – Baylor College of Medicine
  • Saturday, Oct 25th
    8:45 AM – 9:20 AM Central Time
    Pearls in Drug Management of Rheumatic Disease
    Speaker: Cecilia P. Chung, MD, MPH – University of Miami
  • Saturday, Oct 25th
    9:20 AM – 9:55 AM Central Time
    Mimics of Myositis: What’s Hiding in Plain Sight?
    Speaker: Jens Schmidt, MD – Immanuel University Hospital Rüdersdorf, Brandenburg Medical School; Department of Neurology and Pain Therapy
  • Saturday, Oct 25th
    10:35 AM – 1:00 PM Central Time
    Review Course II
    Session Coordinator: Julie Paik, MD, MHS – Johns Hopkins University
    Session Coordinator: Sarah D. Bayefsky, MD – Hackensack University Medical Center
  • Saturday, Oct 25th
    10:35 AM – 11:10 AM Central Time
    Skin in the Game: Cutaneous Manifestations of Rheumatic Disease
    Speaker: Katharina Shaw, MD – University of Pennsylvania; Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; Priovant Therapeutics
  • Saturday, Oct 25th
    11:10 AM – 11:45 AM Central Time
    Updates in the Diagnosis and Management of Gout
    Speaker: Angelo Gaffo, MD, FACP – University of Alabama at Birmingham
  • Saturday, Oct 25th
    11:45 AM – 12:20 PM Central Time
    Eye of the Cytokine Storm: Decoding Macrophage Activation Syndrome
    Speaker: Grant Schulert, MD, PhD – Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
  • Saturday, Oct 25th
    12:20 PM – 12:55 PM Central Time
    What's New in Vasculitis?
    Speaker: John Stone, MD,MPH – Massachusetts General Hospital , Harvard Medical School
  • Saturday, Oct 25th
    12:55 PM – 1:00 PM Central Time
    Closing
  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Central Time
    Year in Review
    Moderator: Theresa Lu, MD, PhD – Hospital for Special Surgery
    Moderator: Elizabeth Volkmann, MD, MS – University of California, Los Angeles
    Session Coordinator: Gregory Gardner, MD – University of Washington
  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    8:00 AM – 8:30 AM Central Time
    Year in Review: Basic Science
    Speaker: Anne Davidson, MBBS, FRACP – Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research
  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    8:30 AM – 9:00 AM Central Time
    Year in Review: Clinical Science
    Speaker: Bryant England, MD, PhD – University of Nebraska Medical Center
  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Central Time
    Clinicopathologic Conference (CPC): The Curious Case of Chronic Pain: A Diagnosis in Disguise
    Moderator: Sonali Khandelwal, MD – Rush University
    Session Coordinator: DeAnna Baker Frost, MD, PhD – Medical University of South Carolina
  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Central Time
    Artificial Intelligence in Medical Education: From Theory to Practice
    Moderator: Jonathan Hausmann, MD – Boston Children's Hospital / Massachusetts General Hospital
    Moderator: Molly Griffin, MD – Massachusetts General Hospital
    Session Coordinator: Jonathan Hausmann, MD – Boston Children's Hospital / Massachusetts General Hospital
  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Central Time
    Practice Pulse: Tracking the Financial Health of Your Clinic
    Session Coordinator: Priya Reddy, MD – AARA - Southwest Florida Rheumatology
  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    9:00 AM – 9:20 AM Central Time
    The Practice Owner's Report Card for Fiscal Health
    Speaker: Adrienne Hollander, MD – Arthritis Rheumatic and Bone Disease Associates
  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Central Time
    Generative AI in Medical Schools: Strategies for a Modern Curriculum
    Interactive Speaker: Adam Rodman, MD, MPH – Harvard Medical School / Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Central Time
    The Curious Case of Chronic Pain: A Diagnosis in Disguise
    Speaker: Elizabeth Nettleton, DO – Rush University Medical Center
    Speaker: Nelson Leung, MD – Mayo Clinic
    Speaker: Shivi Jain – Rush University Medical Center
  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    9:20 AM – 9:40 AM Central Time
    The Practice CEO's Financial Report Card and Metrics
    Speaker: Stacy Yonker, MBA – Sarasota Arthritis Center
  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    9:40 AM – 10:00 AM Central Time
    Panel Discussion
    Panelist: Adrienne Hollander, MD – Arthritis Rheumatic and Bone Disease Associates
    Panelist: Stacy Yonker, MBA – Sarasota Arthritis Center
  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    9:00 AM – 10:30 AM Central Time
    Recognizing Grief and Depression: Why It Matters in Patients with Rheumatic Diseases
    Moderator: Rebecca Gillett, MS, OT – Insight Wellness, LLC
    Moderator: Adena Batterman, LCSW,MSW – Hospital for Special Surgery
    Session Coordinator: Kimberly Kimpton, PT – Self employed
  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    9:00 AM – 10:30 AM Central Time
    ARP Year in Review: Updates in Rehabilitation, Advanced Practice, and Epidemiology in Rheumatology
    Moderator: Neil Moody, Jr, BS, PA-C – Multicare Tacoma General Rheumatology Associates
    Moderator: Jennifer Trizuto, DPT – Mills Peninsula Medical Center/Sutter
    Session Coordinator: Neil Moody, Jr, BS, PA-C – Multicare Tacoma General Rheumatology Associates
  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    9:00 AM – 9:30 AM Central Time
    Depression/Grief Lecture 1
    Speaker: Courtney Wells, PhD, MPH, MSW – University of Wisconsin-River Falls
  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    9:00 AM – 9:30 AM Central Time
    Year in Review: Advanced Practice in Rheumatology
    Speaker: Basia Belza, RN, PhD – University of Washington
  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    9:30 AM – 10:00 AM Central Time
    Meds and Monitoring
    Speaker: Hanna Zembrzuska, MD – University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    9:30 AM – 10:00 AM Central Time
    Year in Review: Epidemiology
    Speaker: Marian Hannan, DSc – Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife
  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 10:30 AM Central Time
    Depression/Grief Lecture 2
    Speaker: Barbara Slusher, PA-C,MSW – Hope Health
  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM – 10:30 AM Central Time
    Year in Review: Rehabilitation Science in Rheumatology
    Speaker: Carol Oatis, PhD,PT – Arcadia University
  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Central Time
    Stand Out in the Crowd: Branding Your Practice for Success
    Moderator: Saimun Singla, DO,FACR – Rheum to Grow
    Session Coordinator: Achini Dingman, MD – Treasure Valley Rheumatology; Self Employed
  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    10:30 AM – 10:50 AM Central Time
    How to Make an Impact
    Speaker: Diana Girnita, MD, PhD – Rheumatologist OnCall
  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    10:50 AM – 11:10 AM Central Time
    Know Your Audience
    Speaker: Phil Boucher, MD – Frontier Pediatric Care ; PractOS
  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    11:10 AM – 11:30 AM Central Time
    Panel Discussion
    Panelist: Diana Girnita, MD, PhD – Rheumatologist OnCall
    Panelist: Phil Boucher, MD – Frontier Pediatric Care ; PractOS
  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    1:00 PM – 2:30 PM Central Time
    Pediatric Year in Review
    Moderator: Susan Shenoi, MBBS, MS, RhMSUS – Seattle Children's Hospital and Research Center
    Session Coordinator: Susan Shenoi, MBBS, MS, RhMSUS – Seattle Children's Hospital and Research Center
  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    1:00 PM – 1:45 PM Central Time
    Basic Science Pediatric Year in Review
    Speaker: Peter Nigrovic, MD – Boston Children's Hospital
  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    1:45 PM – 2:30 PM Central Time
    Clinical Pediatric Year in Review
    Speaker: Karen Onel, MD – HSS
  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Central Time
    ARP Keynote Address - Social Prescriptions: Leveraging Connections for Better Health
    Moderator: Yvonne Golightly, PhD,MS,PT – University of Nebraska Medical Center
    Session Coordinator: Priscilla Calvache, MSW, LCSW – Hospital for Special Surgery
  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Central Time
    ARP Keynote Address - Social Prescriptions: Leveraging Connections for Better Health
  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    2:45 PM – 3:45 PM Central Time
    Stats Bootcamp 1: How to Choose the Right Statistical Analysis for Your Research
    Moderator: Michael LaValley, PhD – Boston University School of Public Health
    Moderator: Cynthia Crowson, PhD – Mayo Clinic
    Session Coordinator: Joshua J. Stefanik, PhD, PT – Northeastern University
  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    2:45 PM – 3:15 PM Central Time
    Before Choosing a Statistical Approach: Developing a Research Question, Common Study Designs, and Variable Types and Characteristics
    Speaker: Becki Cleveland, PhD – University of North Carolina
  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    3:15 PM – 3:45 PM Central Time
    Matching the Research Question to an Analytic Approach and the Role of P Values in Statistical Inference
    Speaker: Carolina Alvarez, MS – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Central Time
    Reimagine Your Practice: The Direct Patient Care Model
    Moderator: Zachary Fellows, MD, RhMSUS – Synergy Rheumatology PC
    Session Coordinator: Haidy Galous, MD – UTSW
  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    4:00 PM – 4:30 PM Central Time
    Transition to the Direct Patient Care Model
    Speaker: Saimun Singla, DO,FACR – Rheum to Grow
  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    4:30 PM – 5:00 PM Central Time
    How to Maintain Direct Patient Care
    Speaker: Diana Girnita, MD, PhD – Rheumatologist OnCall
  • Monday, Oct 27th
    8:30 AM – 9:30 AM Central Time
    Adult Thieves Market
    Session Coordinator: Naomi Schlesinger, MD – University of Utah
    Session Coordinator: Angelo Gaffo, MD, FACP – University of Alabama at Birmingham
  • Monday, Oct 27th
    1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Central Time
    Editor's Choice
    Moderator: Josef Smolen, MD – Medical University of Vienna
    Moderator: S. Louis Bridges, Jr, MD, PhD – Hospital for Special Surgery
  • Monday, Oct 27th
    1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Central Time
    Pharmaceutical Industry: Friend or Foe?
    Moderator: Achini Dingman, MD – Treasure Valley Rheumatology; Self Employed
    Session Coordinator: Achini Dingman, MD – Treasure Valley Rheumatology; Self Employed
  • Monday, Oct 27th
    1:00 PM – 1:20 PM Central Time
    Where Should It End?: Ethical Considerations of Interactions with Industry
    Speaker: Steven Vlad, MD, PhD – Tufts Medicine
  • Monday, Oct 27th
    1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Central Time
    Editor's Choice 2025: Recently or Soon-to-Be Published Papers Every Rheumatologist Should Know About
  • Monday, Oct 27th
    1:20 PM – 1:40 PM Central Time
    What's the Angle?: Types and Goals of Different Industry Roles and Let the Sunshine In: Regulatory Aspects of Interactions with Industry
    Speaker: Theresa DiGuglielmo, JD – Frier Levitt�s Healthcare Department
  • Monday, Oct 27th
    1:40 PM – 2:00 PM Central Time
    Panel Discussion
    Panelist: Steven Vlad, MD, PhD – Tufts Medicine
    Panelist: Theresa DiGuglielmo, JD – Frier Levitt�s Healthcare Department
  • Monday, Oct 27th
    2:30 PM – 3:30 PM Central Time
    Masterclass in Medicine: Help Your Learners Develop the Early Career Habits of Master Clinicians
    Moderator: Jason Liebowitz, MD – Columbia University Medical Center
    Moderator: Tracey Wright, MD – UT Southwestern
    Session Coordinator: Tracey Wright, MD – UT Southwestern
  • Monday, Oct 27th
    2:30 PM – 3:30 PM Central Time
    Panel Discussion
    Panelist: Ronald Anderson, MD – Brigham & Women's Hospital
    Panelist: David Pisetsky, MD, PhD – Duke University Medical Center
    Panelist: Michael Weisman, MD – Adjunct Professor of Medicine, Stanford University; Distinguished Professor of Medicine Emeritus, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
  • Monday, Oct 27th
    4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Central Time
    Stats Bootcamp 2: Methods for Analyzing Groupings that Cannot be Directly Observed and Measured: An Introduction to Latent Structures and Latent Variable Models
    Moderator: Elena Losina, PhD – BWH
    Moderator: Jamie Collins, PhD – Brigham and Women's Hospital
    Session Coordinator: Joshua J. Stefanik, PhD, PT – Northeastern University
  • Monday, Oct 27th
    4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Central Time
    Survey Says!: Annual Rheumatology Education Survey Results
    Moderator: Lisa Zickuhr, MD, MHPE – Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium
    Session Coordinator: Rebecca Sadun, MD, PhD – Duke University
  • Monday, Oct 27th
    4:00 PM – 4:30 PM Central Time
    The Administration of Rheumatology Education
    Interactive Speaker: Eli Miloslavsky, MD – Massachusetts General Hospital
  • Monday, Oct 27th
    4:00 PM – 4:30 PM Central Time
    Rationale and Research Questions for Latent Structures and Latent Variable Models
    Speaker: Todd Schwartz, DrPH – University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
  • Monday, Oct 27th
    4:30 PM – 5:00 PM Central Time
    Funding Rheumatology Fellowship Training Programs
    Interactive Speaker: David Leverenz, MD, MEd – Duke University
  • Monday, Oct 27th
    4:30 PM – 5:00 PM Central Time
    Latent Variables Modeling Framework: Different Types of Latent Structures with Examples of Practical Applications from the Literature
    Speaker: Liubov Arbeeva, MSc – University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
  • Tuesday, Oct 28th
    8:00 AM – 9:30 AM Central Time
    Rheumatology on the Hill: The State of Play in Washington, DC
    Moderator: Lesley Jackson, MD – University of Alabama at Birmingham
    Session Coordinator: Lesley Jackson, MD – University of Alabama at Birmingham
  • Tuesday, Oct 28th
    8:00 AM – 8:30 AM Central Time
    State of Play in DC and the ACR's Advocacy
    Speaker: Lennie McDaniel, JD – American College of Rheumatology
  • Tuesday, Oct 28th
    8:30 AM – 9:00 AM Central Time
    ACR on the Issues: Federal Policy Update
    Speaker: Joseph Cantrell, JD – American College of Rheumatology
  • Tuesday, Oct 28th
    9:00 AM – 9:30 AM Central Time
    ACR on the Issues: State Policy Update
    Speaker: Christina Downey, MD, RhMSUS, FACR – Loma Linda University Medical Center
  • Tuesday, Oct 28th
    8:30 AM – 9:15 AM Central Time
    Engage and Solve: Pediatric Rheumatology Kahoot! Game
    Session Coordinator: Pui Lee, MD, PhD – Boston Children's Hospital
    Session Coordinator: Susan Shenoi, MBBS, MS, RhMSUS – Seattle Children's Hospital and Research Center
  • Tuesday, Oct 28th
    8:30 AM – 9:15 AM Central Time
    Engage and Solve: Pediatric Rheumatology Kahoot Game
    Speaker: Susan Shenoi, MBBS, MS, RhMSUS – Seattle Children's Hospital and Research Center
    Speaker: Pui Lee, MD, PhD – Boston Children's Hospital
  • Tuesday, Oct 28th
    8:30 AM – 9:15 AM Central Time
    Engage and Solve: Pediatric Rheumatology Kahoot Game
    Speaker: Susan Shenoi, MBBS, MS, RhMSUS – Seattle Children's Hospital and Research Center
    Speaker: Pui Lee, MD, PhD – Boston Children's Hospital
  • Tuesday, Oct 28th
    8:30 AM – 9:30 AM Central Time
    Secrets and Pearls of Rheumatology
    Moderator: Ryan Massay, MBBS – University of Michigan
    Moderator: Angelo Gaffo, MD, FACP – University of Alabama at Birmingham
    Session Coordinator: Angelo Gaffo, MD, FACP – University of Alabama at Birmingham
  • Tuesday, Oct 28th
    8:30 AM – 9:00 AM Central Time
    Tangled Tissues and Hidden Gems: Unraveling Clinical Pearls in Connective Tissue Disease
  • Tuesday, Oct 28th
    9:00 AM – 9:30 AM Central Time
    Rheum with a View: Discovering Clinical Pearls in Rheumatology
    Speaker: Walter Winn Chatham, MD – University of Nevada, Las Vegas
  • Tuesday, Oct 28th
    10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Central Time
    Rheumatology Workforce Solutions: Primary Care Resources, Referral Triage Tactics, and Smarter Screening Strategies
    Moderator: Beth Jonas, MD – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Moderator: Steven Taylor, MD, RhMSUS – University of Colorado
    Session Coordinator: Rebecca Sadun, MD, PhD – Duke University
  • Tuesday, Oct 28th
    10:00 AM – 10:30 AM Central Time
    Keeping It Real: Strategies for Improving Referral Triage and Utilization of E-Consults
    Speaker: Jayanth Doss, MD, MPH – Duke University
  • Tuesday, Oct 28th
    10:30 AM – 11:00 AM Central Time
    Keeping It Real: Strategies for Improving Referral Triage and Utilization of E-Consults
    Speaker: Pankti Reid, MD, MPH – University of Chicago Medical Center
  • Tuesday, Oct 28th
    11:00 AM – 11:30 AM Central Time
    Wearables, PROs, Savvy Self-Care, and Other Smart Strategies for Determining When Our Patients Need Us
  • Tuesday, Oct 28th
    1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Central Time
    Making Sense of Machine Learning: How to Read, Interpret, and Apply New Research
    Moderator: Cynthia Crowson, PhD – Mayo Clinic
    Moderator: Joshua J. Stefanik, PhD, PT – Northeastern University
    Session Coordinator: Louise Thoma, PhD, DPT – University of North Carolina
  • Tuesday, Oct 28th
    1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Central Time
    Teaching Evidence-Based Medicine to Rheumatology Learners in Busy Clinical Settings
    Moderator: Sarah Donohue, MD (she/her/hers) – University of Wisconsin
    Moderator: Julianna Desmarais, MD – Oregon Health and Sciences University
    Session Coordinator: Miriah Gillispie-Taylor, MD – Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital
  • Tuesday, Oct 28th
    1:00 PM – 1:30 PM Central Time
    Guidelines on the Use of Machine Learning Models in Rheumatology: Recommendations for Reporting of Model Specifications and Results for Authors and Reviewers
    Speaker: Liubov Arbeeva, MSc – University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
  • Tuesday, Oct 28th
    1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Central Time
    Teaching Evidence-Based Medicine to Rheumatology Learners in Busy Clinical Settings
    Speaker: Sonam Kiwalkar, MD – The Vancouver Clinic
    Speaker: Tiffany Lin, MD – University of Wisconsin
  • Tuesday, Oct 28th
    1:30 PM – 2:00 PM Central Time
    Evaluation and Interpretation of the Results: Understanding Biases, Limitations, and Applicability to Clinical Practice
    Speaker: Jamie Collins, PhD – Brigham and Women's Hospital
  • Tuesday, Oct 28th
    2:30 PM – 3:30 PM Central Time
    Cultivating Magnetic Digital Presence: Engaging, Leading, and Inspiring in Virtual Communication
    Moderator: Kimberly Kimpton, PT – Self employed
    Moderator: Linda Ehrlich-Jones, RN, PhD – Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
    Session Coordinator: Kimberly Kimpton, PT – Self employed
  • Tuesday, Oct 28th
    2:30 PM – 3:30 PM Central Time
    Pediatric Thieves Market
    Moderator: Sivia Lapidus, MD – Hackensack University Medical Center
    Moderator: Joyce Hui-Yuen, MD, MS – North Shore LIJ Health System
    Session Coordinator: Sivia Lapidus, MD – Hackensack University Medical Center
    Session Coordinator: Joyce Hui-Yuen, MD, MS – North Shore LIJ Health System
  • Tuesday, Oct 28th
    2:30 PM – 3:30 PM Central Time
    Swipe Right on Rheumatology: Engaging Learners and Creating Community in the Digital Age
    Moderator: Laura Arneson, MD – Northwestern University
    Moderator: Mithu Maheswaranathan, MD – Duke University School of Medicine
    Session Coordinator: Miriah Gillispie-Taylor, MD – Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital
  • Tuesday, Oct 28th
    2:30 PM – 3:30 PM Central Time
    Enhancing Your Professional Presence in Digital Media and In-Person Presentations
    Speaker: Stef Tovar, -None- – Janicek Performance Group
  • Tuesday, Oct 28th
    2:30 PM – 3:30 PM Central Time
    Swipe Right on Rheumatology: Engaging Learners and Creating Community in the Digital Age
    Speaker: Miriah Gillispie-Taylor, MD – Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital
  • Wednesday, Oct 29th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Central Time
    Clinical Year in Preview
    Moderator: Janet Pope, MD, FRCPC, MPH – University of Western Ontario
    Moderator: Mohammed Osman, MD, PhD, BSc – University of Alberta
    Session Coordinator: Janet Pope, MD, FRCPC, MPH – University of Western Ontario
  • Wednesday, Oct 29th
    10:00 AM – 10:30 AM Central Time
    Top Abstracts That Will Change My Practice in the Near Future
    Speaker: Laura Coates, MD, PhD – University of Oxford
  • Wednesday, Oct 29th
    10:30 AM – 11:00 AM Central Time
    Abstracts That Will Shape Research in the Near Future
    Speaker: Tomas Mustelin, MD, PhD – University of Washington