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  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Central Time
    Rheum for Growth: How the ACR Is Teaching, Training, and Tackling Shortages
    Moderator: Sonam Kiwalkar, MD – The Vancouver Clinic
    Moderator: Stacy Ardoin, MD;MSc – Nationwide Children's Hospital
    Moderator: Jonathan Hausmann, MD – Boston Children's Hospital / Massachusetts General Hospital
    Session Coordinator: Pankti Reid, MD, MPH – University of Chicago Medical Center
     CE: 1
  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    10:30 AM - 10:50 AM Central Time
    Workforce Solutions by the American College of Rheumatology
    Speaker: Beth Jonas, MD – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
     CE: 1
  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    10:50 AM - 11:10 AM Central Time
    ACR's Education Efforts for Rising Rheumatologists & Rheumatology Recruitment
    Speaker: Anisha Dua, MD, MPH – Northwestern University
     CE: 1
  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    11:10 AM - 11:30 AM Central Time
    Panel Discussion
    Panelist: Beth Jonas, MD – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Panelist: Anisha Dua, MD, MPH – Northwestern University
     CE: 1
  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Central Time
    Starting a Rheumatology Practice: Tips to De-Mystify and De-Intimidate the Process
    Moderator: Sanjay Chabra, DO – Texas Arthritis Center
    Session Coordinator: Haidy Galous, MD – UT Southwestern Medical Center
     CE: 1
  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    1:00 PM - 1:20 PM Central Time
    The Legal, Regulatory, and Contracting Requirements in Independent Practice
    Speaker: Nancy Ellis, MBA – Piedmont Arthritis Clinic
     CE: 1
  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    1:20 PM - 1:40 PM Central Time
    Operationalize and Staff Your Independent Practice
    Speaker: Ashok Jacob, MD, RhMSUS – Annapolis Rheumatology LLC
     CE: 1
  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    1:40 PM - 2:00 PM Central Time
    Panel Discussion
    Panelist: Ashok Jacob, MD, RhMSUS – Annapolis Rheumatology LLC
    Panelist: Nancy Ellis, MBA – Piedmont Arthritis Clinic
     CE: 1
  • Tuesday, Oct 28th
    10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Central Time
    Enhancing Pediatric Training: Innovative Approaches to Early Exposure in Pediatric Rheumatology
    Moderator: Ekemini Ogbu, MD;MSc – Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
    Moderator: Tracey Wright, MD – UT Southwestern
    Session Coordinator: Tracey Wright, MD – UT Southwestern
     CE: 1
  • Tuesday, Oct 28th
    10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Central Time
    Laying the Foundation: Integrating Pediatric Rheumatology into Undergraduate Medical Education
    Speaker: Miriah Gillispie-Taylor, MD – Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital
     CE: 1
  • Tuesday, Oct 28th
    10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Central Time
    Bridging the Gap: Advancing Pediatric Rheumatology Training in Graduate Medical Eduation
    Speaker: Julia Shalen, MD – Johns Hopkins University
     CE: 1
  • Tuesday, Oct 28th
    10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Central Time
    Onboarding and Integrating Advanced Practice Providers into Rheumatology Practices in Private, Hospital, and Academic Environments
    Moderator: Neil Moody, Jr, BS, PA-C – Multicare Tacoma General Rheumatology Associates
    Session Coordinator: Morgan Merchand, NP – University of Vermont Medical Center
     CE: 1.5
  • Tuesday, Oct 28th
    10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Central Time
    Integrating Advanced Practice Provers (APPs) in an Academic Center
    Speaker: Randy Cron, MD, PhD – University of Alabama at Birmingham
     CE: 1.5
  • Tuesday, Oct 28th
    10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Central Time
    Rheum to Grow: A PNP's Onboarding Experience
    Speaker: Annelle Reed, MSN, CPNP – UAB Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, COA
     CE: 1.5
  • Tuesday, Oct 28th
    11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Central Time
    Enhancing Rheumatology Care: The Role of APPs in Private Practice
    Speaker: Stacey Johnson, MSN, APRN, FNP-C – Montana Arthritis Center
     CE: 1.5