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  • Friday, October 24, 2025
  • 7:00 AM - 5:25 PM Central Time
    Intermediate-Advanced Rheumatologic Ultrasound Course I
  • 7:10 AM - 5:20 PM Central Time
    Basic Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Course I
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Central Time
    Global Summit Opening Session
    Virtual Moderator: Eric Matteson, MD – Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
  • 8:45 AM - 9:00 AM Central Time
    Global Summit Opening Session
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Central Time
    Patient and Public Engagement in Rheumatology Care and Policy
    Virtual Moderator: Angie Botto-van Bemden, PhD, MS, CCRC – Musculoskeletal Research International & Clinical Research Experts
    Virtual Moderator: Sebastian E. Sattui, MD,MS – University of Pittsburgh
  • 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Central Time
    Building and Managing a Thriving Rheumatology Infusion Practice
  • 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Central Time
    Run Human Resources Like a Pro: Staffing Models, Conflict Management, and the Main Mistakes to Avoid to Lower Staff Turnover and Improve Office Efficiency
  • 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Central Time
    Optimizing Patient Access: Integrating APPs, New Physicians, and Best Practices in Rheumatology
  • 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Central Time
    Small Fish in a Big Pond: Private Equity, Corporate Medicine, and the Sustainability of Independent Rheumatology
  • 10:05 AM - 11:00 AM Central Time
    Global Researcher Spotlight: Management of Multi-System Inflammatory Disease

    Virtual Moderator: Eleni Tiniakou, MD – UT Health Science Houston

    Virtual Moderator: Jonathan Krant, MD, MPH, FACP, FACR – Monadnock Health Systems

  • 11:05 AM - 12:20 PM Central Time
    Global Meet the Experts: Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children
    Virtual Moderator: Norman Gaylis, MD – Arthritis & Rheumatic Disease Specialties
    Virtual Moderator: Reema Syed, MD, MBBS – Washington University School of Medicine in Saint Louis
  • 12:00 PM - 5:30 PM Central Time
    Fellows In Training Program
    Fellows Speaker: Austin Wheeler, MD – University of Nebraska Medical Center
  • 12:00 PM - 5:30 PM Central Time
    FIT Program: Welcome

    Fellows Speaker: Austin Wheeler, MD – University of Nebraska Medical Center

  • 12:00 PM - 5:30 PM Central Time
    FIT Program: Board Review Panel (Pearls, Resources, and Strategies)
    Fellows Course Moderator: Appledene Osbourne, MD, MSc – UCSF
    Fellows Course Moderator: Sabah Khalafalla, MD – Georgetown University-Medstar Washington Hospital Center
  • 12:00 PM - 5:30 PM Central Time
    FIT Program: Making Rheum for Life: Work Life Balance

    Fellows Course Moderator: Sabah Khalafalla, MD – Georgetown University-Medstar Washington Hospital Center

  • 12:00 PM - 5:30 PM Central Time
    FIT Program: Making Rheum for Life: Work Life Balance
    Fellows Course Moderator: Sabah Khalafalla, MD – Georgetown University-Medstar Washington Hospital Center
  • 12:00 PM - 5:30 PM Central Time
    FIT Program: Picture This: Clinical Image Challenge
    Facilitator: Alana Haussmann, MD – University of California Los Angeles
  • 12:00 PM - 5:30 PM Central Time
    FIT Program: Careers/Applying for the Right Job
    Fellows Course Moderator: Austin Wheeler, MD – University of Nebraska Medical Center
    Fellows Course Moderator: Christine Loftis, MD (she/her/hers) – University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine
  • 12:00 PM - 5:30 PM Central Time
    FIT Program: Introduction to Roundtables
    Fellows Speaker: Austin Wheeler, MD – University of Nebraska Medical Center
  • 12:00 PM - 5:30 PM Central Time
    FIT Program: Learning from the Expert: Rheumatology Roundtables
    Fellows Course Moderator: Ali El-Halwagi, MD – Baylor College of Medicine
    Fellows Course Moderator: Raisa Lomanto Silva, MD (she/her/hers) – Massachusetts General Hospital
    Fellows Course Moderator: Chrisana Pokorny, MD – University of Rochester
    Fellows Course Moderator: Jeffrey Yang, MD – Mayo Clinic
    Fellows Course Moderator: James Fagerland, MD – University of Nebraska Medical Center
  • 12:00 PM - 5:35 PM Central Time
    FIT Program: Learning from the Expert: Rheumatology Roundtables
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Central Time
    Traditional Medicine Management of Rheumatic Diseases
    Virtual Moderator: Ozlem Pala, MD,MPH – University of Miami
    Virtual Moderator: Ziga Vodusek, MD – Johns Hopkins
  • 2:05 PM - 3:25 PM Central Time
    Global Differences in Disease Management Guidelines (LARS Session)
  • 2:05 PM - 4:00 PM Central Time
    Global Differences in Disease Management Guidelines (LARS Session)
    Virtual Moderator: Eric Matteson, MD – Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
  • 4:10 PM - 5:30 PM Central Time
    FIT Program: Learning from the Expert: Rheumatology Roundtables
  • 5:10 PM - 5:30 PM Central Time
    FIT Program: Learning from the Expert: Rheumatology Roundtables
  • 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM Central Time
    FIT Program Reception
  • Saturday, October 25, 2025
  • 7:00 AM - 2:55 PM Central Time
    Intermediate-Advanced Rheumatologic Ultrasound Course II
  • 7:20 AM - 3:05 PM Central Time
    Basic Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Course II
  • 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
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Central Time
    Opening Session
    Preconference Moderator: Laura Cappelli, MD – Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
  • 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Central Time
    Session I: irAEs and Agonism of Immune Checkpoints to Treat Autoimmune Disease
    Preconference Moderator: Laura Cappelli, MD – Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
  • 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
  • 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM Central Time
    Session II (a): CAR-T and Beyond: Cellular Therapies in Autoimmune Disease
  • 11:45 AM - 1:15 PM Central Time
    Lunch and Posters
  • 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Central Time
    Radiology Bootcamp
    Moderator: Morgan Merchand, NP – University of Vermont Medical Center
    Moderator: Matthew Bunyard, MD, RhMSUS – Cleveland Clinic
    Session Coordinator: Morgan Merchand, NP – University of Vermont Medical Center
  • 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM Central Time
    Session II (b): CAR-T and Beyond: Cellular Therapies in Autoimmune Disease
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Central Time
    Advanced Strategies for Insurance Contracting in Rheumatology
  • 2:00 PM - 3:45 PM Central Time
    Advanced Strategies for Insurance Contracting in Rheumatology
    Innovation Moderator: Nilanjana Bose, MD, MBA – Lonestar Rheumatology PLLC
  • 2:00 PM - 3:45 PM Central Time
    Enhancing Practice Profitability: Exploring Ancillary Streams of Revenue for Rheumatology Practices
  • 2:15 PM - 3:30 PM Central Time
    Session III: Designing and Executing Clinical Trials: irAEs and CAR-T for Autoimmuntiy
  • 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Central Time
    Opening Session
  • Sunday, October 26, 2025
  • 7:00 AM - 7:45 AM Central Time
    Navigating ACR Convergence for First-Time Attendees
  • 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
  • 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Central Time
    Workforce& Education Teaching Ideas (and ACR resources) 
    Lead Facilitator: Jason Kolfenbach, MD – University of Colorado
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Central Time
    Potential Mechanisms of IgG4-Related Disease: A JCR-ACR Session
    Moderator: John Stone, MD,MPH – Massachusetts General Hospital , Harvard Medical School
    Moderator: Yoshiya Tanaka, MD, PhD – University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan
    Session Coordinator: Theresa Lu, MD, PhD – Hospital for Special Surgery
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Central Time
    Energizing Immunity: How Mitochondria Contribute to Inflammation
    Moderator: Richard Moore, BSc – Cedars-Sinai
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Central Time
    Bullseye! What's the Target for T Cell-Targeted Therapies?
    Moderator: Marcus Clark, MD – University of Chicago
    Moderator: Melanie Smith, MD, PhD – Hospital for Special Surgery
    Session Coordinator: Jeremy Tilstra, MD, PhD – University of Pittsburgh
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Central Time
    The Emerging Adult with JIA: What Adult Rheumatologists Need to Know
    Moderator: Sarah D. Bayefsky, MD – Hackensack University Medical Center
    Session Coordinator: Sarah D. Bayefsky, MD – Hackensack University Medical Center
    Moderator: Amanda Moyer, MD – Stanford University currently but soon to be Oklahoma University (OU) Medicine and the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF)
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Central Time
    Crystal Clear Solutions in CPPD
    Moderator: Angelo Gaffo, MD, FACP – University of Alabama at Birmingham
    Moderator: Puja Khanna, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) – University of Michigan
    Session Coordinator: Angelo Gaffo, MD, FACP – University of Alabama at Birmingham
    Session Coordinator: Puja Khanna, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) – University of Michigan
  • 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 (she/her/hers) – McGill University Health Centre
    Session Coordinator: Christopher Palma, MD – University of Rochester
  • 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
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Central Time
    Go CAR-Ting and Beyond for Kids: State of the Art of Pediatric Cell-Based Therapies
    Moderator: Shaun Jackson, MD, PhD – Seattle Children's Research Institute
    Moderator: Holly Wobma, MD, PhD – Boston Children's Hospital
    Session Coordinator: Susan Shenoi, MBBS, MS, RhMSUS – Seattle Children's Hospital and Research Center
    Session Coordinator: Ekemini Ogbu, MD,MSc – Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
  • 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
  • 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
  • 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Central Time
    Juvenile Dermatomyositis: Updates in Current Medical, Physical, and Occupational Therapy Treatment
    Moderator: Veronica Lewalski, MD – Children's Hospital Los Angeles
    Moderator: Janet Bahr, NP – Family Neighborhood Clinic
    Session Coordinator: Janet Bahr, NP – Family Neighborhood Clinic
  • 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
  • 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Central Time
    ARP Year in Review: Updates in Clinical Practice, Basic Science, and Rehabilitation
    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
  • 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

  • 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Central Time
    2025 ACR Guidelines for the Treatment of Extrarenal Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
    Moderator: Bonnie Bermas, MD – UTSouthwestern.edu
    Moderator: Jennifer Grossman, MD – UCLA
    Session Coordinator: Grant Louie, MD, MHS – Arthritis and Rheumatism Associates, PC
    Session Coordinator: Anca Askanase, MD, MPH – Columbia University Medical Center
    Session Coordinator: May Choi, MD, FRCPC, MPH – University of Calgary
    Session Coordinator: Jennifer Grossman, MD – UCLA
  • 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Central Time
    Management of Challenging Cases in Myositis
    Moderator: Jemima Albayda, MD,RhMSUS – Johns Hopkins University
    Moderator: Sangmee Bae, MD, MS – UCLA
    Session Coordinator: Julie Paik, MD, MHS – Johns Hopkins University
    Session Coordinator: David Fernandez, MD, PhD – Hospital for Special Surgery
  • 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM Central Time
    Plenary I
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Central Time
    Basic Science Meetup: Introduction to the meeting for basic/translational researchers
    Lead Facilitator: Teresa Tarrant, MD – Duke University
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Central Time
    Pediatric Rheumatology Journal Meet the Editors 
    Lead Facilitator: Susan Shenoi, MBBS, MS, RhMSUS – Seattle Children's Hospital and Research Center
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Central Time
    Workforce & Education: Building Medical Education Research Collaborations
    Lead Facilitator: Jay Mehta, MD – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
  • 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Central Time
    Sponsoring Women and Underrepresented Minorities in Team Science and Clinical Practice
    Moderator: DeAnna Baker Frost, MD, PhD – Medical University of South Carolina
    Moderator: Karen Kruzer, MD, MA – Assistant Professor- University of Rochester
    Session Coordinator: Elizabeth Volkmann, MD, MS – University of California, Los Angeles
    Session Coordinator: DeAnna Baker Frost, MD, PhD – Medical University of South Carolina
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Central Time
    Immune-Metabolite Axis: How Microbial and Host Byproducts Drive Inflammation
    Moderator: Monica Guma, MD, PhD – UCSD
    Moderator: Andras Perl, MD, PhD – SUNY
    Session Coordinator: Caroline Jefferies, PhD – Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Central Time
    Driving CAR-T into the Future: What Are the Right B Cell Targets in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Beyond?
    Moderator: Anne Davidson, MBBS, FRACP – Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research
    Session Coordinator: Jeremy Tilstra, MD, PhD – University of Pittsburgh
    Interactive Moderator: Jeremy Tilstra, MD, PhD – University of Pittsburgh
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Central Time
    The Doctor 'Nose' Best: Ear, Nose, and Throat Manifestations in ANCA-Associated Vasculitis
    Moderator: Brendan Denvir, MD – Johns Hopkins
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Central Time
    Controversies in the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis: Do Alternative Therapies Actually Work?
    Moderator: C. Thomas Appleton, MD, PhD, FRCPC – The University of Western Ontario
    Moderator: Matlock A. Jeffries, MD, FACP, FACR – Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
    Session Coordinator: Matlock A. Jeffries, MD, FACP, FACR – Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Central Time
    Tackling the Burning Question of Peripheral Neuropathies in Sjögren's Disease: New Guidelines
    Moderator: Jennifer King, MD, PhD – UCLA
    Moderator: Dana DiRenzo, MD, RhMSUS, MHS – University of Pennsylvania
    Session Coordinator: Jennifer Grossman, MD – UCLA
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Central Time
    Trisomy 21 and Immune Dysregulation: Bridging Research and Clinicial Practice
    Moderator: Pui Lee, MD, PhD – Boston Children's Hospital
    Moderator: Daniel Ibanez, MD – Inova Children's Hospital
    Session Coordinator: Pui Lee, MD, PhD – Boston Children's Hospital
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Central Time
    Joint Ventures: Unraveling the Rheum - Gut Axis Through Interactive Pediatric Cases
    Moderator: Sivia Lapidus, MD – Hackensack University Medical Center
    Moderator: Adam Mayer, MD (he/him/his) – University of Pennsylvania/Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
    Session Coordinator: Sivia Lapidus, MD – Hackensack University Medical Center
  • 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
  • 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
  • 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Central Time
    Vasculitis Mimics 
    Seminar Presenter: Sharon Chung, MD,MA – University of California, San Francisco
  • 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Central Time
    Myositis 
    Seminar Presenter: Rohit Aggarwal, MD,MS (he/him/his) – University of Pittsburgh
  • 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Central Time
    Lupus Nephritis
    Seminar Presenter: Brad Rovin, MD – The Ohio State University
  • 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Central Time
    Autoinflammatory Disease 
    Seminar Presenter: Troy Torgerson, MD, PhD – Allen Institute for Immunology
  • 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Central Time
    Antiphospholipid Syndrome
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Central Time
    Oscar Gluck Memorial Lecture
    Session Coordinator: Gregory Gardner, MD – University of Washington
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Central Time
    Business of Rhuem: Meet the Experts: ACR Coding Expert
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Central Time
    How to attain RhMSUS Certification
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Central Time
    Give Us Strength Mechanistic Insights into Myositis
    Moderator: Dana Ascherman, MD – University of Pittsburgh
    Moderator: Jorge Gonzalez Chapa, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Washington
    Session Coordinator: Betsy Barnes, PhD – Northwell Health
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Central Time
    The New Rules of the Road: An Update on CAR-T-Mediated Immune Reset for SLE
    Moderator: Saira Z. Sheikh, MD – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Moderator: Sarfaraz Hasni, MD, MSc – National Institutes of Health
    Session Coordinator: Sarfaraz Hasni, MD, MSc – National Institutes of Health
    Session Coordinator: DeAnna Baker Frost, MD, PhD – Medical University of South Carolina
    Session Coordinator: Anca Askanase, MD, MPH – Columbia University Medical Center
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Central Time
    Workforce and Education Debate: Generation Z and Rheumatology Training: Adapt or Uphold Tradition?
    Moderator: Salahuddin Kazi, MD – UT Southwestern Medical Center
    Session Coordinator: Salahuddin Kazi, MD – UT Southwestern Medical Center
  • 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 – UTSW
  • 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Central Time
    We're (You're) Not Getting Any Younger: Inflammaging in Rheumatic Diseases
    Moderator: Caroline Jefferies, PhD – Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Moderator: Betsy Barnes, PhD – Northwell Health
  • 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Central Time
    Oh Baby! Reproductive Health in Antiphospholipid Syndrome, Sjögren's and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
    Moderator: Caroline Siegel, MD, MS – Hospital for Special Surgery
    Moderator: Megan Clowse, MD, MPH – Duke University
    Session Coordinator: Jennifer Grossman, MD – UCLA
  • 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Central Time
    Physical Activity, Stress Management, and Nutrition to Improve Outcomes in Rheumatic Disease: Bringing the Science to the Clinic
    Moderator: Patti Katz, PhD – UCSF
    Moderator: Susan Murphy, OT, ScD – University of Michigan
    Session Coordinator: Puja Khanna, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) – University of Michigan
    Session Coordinator: Kai Sun, MD,MS,RhMSUS – Duke University
  • 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
  • 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Central Time
    Knowledge Bowl Preliminary Round
  • 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
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Central Time
    Business of Rheum: Practice Innovation Summit Roundtable
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Central Time
    Global Engagment Committee
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Central Time
    PAQ: RheumCode
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Central Time
    What's in a Name?: Defining Pathogenic Fibroblasts in Systemic Sclerosis
    Moderator: Kristina Clark, MD, PhD, MRCP – University of Oxford
    Moderator: Monica Yang, MD – UCSF
    Session Coordinator: Monica Yang, MD – UCSF
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Central Time
    Endothelial Insights: Mechanisms and Biomarkers of Vasculopathy in Juvenile Dermatomyositis
    Moderator: Sara Sabbagh, DO – Medical College of Wisconsin
    Moderator: Lauren Covert, MD – Duke University
    Moderator: Lisa G. Rider, MD – NIEHS, NIH
    Session Coordinator: Jessica Neely, MD – UCSF
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Central Time
    The Bedside Educator: Best Practices for Bedside Instruction in Rheumatology
    Moderator: Michael Cammarata, MD, RhMSUS – Johns Hopkins
    Session Coordinator: Jason Kolfenbach, MD – University of Colorado
  • 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
  • 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM Central Time
    Innovative Support Group Models: Leveraging Technology to Enhance Patient Engagement and Quality of Life
    Moderator: Cheryl Crow, OT – Arthritis Life
    Moderator: Melissa Flores, MPH,MSW – Hospital for Special Surgery
    Session Coordinator: Priscilla Calvache, MSW, LCSW – Hospital for Special Surgery
  • 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
  • 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM Central Time
    High-Intensity Training in Rheumatology: Impacts on Cardiovascular Health, Physical Function, and Immune Response
    Moderator: Yvonne Golightly, PhD,MS,PT – University of Nebraska Medical Center
    Moderator: Louise Thoma, PhD, DPT – University of North Carolina
    Session Coordinator: Louise Thoma, PhD, DPT – University of North Carolina
  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Central Time
    Edmund Dubois Memorial Lecture
    Session Coordinator: Gregory Gardner, MD – University of Washington
  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Central Time
    Breathing New Life into Pulmonary Sarcoidosis: Updates and Ongoing Challenges in Evaluation and Treatment of Disease
    Moderator: Genna Braverman, MD, MSc (she/her/hers) – Hospital for Special Surgery
    Moderator: James Andrews, MD – University of Alabama at Birmingham
    Moderator: Kristen Mathias, MD, MHS (she/her/hers) – Johns Hopkins Hospital
    Session Coordinator: Angelo Gaffo, MD, FACP – University of Alabama at Birmingham
    Session Coordinator: David Fernandez, MD, PhD – Hospital for Special Surgery
  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Central Time
    CARE to Test Your Knowledge: Complexities and Complications of Rheumatoid Arthritis
    Moderator: Joshua F. Baker, MD, MS – University of Pennsylvania
    Moderator: Rebecca Blank, MD, PhD – NYU
    Session Coordinator: Michael Toprover, MD – New York University Langone Health
  • 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM Central Time
    It's Not All in Your Head: Neuroimmune Mechanisms of Pain
    Moderator: Caroline Jefferies, PhD – Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Moderator: Anne-Marie Malfait, MD – Rush University
    Session Coordinator: Polly Ferguson, MD – University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
  • 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM Central Time
    Flying Solo: Recognizing and Treating Single-Organ Vasculitis
    Moderator: Rennie Rhee, MD, MS – University of Pennsylvania
  • 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
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Central Time
    Implementing Social Determinants of Health Screening and Intervention in Rheumatology: Strategies for Equitable Care
    Moderator: Titilayo Adeniran, MPH, DrPH – Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS)
    Moderator: Giselle Morales, BA, MSW, LCSW (she/her/hers) – Hospital for Special Surgery
    Session Coordinator: Neil Moody, Jr, BS, PA-C – Multicare Tacoma General Rheumatology Associates
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Central Time
    Vasculitis Mimics 
    Seminar Presenter: Sharon Chung, MD,MA – University of California, San Francisco
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Central Time
    Systemic Sclerosis
    Seminar Presenter: Laura Hummers, MD, MSc – Johns Hopkins Univerisity
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Central Time
    Myositis 
    Seminar Presenter: Rohit Aggarwal, MD,MS (he/him/his) – University of Pittsburgh
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Central Time
    Lupus Nephritis
    Seminar Presenter: Brad Rovin, MD – The Ohio State University
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Central Time
    Pediatric Rheumatology: Best practices and idea exchange for pediatric rheumatology resident rotations
    Lead Facilitator: Julia Shalen, MD – Johns Hopkins University
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Central Time
    Basic Science: PhDs doing research in clinical departments
    Lead Facilitator: Teresa Tarrant, MD – Duke University
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Central Time
    Workforce & Education: Networking for Pediatric Rheumatology Researchers
    Lead Facilitator: Rebecca Sadun, MD, PhD – Duke University
  • 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, MBBS, MS, RhMSUS – Seattle Children's Hospital and Research Center
    Session Coordinator: Ekemini Ogbu, MD,MSc – Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
  • 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
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Central Time
    Antiphospholipid Syndrome
  • 4:15 PM - 5:15 PM Central Time
    Somatic Mutations in "Benign" Disease: What Every Rheumatologist Should Know
    Moderator: Jason Liebowitz, MD – Columbia University Medical Center
    Moderator: Reema Syed, MD, MBBS – Washington University School of Medicine in Saint Louis
    Session Coordinator: Reema Syed, MD, MBBS – Washington University School of Medicine in Saint Louis
    Session Coordinator: David Fernandez, MD, PhD – Hospital for Special Surgery
  • 4:15 PM - 5:15 PM Central Time
    Shifting the Spotlight: New Horizons in the Diagnosis and Management of Psoriatic Arthritis
    Moderator: Rebecca Haberman, MD – NYU Langone Health
    Moderator: Mark Hwang, MD,MS – UTHealth Houston
    Session Coordinator: Anca Askanase, MD, MPH – Columbia University Medical Center
    Session Coordinator: Michael Toprover, MD – New York University Langone Health
  • Monday, October 27, 2025
  • 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM Central Time
    Vasculitis 
  • 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM Central Time
    Systemic Sclerosis
    Seminar Presenter: Laura Hummers, MD, MSc – Johns Hopkins Univerisity
  • 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM Central Time
    Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
    Seminar Presenter: William McCune, MD – U Michigan
  • 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM Central Time
    Psoriatic Arthritis 
    Seminar Presenter: Christopher Ritchlin, MD, MPH – University of Rochester Medical Center
  • 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM Central Time
    Crystalline Arthritis 
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Central Time
    Pediatrics: ACR Peds Committee: AMIGO
  • 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM Central Time
    Plenary II
  • 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM Central Time
    Nutrition for Rheumatic Disease: Where Aging Biology, Sarcopenia, and Diet Intersect
    Moderator: Katherine Wysham, MD (she/her/hers) – VA PUGET SOUND/UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
    Moderator: Sarah Lieber, MD, MS (she/her/hers) – Hospital for Special Surgery
    Session Coordinator: David Fernandez, MD, PhD – Hospital for Special Surgery
    Session Coordinator: DeAnna Baker Frost, MD, PhD – Medical University of South Carolina
    Session Coordinator: Brittany Adler, MD – Johns Hopkins University
  • 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM Central Time
    Gazing into the Crystal Ball: Gout and Cardiometabolic Comorbidity Management
    Moderator: Michael Toprover, MD – New York University Langone Health
    Moderator: Puja Khanna, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) – University of Michigan
    Session Coordinator: Michael Toprover, MD – New York University Langone Health
    Session Coordinator: Puja Khanna, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) – University of Michigan
    Session Coordinator: Naomi Schlesinger, MD – University of Utah
  • 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Central Time
    Daltroy Memorial Lecture: Breaking the Silence: Empowering Patient/Provider Conversations on Sex and Intimacy in Rheumatic Conditions
    Moderator: Adena Batterman, LCSW,MSW – Hospital for Special Surgery
    Moderator: Priscilla Calvache, MSW, LCSW – Hospital for Special Surgery
    Session Coordinator: Priscilla Calvache, MSW, LCSW – Hospital for Special Surgery
  • 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Central Time
    Flushing the Joint: Using Lymphatic Drainage to Control Synovial Inflammation
    Moderator: Richard Bell, PhD – Hospital for Special Surgery
    Moderator: Xi Lin – University of Rochester Medical Center
    Session Coordinator: Theresa Lu, MD, PhD – Hospital for Special Surgery
  • 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Central Time
    Strengthening Our Understanding of Less Common Forms of Inflammatory Myopathies
    Moderator: Julie Paik, MD, MHS – Johns Hopkins University
    Moderator: Nathaniel Harris, MD – Duke University Medical Center
    Session Coordinator: David Fernandez, MD, PhD – Hospital for Special Surgery
    Session Coordinator: Julie Paik, MD, MHS – Johns Hopkins University
  • 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Central Time
    Reproductive Health Guidelines Turn Five: What's New and What Now?
    Session Coordinator: Janet Pope, MD, FRCPC, MPH – University of Western Ontario
    Session Coordinator: Eric Dein, MD, RhMSUS – Institute of Rheumatic and Autoimmune Diseases, Overlook Hospital
  • 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Central Time
    BiTE The Dust: T Cell-Engaging Antibody Therapies to Eliminate Autoreactive Immune Compartments in Rheumatic Diseases
    Moderator: Roberto Caricchio, MD – University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
    Session Coordinator: Anca Askanase, MD, MPH – Columbia University Medical Center
  • 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Central Time
    Updates in Pulmonary Hypertension in Connective Tissue Diseases
    Moderator: Alana Haussmann, MD – University of California Los Angeles
    Moderator: Lorinda Chung, MD, MS – Stanford University
    Session Coordinator: Elizabeth Volkmann, MD, MS – University of California, Los Angeles
  • 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
  • 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Central Time
    Beneath the Surface: Expert Medical and Surgical Approaches to Difficult Cases in Juvenile Localized Scleroderma
    Moderator: Ivan Foeldvari, MD – Hamburger Zentrum für Kinder- und Jugendrheumatologie
    Moderator: Natalia Vasquez Canizares, MD, MS – Children's Hospital at Montefiore
    Session Coordinator: Jaime Guzman, MD, MSc – University of British Columbia and BC Children's Hospital
  • 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Central Time
    FIRED UP: Immune Dysregulation in the Central Nervous System
    Moderator: Joseph McDonald, MD, RhMSUS – University of Chicago
    Session Coordinator: Ekemini Ogbu, MD,MSc – Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
    moderator: Stephen Wong, MD – University of Washington/Seattle Children's Hospital
  • 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Central Time
    The Great AI Debate: Unlocking Potential or Unleashing Chaos
    Moderator: Alvin Wells, MD, PhD, FACR – American Medical Group
    Session Coordinator: Priya Reddy, MD – AARA - Southwest Florida Rheumatology
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Central Time
    Education and Wellness Inspirations: Teaching Pearls
    Moderator: Ibtissam Gad, MD – University of Michigan
    Session Coordinator: Lisa Zickuhr, MD, MHPE – Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Central Time
    Your Knowledgebase is Obsolete – Fix it with AI & Virtual Learning!
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Central Time
    Workforce & Education: Rheumatology ECHO Leaders
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Central Time
    WRS: Winter Rheumatology Symposium: Where Rheumatology Skis
  • 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Central Time
    Mental Health: Innovative and Scalable Treatment Approaches
    Moderator: Erika Mosor, PhD, MSc – Medical University of Vienna, Center for Medical Data Science, Institute of Outcomes Research
    Moderator: Aileen Ledingham, PT, MS, PhD – Mount Auburn Hospital
    Session Coordinator: Louise Thoma, PhD, DPT – University of North Carolina
  • 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Central Time
    Advancing Musculoskeletal Health: Building a Holistic Educational Ecosystem Through Evidence-Based Interventions and Community Engagement
    Moderator: Sandra Goldsmith, MS,MA,RD – HS
    Moderator: Melissa Flores, MPH,MSW – Hospital for Special Surgery
  • 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Central Time
    Myositis, a Case Study: The Interprofessional Approach
    Moderator: Annelle Reed, MSN, CPNP – Children's of Alabama
    Moderator: Astia Allenzara, MD – University of North Carolina
    Session Coordinator: Jennifer Trizuto, DPT – Mills Peninsula Medical Center/Sutter
  • 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Central Time
    From Omics to Action: Redefining the Immune Landscape in RA Joint
    Moderator: Samuel Dowling, MD, PhD – Lurie Children's Hospital, Northwestern University
    Moderator: Deepak Rao, MD, PhD – Brigham and Women's Hospital
    Session Coordinator: Carla Cuda, PhD – Northwestern University
  • 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Central Time
    GLP1 Agonists in Rheumatic Disease and Osteoarthritis: Should We Give Them to Everyone?
    Moderator: Matlock A. Jeffries, MD, FACP, FACR – Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
    Moderator: Nancy Lane, MD, BA – University of California at Davis, School of Medicine
    Session Coordinator: Matlock A. Jeffries, MD, FACP, FACR – Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
    Session Coordinator: Nancy Lane, MD, BA – University of California at Davis, School of Medicine
  • 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Central Time
    Toward a Cure for Childhood Arthritis
    Moderator: Marinka Twilt, MD, PhD, MSc – Alberta Children's Hospital
    Session Coordinator: Jaime Guzman, MD, MSc – University of British Columbia and BC Children's Hospital
  • 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
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Central Time
    Rheumatology Research Foundation Memorial Lecture: To Memoralize Dr. Eng Tan
    Session Coordinator: Gregory Gardner, MD – University of Washington
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Central Time
    Through the Looking Glass: Insights into the Pathogenesis of Autoimmune Uveitis
    Moderator: Margaret Chang, MD, PhD – Boston Children's Hospital
    Moderator: Michael Paley, MD, PhD – Washington University in St. Louis
    Session Coordinator: Carla Cuda, PhD – Northwestern University
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Central Time
    Medical Education Year in Review
    Moderator: Bharat Kumar, MD, RhMSUS, MMed – University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
    Session Coordinator: Lisa Zickuhr, MD, MHPE – Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium
  • 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Central Time
    Vasculitis
  • 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Central Time
    Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
    Seminar Presenter: William McCune, MD – U Michigan
  • 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Central Time
    Rheumatoid Arthritis
    Seminar Presenter: Jon Giles, MD, MPH – Cedars Sinai Medical Center
  • 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Central Time
    Reproductive Health 
    Seminar Presenter: Lisa Sammaritano, MD – Hospital for Special Surgery
  • 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Central Time
    Pulmonary Hypertention
    Seminar Presenter: Benjamin Freed, MD – Northwestern
  • 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Central Time
    Osteoarthritis Challenges
    Seminar Presenter: Sharon Kolasinski, MD, FACR – University of Pennsylvania
  • 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
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Central Time
    Sarcodoisis: Secrets and Pearls for Non-Pulmonary Manifestations
    Moderator: Morgan Merchand, NP – University of Vermont Medical Center
    Moderator: Matthew Bunyard, MD, RhMSUS – Cleveland Clinic
    Session Coordinator: Morgan Merchand, NP – University of Vermont Medical Center
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Central Time
    Improving Participation in Clinical Trials Among Underrepresented Populations
    Moderator: Joy Buie, RN, PhD, MSc – Lupus Foundation of America
    Session Coordinator: Neil Moody, Jr, BS, PA-C – Multicare Tacoma General Rheumatology Associates
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Central Time
    POTS: Postural Tachycardia Syndrome or Is It?
    Moderator: Jennifer Trizuto, DPT – Mills Peninsula Medical Center/Sutter
    Moderator: Kimberly Kimpton, PT – Self employed
    Session Coordinator: Jennifer Trizuto, DPT – Mills Peninsula Medical Center/Sutter
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Central Time
    Old Dog, New Tricks: Regulation of Transciption Informed by Inborn Errors of Immunity
    Moderator: Polly Ferguson, MD – University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
    Moderator: Tiphanie P. Vogel, MD, PhD – Baylor College of Medicine
    Session Coordinator: Polly Ferguson, MD – University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
  • 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
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Central Time
    The Many Faces of ILD in Rheumatic Diseases
    Moderator: Elizabeth Volkmann, MD, MS – University of California, Los Angeles
    Moderator: Iazsmin Bauer Ventura, MD, MS – University of Chicago
    Session Coordinator: Elizabeth Volkmann, MD, MS – University of California, Los Angeles
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Central Time
    Pediatrics: Peds AMPC/ACR Peds Committee: Idea Incubator
    Lead Facilitator: Ekemini Ogbu, MD, MSc – Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Central Time
    How to attain RhMSUS Certification
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Central Time
    On the Hill: ACR and Advocacy
    Lead Facilitator: Lesley Jackson, MD, MPH – University of Alabama at Birmingham
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Central Time
    Great Debate: Corticosteroids in Pediatric SLE: Slay or Stay
    Moderator: Joyce Hui-Yuen, MD, MS – North Shore LIJ Health System
    Moderator: Ekemini Ogbu, MD,MSc – Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
    Session Coordinator: Ekemini Ogbu, MD,MSc – Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
    Session Coordinator: Joyce Hui-Yuen, MD, MS – North Shore LIJ Health System
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Central Time
    A Diagnostic Approach to Remediating the Struggling Rheumatology Learner
    Moderator: Jason Kolfenbach, MD – University of Colorado
    Session Coordinator: Jason Kolfenbach, MD – University of Colorado
  • 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
  • 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Central Time
    Bench to Bedside in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Lupus Nephritis
    Moderator: Lisa Sammaritano, MD – Hospital for Special Surgery
    Moderator: May Choi, MD, FRCPC, MPH – University of Calgary
    Session Coordinator: Anca Askanase, MD, MPH – Columbia University Medical Center
  • 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Central Time
    Axial Spondyloarthritis and Its Mimics Across the Age Spectrum: Emerging Concepts
    Moderator: Joerg Ermann, MD – Brigham and Women's Hospital
    Moderator: Rouhin Sen, MD,MS – University of Alabama Birmingham
    Session Coordinator: Grant Louie, MD, MHS – Arthritis and Rheumatism Associates, PC
    Session Coordinator: Lesley Jackson, MD – University of Alabama at Birmingham
  • 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Central Time
    Knowledge Bowl Final Round
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Central Time
    Meet the Experts: ACR Coding Expert
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Central Time
    Meet the Funders
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Central Time
    Breaking Barriers: Advancing LGBTQIA+ Inclusion in Rheumatology Practice and Research
    Moderator: Linda Li, PhD, PT – University of British Columbia
    Moderator: Irene Blanco, MD, MS – Northwestern University
    Session Coordinator: Neil Moody, Jr, BS, PA-C – Multicare Tacoma General Rheumatology Associates
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Central Time
    Supporting Work, Supporting Health: Helping People with Rheumatic Conditions Stay Employed
    Moderator: Louise Thoma, PhD, DPT – University of North Carolina
    Moderator: Janet Poole, PhD, OT, FAOTA – University of New Mexico
    Session Coordinator: Louise Thoma, PhD, DPT – University of North Carolina
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Central Time
    Immunology Boot Camp 1: Basic Principles
    Moderator: Janet Bahr, NP – Family Neighborhood Clinic
    Moderator: Neil Moody, Jr, BS, PA-C – Multicare Tacoma General Rheumatology Associates
    Session Coordinator: Janet Bahr, NP – Family Neighborhood Clinic
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Central Time
    Untangling the Granulomatous Web of Sarcoidosis
    Moderator: Teresa Tarrant, MD – Duke University
    Moderator: Matthew Baker, MD,MS – Stanford University
    Session Coordinator: Teresa Tarrant, MD – Duke University
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Central Time
    From Biology to Community: Insights into Inflammatory Arthritis and the Complexities of Care in Indigenous Populations
    Moderator: Christopher Palma, MD – University of Rochester
    Moderator: Judith James, MD, PhD – Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
    Session Coordinator: Christopher Palma, MD – University of Rochester
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Central Time
    Global Speed Mentoring
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Central Time
    On the Hill: ACR and Advocacy
    Lead Facilitator: Lesley Jackson, MD, MPH – University of Alabama at Birmingham
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Central Time
    The Cytokine Language of Still's Disease and MAS
    Moderator: Lauren Henderson, MD, MSc – Boston Children's Hospital
    Moderator: Susan Canny, MD, PhD – Seattle Children's Hospital/University of Washington
    Session Coordinator: Pui Lee, MD, PhD – Boston Children's Hospital
  • 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
  • 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM Central Time
    Prevention Is the Best Medicine: Updates for Rheumatoid Arthritis and Lupus
    Moderator: Liam O'Neil, MD, MHS – University of Manitoba
    Moderator: Yevgeniya Gartshteyn, MD, MS – Columbia University Medical Center
    Session Coordinator: May Choi, MD, FRCPC, MPH – University of Calgary
  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Central Time
    Paul Klemperer Memorial Lecture
    Moderator: Liana Fraenkel, MD,MPH – Berkshire Medical Center
    Session Coordinator: Gregory Gardner, MD – University of Washington
  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Central Time
    Rheumatology Research Foundation Memorial Lecture: To Memorialize Dr. Joseph Croft
    Moderator: David Borenstein, MD – Retired
    Session Coordinator: Gregory Gardner, MD – University of Washington
  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Central Time
    CARE to Test Your Knowledge: Refractory ANCA Vasculitis
    Moderator: Sebastian E. Sattui, MD,MS – University of Pittsburgh
    Moderator: Brendan Antiochos, MD – Johns Hopkins
    Session Coordinator: Michael Toprover, MD – New York University Langone Health
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Central Time
    Improving Health Literacy and Communication in Rheumatic Disease Patients
    Moderator: Kristen Young, DO – Mayo Clinic
    Moderator: Annelle Reed, MSN, CPNP – Children's of Alabama
  • 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
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Central Time
    Fake Rheum: Case-Based Approach to Rheumatology Mimics
    Session Coordinator: Eric Dein, MD, RhMSUS – Institute of Rheumatic and Autoimmune Diseases, Overlook Hospital
    Session Coordinator: Jennifer Grossman, MD – UCLA
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Central Time
    Cancer Immunotherapy and Its Toxicities, Today and Tomorrow
    Moderator: Jeffrey Sparks, MD, MSc – Brigham and Women's Hospital
    Moderator: Sophia C. Weinmann, MD, FACR – Duke University
    Session Coordinator: Brittany Adler, MD – Johns Hopkins University
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Central Time
    ARP Networking by Discipline
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Central Time
    W&E: Medicine-Pediatrics Workforce
    Lead Facilitator: Sarah D. Bayefsky, MD – Hackensack University Medical Center
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Central Time
    Basic Science: Professional development for junior researchers and trainees in basic/translational research
    Lead Facilitator: Teresa Tarrant, MD – Duke University
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Central Time
    Charting the Course for Next Generation Pediatric Lupus Therapies
    Moderator: Ekemini Ogbu, MD,MSc – Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
    Moderator: Joyce Hui-Yuen, MD, MS – North Shore LIJ Health System
    Session Coordinator: Joyce Hui-Yuen, MD, MS – North Shore LIJ Health System
  • 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
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Central Time
    Pulmonary Hypertention
    Seminar Presenter: Benjamin Freed, MD – Northwestern
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Central Time
    Psoriatic Arthritis 
    Seminar Presenter: Christopher Ritchlin, MD, MPH – University of Rochester Medical Center
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Central Time
    Osteoarthritis Challenges
    Seminar Presenter: Sharon Kolasinski, MD, FACR – University of Pennsylvania
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Central Time
    Crystalline Arthritis 
  • 4:15 PM - 5:15 PM Central Time
    Tiny Tenants, Big Influence: Microbial Regulation of Host Immunity
    Moderator: Tejpal Gill, PhD – OHSU
    Moderator: Kelly Hudspeth, PhD – N/A
  • 4:15 PM - 5:15 PM Central Time
    Sticks and Stones: Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Inflammatory Bone Loss
    Moderator: Mary Beth Humphrey, MD, PhD – University of Oklahoma College of Medicine
    Moderator: Baohong Zhao, MD, PhD – Hospital for Special Surgery
    Session Coordinator: Baohong Zhao, MD, PhD – Hospital for Special Surgery
  • Tuesday, October 28, 2025
  • 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM Central Time
    Sjögren's Disease
    Seminar Presenter: Alan Baer, MD, FACP, MACR – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
  • 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM Central Time
    Rheumatoid Arthritis
    Seminar Presenter: Jon Giles, MD, MPH – Cedars Sinai Medical Center
  • 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM Central Time
    Reproductive Health 
    Seminar Presenter: Lisa Sammaritano, MD – Hospital for Special Surgery
  • 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM Central Time
    Inflammatory Brain Disease 
    Seminar Presenter: Eyal Muscal, MD, MS – Baylor College of Medicine
  • 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM Central Time
    Axial Spondyloarthritis 
    Seminar Presenter: Lianne S. Gensler, MD – University of California San Francisco
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Central Time
    Closing the Divide: Current Inequalities and Strategies to Achieving Equity
    Moderator: Mileka Gilbert, MD, PhD – Medical University of South Carolina
    Moderator: Jill Blitz, PT – Children's Hospital Los Angeles
    Session Coordinator: Sivia Lapidus, MD – Hackensack University Medical Center
  • 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM Central Time
    Plenary III
  • 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
  • 8:30 AM - 9:15 AM Central Time
    Engage and Solve: Pediatric Rheumatology Kahoot Game
  • 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
  • 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Central Time
    Patient Perspectives
  • 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Central Time
    ARP Distinguished Lecture: It Takes a Village: Co-Creating Health Interventions Through Collaborative Research and Community Empowerment
    Moderator: Christine A. Pellegrini, PhD – University of South Carolina
    Session Coordinator: Priscilla Calvache, MSW, LCSW – Hospital for Special Surgery
  • 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Central Time
    The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Understanding Mechanisms of Adverse Events After Immune Checkpoint Therapy
    Moderator: Sophia C. Weinmann, MD, FACR – Duke University
    Session Coordinator: Teresa Tarrant, MD – Duke University
  • 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Central Time
    An Emerging Role for Artificial Intelligence in Imaging for Diagnosis and Management of Rheumatic Conditions
    Moderator: Genessis Maldonado, MD – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    Moderator: Bernard Ng, MBBS, MSc, MMed – Veteran Affairs
    Session Coordinator: Lesley Jackson, MD – University of Alabama at Birmingham
    Session Coordinator: Bernard Ng, MBBS, MSc, MMed – Veteran Affairs
    Session Coordinator: Matlock A. Jeffries, MD, FACP, FACR – Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
  • 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
  • 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Central Time
    Updates in Osteoporosis: Where They 'Fall Short'
    Moderator: Maria I. ("Maio") Danila, MD, MSc, MPH – University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Birmingham VA Medical Center
    Moderator: Nancy Lane, MD, BA – University of California at Davis, School of Medicine
    Session Coordinator: Lesley Jackson, MD, MPH – University of Alabama at Birmingham
    Session Coordinator: Nancy Lane, MD, BA – University of California at Davis, School of Medicine
  • 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Central Time
    Basic Science: Research Interest Groups Meet up
    Lead Facilitator: Teresa Tarrant, MD – Duke University
  • 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Central Time
    Work Smarter, Not Harder: Hacks for Different Electronic Medical Records to Optimize Your Rheumatology Practice
    Moderator: Haidy Galous, MD – UTSW
    Session Coordinator: Haidy Galous, MD – UTSW
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Central Time
    Gastrointestinal Manifestations of Connective Tissue Diseases: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Emerging Research
    Moderator: Chiara Bellocchi, MD, PhD – Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
    Moderator: Silvia Bellando-Randone, MD, PhD – University of Florence
    Session Coordinator: Elizabeth Volkmann, MD, MS – University of California, Los Angeles
    Session Coordinator: DeAnna Baker Frost, MD, PhD – Medical University of South Carolina
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Central Time
    Differential Diagnosis of the Shoulder, Including Inflammatory and Musculoskeletal Diagnoses
    Moderator: Kimberly Kimpton, PT – Self employed
    Moderator: Joshua J. Stefanik, PhD, PT – Northeastern University
    Session Coordinator: Kimberly Kimpton, PT – Self employed
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Central Time
    Great Debate: Giant Cell Arteritis Ultrasound vs. Vasculitis
    Moderator: Mats Junek, MD, MSc – McMaster University
    Moderator: Brendan Antiochos, MD – Johns Hopkins
    Session Coordinator: Anca Askanase, MD, MPH – Columbia University Medical Center
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Central Time
    Pediatric Community in the ACR and ARP
    Lead Facilitator: Ekemini Ogbu, MD, MSc – Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Central Time
    Leadership/ Journal Publication: Network with the Editors
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Central Time
    Workforce & Education: Rheumatology Research Foundation Clinician Scholar Educator Award Recipient Meeting
    Lead Facilitator: Eli Miloslavsky, MD – Massachusetts General Hospital
  • 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
  • 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
  • 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Central Time
    Enhancing Shared Decision Making in Rheumatic Disease Management
    Moderator: Eileen Davidson, -None- – Arthritis Research Canada
    Moderator: Jillian Rose-Smith, PhD, MPH, MSW – Hospital for Special Surgery
    Session Coordinator: Matthew Bunyard, MD, RhMSUS – Cleveland Clinic
  • 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
  • 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Central Time
    Bypassing the 'Toll' Booth: NIAID-Supported Insights into Alternative Nucleic Acid Sensing in Autoimmunity
    Moderator: Jeffrey Rice, PhD – National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIH/NIAID)
    Session Coordinator: Carla Cuda, PhD – Northwestern University
  • 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Central Time
    Women Have a Bone to Pick: Hormonal Regulation of Osteoporosis
    Moderator: Julia Charles, MD, PhD – Brigham and Women's Hospital
    Moderator: Baohong Zhao, MD, PhD – Hospital for Special Surgery
    Session Coordinator: Baohong Zhao, MD, PhD – Hospital for Special Surgery
  • 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Central Time
    Promoting Comparative Effectiveness Research in Pediatric Rheumatology: The Challenges of Making Consensus Treatment Plans Work
    Moderator: Emily von Scheven, MD – University of California, San Francisco
    Moderator: Emily Smitherman, MD, MS – University of Alabama at Birmingham
    Session Coordinator: Jessica Neely, MD – UCSF
  • 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
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Central Time
    Challenges and Solutions for Management of Raynaud's Phenomenon
    Moderator: DeAnna Baker Frost, MD, PhD – Medical University of South Carolina
    Moderator: Arissa Young, MD – UCLA
    Session Coordinator: DeAnna Baker Frost, MD, PhD – Medical University of South Carolina
    Session Coordinator: Elizabeth Volkmann, MD, MS – University of California, Los Angeles
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Central Time
    Ouch! What's New in Pain?
    Moderator: Jason Liebowitz, MD – Columbia University Medical Center
    Session Coordinator: Eric Dein, MD, RhMSUS – Institute of Rheumatic and Autoimmune Diseases, Overlook Hospital
  • 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Central Time
    Rheumatoid Arthritis-Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD)/Connective Tissue Disease/ILD
    Seminar Presenter: Jeffrey Sparks, MD, MSc – Brigham and Women's Hospital
  • 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Central Time
    Osteoporosis 
    Seminar Presenter: Mary Beth Humphrey, MD, PhD – University of Oklahoma College of Medicine
  • 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Central Time
    Inflammatory Brain Disease 
    Seminar Presenter: Eyal Muscal, MD, MS – Baylor College of Medicine
  • 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Central Time
    Fibromyalgia 
    Seminar Presenter: Brian Walitt, MD, MPH – NIH
  • 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Central Time
    Axial Spondyloarthritis 
    Seminar Presenter: Lianne S. Gensler, MD – University of California San Francisco
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Central Time
    Philip Hench Memorial Lecture
    Session Coordinator: Gregory Gardner, MD – University of Washington
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Central Time
    Pharmacology Update: What's New for 2025
    Moderator: Jennifer Trizuto, DPT – Mills Peninsula Medical Center/Sutter
    Session Coordinator: Jennifer Trizuto, DPT – Mills Peninsula Medical Center/Sutter
  • 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
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Central Time
    Beyond the Silence: Unlocking Quality of Life Issues for Better Health Conversations with Vasculitis Patients
    Moderator: Leila Khalili, MSN, FNP, APRN – Columbia University Medical Center
    Moderator: Donna McArthur, PhD, FNP, APRN – Eosinophilic & Rare Disease Cooperative
    Session Coordinator: Joshua J. Stefanik, PhD, PT – Northeastern University
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Central Time
    Beyond NETs: Alternative Roles of Neutrophils in Spondyloarthritis
    Moderator: Iannis Adamopoulos, PhD – Harvard Medical School, BIDMC, Division of Rheumatology
    Session Coordinator: Christian Lood, PhD – University of Washington
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Central Time
    Tissue Is the Issue: How Kidney Physiology Impacts Immunity
    Moderator: Theresa Lu, MD, PhD – Hospital for Special Surgery
    Moderator: Jeremy Tilstra, MD, PhD – University of Pittsburgh
    Session Coordinator: Jeremy Tilstra, MD, PhD – University of Pittsburgh
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Central Time
    Getting to the Heart of the Issue: Perimyocarditis in Autoimmune Diseases
    Moderator: Eugene Krustev, MD – Johns Hopkins University
    Moderator: Didem Saygin, MD – Rush University Medical Center
    Session Coordinator: Julie Paik, MD, MHS – Johns Hopkins University
    Session Coordinator: May Choi, MD, FRCPC, MPH – University of Calgary
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Central Time
    Charting the Path Forward: 2024 DRAFT Updates to ACR JIA Guidelines
    Moderator: Daniel Lovell, MD, MPH – Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
    Moderator: Richard K. Vehe, MD – University of Minnesota
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Central Time
    Q and A
  • 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
  • 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Central Time
    FDA Update
    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
  • 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Central Time
    Curbside Consults
    Moderator: Bernard Ng, MBBS, MSc, MMed – Veteran Affairs
    Moderator: Brittany Adler, MD – Johns Hopkins University
    Session Coordinator: Bernard Ng, MBBS, MSc, MMed – Veteran Affairs
    Session Coordinator: Brittany Adler, MD – Johns Hopkins University
  • 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
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Central Time
    From Nice to Necessary: Involving Patients as Essential Members of Your Research Team
    Moderator: Marian Hannan, DSc – Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife
    Moderator: Joel Thompson, MA, DPT – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Session Coordinator: Matthew Bunyard, MD, RhMSUS – Cleveland Clinic
  • 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
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Central Time
    Immunology Boot Camp 2: Applying Principles to Practice
    Moderator: Janet Bahr, NP – Family Neighborhood Clinic
    Moderator: Neil Moody, Jr, BS, PA-C – Multicare Tacoma General Rheumatology Associates
    Session Coordinator: Janet Bahr, NP – Family Neighborhood Clinic
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Central Time
    Bringing Sexy Back: Sex Hormone Modulation of Immune Responses in Autoimmunity
    Moderator: Melissa Cunningham, MD, PhD – Medical University of SC
    Moderator: Caroline Jefferies, PhD – Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Session Coordinator: Caroline Jefferies, PhD – Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Central Time
    From Frustration to Confidence: Tackling Medication Adherence in Rheumatology
    Moderator: Rachel Randell, MD,MS – Duke University
    Moderator: Jinoos Yazdany, MD, MPH – UCSF
    Session Coordinator: Kai Sun, MD,MS,RhMSUS – Duke University
    Session Coordinator: Puja Khanna, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) – University of Michigan
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Central Time
    Global Engagement Committee: Global Speed Mentoring
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Central Time
    Rheum PAC Committee: What Does RheumPAC do for you?
  • 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
  • 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
  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Central Time
    CARE to Test Your Knowledge: Challenges in Osteoporosis Management
    Moderator: Katherine Wysham, MD (she/her/hers) – 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
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Central Time
    Translating Research into Care: Effectively Disseminating Research Findings to Patients
    Moderator: Cheryl Crow, OT – Arthritis Life
    Moderator: Priscilla Calvache, MSW, LCSW – Hospital for Special Surgery
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Central Time
    Boosting Impact in Rheumatology: Emerging Trends and Future Directions in Implementation Science
    Moderator: Charmayne Dunlop-Thomas, MS, MPH – Emory University
    Moderator: Janet Bahr, NP – Family Neighborhood Clinic
    Session Coordinator: Janet Bahr, NP – Family Neighborhood Clinic
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Central Time
    Stressed Out!: The Role of Cellular Stress in Autoimmune Disease
    Moderator: William Ambler, MD – NIH/NIAMS
    Moderator: Andras Perl, MD, PhD – SUNY
    Session Coordinator: Theresa Lu, MD, PhD – Hospital for Special Surgery
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Central Time
    More Than the Sum of Parts: A Roadmap to Target Social Risk Factors in Rheumatology
    Moderator: Candace Feldman, MD, MPH, ScD – Brigham and Women's Hospital
    Session Coordinator: Reema Syed, MD, MBBS – Washington University School of Medicine in Saint Louis
    Session Coordinator: Anca Askanase, MD, MPH – Columbia University Medical Center
    Session Coordinator: Kai Sun, MD,MS,RhMSUS – Duke University
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Central Time
    Communications and Marketing Committee or MarComm: Social Media Meetup
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Central Time
    Eyes on the Spine: Theraputic Decisions for Pediatric Sacroiliitis Through the Life Span
    Moderator: Hemalatha Srinivasalu, MD, MBBS – Children's National Hospital
    Session Coordinator: Jaime Guzman, MD, MSc – University of British Columbia and BC Children's Hospital
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Central Time
    Cracking the Code: Overcoming the Challenges in Kawasaki Disease Treatment
    Moderator: Olha Halyabar, MD – Children's Hospital/Boston Medical Center
    Moderator: Anita Dhanrajani, MBBS, MSc – Manning Family Children's Hospital, Tulane School of Medicine
    Session Coordinator: Pui Lee, MD, PhD – Boston Children's Hospital
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Central Time
    Sjögren's Disease
    Seminar Presenter: Alan Baer, MD, FACP, MACR – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Central Time
    Rheumatoid Arthritis-Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD)/Connective Tissue Disease/ILD
    Seminar Presenter: Jeffrey Sparks, MD, MSc – Brigham and Women's Hospital
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Central Time
    Osteoporosis 
    Seminar Presenter: Mary Beth Humphrey, MD, PhD – University of Oklahoma College of Medicine
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Central Time
    Fibromyalgia 
    Seminar Presenter: Brian Walitt, MD, MPH – NIH
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Central Time
    Autoinflammatory Disease 
    Seminar Presenter: Troy Torgerson, MD, PhD – Allen Institute for Immunology
  • Wednesday, October 29, 2025
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Central Time
    Say Cheese: Oral Health in Scleroderma and Sjögren's Disease
    Moderator: Cristina Padilla, MD, MS (she/her/hers) – University of Pittsburgh
    Moderator: DeAnna Baker Frost, MD, PhD – Medical University of South Carolina
    Session Coordinator: DeAnna Baker Frost, MD, PhD – Medical University of South Carolina
    Session Coordinator: Elizabeth Volkmann, MD, MS – University of California, Los Angeles
  • 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
  • 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Central Time
    Innovations in Interstitial Lung Disease: Cellular Mechanisms and Translational Applications in Lung Fibrosis
    Moderator: Nunzio Bottini, MD,PhD – Cedars Sinai Medical Center
    Moderator: Monica Yang, MD – UCSF
    Session Coordinator: Monica Yang, MD – UCSF
  • 8:30 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
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Central Time
    Heat, Ice, or Electrical Device: Do They Have a Role in the Management of Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis?
    Moderator: Kimberly Kimpton, PT – Self employed
    Moderator: Jennifer Trizuto, DPT – Mills Peninsula Medical Center/Sutter
    Session Coordinator: Jennifer Trizuto, DPT – Mills Peninsula Medical Center/Sutter
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Central Time
    Decoding Sjögren's Disease: Adaptive Immunity Driving Pathogenesis
    Moderator: Blake M. Warner, PhD, MPH, DDS – National Institutes of Health
    Moderator: Rachael Gordon, MD, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Pittsburgh
    Session Coordinator: Teresa Tarrant, MD – Duke University
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Central Time
    Mechanisms of Brain Fog: Lifting the Veil on Neuroinflammation in Long COVID
    Moderator: Andrea Knight, MD, MSCE – Hospital for Sick Children
    Moderator: Carla Cuda, PhD – Northwestern University
  • 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
  • 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Central Time
    Ebbs and Flow: Endothelial Alterations in Systemic Sclerosis
    Moderator: Monica Yang, MD – UCSF
    Moderator: Mengqi Huang, PhD – University of Pittsburgh
    Session Coordinator: Monica Yang, MD – UCSF