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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 – 12:10 PM Central Time
    FIT Program: Welcome
    Fellows Speaker: Austin Wheeler, MD – University of Nebraska Medical Center
  • 12:00 PM – 1:10 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 – 2:10 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 – 2:50 PM Central Time
    FIT Program: Picture This: Clinical Image Challenge
    Facilitator: Alana Haussmann, MD – University of California Los Angeles
  • 12:00 PM – 4:00 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 – 4:10 PM Central Time
    FIT Program: Introduction to Roundtables
    Fellows Speaker: Austin Wheeler, MD – University of Nebraska Medical Center
  • 12:00 PM – 4:30 PM Central Time
    FIT Program: Learning from the Expert: Rheumatology Roundtables
  • 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: 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
  • 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 – 4:30 PM Central Time
    FIT Program: Learning from the Expert: Rheumatology Roundtables
  • 4:10 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 – 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

  • 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