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  • 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: Elizabeth Volkmann, MD, MS – University of California, Los Angeles
    Session Coordinator: Gregory Gardner, MD – University of Washington
  • 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
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Central Time
    Energizing Immunity: How Mitochondria Contribute to Inflammation
    Moderator: Christian Lood, PhD – University of Washington
    Moderator: Richard Moore, BSc – Cedars-Sinai
    Session Coordinator: Christian Lood, PhD – University of Washington
  • 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
  • 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
    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
    2025 ACR Guidelines for the Treatment of Extrarenal Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
    Moderator: Bonnie Bermas, MD – UTSouthwestern.edu
    Session Coordinator: Grant Louie, MD, MHS – Arthritis and Rheumatism Associates, PC
    Session Coordinator: Anca Askanase, MD, MPH – Columbia University Medical Center
  • 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM Central Time
    Management of Challenging Cases in Myositis
    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 – 11:30 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
  • 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: Curry Koening, MD, MS – University of Texas Dell Medical School
    Moderator: Brendan Denvir, MD – Johns Hopkins
    Session Coordinator: Curry Koening, MD, MS – University of Texas Dell Medical School
  • 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
  • 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
    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
    Antiphospholipid Syndrome
    Seminar Presenter: Jason Knight, MD, PhD – University of Michigan
  • 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
    Lupus Nephritis
    Seminar Presenter: Brad Rovin, MD – The Ohio State University
  • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM Central Time
    Myositis 
  • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM Central Time
    Vasculitis Mimics 
    Seminar Presenter: Sharon Chung, MD,MA – University of California, San Francisco
  • 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
    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: 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
    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
    Session Coordinator: Tejpal Gill, PhD – OHSU
    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
  • 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: Adam Goode, PhD, PT, DPT – Duke University
    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
    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: Jessica Neely, MD – UCSF
    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
  • 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
    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
    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
    Session Coordinator: Michael Toprover, MD – New York University Langone Health
    Moderator: Joshua F. Baker, MD, MS – University of Pennsylvania
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM Central Time
    It's Not All in Your Head: Neuroimmune Mechanisms of Pain
    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: Adam Kilian, MD – Saint Louis University
    Moderator: Rennie Rhee, MD, MS – University of Pennsylvania
    Session Coordinator: Curry Koening, MD, MS – University of Texas Dell Medical School
    Session Coordinator: Adam Kilian, MD – Saint Louis University
  • 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Central Time
    Antiphospholipid Syndrome
    Seminar Presenter: Jason Knight, MD, PhD – University of Michigan
  • 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
    Myositis 
    Seminar Presenter: Rohit Aggarwal, MD,MS (he/him/his) – University of Pittsburgh
  • 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Central Time
    Systemic Sclerosis
  • 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
    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
    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
  • 4:15 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