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Full Schedule

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Full Schedule

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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: Sebastian E. Sattui, MD,MS – University of Pittsburgh

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

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

12:10 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

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Central Time
Traditional Medicine Management of Rheumatic Diseases

1:10 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

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

2:10 PM – 2:50 PM Central Time
FIT Program: Picture This: Clinical Image Challenge
Facilitator: Alana Haussmann, MD – University of California Los Angeles

3:00 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

4:05 PM – 4:10 PM Central Time
FIT Program: Introduction to Roundtables
Fellows Speaker: Austin Wheeler, MD – University of Nebraska Medical Center

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 (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

4:10 PM – 5:35 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