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
CE: 9.25

7:10 AM - 5:20 PM Central Time
Basic Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Course I
CE: 7.75

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Central Time
Global Summit Opening Session
Virtual Moderator: Eric Matteson, MD – Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
Virtual Moderator: Norman Gaylis, MD – Arthritis & Rheumatic Disease Specialties
CE: 1

8:45 AM - 9:00 AM Central Time
Global Summit Opening Session

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Central Time
Partners in Care: Empowering Patients and the Public in Rheumatology
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
CE: 1

9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Central Time
Don't Lose Your Shirt! Building and Managing a Thriving Rheumatology Infusion Practice
Innovation Moderator: Christopher Phillips, MD – Paducah Rheumatology

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
Innovation Moderator: Joseph Cantrell, JD – American College of Rheumatology

9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Central Time
Optimizing Patient Access: Integrating APPs, New Physicians, and Best Practices in Rheumatology
Innovation Moderator: Christopher Phillips, MD – Paducah 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
Innovation Moderator: Tien-I Karleen Su, MD – Amicus Arthritis & Osteoporosis Center

10:05 AM - 11:00 AM Central Time
Global Researcher Spotlight: Management of Multi-System Inflammatory Disease
Virtual Moderator: Jonathan Krant, MD, MPH, FACP, FACR – Monadnock Health Systems

10:05 AM - 11:00 AM Central Time
Global Researcher Spotlight: Peter Nigrovic MD (Still’s Disease and Macrophage Activation Syndrome)
Virtual Moderator: Jonathan Krant, MD, MPH, FACP, FACR – Monadnock Health Systems
CE: 1

11:05 AM - 12:20 PM Central Time
Global Meet the Experts: Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children
Virtual Moderator: Reema Syed, MD, MBBS – Washington University School of Medicine in Saint Louis
Virtual Moderator: Eleni Tiniakou, MD – UT Health Science Houston
CE: 1.25

12:00 PM - 5:30 PM Central Time
Fellows In Training Program
Fellows Speaker: Austin Wheeler, MD (he/him/his) – University of Nebraska Medical Center
CE: 5.5

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
Fellows Course Moderator: Lily Sung, MD (she/her/hers) – Stanford University Hospital & Clinics
CE: 5.5

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
CE: 5.5

12:00 PM - 5:30 PM Central Time
FIT Program: Picture This: Clinical Image Challenge
Facilitator: Alana Haussmann, MD (she/her/hers) – University of California Los Angeles
CE: 5.5

12:00 PM - 5:30 PM Central Time
FIT Program: Careers/Applying for the Right Job
Fellows Course Moderator: Lily Sung, MD (she/her/hers) – Stanford University Hospital & Clinics
Fellows Course Moderator: Austin Wheeler, MD (he/him/his) – University of Nebraska Medical Center
Fellows Course Moderator: Christine Loftis, MD (she/her/hers) – University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine
CE: 5.5

12:00 PM - 5:30 PM Central Time
FIT Program: Introduction to Roundtables
Fellows Speaker: Austin Wheeler, MD (he/him/his) – University of Nebraska Medical Center
CE: 5.5

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
CE: 5.5

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 and Complementary Medicine in Rheumatic Disease Management
Virtual Moderator: Ozlem Pala, MD,MPH – University of Miami
Virtual Moderator: Ziga Vodusek, MD – Johns Hopkins
CE: 1

2:00 PM - 5:30 PM Central Time
Coding Course

2:05 PM - 3:25 PM Central Time
Closing Session – Approaches to the Development of Disease Management Guidelines: An International Perspective (LARS Session)

2:05 PM - 4:00 PM Central Time
Closing Session – Approaches to the Development of Disease Management Guidelines: An International Perspective (LARS Session)
Virtual Moderator: Evelyn Hsieh, MD, PhD (she/her/hers) – Yale School of Medicine/VA Connecticut Healthcare Center
Virtual Moderator: Eric Matteson, MD – Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
CE: 2

5:30 PM - 6:00 PM Central Time
RISE Overview

5:30 PM - 6:30 PM Central Time
FIT Program Reception