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Program: Scientific Session
General Topic: Leadership

Editor's Choice

Monday, October 27, 2025
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Central Time

    Moderator(s)

  • Josef Smolen, MD

    Medical University of Vienna
    Vienna, Austria

    Disclosure(s): Ananda, Immunovant, R-Pharma: Advisor or Review Panel Member (Ongoing); Chugai, UCB, Sandoz, Abbott, Astra.Zeneca: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Galapagos: Grant/Research Support (Terminated)

  • SB

    S. Louis Bridges, Jr, MD, PhD

    Hospital for Special Surgery
    New York, New York, United States

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose

    • Session Coordinator(s)

  • Gregory Gardner, MD

    University of Washington
    Anacortes, WA, United States

    Disclosure information not submitted.

The Editor's Choice session showcases a selection of significant recent and upcoming papers that are highly relevant to rheumatologists. The discussion will focus on the key attributes that make these papers notable. Leading this session are two distinguished editors from prominent rheumatology journals. For 2025, Dr. S. Louis Bridges, editor of Arthritis & Rheumatology, and Dr. Josef Smolen, editor of Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, will serve as the moderators.

Learning Objectives:

  • Discuss with a colleague the basics of 4 key papers that have recently been or are soon to be published in the rheumatology literature
  • Discuss with a colleague the notable qualities of the four papers and how they impact rheumatology

Presentations:

  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Central Time
    Editor's Choice 2025: Recently or Soon-to-Be Published Papers Every Rheumatologist Should Know About