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Program: Scientific Session
General Topic: Clinical

Challenges and Solutions for Management of Raynaud's Phenomenon

Tuesday, October 28, 2025
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Central Time

    Moderator(s)

  • DeAnna Baker Frost, MD, PhD

    Assistant Professor
    Medical University of South Carolina
    Charleston, South Carolina, United States

    Disclosure(s): Allogene: Consultant (Ongoing); Boehringer-Ingelheim: Consultant (Ongoing)

  • AY

    Arissa Young, MD

    UCLA
    Los Angeles, California, United States

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

    • Session Coordinator(s)

  • DeAnna Baker Frost, MD, PhD

    Assistant Professor
    Medical University of South Carolina
    Charleston, South Carolina, United States

    Disclosure(s): Allogene: Consultant (Ongoing); Boehringer-Ingelheim: Consultant (Ongoing)

  • Elizabeth Volkmann, MD, MS

    Associate Professor, Division of Rheumatology
    University of California, Los Angeles
    Los Angeles, California, United States

    Disclosure(s): AbbVie/Abbott: Consultant (Ongoing); AstraZeneca: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Atyr Pharma: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Boehringer-Ingelheim: Consultant (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); GlaxoSmithKlein(GSK): Consultant (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Horizon: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Kadmon: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Prometheus: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)

This session will feature two internationally recognized experts in Raynaud's phenomenon and capillaroscopy. Raynaud's phenomenon affects many patients with autoimmune rheumatic diseases, and treatment options are limited. This session will help the learner appreciate the different methods for assessing nailfold capillary changes in the clinic and understanding their implications for clinical care. This session will also review existing and emerging therapies for both Raynaud's phenomenon and digital ulcers

Learning Objectives:

  • Compare the different techniques for assessing nailfold capillaries across the spectrum of autoimmune rheumatic diseases
  • Appraise the different abnormal capillaroscopy patterns in the context in the context of specific autoimmune rheumatic diseases
  • Outline a step-by-step approach to the management of Raynaud's phenomenon and digital ulcers

Presentations:

  • 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM Central Time
    Practical Approach to Nailfold Capillaroscopy for the Busy Rheumatologist

    Speaker: Tracy Frech, MD, MS – Vanderbilt University Medical Center

  • 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM Central Time
    Emerging Strategies for Evaluating and Treating Raynaud's Phenomenon and Digital Ulcer

    Speaker: John Pauling, PhD, BSc, FRCP, MBBCH – North Bristol NHS Trust