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Friday, April 28, 2023
9:00 AM – 9:10 AM ET
Welcome
Moderator: Antanya Chung-Gardiner, BSc – American College of Rheumatology
Coding Guidelines Workshop

9:00 AM – 9:10 AM ET
Welcome Remarks
Speaker: Didem Saygin, MD – University of Pittsburgh
FIT at Education Exchange

9:00 AM – 9:45 AM ET
Opening Session: Engaging Philanthropy in the Rheumatology Division
Moderator: Jim Oates, MD – Medical University of South Carolina
Speaker: Jim Oates, MD – Medical University of South Carolina
Speaker: Richard Silver, MD – Medical University of South Carolina
Division Directors Conference
CME 0.75 hours

9:10 AM – 10:00 AM ET
Review of Key 2023 E/M Code Changes
Speaker: Antanya Chung-Gardiner, BSc – American College of Rheumatology
Coding Guidelines Workshop
CME 0.83 hours

9:10 AM – 10:30 AM ET
Axial Spondyloarthritis Exam
Facilitator: Lianne S. Gensler, MD – University of California San Francisco
Facilitator: Mark Hwang, MD, MS – McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Facilitator: Jean Liew, MD, MS – Boston University
FIT at Education Exchange
CME 1.33 hours

9:10 AM – 10:30 AM ET
Muscle Strength Exam
Facilitator: Erin Wilfong, MD, PhD – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Facilitator: Jemima Albayda, MD, RhMSUS – Johns Hopkins University
FIT at Education Exchange
CME 1.33 hours

9:10 AM – 10:30 AM ET
Regional Shoulder Exam
Facilitator: Gurjit Kaeley, MBBS, RhMSUS, MRCP – UF COM-J
Facilitator: John FitzGerald, MD, PhD, RhMSUS – UCLA
FIT at Education Exchange
CME 1.33 hours

9:10 AM – 10:30 AM ET
Rheumatology Medications (focus on adverse events, patient counseling, and toxicity monitoring)
Facilitator: Ted Mikuls, MD – University of Nebraska Medical Center
Facilitator: Michelle Petri, MD, MPH – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
FIT at Education Exchange
CME 1.33 hours

9:45 AM – 10:30 AM ET
Successful Strategies for Recruitment: Contracts and Compensation
Moderator: Jim Oates, MD – Medical University of South Carolina
Speaker: Jennifer Moody, -None- – ECG Management Consultants
Speaker: Andrew Jang – ECG Management Consultants
Division Directors Conference
CME 0.75 hours

10:00 AM – 10:15 AM ET
Break
Coding Guidelines Workshop

10:15 AM – 11:00 AM ET
Taking a Closer Look at Billing Time vs MDM
Speaker: Melesia Tillman, BA – American College of Rheumatology
Coding Guidelines Workshop
CME 0.75 hours

11:00 AM – 11:30 AM ET
Getting Involved with ACR
Moderator: Mario D. Felix, MD – Yale
FIT at Education Exchange
CME 0.50 hours

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET
Split/Shared Change & Incident-to Rule
Speaker: Melesia Tillman, BA – American College of Rheumatology
Coding Guidelines Workshop
CME 1 hours

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM ET
Panel Session: Improving Recruitment and Retention of Underrepresented in Medicine Students, Fellows, and Faculty
Moderator: Natasha Ruth, MD, MS – Medical University South Carolina
Panelist: Lynne Holden, MD – Mentoring in Medicine, Inc
Panelist: Mileka Gilbert, MD, PhD – Medical University of South Carolina
Panelist: Irene Blanco, MD, MS – Northwestern University
Panelist: Ashira Blazer, MD – Hospital for Special Surgery
Division Directors Conference
CME 1.25 hours

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET
Lunch
Coding Guidelines Workshop

12:15 PM – 12:30 PM ET
Update on Division Directors Committee
Speaker: Jim Oates, MD – Medical University of South Carolina
Division Directors Conference
CME 0.25 hours

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM ET
Deep Dive into Rheumatology Procedures
Speaker: Antanya Chung-Gardiner, BSc – American College of Rheumatology
Coding Guidelines Workshop
CME 1 hours

1:30 PM – 1:35 PM ET
Welcome Remarks: Joint Session of Educators and Division Directors
Speaker: Bethany Marston, MD – University of Rochester
Educators ConferenceDivision Directors Conference

1:30 PM – 2:50 PM ET
The Great Debates by Rheumatology Fellows
Moderator: Ibtissam Gad, MD – Henry Ford Hospital
Moderator: Guy Katz, MD – Massachusetts General Hospital
Moderator: Rashmi Dhital, MD – UC San Diego
FIT at Education Exchange
CME 1.33 hours

1:35 PM – 2:00 PM ET
ACR Advocacy Update
Moderator: Bethany Marston, MD – University of Rochester
Speaker: Eric Dein, MD, RhMSUS – Institute of Rheumatic and Autoimmune Diseases, Overlook Hospital
Educators ConferenceDivision Directors Conference
CME 0.25 hours

2:00 PM – 2:30 PM ET
ACGME Update
Speaker: Michael Pillinger, MD – New York University Grossman School of Medicine
Educators ConferenceDivision Directors Conference
CME 0.50 hours

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET
Drug Wastage and Coverage Guidelines
Speaker: Antanya Chung-Gardiner, BSc – American College of Rheumatology
Coding Guidelines Workshop
CME 1 hours

2:30 PM – 3:30 PM ET
International Medical Graduates(IMGs) - Challenges Represented Along Various Pathways
Moderator: Ali Duarte-Garcia, MD, MSc – Mayo Clinic
Panelist: Didem Saygin, MD – University of Pittsburgh
Panelist: Sebastian E. Sattui, MD, MS – University of Pittsburgh
Panelist: Maria I. ("Maio") Danila, MD, MSc, MPH – University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Birmingham VA Medical Center
Educators ConferenceDivision Directors Conference
CME 1 hours

3:00 PM – 3:15 PM ET
Break
Coding Guidelines Workshop

3:00 PM – 3:30 PM ET
Preparing for Rheumatology Boards
Speaker: Bharat Kumar, MD, RhMSUS, MMed – University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Moderator: Mohanad Elfishawi, MS, MBBCH – Mayo Clinic
FIT at Education Exchange
CME 0.50 hours

3:15 PM – 4:00 PM ET
Outpatient Audits in 2023
Speaker: Melesia Tillman, BA – American College of Rheumatology
Coding Guidelines Workshop
CME 0.75 hours

4:00 PM – 4:45 PM ET
How Division Directors Can Support Clinician Educators
Moderator: Debendra Pattanaik, MD – University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Panelist: Jay Mehta, MD – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Panelist: Lisa Zickuhr, MD – Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium
Panelist: Randy Q. Cron, MD, PhD – University of Alabama at Birmingham
Educators ConferenceDivision Directors Conference
CME 0.75 hours

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM ET
Roundtable Discussion
Speaker: Antanya Chung-Gardiner, BSc – American College of Rheumatology
Coding Guidelines Workshop
CME 1 hours

4:00 PM – 5:20 PM ET
Roundtable - AbbVie, Inc.
Facilitator: Andrew Gara
FIT at Education Exchange

4:00 PM – 5:20 PM ET
Roundtable - Career and Finding Job as a Clinician Educator
Facilitator: Adam Kilian, MD – Saint Louis University
FIT at Education Exchange

4:00 PM – 5:20 PM ET
Roundtable - Career and Finding Job as a Clinician Investigator
Facilitator: Zachary Wallace, MD;MSc – Massachusetts General Hospital
FIT at Education Exchange

4:00 PM – 5:20 PM ET
Roundtable - Career and Finding job as a Private Practice Rheumatologist
Facilitator: Rachel Tate, DO, RhMSUS – SFR
FIT at Education Exchange

4:00 PM – 5:20 PM ET
Roundtable - Case Discussion with Lupus Expert
Facilitator: Michelle Petri, MD, MPH – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
FIT at Education Exchange

4:00 PM – 5:20 PM ET
Roundtable - Case Discussion with Myositis/Scleroderma Expert
Facilitator: Jemima Albayda, MD, RhMSUS – Johns Hopkins University
FIT at Education Exchange

4:00 PM – 5:20 PM ET
Roundtable - Case Discussion with Spondyloarthritis Expert
Facilitator: Lianne S. Gensler, MD – University of California San Francisco
FIT at Education Exchange

4:00 PM – 5:20 PM ET
Roundtable - Case Discussion with Vasculitis Expert
Facilitator: Jason Springer, MD, MS – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
FIT at Education Exchange

4:00 PM – 5:20 PM ET
Roundtable - Eli Lilly and Company
Facilitator: Alisa Erika Koch, MD, PhD
FIT at Education Exchange

4:00 PM – 5:20 PM ET
Roundtable - Financial Management
Facilitator: David Parker, BA – FLORIDA MEDICAL ADVISORS
FIT at Education Exchange

4:00 PM – 5:20 PM ET
Roundtable - Getting Involved with the ACR
Facilitator: Marcy Bolster, MD – Massachusetts General Hospital
FIT at Education Exchange

4:00 PM – 5:20 PM ET
Roundtable - Keeping up with Medical Literature
Facilitator: Ruth Fernandez Ruiz, MD, MSc – Hospital for Special Surgery / Weill Cornell Medicine
FIT at Education Exchange

4:00 PM – 5:20 PM ET
Roundtable - Preparing for the Rheumatology Boards
Facilitator: Bharat Kumar, MD, RhMSUS, MMed – University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
FIT at Education Exchange

4:00 PM – 5:20 PM ET
Roundtable - Publishing in Peer Reviewed Journals
Facilitator: Hanna Kim, MD, MS – NIAMS, NIH
FIT at Education Exchange

4:00 PM – 5:20 PM ET
Roundtable - Social Media
Facilitator: Jean Liew, MD, MS – Boston University
FIT at Education Exchange

4:00 PM – 5:20 PM ET
Roundtable - Work Life Balance
Facilitator: Rachel M. Wolfe, MD – Wake Forest School of Medicine
FIT at Education Exchange

4:00 PM – 5:20 PM ET
Roundtable – RISE Registry
Facilitator: Thomas Tack – American College of Rheumatology
FIT at Education Exchange

4:45 PM – 5:45 PM ET
Building Stronger Alliances Between Academic Adult and Pediatric Rheumatology Programs
Moderator: Randy Q. Cron, MD, PhD – University of Alabama at Birmingham
Panelist: Natasha Ruth, MD, MS – Medical University South Carolina
Panelist: Jim Oates, MD – Medical University of South Carolina
Panelist: Rebecca Sadun, MD, PhD – Duke University
Panelist: David Leverenz, MD – Duke University
Educators ConferenceDivision Directors Conference
CME 1 hours

5:25 PM – 5:30 PM ET
Closing Remarks/Adjourn
Speaker: Didem Saygin, MD – University of Pittsburgh
FIT at Education Exchange

5:55 PM – 6:00 PM ET
Closing Remarks
Speaker: Jim Oates, MD – Medical University of South Carolina
Educators ConferenceDivision Directors Conference

Saturday, April 29, 2023
9:00 AM – 9:10 AM ET
Welcome
Speaker: Marcus Snow, MD (he/him/his) – University of Nebraska Medical Center
Access in Rheumatology

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM ET
New Drugs on the Block (Indications and Safety Concerns)
Speaker: Jeffrey A. Sparks, MD, MSc – Brigham and Women's Hospital
Moderator: Kevin Byram, MD – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
SOTA
CME 1 hours

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM ET
Nuts and Bolts: How to Succeed as a Rheumatology Program Director
Moderator: Bethany Marston, MD – University of Rochester
Speaker: Fotios Koumpouras, MD – Yale School of Medicine
Educators Conference
CME 1 hours

9:10 AM – 10:10 AM ET
Thriving, Not Just Surviving – Keeping your Rheumatology Practice Solvent
Moderator: Tien-I Karleen Su, MD – Amicus Arthritis & Osteoporosis Center
Speaker: Charles Haberkern, MBA – Rheumatology Specialty Center
Speaker: Nehad Soloman, MD – Arizona Arthritis & Rheumatology Associates, P.C.
Speaker: Christopher Phillips, MD – Paducah Rheumatology
Access in Rheumatology
CME 1 hours

10:00 AM – 10:30 AM ET
Challenging Cases in Small Vessel Vasculitis
Speaker: Zachary Wallace, MD;MSc – Massachusetts General Hospital
Moderator: Kevin Byram, MD – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
SOTA
CME .50 hours

10:00 AM – 10:30 AM ET
Update from Committee on Rheumatology Training and Workforce Issues (COTW)
Speaker: Bethany Marston, MD – University of Rochester
Educators Conference
CME 0.5 hours

10:25 AM – 11:25 AM ET
Optimizing Patient Access to Treatment
Moderator: Rebecca Shepherd, MD, MBA – LGH- Penn Medicine
Speaker: Colin Edgerton, MD, RhMSUS – Articularis Healthcare
Speaker: Nicholas Turkas, MS – Arthritis Foundation, National Office
Speaker: Michelle Owen, -None- – Arthritis & Rheumatology Associates of Palm Beach
Access in Rheumatology
CME 1 hours

10:30 AM – 11:00 AM ET
SOTA Morning Break
SOTA

11:00 AM – 11:40 AM ET
Challenging Cases in Large Vessel Vasculitis
Speaker: Jason Springer, MD, MS – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Moderator: Kevin Byram, MD – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
SOTA
CME .65 hours

11:00 AM – 12:30 PM ET
Education and Wellness Inspirations (Teaching Pearls)
Moderator: Vaneet Sandhu, MD, RhMSUS – Loma Linda University
Educators Conference
CME 1.5 hours

11:25 AM – 11:30 AM ET
Closing
Speaker: Marcus Snow, MD (he/him/his) – University of Nebraska Medical Center
Access in Rheumatology

11:30 AM – 12:00 PM ET
Roundtables
Roundtable Facilitator: Marc Hirsh, MD, RhMSUS – The Hirsh Center
Roundtable Facilitator: Christina Boutsicaris, MD, RhMSUS – NorthShore University Health System
Roundtable Facilitator: Charles Degenhardt, III, MD – Articularis Healthcare
Roundtable Facilitator: Ashley Beall, MD – ARAPC
Roundtable Facilitator: Deepika Singh, MD – Valley Children's Healthcare
Access in Rheumatology
CME 0.5 hours

11:40 AM – 12:20 PM ET
Challenging Cases in Neuropsychiatric Lupus
Speaker: Michelle Petri, MD, MPH – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Moderator: Kevin Byram, MD – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
SOTA
CME .35 hours

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM ET
SOTA Lunch
SOTA

1:30 PM – 2:00 PM ET
Dermatomyositis
Speaker: Katharina Shaw, MD – Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Department of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School
Moderator: Narender Annapureddy, MD, MS – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
SOTA
CME .50 hours

1:30 PM – 2:15 PM ET
Keynote: 2022 Distinguished Fellowship Program Director Award
Speaker: Lisa Criscione-Schreiber, MD, MMed – Duke University School of Medicine
Educators Conference
CME 0.75 hours

2:00 PM – 2:30 PM ET
Myositis-ILD
Speaker: Erin Wilfong, MD, PhD – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Moderator: Narender Annapureddy, MD, MS – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
SOTA
CME .50 hours

2:15 PM – 3:30 PM ET
ACR Resources for Educators and Trainees
Moderator: Bethany Marston, MD – University of Rochester
Educators Conference
CME 0.25 hours

2:30 PM – 3:00 PM ET
Lung Transplant and Rheumatic Diseases
Speaker: Sameep Sehgal, MD – Cleveland Clinic
Moderator: Narender Annapureddy, MD, MS – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
SOTA
CME .50 hours

3:00 PM – 3:30 PM ET
Kawasaki Disease Guidelines
Speaker: Mark Gorelik, MD – Columbia University School of Medicine
Moderator: Narender Annapureddy, MD, MS – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
SOTA
CME .50 hours

4:00 PM – 4:40 PM ET
Pediatrics Year in Review
Speaker: Jay Mehta, MD – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Moderator: Narender Annapureddy, MD, MS – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
SOTA
CME .65 hours

4:00 PM – 6:00 PM ET
Concurrent Workshops
Facilitator: Fotios Koumpouras, MD – Yale School of Medicine
Educators Conference
CME 2 hours

4:40 PM – 5:10 PM ET
Hypophosphatasia
Speaker: Laura Carbone, MD, MS – Augusta University
Moderator: Narender Annapureddy, MD, MS – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
SOTA
CME .50 hours

5:20 PM – 6:20 PM ET
SOTA Cocktails and Cases
Panelist: Zachary Wallace, MD;MSc – Massachusetts General Hospital
Panelist: Jason Springer, MD, MS – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Panelist: Michelle Petri, MD, MPH – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Panelist: Erin Wilfong, MD, PhD – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Panelist: Mark Gorelik, MD – Columbia University School of Medicine
Panelist: Jay Mehta, MD – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Panelist: Katharina Shaw, MD – Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Department of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School
Panelist: Sameep Sehgal, MD – Cleveland Clinic
Panelist: Jeffrey A. Sparks, MD, MSc – Brigham and Women's Hospital
SOTA

6:30 PM – 7:30 PM ET
Addressing Radiographic Progression in Psoriatic Arthritis
SOTA
CME 0 hours

Sunday, April 30, 2023
7:45 AM – 8:45 AM ET
Review of an Approved Janus Kinase Inhibitor in Patients With Moderate to Severe Rheumatoid Arthritis
SOTA
CME 0 hours

9:00 AM – 9:30 AM ET
Global Health Disparities in Rheumatology
Speaker: Irene Blanco, MD, MS – Northwestern University
SOTA
CME .50 hours

9:30 AM – 10:00 AM ET
ACR Advocacy Update: Help Us, Help You
Speaker: Eric Dein, MD, RhMSUS – Institute of Rheumatic and Autoimmune Diseases, Overlook Hospital
SOTA
CME .50 hours

10:00 AM – 10:30 AM ET
Inflammatory Eye Disease
Speaker: George Papaliodis, MD – Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Moderator: Aman Kugasia, MD – Arthritis Clinic of Cypress and Katy, PA
SOTA
CME .50 hours

10:30 AM – 11:00 AM ET
SOTA Morning Break
SOTA

11:00 AM – 11:30 AM ET
Biologics Management of Psoriasis
Speaker: Anthony Fernandez, MD, PhD – Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Moderator: Aman Kugasia, MD – Arthritis Clinic of Cypress and Katy, PA
SOTA
CME .50 hours

11:30 AM – 12:00 PM ET
Pericarditis Management
Speaker: Paul Cremer, MD – Cleveland Clinic
Moderator: Matthew Bunyard, MD, RhMSUS – Cleveland Clinic
SOTA
CME .50 hours

12:00 PM – 12:30 PM ET
Challenging Cases of Lupus Nephritis
Speaker: Brad Rovin, MD – The Ohio State University
Moderator: Matthew Bunyard, MD, RhMSUS – Cleveland Clinic
SOTA
CME .50 hours

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM ET
SOTA Lunch
SOTA

2:00 PM – 2:30 PM ET
Applications of Ultrasound in Current Rheumatology Practice
Speaker: Gurjit Kaeley, MBBS, RhMSUS, MRCP – UF COM-J
Moderator: Sobia Hassan, MD, RhMSUS, MRCP – RUSH University
SOTA
CME .50 hours

2:30 PM – 3:00 PM ET
Gout Updates
Speaker: John FitzGerald, MD, PhD, RhMSUS – UCLA
Moderator: Sobia Hassan, MD, RhMSUS, MRCP – RUSH University
SOTA
CME .50 hours