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Full Schedule

Full Schedule

  • 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

    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 Conference

    Division 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 Conference

    Division 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 Conference

    Division Directors Conference

    CME 0.50 hours

  • 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET
    Drug Wastage and Coverage Guidelines

    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 Conference

    Division 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 Conference

    Division 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.

    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

    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

    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

    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 Conference

    Division 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 Conference

    Division Directors Conference