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Saturday, April 13, 2024
8:30 AM - 8:40 AM Central Time
Opening Remarks
Speaker: Sobia Hassan, MD, RhMSUS, MRCP – RUSH University

8:40 AM - 9:30 AM Central Time
CAR-T Cell Therapy: What the Rheumatologists Need to Know
Moderator: Sobia Hassan, MD, RhMSUS, MRCP – RUSH University
Speaker: Javier Munoz – Mayo Clinic

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM Central Time
Vaccination Guideline Updates
Moderator: Aman Kugasia, MD – Arthritis Clinic of Cypress and Katy, PA
Speaker: Anne Bass, MD – Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine

10:30 AM - 11:10 AM Central Time
Integrative Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment Guidelines
Moderator: Narender Annapureddy, MD, MS – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Speaker: Benjamin Smith, PA-C, DMSc – Florida State University College of Medicine

11:10 AM - 11:50 AM Central Time
Challenging Cases in RA: Joints and Beyond
Moderator: Narender Annapureddy, MD, MS – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Speaker: James R. O'Dell, MD – University of Nebraska Medical Center

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM Central Time
Challenging Cases in Sjogren's Syndrome: Beyond the Dryness
Moderator: Matthew Bunyard, MD, RhMSUS – Cleveland Clinic
Speaker: Chadwick Johr, MD – University of Pennsylvania

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM Central Time
CPPD Update: Let's Be Crystal Clear
Moderator: Matthew Bunyard, MD, RhMSUS – Cleveland Clinic
Speaker: Sara Tedeschi, MD, MPH – Brigham and Women's Hospital

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM Central Time
Challenging Cases in Fibromyalgia and Chronic Pain: An Update for the Rheumatologist
Moderator: Matthew Bunyard, MD, RhMSUS – Cleveland Clinic
Speaker: Deeba Minhas, MD – University of Michigan

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Central Time
Neurosarcoidosis: The Great Mimicker
Moderator: Sobia Hassan, MD, RhMSUS, MRCP – RUSH University
Speaker: Jinny Tavee, MD – National Jewish Health

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM Central Time
Checkpoint Inhibitor Complications of the Rheumatologists
Moderator: Kevin Byram, MD – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Speaker: Anne Bass, MD – Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM Central Time
Behçet's Syndrome: An Update
Moderator: Lisa Korn, MD, PhD – Yale
Speaker: Yusuf Yazici, MD – NYU Grossman School of Medicine

4:40 PM - 5:40 PM Central Time
Cocktail and Cases
Speaker: Sobia Hassan, MD, RhMSUS, MRCP – RUSH University
Roundtable Participant: Anne Bass, MD – Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine
Roundtable Participant: Benjamin Smith, PA-C, DMSc – Florida State University College of Medicine
Roundtable Participant: James R. O'Dell, MD – University of Nebraska Medical Center
Roundtable Participant: Sara Tedeschi, MD, MPH – Brigham and Women's Hospital
Roundtable Participant: Deeba Minhas, MD – University of Michigan
Roundtable Participant: Yusuf Yazici, MD – NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Roundtable Participant: Tracy Frech, MD, MS – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Roundtable Participant: Pedrotty Dawn, MD, PhD – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Roundtable Participant: Jinny Tavee, MD – National Jewish Health
Roundtable Participant: Marcela Ferrada, MD – University of Maryland

Sunday, April 14, 2024
8:30 AM - 9:10 AM Central Time
VEXAS Syndrome: Still Vexing Rheumatologists?
Moderator: Lisa Korn, MD, PhD – Yale
Speaker: Marcela Ferrada, MD – University of Maryland

9:10 AM - 9:55 AM Central Time
Lung Disease in Scleroderma
Moderator: Kevin Byram, MD – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Speaker: Dinesh Khanna, MD, MSc – University of Michigan

9:55 AM - 10:30 AM Central Time
Digital Ischemia for the Rheumatologist
Moderator: Narender Annapureddy, MD, MS – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Speaker: Tracy Frech, MD, MS – Vanderbilt University Medical Center

10:45 AM - 11:20 AM Central Time
Exploring the Role of Artificial Intelligence in the Future of Rheumatoid Arthritis Management
Moderator: Aman Kugasia, MD – Arthritis Clinic of Cypress and Katy, PA
Speaker: S. Louis Bridges, Jr, MD, PhD – Hospital for Special Surgery

11:20 AM - 11:55 AM Central Time
Cardiac Sarcoidosis for the Rheumatologist
Moderator: Sobia Hassan, MD, RhMSUS, MRCP – RUSH University
Speaker: Pedrotty Dawn, MD, PhD – Vanderbilt University Medical Center