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  • Sunday, Nov 12th
    10:30 AM – 11:15 AM PT
    201: nr-axSpA: BREAKING THE CODE
    Location: Theater A
    Industry Presenter: Elizabeth L. Perkins, MD – Rheumatology Care Center
    Industry Presenter: Rachel Tate, DO, RhMSUS – SFR
  • Sunday, Nov 12th
    11:30 AM – 12:15 PM PT
    202: Treating Patients with PsA and AS Today & Tomorrow
    Location: Theater B
    Industry Moderator: Alvin Wells, MD, PhD, FACR – Aurora Rheumatology and Immunotherapy Center
    Industry Presenter: Ara Dikranian, MD – Cabrillo Center for Rheumatic Disease
    Industry Presenter: Jill Zouzoulas, MD – Tyson Medical Partners
  • Sunday, Nov 12th
    12:30 PM – 1:15 PM PT
    203: SAPHNELO® (anifrolumab-fnia): A First-In-Class IFN-1 Signaling Inhibitor, Now With 4-Year Data From a Long-Term Safety and Tolerability Study
    Location: Theater A
    Industry Presenter: Maureen McMahon, MD, MS – UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine
  • Sunday, Nov 12th
    1:30 PM – 2:15 PM PT
    208: Updated Guidance Calls for the Earlier Use of Biologics: Are You Embracing the Change?
    Location: Theater B
    Industry Presenter: Sheetal Desai, MD – UC Irvine
    Industry Presenter: Alfred Kim, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Washington University School of Medicine
    Industry Presenter: Donald Thomas, MD, FACP, FACR, RhMSUS – Arthritis and Pain Associates of Prince George's County
  • Sunday, Nov 12th
    2:30 PM – 3:15 PM PT
    209: The First FDA-Approved Biologic for the Treatment of Polymyalgia Rheumatica: A Deep Dive
    Location: Theater A
    Industry Presenter: Alvin Wells, MD, PhD, FACR – Aurora Rheumatology and Immunotherapy Center
  • Sunday, Nov 12th
    3:30 PM – 4:15 PM PT
    210: Expert Perspectives: Identification and Management of Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis
    Location: Theater B
    Industry Presenter: Andrew White, MD – Scripps Clinic
    Industry Presenter: Julio Gonzalez-Paoli, MD – Florida Medical Clinic
  • Monday, Nov 13th
    10:30 AM – 11:15 AM PT
    216: Use of a Prescription Janus Kinase (JAK) Inhibitor for Active Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS), Including Review of a Hypothetical Patient Case
    Location: Theater A
    Industry Presenter: Gordon Lam, MD – Arthritis and Osteoporosis Consultants of the Carolinas
  • Monday, Nov 13th
    11:30 AM – 12:15 PM PT
    217: COSENTYX® (secukinumab) Joint Decision Making
    Location: Theater B
    Industry Presenter: Linda Grinnell-Merrick, NP, MS - BC – Novartis
    Industry Presenter: Vishal Medatia – Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
  • Monday, Nov 13th
    12:30 PM – 1:15 PM PT
    233: Autoimmune-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease: A Patient’s Journey, A Physician’s Perspective, and the Power of Collaborative Care
    Location: Theater A
    Industry Presenter: Elizabeth R. Volkmann, MD, MS – University of California, Los Angeles
    Industry Presenter: Chidinma Chima-Melton, MD, MBA – UCLA Health System, Department of Medicine
  • Monday, Nov 13th
    1:30 PM – 2:15 PM PT
    223: TREMFYA® Efficacy, Safety, and Real-World Evidence with Subtitle: in Adults with Active Psoriatic Arthritis
    Location: Theater B
    Industry Presenter: Philip Mease, MD – Swedish Medical Center/Providence St. Joseph Health
    Industry Presenter: Aaron Broadwell, MD – Department of Rheumatology, Rheumatology and Osteoporosis Specialists
  • Monday, Nov 13th
    2:30 PM – 3:15 PM PT
    224: A Clinical Approach to Hypophosphatasia
    Location: Theater A
    Industry Presenter: Chad Deal, MD – Cleveland Clinic
  • Monday, Nov 13th
    3:30 PM – 4:15 PM PT
    225: Breaking the Cycle of Recurrent Pericarditis: A Targeted Approach for Pain Relief, Inflammation Resolution, and Flare Prevention
    Location: Theater B
    Industry Presenter: Anna K. Imperato, MD – St. Francis Hospital
  • Tuesday, Nov 14th
    10:30 AM – 11:15 AM PT
    229: Holistic Care of the Immunocompromised Rheumatologic Patient - Case Analysis
    Location: Theater A
    Industry Presenter: Kevin Winthrop, MD, MPH – Oregon Health & Science University
    Industry Presenter: Leonard H. Calabrese, DO – Cleveland Clinic
  • Tuesday, Nov 14th
    11:30 AM – 12:15 PM PT
    230: A Rheumatologist and Nephrologist Discuss Kidney Preservation in Lupus Nephritis
    Location: Theater B
    Industry Presenter: Sheetal Desai, MD – UC Irvine
    Industry Presenter: Tina Kochar, MD – University of Texas Medical Branch
  • Tuesday, Nov 14th
    12:30 PM – 1:15 PM PT
    231: Pioneering CAR T Cell Therapy in Autoimmune Diseases: A Fireside Chat with Dr. Georg Schett and Dr. Carl June
    Location: Theater A
    Industry Moderator: David J. Chang, MD, MPG, FACR – Cabaletta Bio
    Industry Presenter: Carl H. June, MD – Penn Medicine
    Industry Presenter: Georg Schett, MD – Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
  • Tuesday, Nov 14th
    1:30 PM – 2:15 PM PT
    232: The Inflammatory Role of the Eosinophil in EGPA
    Location: Theater B
    Industry Presenter: Robert Spiera, MD – Hosptial for Special Surgery