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  • Sunday, Nov 12th
    8:30 AM – 10:00 AM PT
    12S106: The “Tooth” About Oral Healthcare in Rheumatic Disease: A Multidisciplinary Approach
    Location: Room 24A-C
    Moderator: Melissa Mannion, MD (she/her/hers) – University of Alabama at Birmingham
    Moderator: C. Thomas Appleton, MD, PhD, FRCPC – The University of Western Ontario
    Patient engagement/self-management
     CME: 1.5 hours
  • Sunday, Nov 12th
    8:30 AM – 8:50 AM PT
    Creating the Connection: Linking Rheumatology and Oral Health
    Location: Room 24A-C
    Speaker: Katherine France, DDS – University of Pennsylvania
    Patient engagement/self-management
  • Sunday, Nov 12th
    8:50 AM – 9:00 AM PT
    Q&A
    Location: Room 24A-C
    Patient engagement/self-management
  • Sunday, Nov 12th
    9:00 AM – 9:20 AM PT
    Through the Patient Lens: Diving Deeper into the Data
    Location: Room 24A-C
    Speaker: Natasha Trehan, BSc (she/her/hers) – University of Ottawa, Take a Pain Check Foundation
    Patient engagement/self-management
  • Sunday, Nov 12th
    9:20 AM – 9:30 AM PT
    Q&A
    Location: Room 24A-C
    Patient engagement/self-management
  • Sunday, Nov 12th
    9:30 AM – 9:50 AM PT
    Dental Dos: A Successful Model of Care
    Location: Room 24A-C
    Speaker: Natalia Trehan, DMD (she/her/hers) – University of Pennsylvania
    Patient engagement/self-management
  • Sunday, Nov 12th
    9:50 AM – 10:00 AM PT
    Q&A
    Location: Room 24A-C
    Patient engagement/self-management
  • Sunday, Nov 12th
    9:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT
    (PP01–PP13) Patient Perspectives Poster
    Location: Poster Hall
    Patient engagement/self-management
  • Sunday, Nov 12th
    9:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT
    PP01: You Can’t Get This from a Doctor: The Role of Support Groups for Adults Aged 25-55 Living with Arthritis
    Location: Poster Hall
    Patient Poster Presenter: Eileen Davidson, -None- (she/her/hers) – Arthritis Research Canada
    Patient engagement/self-management
  • Sunday, Nov 12th
    9:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT
    PP02: Patient Centered Care: The Complete Picture
    Location: Poster Hall
    Patient Poster Presenter: Chisa Nosamiefan, BSc, MA (she/her/hers) – The Labalaba Foundation
    Patient engagement/self-management
  • Sunday, Nov 12th
    9:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT
    PP03: Lupus with Slime: Improve QOL and Increase ROM in SLE with Slime
    Location: Poster Hall
    Patient Poster Presenter: Amanda Greene, BA (she/her/hers) – Lupus and Allied Diseases Association, Inc. (LADA)
    Patient engagement/self-management
  • Sunday, Nov 12th
    9:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT
    PP04: Bouncing Back: How I Found My Running Shoes Using a Rebounder for My Psoriatic Arthritis
    Location: Poster Hall
    Patient Poster Presenter: Ashley Krivohlavek, MA – University of Oklahoma
    Patient engagement/self-management
  • Sunday, Nov 12th
    9:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT
    PP05: Relief Redefined: A Patient’s Journey to Reducing the Impact of Her PsA Flare Ups
    Location: Poster Hall
    Patient engagement/self-management
  • Sunday, Nov 12th
    9:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT
    PP06: Dana’s Data Dashboard: Applying a Familiar Framework for Efficient and Effective Health Management
    Location: Poster Hall
    Patient Poster Presenter: Dana Guglielmo, MPH (she/her/hers) – Patient
    Patient engagement/self-management
  • Sunday, Nov 12th
    9:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT
    PP07: How "Coming Out" About My Lupus Diagnosis Allowed Me to Connect With Patients, Get Involved With Research, and Spread Awareness
    Location: Poster Hall
    Patient Poster Presenter: Jamie Chieh Lo, -None- – School of Medicine, I-Shou University
    Patient engagement/self-management
  • Sunday, Nov 12th
    9:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT
    PP08: Finding Gratitude in Adversity: The Impact of Finding the Right Rheumatologist
    Location: Poster Hall
    Patient Poster Presenter: Yaideliz Acevedo – Global Healthy Living Foundation
    Patient engagement/self-management
  • Sunday, Nov 12th
    9:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT
    PP09: Practicing Mindfulness to Improve Quality of Life
    Location: Poster Hall
    Patient Poster Presenter: Shelley Fritz, MS (she/her/hers) – Global Healthy Living Foundation
    Patient engagement/self-management
  • Sunday, Nov 12th
    9:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT
    PP10: Saved by Plants: How a Necessary Lifestyle Change Led to a Happier Life with Decreased Rheumatoid Arthritis Pain and Fatigue
    Location: Poster Hall
    Patient Poster Presenter: Shelley Fritz, MS (she/her/hers) – Global Healthy Living Foundation
    Patient engagement/self-management
  • Sunday, Nov 12th
    9:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT
    PP11: We Suffered For Decades, But Then She Was Born
    Location: Poster Hall
    Patient Poster Presenter: Ian Stedman, JD – York University
    Patient engagement/self-management
  • Sunday, Nov 12th
    9:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT
    PP12: Sjögren’s-Fatigue: Non-Therapeutic Lifestyle Adjustments to Help Manage My Most Problematic Symptom
    Location: Poster Hall
    Patient Poster Presenter: Matt Makara, MPH – Sjogren's Foundation
    Patient engagement/self-management
  • Sunday, Nov 12th
    9:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT
    PP13: My Four Pillars of Wellness: How Sleep, Diet, Exercise and Stress Reduction Enable Me to Define My Life and not let Sjögren’s Define Me
    Location: Poster Hall
    Patient Poster Presenter: Matt Makara, MPH – Sjogren's Foundation
    Patient engagement/self-management
  • Sunday, Nov 12th
    4:00 PM – 5:00 PM PT
    12S152: Patient Perspectives (PP14–PP17)
    Location: Room 1A-B
    Moderator: Puja Khanna, MD, MPH – University of Michigan
    Patient engagement/self-management
  • Sunday, Nov 12th
    4:00 PM – 4:10 PM PT
    PP14: Putting Lived Experience into Action: Flipping the Script on Living with a Chronic Disease
    Location: Room 1A-B
    Patient Presenter: Natasha Trehan, BSc (she/her/hers) – University of Ottawa, Take a Pain Check Foundation
    Patient engagement/self-management
  • Sunday, Nov 12th
    4:15 PM – 4:25 PM PT
    PP15: Toward a Frontier Beyond the Barriers of Position and Prejudice
    Location: Room 1A-B
    Patient Presenter: Noriko Okochi, PhD – Rheumatic Disease and Vasculitis Support Network Japan
    Patient engagement/self-management
  • Sunday, Nov 12th
    4:30 PM – 4:40 PM PT
    PP16: Peer Health Coaches Help Scleroderma Patients Cope with Isolation
    Location: Room 1A-B
    Patient Presenter: Mary Alore, MBA – Self-employed
    Patient engagement/self-management
  • Sunday, Nov 12th
    4:45 PM – 4:55 PM PT
    PP17: Utilizing Support Networks to Improve Patient Outcomes
    Location: Room 1A-B
    Patient Presenter: Brian Vogel, -None- – Lupus and Allied Diseases Association, Inc. (LADA)
    Patient engagement/self-management
  • Monday, Nov 13th
    2:15 PM – 2:25 PM PT
    1652: Lupus Research Action Network: Increasing Minority Clinical Trial Participation Through Peer Leaders
    Location: Room 24A-C
    Presenting Author: Patrick Wildman, BA – Lupus Foundation of America
    Patient engagement/self-management
  • Monday, Nov 13th
    2:45 PM – 2:55 PM PT
    1654: A Peer Health Coached Resilience-Based Energy Management Program Was Effective in Improving Fatigue and Other Outcomes in People with Systemic Sclerosis: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial
    Location: Room 24A-C
    Presenting Author: Susan Murphy, OT, ScD – University of Michigan
    Patient engagement/self-management
  • Monday, Nov 13th
    3:15 PM – 3:25 PM PT
    1656: Nothing About Us Without Us: Top 10 Research Priorities from Patients - A James Lind Alliance Project for Public and Patient Involvement (PPI)
    Location: Room 24A-C
    Presenting Author: Anna Fryxelius, BA (she/her/hers) – Norwegian Rheumatism Association / REMEDY Research Center
    Patient engagement/self-management
  • Tuesday, Nov 14th
    9:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT
    (2089–2094) Patient Education/Community Service – Interprofessional Poster
    Location: Poster Hall
    Patient engagement/self-management
  • Tuesday, Nov 14th
    9:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT
    1846: A Longitudinal Study: The Benefits of Non-Pharmacological Approaches to Improve Self-Reported Pain, Stiffness, and Fatigue in Individuals with Musculoskeletal Disorders
    Location: Poster Hall
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Titilayo Adeniran, MPH – Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS)
    Patient engagement/self-management
  • Tuesday, Nov 14th
    9:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT
    2089: Social Listening Analysis of IgG4-Related Disease Social Media Discussions
    Location: Poster Hall
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Maria Picone, BA – TREND Community
    Patient engagement/self-management
  • Tuesday, Nov 14th
    9:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT
    2090: Adaptation of the Making it WorkTM for People with Systemic Sclerosis
    Location: Poster Hall
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Janet Poole, PhD, OT, FAOTA – University of New Mexico
    Patient engagement/self-management
  • Tuesday, Nov 14th
    9:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT
    2091: Reach and Representativeness of Participants in an Evidence-Based, Community-Delivered Physical Activity Intervention in Adults with Arthritis
    Location: Poster Hall
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Dina Jones, PhD, PT – West Virginia University
    Patient engagement/self-management
  • Tuesday, Nov 14th
    9:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT
    2092: Feasibility and Efficacy of Culturally Appropriate Spanish Language-First Patient Education for Rheumatoid Arthritis
    Location: Poster Hall
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Shilpa Venkatachalam, PhD, MPH – Global Healthy Living Foundation
    Patient engagement/self-management
  • Tuesday, Nov 14th
    9:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT
    2093: Meeting the Educational and Language Needs of the Lupus Community: A Snapshot of 2022 Lupus Inquiries
    Location: Poster Hall
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Leticia Ocana, MPH (she/her/hers) – Lupus Foundation of America
    Patient engagement/self-management
  • Tuesday, Nov 14th
    9:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT
    2094: Increasing Collaboration, Education, and Awareness of Scleroderma Through an Interprofessional Education Program: Emphasizing the Importance of a Multidisciplinary Team and the Patient as the Primary Educator
    Location: Poster Hall
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Corey Fellon, BS (she/her/hers) – Albany Medical College
    Patient engagement/self-management
  • Tuesday, Nov 14th
    11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PT
    14T123: A Thousand Tiny Deaths: Attending to Grief in Patients with Rheumatic Diseases
    Location: Room 33A-C
    Moderator: Catherine Ames, BA – Self
    Moderator: Kristine Carandang, PhD, OT – Young Patients' Autoimmune Research & Empowerment Alliance
    Patient engagement/self-management
     CME: 1 hours
  • Tuesday, Nov 14th
    11:00 AM – 11:15 AM PT
    Grief in the Context of Rheumatic Diseases
    Location: Room 33A-C
    Speaker: Courtney Wells, PhD, MPH, MSW – University of Wisconsin-River Falls
    Patient engagement/self-management
  • Tuesday, Nov 14th
    11:15 AM – 11:30 AM PT
    Constant Change: The Patient Perspective of Grief
    Location: Room 33A-C
    Speaker: Rebecca Gillett, MS, OT – Insight Wellness, LLC
    Patient engagement/self-management
  • Tuesday, Nov 14th
    11:30 AM – 11:45 AM PT
    Distinguishing Features of Grief Versus Depression in Chronic Conditions
    Location: Room 33A-C
    Patient engagement/self-management
  • Tuesday, Nov 14th
    11:45 AM – 12:00 PM PT
    Q&A
    Location: Room 33A-C
    Patient engagement/self-management
  • Tuesday, Nov 14th
    12:00 PM – 1:00 PM PT
    14T130: A 360-degree View on Developmentally Responsive Transitions of Care
    Location: Room 6E/6D
    Moderator: Tyler Reese, MD – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    Moderator: Courtney Wells, PhD, MPH, MSW – University of Wisconsin-River Falls
    Patient engagement/self-management
     CME: 1 hours
  • Tuesday, Nov 14th
    12:00 PM – 1:00 PM PT
    14T132: Coming Together Is a Beginning, Keeping Together Is Progress, & Working Together Is Success: Rheumatology Interprofessional Collaboration
    Location: Room 1A-B
    Moderator: Aileen Ledingham, PT – Mount Auburn Hospital
    Moderator: Susan W. Williams-Judge, MN, ARNP – UWMC Rheumatology NW
    Patient engagement/self-management
     CME: 1 hours
  • Tuesday, Nov 14th
    12:00 PM – 12:15 PM PT
    Building a Transitions of Care Plan
    Location: Room 6E/6D
    Speaker: Stacy Ardoin, MD, MSc – Nationwide Children's Hospital
    Patient engagement/self-management
  • Tuesday, Nov 14th
    12:00 PM – 12:15 PM PT
    Rheumatology Interprofessional Collaboration: Where Are We Now?
    Location: Room 1A-B
    Speaker: Kori Dewing, DNP, ARNP – University of Washington
    Patient engagement/self-management
  • Tuesday, Nov 14th
    12:15 PM – 12:30 PM PT
    Are Special Competencies Needed When Working with Interprofessional Rehabilitation?
    Location: Room 1A-B
    Speaker: Jette Primdahl, RN, PhD – Danish Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, University Hospital of Southern Denmark and University of Southern Denmark
    Patient engagement/self-management
  • Tuesday, Nov 14th
    12:15 PM – 12:30 PM PT
    State of Transitions of Care in Rheumatology
    Location: Room 6E/6D
    Speaker: Erica Lawson, MD – UCSF
    Patient engagement/self-management
  • Tuesday, Nov 14th
    12:30 PM – 12:45 PM PT
    Incorporating Patient Perspectives into Transition of Care
    Location: Room 6E/6D
    Speaker: Hayden Adams – Ball State University
    Patient engagement/self-management
  • Tuesday, Nov 14th
    12:30 PM – 12:45 PM PT
    Rheumatology Patient Panel: Real-World Experience
    Location: Room 1A-B
    Speaker: Victoria Merrell, PA-C, MPT – Kaplan Maclean Rheumatology
    Patient engagement/self-management
  • Tuesday, Nov 14th
    12:45 PM – 1:00 PM PT
    Q&A
    Location: Room 1A-B
    Patient engagement/self-management
  • Tuesday, Nov 14th
    12:45 PM – 1:00 PM PT
    Q&A
    Location: Room 6E/6D
    Patient engagement/self-management
  • Tuesday, Nov 14th
    2:30 PM – 2:40 PM PT
    2499: Influence of Adiposity on Physical Function, Physical Activity, and Self-Reported Symptom Severity for Individuals with Arthritis Prior to Beginning a Physical Activity Promotion Intervention
    Location: Room 24A-C
    Presenting Author: Scott Jamieson, MS – The University of South Carolina
    Patient engagement/self-management
  • Tuesday, Nov 14th
    4:00 PM – 5:00 PM PT
    14T162: It Takes a Team: Helping People with Rheumatic Diseases Successfully Navigate Work
    Location: Room 23A-C
    Moderator: Adena Batterman, LCSW, MSW, MSW – Hospital for Special Surgery
    Moderator: Natasha Trehan, BSc (she/her/hers) – University of Ottawa, Take a Pain Check Foundation
    Patient engagement/self-management
     CME: 1 hours
  • Tuesday, Nov 14th
    4:00 PM – 5:00 PM PT
    14T166: Personalized Nutrition for Patients with Rheumatic Diseases
    Location: Room 1A-B
    Moderator: Christine Stamatos, DNP, ANP-C – Northwell Health, Division of Rheumatology
    Patient engagement/self-management
     CME: 1 hours
  • Tuesday, Nov 14th
    4:00 PM – 4:15 PM PT
    Understanding How Nutritional Interventions Affect Disease Outcomes Among Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
    Location: Room 1A-B
    Speaker: Sarah Patterson, MD – University of California, San Francisco
    Patient engagement/self-management
  • Tuesday, Nov 14th
    4:00 PM – 4:45 PM PT
    It Takes a Team: Helping People with Rheumatic Diseases Successfully Navigate Work
    Location: Room 23A-C
    Panelist: Cheryl Crow, OT – Arthritis Life
    Panelist: Diane Lacaille, MD, FRCPC – Arthritis Research Canada, University of British Columbia
    Panelist: Janet Poole, PhD, OT, FAOTA – University of New Mexico
    Panelist: Joan Westreich, MSW – Hospital for Special Surgery
    Patient engagement/self-management
  • Tuesday, Nov 14th
    4:15 PM – 4:30 PM PT
    Implementing Personalized Nutrition in Patients with Rheumatic Diseases: The Importance of Integrating Dieticians into Your Rheumatology Practice
    Location: Room 1A-B
    Speaker: Danica Cowan, MS – University of California San Francisco
    Patient engagement/self-management
  • Tuesday, Nov 14th
    4:30 PM – 4:45 PM PT
    Plant-Based Diets and Rheumatic Disease
    Location: Room 1A-B
    Speaker: Hana Kahleova, MD, PhD, MBA – Physician's Committee for Responsible Medicine
    Patient engagement/self-management
  • Tuesday, Nov 14th
    4:45 PM – 5:00 PM PT
    Q&A
    Location: Room 1A-B
    Patient engagement/self-management
  • Tuesday, Nov 14th
    4:45 PM – 5:00 PM PT
    Q&A
    Location: Room 23A-C
    Patient engagement/self-management
  • Wednesday, Nov 15th
    7:30 AM – 8:30 AM PT
    15W101: Pain Self-Management and Technology: Hybrid Books to Virtual Reality
    Location: Room 30D-E
    Moderator: Janet Poole, PhD, OT, FAOTA – University of New Mexico
    Moderator: Daniel Whibley, PhD – University of Michigan
    Patient engagement/self-management
     CME: 1 hours
  • Wednesday, Nov 15th
    7:30 AM – 7:45 AM PT
    Pain Self-Management: Evidence and Pearls for Delivery and Uptake
    Location: Room 30D-E
    Speaker: Afton Hassett, PhD – University of Michigan
    Patient engagement/self-management
  • Wednesday, Nov 15th
    7:45 AM – 8:00 AM PT
    Pain Self-Management for the Masses: Content and Scalability
    Location: Room 30D-E
    Speaker: David Williams, PhD – University of Michigan
    Patient engagement/self-management
  • Wednesday, Nov 15th
    8:00 AM – 8:15 AM PT
    A Brave New World for Self-Management VR and Beyond!
    Location: Room 30D-E
    Speaker: Brandon Birckhead, MD – John Hopkins Medicine
    Patient engagement/self-management
  • Wednesday, Nov 15th
    8:15 AM – 8:30 AM PT
    Q&A
    Location: Room 30D-E
    Patient engagement/self-management