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Scientific Session

Professional development and education
General Topic: Education and Workforce

15W102: When and How to Gather: Building Social Connections and Intellectual Comradery

Wednesday, November 15, 2023
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM PT
Location: Room 5A-B
CE: 1

In Person On Demand

    Panelist(s)

  • Randy Cron, MD, PhD

    University of Alabama at Birmingham
    Birmingham, AL, United States

    Disclosure(s): AbbVie/Abbott: Advisor or Review Panel Member (Ongoing); Eli Lilly: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Terminated); Pfizer: Advisor or Review Panel Member (Ongoing); Sobi: Consultant (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing)

  • Richard Furie, MD

    Chief of the Division of Rheumatology
    Northwell Health
    Manhasset, NY, NY, United States

    Disclosure(s): Biogen: Consultant (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)

  • Esi Morgan, MD, MSc

    Seattle Children's Hospital
    Seattle, WA, United States

    Disclosure(s): Pfizer: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)

  • KS

    Kamini Shah, MD, RhMSUS

    Northwell Health
    New York, NY, United States

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose

The sharing and shaping of ever-evolving academic and community clinical practices among our immediate and associated colleagues is of utmost importance to leaders in academia. Questions arise as to how frequently and in what setting(s) these meetings should take place. One of the changes brought to the forefront by the COVID-19 pandemic is the increased utility of virtual communications. Effective use of time is critically important in maintaining these networks. The panel will share examples of functions that connect people, effective forms and timing of communication, as well as activities that have not worked well.

Learning Objectives:

  • Assess the benefits and pitfalls of virtual meetings for building social connections and intellectual comradery, including within an intra-institutional single specialty network.
  • Describe the challenges of time commitment to recurring updates to changes in clinical practice.
  • Debate the utility of building a network of academic and community-based partners in caring for individuals with rheumatic diseases.

Presentations:

  • 7:30 AM – 8:15 AM PT
    When and How to Gather: Building Social Connections and Intellectual Comradery

    Panelist: Randy Cron, MD, PhD – University of Alabama at Birmingham

    Panelist: Richard Furie, MD – Northwell Health

    Panelist: Esi Morgan, MD, MSc – Seattle Children's Hospital

    Panelist: Kamini Shah, MD, RhMSUS – Northwell Health

  • 8:15 AM – 8:30 AM PT
    Q&A