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Day-By-Day Program

Time

 

Wednesday
(1/13/10)

 

Thursday
(1/14/10)

 

Friday
(1/15/10)

 

Saturday
(1/16/10)
7:30 - 8:30 Breakfast:
Posters / Exhibits
(Intro starts at 8:20 am)
Breakfast:
Posters / Exhibits
Breakfast:
Posters / Exhibits
Breakfast:
Posters / Exhibits
8:30 - 9:10

Rheumatology 2010: Year in Review.
Therapy of RA.

Marc Cohen /
Roy Fleischmann

Rheumatology 2010: Year in Review.
SLE and Systemic Autoimmune Diseases

Kathryn Hobbs / Vibeke Strand

Rheumatology 2010: Year in Review.
Vasculitis / Gout / OA

Marc Cohen /
Kathryn Hobbs

Rheumatology 2010: Year in Review.
Psoriatic Arthritis and Spondyloarthropathies

Eric Ruderman /
Artie Kavanaugh

9:10 - 9:50

Special Seminar:
B Cells: From the Bursa of Fabricius to Novel Targeted Therapies

Peter Lipsky

"Outside the Box" - Orthopedics: Cartilage Repair and Biologic Joint Restoration.

William Bugbee

Special Seminar and
RWCS Teacher Award:
A History of Immune Therapy in Rheumatology

Peter Lipsky

"Outside the Box" - Orthopedics: Total Joint Replacement Surgery - Facts / Myths / Recent Progress / Future Trends.

William Bubgee

9:50 - 10:20

Beyond the Package Insert: NSAIDs, COX-2, gout therapies, etc.

Jack Cush

"How I do it" Seminar:
Dermatology Drugs for the Rheumatologist

George Martin

"How I do it" Seminar:
How to make sense of X-Ray results in trials

Vibeke Strand

"How I do it" Seminar: Non-melanoma Skin Cancer: Diagnosis and Management

George Martin

10:20 - 10:50 Break / Exhibits Break / Exhibits Break / Exhibits Break / Exhibits
10:50 - 11:30

Hot Topic: FDA Redux: Understanding the Process of Drug Approval

Vibeke Strand

Hot Topic:
Safety of Immune Modulating Therapies

Artie Kavanaugh

Hot Topic: The Quality Movement 2010 - Implications for Rheumatology.

Marty Bergman

Hot Topic:
Future Therapies

Roy Fleischmann

11:30 - 12:10

Evidence Based Medicine: Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Orrin Troum 

Evidence Based Medicine: Pediatric Rheumatology - New Developments

Jack Cush

Point - Counterpoint:
Treating RA after 1 TNF-inhibitor - Stick or Switch?

Marc Cohen /
Roy Fleischmann

Beyond the Package Insert: DMARDs and Biologic Agents for RA and Other Diseases

Eric Ruderman

12:10 - 12:30 Break  Break Break Break
12:30 - 1:10
Lunch and Lecture

Point - Counterpoint:
The Electronic Medical Record - Friend or Foe to Rheumatologists

Marty Bergman / Jack Cush

Point - Counterpoint:
Viscosupplementation for Osteoarthritis.

Alvin Wells /
Orrin Troum

Panel Discussion:
Cases from the fellows and the audience

All faculty

Panel Discussion: Rheumatology 2010 - Looking Back, Looking Forward?

All faculty

1:10 - 1:30 Break Break Break Break
1:30 - 3:30
Afternoon Workshops

Musculoskeletal Ultrasound 101 (for beginners)

Alvin Wells

In-Office Immunology / Rheumatology Laboratory:

Kathryn Hobbs

Musculoskeletal Ultrasound 201
(advanced course)

Alvin Wells

6:00pm-9:00pm Cocktail Reception & Dinner   Cocktail Reception & Dinner  

Confirmed Speakers: Artie Kavanaugh MD, Jack Cush MD, Roy Fleischmann MD, Marty Bergman MD, Alvin Wells MD, George Martin MD, Orrin Troum MD, Kathryn Hobbs MD, Marc Cohen MD, Eric Ruderman MD, Vibeke Strand MD, Peter Lipsky MD, William Bugbee MD.


Session Descriptions: (General / Detailed day-by-day)

Breakfast: Posters / Exhibits
At the breakfast session, attendees will have the opportunity to review poster presentations, interact with authors, and view the exhibit area. Faculty will be in the breakfast area meeting informally with the attendees.

Rheumatology 2009: Year in Review.
Two speakers will have 15 minutes each to present and defend their choice for the top 5 most important papers/abstracts/news stories/etc concerning that day's topic. At the end, there will be 10 minutes available for audience Q&A and discussion.

"Outside the Box" and Special Seminars:
One speaker will cover a topic relevant to but either outside of traditional rheumatology topics. 30 minutes for lecture, 10 minutes for Q&A.

"How I do it" Seminar:
One speaker will cover a topic in rheumatology from their personal perspective, supplemented by literature review, and presented in case format for 20 minutes with 10 minutes for Q&A.

Hot Topic
One speaker will cover a topic of particular new relevance to rheumatologists, presenting the latest evidence, recommendations, etc. 30 minutes for lecture, 10 minutes for Q&A.

Point Counterpoint: Two speakers have 15 minutes each to take opposite sides of the statement proposed, using the best data to support their arguments. 10 minutes for Q&A

Evidence Based Medicine
One faculty member reviews and presents the best available evidence for a key topic. 30 minutes for lecture, 10 minutes for Q&A

Panel Discussions:
All faculty members participate.

Afternoon Workshops:
These 105 minute sessions will cover practical issues relevant to the clinic. Several will be hands on, with patients. Others will be a lecture and discussion format, with the goal of allowing clinicians to learn about novel techniques.

Administrative Office:
Rheumatology Winter Clinical Symposium
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Contact:
Phone 858-385-0785 • Fax 858-683-2027
Email information.services@r-w-c-s.com

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