Agenda
Friday, March 22, 2019
4:00 - 5:30 - Vendor registration and setup
5:30 - 6:30 - Registration and Welcome Reception
(Columbia Foyer)
6:30 - 8:00 - Opening Lecture: Clinical Cannabinoids Debate –
Pros/Cons in the use of Cannabinoids
Alvin Wells, MD
Rheumatology and Immunology Center
Franklin, Wisconsin
Duane Pearson, MD
University of Colorado School of Medicine
8:00 - 8:30 - Take tram to Seven Glaciers
8:30 - 10:30 - Welcome Dinner at Seven Glaciers (SOLD OUT)
Saturday, March 23, 2019
7:30 - 8:30 - Breakfast Buffet
8:30 - 9:10 - Session 1: American College of Rheumatology Update
Angus Worthing, MD;
Arthritis and Rheumatism Associates, PC
9:10 - 10:00 - Session 2: Rheumatology Year in Review
Martin Bergman, MD;
Taylor Hospital; Ridley Park, PA
10:00 - 10:50 - Session 3: Axial Spondyloarthritis:
Evolving Concepts of Disease, New Insights into Pathophysiology and Management.
Alvin Wells, MD
Rheumatology and Immunology Center
Franklin, WI
10:50 - 11:20 - Break/Exhibits
11:20 - 12:00 - Session 4: Vaccinations in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Speaker: Orrin Troum, MD
Providence Saint John's Medical Center
Santa Monica, CA
12:00 - 1:00 - Lunch: Patient Resources/Advocacy
Steven Newmark,
Director of Policy and General Counsel
Global Healthy Living Foundation
1:00 - 1:50 - Session 5: Dermatologic Manifestations of Rheumatic Disease
Kristin Eastman, MD
Dermatology and Skin Cancer Clinic of Alaska
Soldotna, AK
1:50 - 2:40 - Session 6: Lupus
Sheetal Desai, MD; UC Irvine- Lupus Clinic Director
2:40 - 3:30 - Session 7: Understanding the Science of Wellness
Elizabeth Perkins, MD
Rheumatology Care Center
Hoover, Alabama
Psychology speaker:
Natalie Velasquez, MD
Anchorage/Wasilla, AK
3:30 - 4:30 - ARA Business Meeting
5:30 - 7:30 - Sponsored Symposium: Jack Sprat –
Gout; Updates from the Annual Meeting Symposium
Speaker: Nathan Roe, PhD
Discussion facilitators:
Jeff Peterson, MD
John Botson, MD, RPh
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All sessions will take place in the Columbia Ballroom.
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The schedule or order is subject to change.
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Lectures are not eligible for CME credit.