RWCS 2024 – The Premier International Academic Rheumatology Meeting

17th annual Program – 2024

RWCS 2023

Time (HST)

Wednesday
(2/14/24)

Thursday
(2/15/24)

Friday
(2/16/24)

Saturday
(2/17/24)

7:00 – 8:00 AM Product Theater Breakfast hosted by Boehringer Ingelheim (Non-CME)
.
MDD Perspectives: An Open Discussion in the Diagnosis and Management of
Interstitial Lung Diseases
.
Speakers: Ara H. Dikranian, MD and Chidinma Chima-Melton, MD, MBA
Product Theater Breakfast hosted by Johnson & Johnson (Non-CME)
.
TREMFYA® and IL-17s With Real-world Evidence in Treating Adults With Active
Psoriatic Arthritis
.
Speakers: Hillary Norton, MD and Ara Dikranian, MD
7:30 – 8:30 AM Breakfast with faculty,
Posters and Exhibits
(Intro starts 8:15 am)
Breakfast with faculty,
Posters and Exhibits
Breakfast with faculty,
Posters and Exhibits
Breakfast with faculty,
Posters and Exhibits
8:30 – 9:10 AM Rheumatology 2023: Year in Review. New developments in Rheumatoid Arthritis
.
Jack Cush, MD
Artie Kavanaugh, MD
Rheumatology 2023: Year in Review. What’s new in Psoriatic Arthritis
.
Eric Ruderman, MD
Artie Kavanaugh, MD

 

s and Exhibits

Rheumatology 2023: Year in Review. Cardiovascular disease in patients with rheumatologic conditions
.
Jon Giles, MD, MPH
Rheumatology 2023: Year in Review. What’s new in Spondyloarthritis
.
Eric Ruderman, MD
Artie Kavanaugh, MD
9:10 – 9:45 AM Obesity: relevance to rheumatologic diseases
.
Jon Giles, MD, MPH
State of the Art:
Rheumatologic manifestations of Endocrine Disease
.
Orrin Troum, MD
Beyond the package insert:
Leflunomide: A new look at an old therapy
.
Eric Ruderman, MD
Outside the Box:
A pain in the neck! What’s new in C-spine arthritis
.
Haewon Lee, MD
9:45 – 10:20 AM Antiphospholipid Syndrome: an update
.
Michelle Petri, MD
Evidence based medicine: what’s new in
Sarcoidosis
.
Alvin Wells, MD, PhD
RWCS Kahuna Teaching Award 2024
SLE – past, present, future
.
Michelle Petri, MD
Rheumatology 2023: Year in Review. What’s new in OA, gout, and osteoporosis
.
Orrin Troum, MD
10:20 – 11:05 AM Break: fellow posters, discussion, exhibits Break: fellow posters, discussion, exhibits Break: fellow posters, discussion, exhibits Break: fellow posters, discussion, exhibits
11:05 – 11:40 AM Ask the consultant:
Vasculitis mimics: how to recognize and treat
.
Anisha Dua, MD
Outside the box: Update in Pediatrics relevant to Rheumatology
.
Susan Shenoi, MD
Hot topic: CNS and cardiac vasculitis, and update on GCA and AAV
.
Anisha Dua, MD
Hot topic: New developments in JIA for the adult rheumatologist
.
Susan Shenoi, MD
11:40 AM – 12:15 PM Hot Topic:
New Diabetes therapies: what the Rheumatologist needs to know
.
Orrin Troum, MD
Ask the Consultant:
What’s new in low back pain that rheumatologists need to know
.
Haewon Lee, MD
Outside the Box:
Key developments in Dermatology relevant to Rheumatologists
.
George Martin, MD
Ask the Consultant:
Gastroenterology Update for the Rheumatologist
.
Uma Mahadevan, MD
12:15-12:25 PM Break Break Break Break

12:25 – 1:25 PM

‘Bite-sized learning’ –
lunch and discussion

“The Hot Seat”: Rheumatic Diseases – Cases and Discussion
.
Jack Cush, MD and a faculty panel
Point-Counterpoint:
AI and Rheumatology
.
Jack Cush, MD
Alvin Wells, MD, PhD
Case presentations: faculty panel with audience participation.
– challenging scenarios
– treatment conundrums
.
All faculty panel
Panel Discussion: Rheumatology 2023/2024: What were the key events of last year, and what is in store for the coming year?
.
All faculty panel
Afternoon Workshops
1:25 – 3:30 PM
Musculoskeletal Ultrasound: update, theory and practice
.
Alvin Wells, MD, PhD
The business of medicine: where is it headed / what can we do
.
George Martin, MD
Presentation skills: 101 (live) and 201 (virtual)
.
Faculty panel
Meeting Closes
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM Welcome Dinner

RWCS 2024 Speakers: Jack Cush MD, Anisha Dua, MD, Roy Fleischmann MD, Artie Kavanaugh, MD, Haewon Lee MD, Uma Mahadevan MD, George Martin MD, Eric Ruderman MD, Susan Shenoi MD, Orrin Troum MD, Alvin Wells MD PhD and Michele Petri, MD (RWCS 2024 Kahuna award recipient; for a “lifetime excellence in rheumatology education”).

Activities and Sessions

Breakfast and Breaks: Posters and Exhibits

At the breakfast session and at the breaks between sessions, attendees will have the opportunity to review poster presentations, interact with the authors, discuss topics from the lectures, and view the exhibit area. Faculty will be in the breakfast area meeting informally with the attendees.

Rheumatology 2023: Year in Review.

Two speakers will present and discuss the most relevant and important papers/abstracts/news stories/etc from the previous year. At the end, there will be time for audience Q&A and discussion.

Outside the Box / How I do it / Ask the Consultant

One speaker will cover a topic crucial to rheumatologists from their personal perspective, supplemented by literature review, followed by audience Q&A and discussion.

Hot Topic / State of the Art

One speaker will cover a topic of particular new relevance to rheumatologists, presenting the latest evidence, recommendations, and supporting data, followed by audience Q&A and discussion.

Point – Counterpoint:

Two speakers will defend opposite sides of a statement proposed, related to a controversial subject, using the best data to support their arguments.

Beyond the Package Insert

One faculty member will review the history, literature, and, most importantly, relevant issues concerning optimal current usage of a rheumatology therapeutic agent.

Evidence Based Medicine

One faculty member reviews and presents the best available evidence for a key topic, followed by audience Q&A and discussion.

The Hot Seat

One faculty member presents cases to a panel of faculty and to the audience to stimulate discussion on approaches to challenging rheumatology cases.

Panel Discussions / Case presentations:

All faculty and the audience members participate and give their assessment of and opinions on key topics in our field.

Afternoon Workshops:

These sessions will cover practical issues relevant to clinical practice of rheumatology in great detail.

Questions?

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