RWCS 2024 – The Premier International Academic Rheumatology Meeting
17th annual Program – 2024
Time (HST) | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| 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 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’ – | “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.
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