RWCS 2026 – The Premier International Academic Rheumatology Meeting
19th Annual Program – 2026
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Time (HST) | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| 7:30 – 8:30 AM | Breakfast, 8:15 AM: Intro Starts | Breakfast, Posters and Exhibits | Breakfast Posters and Exhibits | Breakfast, Posters and Exhibits |
| 8:30 – 9:10 AM | Rheumatology 2025: Year in Review. New developments in RA . Jack Cush, MD Artie Kavanaugh, MD | Rheumatology 2025: Year in Review. What’s new in PsA . Eric Ruderman, MD Artie Kavanaugh, MD s and Exhibits | Rheumatology 2025: Year in Review. New and future therapies in Rheumatology . Roy Fleischmann, MD | Rheumatology 2025: Year in Review. What’s new in Spondyloarthritis . Eric Ruderman, MD Artie Kavanaugh, MD |
| 9:10 – 9:45 AM | State of the Art: Outcome measures in Rheumatology . Roy Fleischmann, MD | How I do it. JIA: Clinical Pearls and Curious Cases . Susan Shenoi, MD | Beyond the package insert: A new look at Cyclophosphamide . Eric Ruderman, MD | Outside the Box: Immune mediated diseases and reproductive health . Uma Mahadevan, MD |
| 9:45 – 10:20 AM | Outside the box: ‘Fat chance’: the complexities of adipose tissue and obesity . Willa Hsueh, MD | Outside the box: Bone Health; new approaches and considerations . Gina Woods, MD | Hot topic: Treating Osteoporosis: current treatment approaches . Gina Woods, MD | How I do it: Allergic Diseases: New concepts, new treatment approaches . Anna Postolova, 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 | Evidence based medicine: Progress in the diagnosis and treatment of vasculitides . Anisha Dua, MD | Hot topic: Seronegative versus seropositive RA . Jack Cush, MD | Hot topic: Incretins: What rheumatologists need to know . Willa Hsueh, MD | Evidence based medicine: New developments in Pediatrics for adult rheumatologists . Susan Shenoi, MD |
| 11:40 AM – 12:15 PM | Ask the Consultant: Immunology – review and significant new concepts . Anna Postolova, MD | Evidence based medicine: Vasculitis adjacent conditions: what’s new? . Anisha Dua, MD | Rheumatology 2025: Year in Review. Systemic autoimmune diseases (SLE, pSS, etc) . Orrin Troum, MD, Alvin Wells, MD, PhD | 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 | State of the Art: Optimal use of imaging in rheumatic diseases; cases and comments . Orrin Troum, MD Alvin Wells, MD, PhD | Case presentations: faculty panel with audience participation. – challenging scenarios – treatment conundrums . All faculty panel | Panel Discussion: Rheumatology 2024/2025: 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 | Technology in Rheumatology: the Future is now . Alvin Wells, MD, PhD Orrin Troum, MD | Rheumatology workforce issues: fellows, careers, and the future . Anisha Dua, MD Susan Shenoi, MD | Presentation skills: getting your message out there . Artie Kavanaugh, MD, and a Faculty panel | Meeting Closes |
| 6:00 – 9:00 PM | Welcome Dinner |
PLEASE NOTE: The agenda times and topics are subject to change.
RWCS 2026 Speakers. Jack Cush MD, Anisha Dua MD, Roy Fleischmann MD, Willa Hsueh, MD, Artie Kavanaugh, MD, Uma Mahadevan MD, Anna Postolova MD, Eric Ruderman MD, Susan Shenoi MD, Orrin Troum MD, Alvin Wells MD PhD, Gina Woods, MD
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 view the exhibit area. Faculty will be in the breakfast area meeting informally with the attendees.
Rheumatology 2025: 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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