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Memorial Lecture to Honor a Trailblazing Researcher by Tracing the Progress and Future of JIA Treatment
Grant Schulert, MD, PhD, will explain recent progress in the understanding and treatment of juvenile idiopathic arthritis and Still’s disease through the lens of the seminal contributions to rheumatology made by the late Elizabeth Mellins, MD.
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Pediatric Year in Review to Showcase Basic Science Technology and Several Clinical Themes
Edward Behrens, MD, will share significant contributions to the literature in basic science from the past year, and Deborah Levy, MD, MS, will summarize clinical science developments.
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STATS BOOTCAMP to Illustrate the Power of Key Calculations for Study Design
In the first of two sessions on statistical concepts for research, Todd Schwartz, DrPH, will use visual methods and share mathematical formulas to show how data is directly or inversely inter-related.
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Strategic Thinking Can Help Overcome Prior Authorization Obstacles
Panelists, including Georgia Bonney, BSc, will recommend ways rheumatology offices and patients can smooth the prior authorization pathway so that patients get the medications they need, as quickly as they need them, and with as few glitches as possible.
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Teaching Pearls Session Promises New Ideas for Instruction and Learning
Among the presentations, Joshua Samec, MD, will share how his journal club incorporates artificial intelligence into their activities, Sonam Kiwalkar, MD, will explain how to gamify musculoskeletal lessons, and Rebecca Sadun, MD, PhD, will outline how weekly clinic conferences can expand learning.
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Improving Communication Can Improve Lupus Clinical Trial Participation Among Often-Underrepresented Groups
Lupus researcher Edith Williams, PhD, and two patient advocates, both of whom live with lupus, will explore how doctors, researchers, and advocates can improve patient-clinician communication in this year’s Daltroy Lecture.
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