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Prediction Machines Author to Look to Future of AI in Healthcare at Opening Session
Artificial intelligence has the potential to play a transformative role in healthcare. During the Opening Session & Awards on Saturday afternoon, keynote speaker Avi Goldfarb, PhD, will delve into the dynamics of machine-driven prognostication in medicine.
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Investigators to Share New Understanding of Chronic Pain in Rheumatic Diseases
Panelists including Ru-Rong Ji, PhD, will discuss how a cross-disciplinary understanding of the chronic pain associated with musculoskeletal diseases is emerging in joint disorders as research suggests rheumatic pain and joint inflammation are, at least to some extent, uncoupled consequences.
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New Draft Ultrasound Guidance for Inflammatory Arthritis
Experts will address best practices to design ultrasound studies for inflammatory arthritis, how ultrasound has transformed management of rheumatoid arthritis beyond “treat to target,” and how ultrasound can facilitate diagnosis and management of psoriatic arthritis, said session co-moderator Erin Chew, MD.
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Dubois Lecturer to Analyze the Expression of APOL1 Variants Among Patients of African Descent
Ashira Blazer, MD, MS, has examined genetic risk factors for descendants of African ancestry to understand how the inflammation of lupus drives the expression of APOL1, therefore increasing the penetrance of this genetic risk factor. She also has studied the environmental context of APOL1.
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Panelists to Explain Models for In-Office Dispensing of Medications
In-office dispensing and medically integrated dispensing models are two options to help overcome some of the hurdles to rheumatology patients obtaining the medications they need. Colin Sheffield, PharmD, and other panelists will explain the dynamics of each model and share strategies for success.
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Professional Societies Share Lessons Learned from Creating Medical Education Communities of Practice
As the ACR looks to develop its own medical education community of practice (CoP), representatives of other organizations, including Sam Brondfield, MD, MA, of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, will share their experiences doing the same, providing guidance to rheumatology clinician educators on developing…
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Investigator to Explain How Lessons Learned in Oncology May Advance Precision Medicine in Rheumatology
The future of patient-centered treatment and patient-response prediction in diseases like rheumatoid arthritis may follow the path forged by oncology and the molecular profiling of tumors, said Susan Goodman, MD, the co-moderator of a session on precision clinical trial design in rheumatoid arthritis.
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Greater Emphasis on Education and Workforce for 2023
The sessions in this track are targeted to a diverse audience that includes clinician-educators, program directors, division directors, and anyone actively involved in maintaining, recruiting, and sustaining the rheumatology workforce, explained Lisa Zickuhr, MD, MHPE.
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ARP Distinguished Lecture to Trace History and Future Trajectory of Patient Experience
Kaleb Michaud, PhD, has been a rheumatology researcher for more than 22 years, but his first experience with rheumatology was as a toddler when he received a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis.
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Robust Pediatric Program Includes Multiple Livestreamed Sessions
The breadth of pediatric topics addressed in the scientific sessions reflects the multifaceted nature of the subspecialty, said Susan Shenoi, MD, MS. Some of the topics to be addressed include juvenile arthritis, lupus, juvenile dermatomyositis, vaccinations, rare diseases, and innovative models around mental health.