B O O K - American College of Rheumatology

Upon completion of this session, participants should be able to:
• promote awareness about the importance of humor in
maintaining good health and combating stress
• identify tools and practices which can provide humor in one’s
life
• demonstrate an attitude of creativity and fun in healthcare
and in everyday settings
InnoVAtion Theater
10:00 - 10:45 am
Halls A1 & A2 (Booth #555)
The following non-CME activity has been planned and will be
implemented in accordance with the requirements of the FDA
and applicable standards of the PhRMA Code on Interactions
with Healthcare Professionals by Forest Pharmaceuticals.
Please visit the Forest Pharmaceuticals exhibit booth for more
information or see page 292. Seating and light refreshments are
subject to availability.
A Treatment Option for the Management of
Fibromyalgia
ACR Workshops
10:30 - 12:30 pm
Admission to each Workshop requires a separate registration
and ticket. To verify which session you registered for, check to
make sure the registration code on your ticket matches the code
listed below in parentheses.
B201
Designing a Web Site for Your Practice (205)
Speaker: Peter J. Embi, MD, MS; University of Cincinnati;
Cincinnati, OH
Upon completion of this session, participants should be able to:
• discuss the basics of creating Web sites on the internet
• describe how to secure a Web address or domain name for a
practice Web site
• design a basic Web site using online or PC-based tools
B204
Osteoporosis: Interpreting Dual Energy X-ray
Absorptiometry and Clinical Risk Factors: The New
Fracture Risk Assessment Algorithm (206) PS
Speaker: Stuart L. Silverman, MD; Cedars-Sinai Medical Center,
University of California-Los Angeles; Beverly Hills, CA
Upon completion of this session, participants should be able to:
• determine how to combine bone mineral density and clinical
risk factors in determination of absolute risk
• discuss the concept of intervention threshold used in National
Osteoporosis Foundation guidelines
• review International Society for Clinical Densitometry
guidelines for DXA interpretation
• create a report for bone densitometry results
B206
Peripheral Magnetic Resonance Imaging in
Rheumatology Practice (207)
Speakers: Philip G. Conaghan, MD, PhD; Chapel Allerton
Hospital; Leeds, United Kingdom
Mikkel Østergaard, MD, PhD, DMSc; Hvidovre University
Hospital; Hvidovre, Denmark
Upon completion of this session, participants should be able to:
• discuss the logistics of implementation of peripheral MRI in
the outpatient setting
• review the merits and pitfalls of this technology
B202
Renal Histopathology in Systemic Lupus
Erythematosus and Vasculitis (208)
Speaker: Megan Troxell, MD; Oregon Health & Science
University; Portland, OR
Upon completion of this session, participants should be able to:
• identify the pathologic changes that occur in lupus nephritis
• discuss the pathologic basis for the classification of lupus
nephritis and how it relates to clinical management
• describe the histological changes in the kidneys of patients
with vasculitis
ACR Plenary Session I: Discovery 2010
c/r
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Hall A3
Moderators: Stanley B. Cohen, MD; Rheumatology Associates;
Dallas, TX
E. William St.Clair, MD; Duke University Medical Center; Durham,
NC
11:00 AM
ACR REF Industry Roundtable Awards
11:10 AM
ACR Abstract Presentations Introduction
11:15 AM
620. Platelet C4d Is Associated with All-Cause Mortality in
Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.
Christine A. McBurney 5 , Amy H. Kao 2 , Abdus Sattar 3 , Apinya
Lertratanakul 6 , Nicole L. Wilson 4 , Rutman Sarah 6 , Barbara Paul 6 ,
Jeannine S. Navratil 6 , Joseph M. Ahearn 1 and Susan Manzi 7 ,
1
Wexford, PA, 2 Allegheny Singer Research Institute, Pittsburgh,
PA, 3 Case Western University, 4 Magee Womens Hospital of
UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA, 5 University of Pittsburgh Medical Center,
Pittsburgh, PA, 6 University of Pittsburgh School of the Health
Sciences, 7 West Penn Allegheny Health System, Pittsburgh, PA
11:30 AM
621. β2-Glycoprotein Exists in a Distinct Molecular Post-
Translational Oxidative State in the Antiphospholipid
Syndrome: Novel Prognostic Assays and Insights into
Antigenicity.
Yiannis Ioannou 10 , Jing-Yun Zhang 8 , Miao Qi 11 , Gao Lu 12 , Jian
Cheng Qi 11 , De-min Yu 7 , Herman Lau 6 , Allan D. Sturgess 5 ,
Panayiotis Vlachoyiannopoulos 4 , Haralampos M. Moutsopoulos 3 ,
monday
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