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• discuss the principles of early detection and management of
infections in patients who develop infections
• determine ways to reduce the risk of occurrence of infections
in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
B210
Osteoarthritis: Update 2010 (034)
Speaker: Richard F. Loeser, MD; Wake Forest University;
Winston-Salem, NC
Upon completion of this session, participants should be able to:
• describe the potential causes and exacerbating factors of the
disease
• discuss the appropriate use of laboratory testing and imaging
modalities
• design an efficacious, safe and cost-effective therapeutic
strategy
B302
Pediatric Rheumatology for Adult Rheumatologists
(035) P f
Speaker: Peter A. Nigrovic, MD; Harvard Medical School; Boston,
MA
Upon completion of this session, participants should be able to:
• diagnose the various forms of arthritis that are unique to
children
• identify how the evaluation of children with rheumatic
diseases may be different from that of adults
• describe current treatments of arthritis in children
B301
Pediatrics: Dermatomyositis (036) P
Speaker: Adam Huber, MD; IWK Health Centre; Halifax, NS,
Canada
Upon completion of this session, participants should be able to:
• discuss recent research developments regarding juvenile
dermatomyositis
• describe the clinical assessment and management of juvenile
dermatomyositis
B303
Reactive Arthritis: An Update (037)
Speaker: Atul A. Deodhar, MD; Oregon Health & Science
University; Portland, OR
Upon completion of this session, participants should be able to:
• identify various causes of reactive arthritis
• discuss mechanisms of disease pathogenesis
• describe current treatment options for reactive arthritis
B304
Rheumatoid Arthritis: Biological Agents (038) PS
Speaker: Larry W. Moreland, MD; University of Pittsburgh
Medical Center; Pittsburgh, PA
Upon completion of this session, participants should be able to:
• identify biologic agents in use for the treatment of rheumatoid
arthritis
• describe the risk/benefit profiles of biologic agents
• discuss the emerging biologics and their advantages for the
therapeutic algorithm
B305
Scleroderma: Systemic Sclerosis (039) PM
Speaker: Christopher P. Denton, MD, PhD; Royal Free Hospital;
London, United Kingdom
Upon completion of this session, participants should be able to:
• discuss the classification of systemic sclerosis and its impact
on treatment and prognosis
• apply cardiopulmonary testing to determine the relative
contributions of alveolitis, fibrosis and vasculopathy
• formulate a therapeutic regimen to improve quality of life and
organ-specific symptomatology
B306
Vasculitis Mimics (040)
Speaker: Alexandra Villa-Forte, MD, MPH; Cleveland Clinic
Foundation; Cleveland, OH
Upon completion of this session, participants should be able to:
• identify clinical settings in which vasculitis should be
suspected
• describe the different medical conditions that could mimic
clinical presentations of vasculitis
• identify the challenges in the diagnostic process and how
ancillary test results could be misleading
• discuss the process to distinguish between a vasculitic
syndrome and a “vasculitis mimic”
ACR/ARHP Workshops
7:45 - 9:45 am
Admission to each Workshop requires a separate registration
and ticket. To verify which session you registered for, check
tomake sure the registration code on your ticket matches the
code listed below in parentheses.
B202
Dermatopathology of Rheumatic Diseases (216)
Speaker: Lynne Goldberg, MD; Boston University Medical
Center; Boston, MA
Upon completion of this session, participants should be able to:
• review dermatopathology in rheumatic diseases
• describe the importance of dermatopathology in clinical
decision-making in patients with rheumatic diseases
• apply the knowledge gained to clinical practice
B201
Excel Spreadsheets: Basic Concepts to Elevate Your
Skills Beyond Those of Your Children (217)
Speaker: Richard A. Furie, MD; North Shore Long Island Jewish
Health System; Lake Success, NY
Upon completion of this session, participants should be able to:
• create a spreadsheet despite having no prior knowledge of
spreadsheet function or design
• design a graph using spreadsheet date
• distinguish between a database and a spreadsheet
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