B O O K - American College of Rheumatology

B303
Scleroderma: Systemic Sclerosis (067) PM
Speaker: Christopher P. Denton, MD, PhD; Royal Free Hospital;
London, United Kingdom
B202
Dermatopathology of Rheumatic Diseases (231)
Speaker: Lynne Goldberg, MD; Boston University Medical
Center; Boston, MA
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
B304
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Difficult to Treat
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (068) P f
Speaker: Elena M. Massarotti, MD; Brigham and Women’s
Hospital; Boston, MA
Upon completion of this session, participants should be able to:
• utilize laboratory testing in the management of patients with
systemic lupus erythematosus
• determine the most relevant and beneficial therapeutic
approach
• identify appropriate assessment tools for use in management
and prognosis
B305
Temporal Arteritis (069)
Speaker: Gene G. Hunder, MD; Mayo Clinic; Rochester, MN
Upon completion of this session, participants should be able to:
• discuss the most current concepts in diagnosis of temporal
arteritis, including the use of imaging modalities
• identify evolving concepts in treatment of temporal arteritis,
including appropriate use of corticosteroids, as well as the
data regarding the efficacy of other “steroid sparing” agents
• describe controversial areas in diagnosis and management of
temporal arteritis
B306
Vasculitis: Update (070) f
Speaker: Peter A. Merkel, MD, MPH; Boston University School of
Medicine; West Newton, MA
Upon completion of this session, participants should be able to:
• describe the classification of vasculitis according to affected
vessel size
• utilize the various available laboratory tests, with emphasis on
anti-neutrophilic cytoplasmic antibodies testing
• identify current and novel therapeutic modalities
ACR Workshops
7:45 - 9:45 am
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.
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
B206
Joint Simulator (232) f
Speakers: Joanne Valeriano-Marcet, MD; University of South
Florida; Tampa, FL
Helen E. Bateman, MD; James A. Haley Veterans Affairs Hospital,
University of Southern Florida; Tampa, FL
Ashley G. Sterrett, MD; James A. Haley Veterans Affairs Hospital;
Tampa, FL
Upon completion of this session, participants should be able to:
• describe the anatomy relative to various joint, bursa, and
tendon injections
• perform and instruct others on the techniques
• design a successful joint injection workshop using simulators
B203
Musculoskeletal Exam Skills II: Regional Examinations
of the Shoulder and Low Back (233)
Speakers: George V. Lawry, MD; University of California-Irvine;
Mission Viejo, CA
Paul C. Utrie, MD; Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Specialists;
Appleton, WI
Upon completion of this session, participants should be able to:
• participate in a hands-on, skill building workshop where
participants are paired together for one-on-one practice
• apply a systematic, efficient, clinically effective examination of
the shoulder and low back taking 3-4 minutes each
• practice techniques for assessing SC and AC joints, bursitis,
rotator cuff tendinitis, impingement signs and glenohumeral
rotation
• practice techniques for inspection, palpation, ROM, hip
examination, suspected nerve root irritation and Waddell’s
categories
B204
Rheumatology Physical Examination of Upper
Extremity and Cervical Spine: Anatomical Correlates
(234) f
Speakers: Robert A. Kalish, MD; Tufts Medical Center; Boston,
MA
Pablo Villasenor Ovies, MD; Instituto Nacional de Ciencias
Medicas y Nutricion; Tlalpan, Mexico
Upon completion of this session, participants should be able to:
• review clinical and surface anatomy important to the
rheumatologist
• describe human anatomy to clinical syndromes seen in the
practice of rheumatology
• integrate these physical examination skills into a
rheumatology practice
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