Program Book - Confex

W186b
Osteoarthritis: Update 2011 (065)
Speaker: Richard F. Loeser, MD; Wake Forest University;
Winston-Salem, NC
W187a
Pain: Evaluation and Treatment of Back Pain (066) PM
Speaker: David G. Borenstein, MD; Arthritis & Rheumatism
Associates; Washington, DC
W184d
*Pregnancy in Rheumatic Diseases (067)
Speaker: Megan E. B. Clowse, MD, MPH; Duke University
Medical Center; Durham, NC
W186a
Rheumatoid Arthritis: Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
(068)
Speaker: James R. O’Dell, MD; University of Nebraska Medical
Center; Omaha, NE
W185d
Scleroderma: Systemic Sclerosis (069)
Speaker: Christopher P. Denton, PhD; University College London
Medical School; London, United Kingdom
W186c
Vasculitis: Update (070)
Speaker: Peter A. Merkel, MD, MPH; Boston University School of
Medicine; Boston, MA
ACR/ARHP WORKSHOPS
7:45 - 9:45 am
Admission to the workshops requires a separate registration
and ticket. To verify which session you registered for – check the
registration code on your ticket matches the code listed below in
parentheses. If you are interested in participating in one of these
sessions or exchanging your ticket, visit the ACR registration
desk to check space availability. View the session overview and
learning objectives on MY ACR at www.rheumatology.org/
annual.
W179a
Adult Musculoskeletal Lower Examinations (228)
Speaker: Arthur M. Mandelin II, MD, PhD; Northwestern
University Feinberg School of Medicine; Chicago, IL
W180
Musculoskeletal Exam Skills II: Regional
Musculoskeletal Examination of the Neck and Low
Back (229)
Speakers: George V. Lawry, II, MD; University of California Irvine;
Orange, CA
Paul C. Utrie, MD; Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Specialists;
Green Bay, WI
W179b
Rheumatology Physical Examination of Upper
Extremity and Cervical Spine: Anatomical Correlates
(230) f
Speakers: Robert A. Kalish, MD; Tufts Medical Center; Boston,
MA
Pablo Villasenor Ovies, MD; Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación;
Ciudad de México, Mexico
W178a
Synovial Fluid Analysis and Crystal Identification (231)
Speakers: Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD; The Cleveland Clinic;
Cleveland, OH
Lan X. Chen, MD, PhD; Pennsylvania Presbyterian Medical
Center; Philadelphia, PA
Gilda M. Clayburne, MLT; Veterans Affairs Medical Center;
Philadelphia, PA
ACR CLINICAL SYMPOSIA
9:00 - 10:30 am
W375d
Emerging Concepts in the Inflammatory Myopathies
C
Moderators: Rohit Aggarwal, MD; University of Pittsburgh
Medical Center; Pittsburgh, PA
Chester V. Oddis, MD; University of Pittsburgh; Pittsburgh, PA
9:00 am
Statin Myopathies: Emerging Concepts
Lisa Christopher-Stine, MD, MPH; Johns Hopkins University;
Baltimore, MD
9:25 am
Emerging Biomarkers in Myositis
Dana P. Ascherman, MD; University of Miami; Miami, FL
9:50 am
Dermatomyositis Skin Disease: Novel Phenotypes in Diagnosis,
Prognosis, and Therapy
David Fiorentino, PhD; Stanford; Stanford, CA
Upon completion of this session, participants should be able to:
• to identify and discuss recent advances in statin-associated
myopathy and to determine the appropriate workup for a
patient with statin myopathy
• to identify emerging biomarkers in myositis and to understand
the rationale of their importance
• to recognize the phenotypic features of dermatomyositis and
their prognostic and therapeutic implications
W375b
Spondylarthropathies: Recent Insights C cP
Moderator: M. Elaine Husni, MD, MPH; Cleveland Clinic
Foundation; Cleveland, OH
9:00 am
TNF Inhibition and Structural Progression in Ankylosing
Spondylitis
Walter P. Maksymowych, MD; University of Alberta; Edmonton,
AB, Canada
TUESDAY
November 8, 2011
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