Program Book - Confex

W474b
Fiscal Management of Infusion Clinics: Academic and
Private Practice Perspectives BR
Moderator: Joyce M. Kortan, RN; Arthritis & Rheumatism
Consultants; Edina, MN
11:00 am
How to Successfully Manage an Infusion Center in the
Academic Setting
Victoria L. Ruffing, RN; Johns Hopkins University; Baltimore, MD
11:25 am
How to Successfully Manage an Infusion Center in the Private
Practice Setting
Karen M. Ferguson, MS; Spokane, WA
11:50 am
Question and Answer
Upon completion of this session, participants should be able to:
• recognize how infusion clinics may affect patients and
practices
• describe the steps necessary to manage a successful infusion
clinic
• identify patient assistance and government programs available
to help with patient infusion therapy costs
• discuss how future processes may need occupational therapy
change in order to remain successful in the ever changing
healthcare marketplace
ARHP SPECIAL SESSION
noon - 1:00 pm
S102
Networking Break
All ARHP attendees are invited to an informal networking event.
Bring your lunch and enjoy an opportunity to meet with health
professionals. Soft drinks will be available. This session is not
eligible for CME credit.
INNOVATION THEATER
12:30 - 1:15 pm
HALL F1 (Booth #789)
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 Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Corporation. Please visit the Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Corporation exhibit booth (314) for more information or
see page 304. Seating and light refreshments are subject to
availability.
Challenges to the Diagnosis and Treatment of
Cryopyrin-Associated Periodic Syndromes (CAPS)
ACR MEET THE PROFESSOR SESSIONS
12:45 - 2:15 pm
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.
*Sessions denoted with an asterisk were sold out as of
September 12.
W187b
Ankylosing Spondylitis: 2011 Update (071)
Speaker: Desiree M.F.M. van der Heijde, MD, PhD; Leiden
University Medical Center; Leiden, Netherlands
W186c
Basic Immunology for Clinical Rheumatologists (072)
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Speaker: Antony Rosen, MD; The Johns Hopkins University;
Baltimore, MD
W184d
Fibromyalgia and Dysautonomia (073) PM
Speaker: Manuel Martinez-Lavin, MD; National Cardiology
Institute; Mexico City, Mexico
W185a
Myopathy: Issues in Diagnosis and Treatment (074)
Speaker: Mark F. Gourley, MD; National Institute of Arthritis and
Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases/NIH; Bethesda, MD
W185bc
*Pulmonary Manifestations of Rheumatic Disease
(075)
Speaker: Paul F. Dellaripa, MD; Brigham and Womens Hospital;
Boston, MA
W185d
Rheumatoid Arthritis: Challenging Cases (076)
Speaker: Jonathan Kay, MD; University of Massachusetts
Medical School; Worcester, MA
W187a
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Central Nervous
System (077)
Speaker: Jorge Sanchez-Guerrero, MD, MS; University Health
Network/Mount Sinai Hospital; Toronto, ON, Canada
W187c
*Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Difficult to Treat
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (078)
Speaker: Elena M. Massarotti, MD; Brigham and Women’s
Hospital; Boston, MA
W186a
Temporal Arteritis (079)
Speaker: Gene G. Hunder, MD; Mayo Clinic; Rochester, MN
TUESDAY
November 8, 2011
Admission to the Meet the Professor sessions requires a separate
registration and ticket. To verify which session you registered
2011 Program Book 93