Advances in Rheumatology 2022
This hybrid CME course, held September 17 – 20, 2022, examines the latest research and treatment advances for rheumatic conditions. Experts from Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham & Women’s Hospital will present on the latest breakthroughs in the diagnosis, treatment, and pathophysiology of rheumatic diseases. For more than 40 years, this conference has been influential in educating generations of clinicians on over 100 rheumatic conditions.
Overview
"Advances in Rheumatology" examines the latest research and treatment advances for rheumatic conditions. Experts from Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital will present on the latest breakthroughs in the diagnosis, treatment, and pathophysiology of rheumatic diseases. For more than 40 years, this conference has been influential in educating generations of clinicians on over 100 rheumatic conditions.
This year's course is a hybrid event, both in-person at The Row Hotel in Somerville, MA, and virtual. The four days of live CME activities are formatted with lectures by leading Mass General Brigham experts, curbside consult sessions, and panel discussions.
Target Audience
This CME course is intended for primary care physicians, specialty physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants in dermatology, endocrinology, family medicine, infectious disease, internal medicine, oncology and hematology, ophthalmology, orthopedics, pathology, preventative medicine, pulmonary medicine, rheumatology, urology, and allergy and immunology.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Evaluate the latest scientific advances in the field of rheumatology
- Analyze insights from pathology, immunology, and pharmacology that pertain to specific rheumatologic issues
- Translate the latest developments in the field of rheumatology to clinical practice
- Integrate new treatment approaches for patients with rheumatic disease
- Apply new diagnostic techniques in their patient population
Please note this agenda is tentative and subject to change. All times are in EDT.
Saturday, September 17, 2022
| 7:00 am - 8:00 am | Registration |
| 8:00 am - 9:00 am | The Year in Clinical Rheumatology John H. Stone, MD, MPH |
| 9:00 am - 10:00 am | Managing Large-Vessel Vasculitis Kaitlin Quinn, MD |
| 10:00 am - 10:30 am | Morning Break |
| 10:30 am - 11:30 am | Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis of the Upper Respiratory Tract Stacey T. Gray, MD |
| 11:30 am - 12:15 pm | Eosinophilic Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis Christian Pagnoux, MD |
| 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm | Lunch |
| 1:30 pm - 2:15 pm | Oral Lesions That Rheumatologists Must Know Sook-Bin Woo, DMD |
| 2:15 pm - 3:15 pm | Challenging Cases From the Massachusetts General Hospital Mass General Rheumatology Fellows |
| 3:15 pm - 3:30 pm | Break |
| 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm | Vasculitis Panel John H. Stone, MD, MPH; Kaitlin Quinn, MD; Christian Pagnoux, MD |
| 4:30 pm | Adjourn |
Sunday, September 18, 2022
| 7:30 am - 8:30 am | Curbside Consultation: Cutaneous Conundrums for the Rheumatologist TBD |
| 8:30 am - 9:30 am | New Immune-Mediated Neurological Diseases: Neuromyelitis Optica & MOG Michael Levy, MD, PhD |
| 9:30 am - 10:30 am | How I Approach Lupus Nephritis Now Gerald Appel, MD |
| 10:30 am - 10:45 am | Morning Break |
| 10:45 am - 11:45 am | The Pregnant Lupus Patient Meghan Clowse, MD |
| 11:45 am - 12:30 pm | TBD TBD |
| 12:30 pm - 1:45 pm | Lunch |
| 1:45 pm - 2:45 pm | Lupus Panel Gerald Appel, MD; Meghan Clowse, MD; TBD |
| 2:45 pm - 3:45 pm | Gout TBD |
| 3:45 pm - 4:00 pm | Break |
| 4:00 pm - 4:30 pm | CPPD TBD |
| 4:30 pm | Adjourn |
Monday, September 19, 2022
| 7:30 am - 8:30 am | Evaluation & Management of Lumbar Spine Disease Jeff Katz, MD, MS |
| 8:30 am - 9:15 am | RA & The Lung Jeff Sparks, MD, MMSc |
| 9:15 am - 9:30 am | Morning Break |
| 9:30 am - 10:30 am | Large Databases & Drug Toxicity Seoyoung Kim, MD, ScD, MSCE |
| 10:30 am - 11:30 am | Update in the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis Michael Weinblatt, MD |
| 11:30 am - 12:15 pm | Lunch |
| 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm | New England Journal of Medicine Clinicopathologic Conference Jaquelyn Nestor, MD |
| 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm | Microbiome Jose Scher, MD |
| 2:00 pm - 2:15 pm | Break |
| 2:15 pm - 3:15 pm | Challenging Cases From Brigham and Women's Hospital Brigham Rheumatology Fellows |
| 3:15 pm - 4:00 pm | PSA Jose Scher, MD |
| 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm | Arthritis Panel Michael Weinblatt, MD; Jose Scher, MD |
| 5:30 pm | Adjourn |
Tuesday, September 20, 2022 (Virtual)
| 8:00 am - 9:05 am | ANCA-Associated Vasculitis Peter Merkel, MD, MPH |
| 9:05 am - 9:20 am | Speaker Transition Break |
| 9:20 am - 10:25 am | Myositis TBD |
| 10:25 am - 10:40 am | Speaker Transition Break |
| 10:40 am - 11:45 am | Osteoporosis Ken Saag, MD |
| 11:45 am - 12:45 pm | Lunch |
| 12:45 pm - 1:50 pm | Cutaneous Vasculitis Ruth Ann Vleugels, MD |
| 1:50 pm - 2:05 pm | Speaker Transition Break |
| 2:05 pm - 3:10 pm | COVID for the Rheumatologist Helena Jonsson, MD, PhD |
| 3:10 pm - 3:25 pm | Speaker Transition Break |
| 3:25 pm - 4:30 pm | Antiphospholipid Syndrome TBD |
| 4:30 pm | Adjourn |
Mass General Brigham Presenters
John H. Stone, MD, MPH - Course Co-Director
Director, Clinical Rheumatology
The Edward A. Fox Chair in Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Michael Weinblatt, MD - Course Co-Director
Co-Director, Clinical Rheumatology
Associate Director, Center for Arthritis and Joint Diseases, Brigham and Women's Hospital
John R. Riedman Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Michael Levy, MD, PhD
Director, NMO Clinic and Research Laboratory
Research Director, Division of Neuroimmunology & Neuroinfectious Disease, Massachusetts General Hospital
Jacquelyn Nestor, MD
Rheumatology Fellow, Massachusetts General Hospital
Helena Jonsson, MD, PhD
Rheumatologist, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Seoyoung Kim, MD, ScD, MSCE
Associate Physician, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Jeff Katz, MD, MS
Director, Orthopaedic and Arthritis Center for Outcomes Research, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Professor, Harvard Medical School
Jeff Sparks, MD, MMSc
Associate Physician, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Ruth Ann Vleugels, MD, MPH, MBA
Vice Chair for Academic Affairs, Department of Dermatology; Director, Atopic Dermatitis Program; Director, Autoimmune Skin Diseases Program; Director, Connective Tissue Disease Clinics; Program Director, Dermatology-Rheumatology Fellowship Program; Associate Director, Education, Brigham & Women’s Hospital
Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School
Sook-Bin Woo, DMD
Oral Medicine and Dentistry, Pathology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Program Director, Graduate Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology; Associate Professor of Oral Medicine, Infection, and Immunity, Harvard School of Dental Medicine
Stacey T. Gray, MD
Director, Sinus Center
Vice Chair of Otolaryngology Education, Massachusetts Eye and Ear
Associate Professor of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Vice Chair of Otolaryngology Education, Residency Program Director, Harvard Medical School
In support of improving patient care, Mass General Brigham is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Mass General Brigham designates this live activity for a maximum of 29 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Available Credit
29.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
29.00 Participation
The Advances in Rheumatology course will be presented in a hybrid format with an onsite attendance option for Saturday – Monday’s presentations and fully virtual on Tuesday. In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, precautionary measures have been taken into consideration and onsite capacity will be limited to 100 attendees only. All attendees are expected to comply with local and state mandates at the time of the event.
Registration for on-site attendance is reserved for attendees traveling from outside the Boston area. Mass General Brigham faculty should register to attend virtually for now. Greater on-site attendance may be permitted as the time of the course draws closer.
View pricing information and register here.
