Agenda

THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 2026 

 

3:00 PM

Registration Opens* 

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8:30 – 10:00 PM

Faculty & Top Sponsor Reception* 
 

FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 2026 

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7:00 AM

Registration* 

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7:30 – 8:15 AM

Breakfast & Industry-Sponsored Event* 

Sponsored by AbbVie 

 

8:15 – 8:45 AM

Exhibit Hall Break* 

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8:45 – 8:55 AM

ARTS Program Overview 

Orrin M. Troum, MD, MACR and Alvin F. Wells, MD, PhD, FACR, FACP 

 

SESSION 1 

8:55 – 9:35 AM

Post EULAR Update 

Orrin M. Troum, MD, MACR and Alvin F. Wells, MD, PhD, FACR, FACP 

 

9:35 – 10:15 AM

AI Update 

Leonard Calabrese, DO, MACR; Alvin F. Wells, MD, PhD, FACR, FACP 

 

10:15 – 10:55 AM

Interstitial Lung Disease; Scleroderma; Sjögren’s Disease 

Moderator: Orrin M. Troum, MD, MACR 

Speakers: Dinesh Khanna, MD; Janet Pope, MD, MPH, FRCPC 

 

10:55– 11:25 AM

Exhibit Hall Break* 

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SESSION 2 

11:25 – 11:45 AM

Live Technology Demo I

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11:45 – 12:05 PM

Live Technology Demo II – Microsoft*

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12:05 – 1:00 PM

Lunch & Industry-Sponsored Event* 

Sponsored by Sanofi Regeneron 

 

1:00 – 1:30 PM

Exhibit Hall Break* 

 

SESSION 3 

1:30 – 2:10 PM

Mimickers of GCA and PMR

Moderator: Michael Putman, MD, MSCI 

Speakers: Leonard Calabrese, DO, MACR; Anisha B. Dua, MD, MPH 

 

2:10 – 2:50 PM

What’s the Skinny on PsA, SpA, Obesity and GLP-1s 

Moderator: Philip Mease, MD, MACR 

Speakers: Willa Hsueh, MD; David R Pearson, MD, FAAD; Saakshi Khattri, MD 

 

2:50 – 3:30 PM

RA Update 

Moderator: Janet E. Pope, MD, MPH, FRCPC 

Speakers: Arthur M. Mandelin II, MD, PhD, RMSK, RhMSUS; Brittany Panico, DO; Pankti Reid, MD, MPH 

 

3:30 – 4:00 PM

Exhibit Hall Break* 

 

SESSION 4 

4:00 – 4:20 PM

Live Technology Demo III – RobotLAB*

 

4:20 – 4:40 PM

Live Technology Demo IV 

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4:40 – 4:45 PM

Closing Remarks & Adjournment 

Orrin M. Troum, MD, MACR, and Alvin F. Wells, MD, PhD, FACR, FACP 

 

4:45 – 5:45 PM

Recognize, Diagnose, Treat: A Modern Approach to ILD in Rheumatology 

Dinesh Khanna, MD 

Accredited by Medical Education Resources. Supported by an educational grant

from Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 

 

5:45 – 7:00 PM

Welcome Reception* 

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SATURDAY, AUGUST 29, 2026 

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7:00 – 7:30 AM

Registration* 

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7:30 – 8:15 AM

Breakfast & Industry-Sponsored Event* 

Sponsored by UCB, Inc. 

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8:15 – 8:45 AM

Exhibit Hall Break* 

 

SESSION 5

8:45 – 8:50 AM

Program Overview & Recap of Day 1 

Orrin M. Troum, MD, MACR and Alvin F. Wells, MD, PhD, FACR, FACP 

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8:50 – 9:30 AM

CAR T: Where are We and Where are We Heading? 

Moderator: Janet Pope, MD, MPH, FRCPC 

Speaker: Michael Putman, MD, MSCI ; Alvin F. Wells, MD, PhD, FACR, FACP 

 

SESSION 6 

9:30 – 10:10 AM

SLE and Lupus Nephritis 

Moderator: Parastoo Fazeli, MD 

Speakers: Irfan Agha, MD, MRCP (UK); Yael Klionsky, MD 

 

10:10 – 10:30 AM

Exhibit Hall Break* 

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SESSION 7 

​10:30 – 11:10 AM

What’s a Fellow to Do? (Industry, Academics & Private Practice) 

Moderator: Parastoo Fazeli, MD 

Speakers: Erin Arnold, MD; Eric M. Ruderman, MD; Anna Shmagel, MD, MSc 

 

11:10 - 11:50 AM

Using APCs in Clinical Practice 

Moderator: Amanda Sell, PA-C 

Speakers: Jeannette Hart, PA-C, MCHS; Kyle George, PA-C; Michele Cerra, MSN, FNP-BC 

 

11:50 – 12:20 PM

Exhibit Hall Break* 

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12:20 – 1:00 PM

Lunch & Industry-Sponsored Event* 

Sponsored by Novartis

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1:00 – 1:30 PM

Exhibit Hall Break* 

 

SESSION 8

1:30 – 2:00 PM

Arthritis and the Arts 

Moderators: Daniel G. Arkfeld, MD and James Louie, MD 

Musicians: Camila Lima and Ruy Folguera 

 

2:00 – 2:30 PM

Exhibit Hall Break* 

 

SESSION 9 

​2:30 – 2:50 PM

Live Technology Demo V – Inmedix, Inc.*

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2:50 – 3:10 PM

Live Technology Demo VI – ATREON*

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3:10 – 3:40 PM

Exhibit Hall Break*

 

SESSION 10 

3:40 – 4:20 PM

Metabolic Bone Disease (Gout, Osteoporosis, HPP, XLH) 

Moderator: Wendy Simmons, PA-C, DFAAPA 

Speakers: John Botson, MD, RPh, CCD; Jeff R. Peterson, MD; Alvin F. Wells, MD, PhD, FACR, FACP 

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4:20 – 5:00 PM

Skin in the Game: Rethinking Topical Therapy 

Moderator: Amanda Sell, PA-C 

Speakers: Saakshi Khattri, MD; David R Pearson, MD, FAAD 

 

5:00 PM

Program Summary & Closing Remarks 

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Non-accredited session*