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JOIN US AT AWIR 2022 - HYBRID LIVE OR VIRTUAL!
The Westin Hilton Head Island
August 18 – 21, 2022
A one of a kind medical conference for the Clinical Rheumatology
treating Rheumatic disease and its co-morbidities.
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| Join leading experts and your peers in this unique conference designed to cover unique topics not just in rheumatology but also healthcare disparities, gender equity, practice management, and beyond! |
Hear From AWIR 2021 Attendees, And Their Unique Experience In Attending:
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“The difference between this conference and other conferences is that at AWIR, we have topics that we don’t hear elsewhere – for example, we had sessions on diversity, inclusion, and culture”. – Marie Maitre, PA-C
AWIR 2022 AGENDA
THURSDAY, AUG 18
| 8:00 - 9:00 | Pathways in SLE: IFNs, CNIs, BAFF, CD40L, IL-17. Dr. Iain McInnes |
| 9:00 - 10:00 | Pathways in Systemic Lupus; Systemic Inflammation. Dr. Ashira Blazer |
| 9:45 - 10:15 | IL-17 Pathways for Skin & Joint disease (PSO PSA HS) Dr. Grace Wright |
| 10:15 - 11:00 | TYK2 Pathways for Skin and Joint diseases. Dr. Grace Wright |
| 11:00 - 11:15 | Post Test / Q&A |
| 11:15 - 12:00 | JAK Safety Update. Dr Kevin Winthrop |
| 12:00 - 12:45 | Lunch |
| 12:45 - 13:30 | Panel Discussion: Balancing Risk – COVID, CVD/VTE, Cancer, Infections |
| 13:30 - 14:15 | Cytokine Signaling and Signatures: A new approach. Dr. Iain McInnes |
| 14:15 - 14:30 | Post test/Q &A Dr. Grace Wright and panel |
| 14:30 - 16:00 | Break |
| 16:00 - 17:00 | Exhibits & Posters |
| 18:00 - 19:00 | Latte & Learn. Dr. Grace Wright, Dr. Sheetal Desai, Dr. Priya Reddy |
| 19:00 | Dinner |
FRIDAY, AUG 19
| 7:00 - 8:00 | Exhibits & Posters |
| 8:00 - 8:45 | Product Theather |
| 8:45 - 9:00 | Presidential Welcome |
| 9:00 - 9:45 | Keynote Address: Bridging the Gap to Equity. Dr. Alvin Wells |
| 9:45 - 10:30 | Treating the Diverse Patient: a holistic approach. Dr. Ashira Blazer |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Exhibits & Posters |
| 11:00 - 11:15 | Break |
| 11:15 - 12:00 | SpA: Enthesitis and Beyond in Spondylarthritis Dr. Ian McInnes |
| 12:00 - 12:45 | Product Theater |
| 12:45 - 13:45 | Practice Development. Durnovich and Bright |
| 13:45 - 14:15 | Financial Planning for Busy Clinicians. Norman Barnum |
| 14:15 - 15:00 | Advocacy Updates from AWIR. Dr. Gwen Melton; Dr. Stephanie Ott |
| 15:00 - 15:45 | Product Theater |
| 15:45 - 17:00 | Exhibits & Posters |
| 17:00 - 18:00 | Sip 'n Share |
| 18:00 - 18:45 | Product Theater |
| 19:30 | Dinner |
SATURDAY, AUG 20
| 7:00 - 8:00 | Exhibits & Posters |
| 8:00 - 8:45 | Product Theater |
| 8:45 - 9:45 | Leadership Development. Dr. Grace Wright; Dr. Sheetal Desai |
| 9:45 - 10:30 | Sjogren’s: Then and Now. Dr. Sarah McCoy |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Exhibits & Posters |
| 11:00 - 11:15 | Break |
| 11:15 - 12:00 | Rheum Meets Oncology: Immunotherapies & AE’s Dr. Alexa Meara |
| 12:00 - 12:45 | Product Theater |
| 12:45 - 13:30 | Fellows Poster Presentations |
| 13:30 - 14:15 | Scientific Session/Fellows Forum/APP Workshop (Concurrent Sessions) |
| 14:15 - 15:00 | BMI (Big) Musculoskeletal Impact. Dr. Jeffrey Curtis |
| 15:00 - 15:45 | Product Theater |
| 15:45 - 17:00 | Exhibits & Posters |
| 17:00 - 18:00 | Sip ‘n Share and Networking |
| 18:00 - 18:45 | Product Theater |
| 19:30 | Dinner |
SUNDAY, AUG 21
| 6:00 EDT - 7:00 EDT | Sunrise Walk |
| 8:00 - 8:45 | Product Theater |
| 8:45 - 9:15 | AWIR Global Partners and Chapter Leaders |
| 9:15 - 9:45 | Equity and Healthcare Disparities. Melissa Bishop-Murphy |
| 9:45 - 10:30 | Challenges in Managing Renal Disease in under-represented patients with Rheumatic Diseases. NKF/AWIR. |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Break |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | SLE: Building Bridges from Clinical Trials to Clinics. Dr. Saira Sheikh |
| 11:30 - 12:15 | COVID Therapeutic Updates Dr. Alfred Kim |
| 12:15 - 13:00 | What’s Hot, What’s Not! Dr. Leonard Calabrese |
| 13:00 - 13:45 | Educational Symposium |
| 13:45 - 14:00 | Close and Farewell from the AWIR Board |
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