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  • Saturday, Nov 16th
    10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Time
    Reproductive Issues in Rheumatic Disorders Poster
    Reproductive health
     CME 0 hours
  • Saturday, Nov 16th
    10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Time
    0417: Contraception in Community Rheumatology Practices
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Megan Clowse, MD, MPH – Duke University
    Reproductive health
  • Saturday, Nov 16th
    10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Time
    0418: Improving Documentation of Contraception and Pregnancy Intention in Rheumatology Practice
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Megan Clowse, MD, MPH – Duke University
    Reproductive health
  • Saturday, Nov 16th
    10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Time
    0419: Placental Weights of Offspring Born to Women with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Eugenia Chock, MD – Yale School of Medicine
    Reproductive health
  • Saturday, Nov 16th
    10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Time
    0420: Factors Associated with Infant Feeding Behaviors Among Women with Systemic Rheumatic Diseases
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Sarah Lieber, MD, MS (she/her/hers) – Hospital for Special Surgery
    Reproductive health
  • Saturday, Nov 16th
    10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Time
    0421: The Effect of Biologic Treatment for Psoriatic Arthritis and Axial Spondyloarthritis on Semen Parameters – a Longitudinal Study
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Ari Polachek, MD – Tel-Aviv Medical Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel
    Reproductive health
  • Saturday, Nov 16th
    10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Time
    0422: Greater Use of Assisted Reproductive Techniques but Comparable Obstetric Morbidity in a Population of Women with Spondyloarthritis: A Matched Comparative Analysis of the GR2 Prospective Cohort and the French National Perinatal Surveys
    Abstract Poster Presenter: SABRINA HAMROUN, MMed – Rheumatology Department, University Hospital of Cochin, Paris
    Reproductive health
  • Saturday, Nov 16th
    10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Time
    0423: Higher Risk of Preterm Delivery in Women with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Matched Comparative Analysis of the GR2 Prospective Cohort and the French National Perinatal Surveys
    Abstract Poster Presenter: SABRINA HAMROUN, MMed – Rheumatology Department, University Hospital of Cochin, Paris
    Reproductive health
  • Saturday, Nov 16th
    10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Time
    0424: The Clinical Utility of Serum BAFF Levels in Pregnant Patients with SLE
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Catherine Sims, MD – Duke University
    Reproductive health
  • Saturday, Nov 16th
    10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Time
    0425: Use of bDMARDs During Pregnancy After Preconceptional Counseling in Spanish Patients with Rheumatic Diseases
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Antia Garcia Fernandez, MD (she/her/hers) – Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz
    Reproductive health
  • Saturday, Nov 16th
    10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Time
    0426: Quality Improvement Initiative to Increase Contraception Screening and Documentation for Reproductive-Aged Women Prescribed Teratogenic Medications in an Academic Rheumatology Center
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Caroline Siegel, MD,MS – Hospital for Special Surgery
    Reproductive health
  • Saturday, Nov 16th
    10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Time
    0427: Association of Menopause and Systemic Rheumatic Disease Severity in Peri-Menopausal and Menopausal Women with Systemic Rheumatic Disease
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Lucy Masto, BS (she/her/hers) – Hospital for Special Surgery
    Reproductive health
  • Saturday, Nov 16th
    10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Time
    0428: Placental Characteristics in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Pregnancies Resulting in Small for Gestational Age Infants
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Rashmi Dhital, MD – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    Reproductive health
  • Saturday, Nov 16th
    10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Time
    0429: Exploring the Impact of Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases on Human Milk Macronutrient Composition
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Rashmi Dhital, MD – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    Reproductive health
  • Saturday, Nov 16th
    10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Time
    0430: Clues from Early Gestational Mean Arterial Pressure in Predicting Preeclampsia Risk in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Rashmi Dhital, MD – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    Reproductive health
  • Saturday, Nov 16th
    10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Time
    0431: Reproductive Health in Women with Rheumatic Diseases: Knowledge and Behaviors
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Abraham Yair Lujano-Negrete, MD – Hospital Universitario Dr. José Eleuterio González, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León
    Reproductive health
  • Saturday, Nov 16th
    10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Time
    0432: Disease Activity During Pregnancy in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis or Spondyloarthritis: Results from the Multicentre Prospective GR2 Study
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Anna Molto, MD,PhD – Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris
    Reproductive health
  • Saturday, Nov 16th
    10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Time
    0433: Male Perspective on Reproductive Health in Rheumatology Patients: A Cross-sectional Study
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Eleonora Giacobbe, MD – Università degli Studi di Milano
    Reproductive health
  • Saturday, Nov 16th
    10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Time
    0434: Pregnancy Outcomes of Biosimilars and Non-TNF Inhibitor Biologic Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs: A Scoping Review
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Vienna Cheng, PharmD (she/her/hers) – University of British Columbia
    Reproductive health
  • Saturday, Nov 16th
    10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Time
    0435: Use of Contraception in Women of Childbearing Age with Immune-Mediated Rheumatic Diseases: Experience from an Italian Centre
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Clizia Gagliardi, MD – ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda
    Reproductive health
  • Saturday, Nov 16th
    10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Time
    0436: Family Planning in Rheumatology: A Single Center Quality Improvement Project
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Sara Heard, DO (she/her/hers) – University of Vermont Medical Center
    Reproductive health
  • Saturday, Nov 16th
    10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Time
    0437: Describing Maternal Outcomes Among Veterans with a History of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Rheumatoid Arthritis
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Mehret Birru Talabi, MD, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Pittsburgh
    Reproductive health
  • Saturday, Nov 16th
    10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Time
    0438: Overweight and Obesity Are Key Modifiable Risk Factors for Adverse Outcomes in SLE Pregnancies
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Jessica Boivin, MSc (she/her/hers) – McGill University
    Reproductive health
  • Saturday, Nov 16th
    10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Time
    0439: Contraception Counseling and Contraception Use Among SLE and RA/JIA Patients at a Public Medical Center in Los Angeles: Investigating Teratogenic Medication Use and Language Preferences
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Laura Kobashigawa, MD – University of Southern California/Los Angeles General Medical Center
    Reproductive health
  • Saturday, Nov 16th
    10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Time
    0440: Pregnancy Outcome Disparities Among Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Jessica English, MD – Medical University of South Carolina
    Reproductive health
  • Saturday, Nov 16th
    10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Time
    0441: A Qualitative Improvement Project to Incorporate the Mycophenolate Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies in an Academic Lupus Clinic
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Dahima Cintron, MD,MSc (she/her/hers) – Duke Health
    Reproductive health
  • Saturday, Nov 16th
    10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Time
    0442: Anti-U1-RNP Related Pregnancy Loss in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Anam Nazir, MD (she/her/hers) – University of Ottawa
    Reproductive health
  • Saturday, Nov 16th
    10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Time
    0443: Significance of anti-Ro52 Antibody in Pregnancy Complicated with Anti-SS-A Antibody Positive Rheumatic Disease Patients
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Hiromi Shimada, MD, PhD – Kagawa University
    Reproductive health
  • Saturday, Nov 16th
    10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Time
    0444: Deep Serologic Profiling Identifies Novel Autoantibodies Associated with Fetal Atrioventricular Block
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Philip Carlucci, MD – New York University School of Medicine
    Reproductive health
  • Saturday, Nov 16th
    10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Time
    0445: Evaluating Clinical Reasoning in Randomized Surveys of Lupus Nephritis and Preeclampsia Pregnancy Case Workups: A Clinical Conundrum
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Liya Stolyar, MD – VA Palo Alto Health Care System
    Reproductive health
  • Saturday, Nov 16th
    10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Time
    0446: Rheum for Improvement: Contraception Counseling and Adherence in Patients with Lupus and Rheumatoid Arthritis on Teratogenic Medications
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Kathryn Kompa, MD – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
    Reproductive health
  • Saturday, Nov 16th
    10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Time
    0447: Pregnancy Outcomes in Women Exposed to Guselkumab: Review of Cases Reported to the Manufacturer’s Global Safety Database
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Hewei Li, MD,PhD – Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical
    Reproductive health
  • Saturday, Nov 16th
    10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Time
    0448: A Pregnant Lupus Patient’s Journey: Single-Center Outcomes and Opportunities
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Divya Singh, MD – University of Chicago
    Reproductive health
  • Saturday, Nov 16th
    10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Time
    0449: Evaluating Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder in Women with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Healthy Female Subjects
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Ana Cecilia Bardan Inchaustegui, MD (she/her/hers) – Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo Leon
    Reproductive health
  • Saturday, Nov 16th
    10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Time
    0450: Knowledge, Attitudes, and Intention Towards HPV Vaccination Among Reproductive-Age Women with Rheumatic Diseases
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Mara Ponce-Santillan, MD – Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León
    Reproductive health
  • Saturday, Nov 16th
    10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Time
    0451: Macrophages and Interferon Upregulation in Placentas from Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Primary Sjögren’s Disease and Antiphospholipid Syndrome
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Juan J. Fierro, MD (he/him/his) – University of Groningen
    Reproductive health
  • Saturday, Nov 16th
    10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Time
    0452: Reproductive Health Needs of Women with Rheumatic Disease: An EMR-Based Online Survey Study
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Krista Topalsky, DO – University Hospitals
    Reproductive health
  • Saturday, Nov 16th
    10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Time
    0453: Risk of Active Disease Determines the Expert Opinion Use of Biologics in Pregnancy, but Less in Breastfeeding, and in Men Planning a Family
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Frauke Förger, MD – Cantonal Hospital Saint Gallen
    Reproductive health
  • Saturday, Nov 16th
    10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Time
    0454: Evaluating the Rate of Cervical Cancer Screening and HPV Vaccination in Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Within a Large Urban Healthcare System
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Alana Haussmann, MD – University of California Los Angeles
    Reproductive health
  • Saturday, Nov 16th
    10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Time
    0455: Contraception Counseling for Patients with Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases (RMDs) at a Tertiary Care Rheumatology Clinic: A Quality Improvement Project
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Ikwinder Preet Kaur, MD (she/her/hers) – Burloak Rheumatology
    Reproductive health
  • Saturday, Nov 16th
    1:00 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern Time
    16S53: Abstracts: Reproductive Issues in Rheumatic Disorders
    Location: Room 103AB
    Abstract Moderator: Julia Simard, MSc, ScD (she/her/hers) – Stanford School of Medicine
    Abstract Moderator: Leanna Wise, MD, MPH – LAGMC/Keck Medicine of USC
    Reproductive health
     CME 0 hours
  • Saturday, Nov 16th
    1:00 PM – 1:15 PM Eastern Time
    0805: Results from the Certolizumab-pegol Pregnancy Exposure Registry: An OTIS Autoimmune Diseases in Pregnancy Project
    Location: Room 103AB
    Presenting Author: Christina Chambers, PhD,MPH – University of California, San Diego
    Reproductive health
  • Saturday, Nov 16th
    1:15 PM – 1:30 PM Eastern Time
    0806: Rotavirus Vaccine in Offspring Exposed to Tumour Necrosis Factor Inhibitors During the Third Trimester Does Not Increase Diarrhea-Associated Healthcare Events
    Location: Room 103AB
    Presenting Author: Leah K. Flatman, BSc, MSc (she/her/hers) – McGill University
    Reproductive health
  • Saturday, Nov 16th
    1:30 PM – 1:45 PM Eastern Time
    0807: Evaluating Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) and SLE Subgroups: Additional Risks Associated with Cardiovascular Events
    Location: Room 103AB
    Presenting Author: Rashmi Dhital, MD – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    Reproductive health
  • Saturday, Nov 16th
    1:45 PM – 2:00 PM Eastern Time
    0808: Confirmation of Second Trimester Trophoblast Transport of Maternal Anti-SSA/Ro52 and 60kD Autoantibodies in Cardiac Neonatal Lupus: Implications for FcRn Blockade
    Location: Room 103AB
    Presenting Author: Nicola Fraser, BS – NYU Langone Health
    Reproductive health
  • Saturday, Nov 16th
    2:00 PM – 2:15 PM Eastern Time
    0809: The Utility of the sFlt1:PlGF Ratio to Rule out and Predict Preeclampsia in Women with Lupus
    Location: Room 103AB
    Presenting Author: Megan Clowse, MD, MPH – Duke University
    Reproductive health
  • Saturday, Nov 16th
    2:15 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern Time
    0810: Glucocorticoids in Pregnancy and Lactation: Results of the Systematic Review Informing the EULAR Task Force on Antirheumatic Drugs in Reproduction, Pregnancy and Lactation
    Location: Room 103AB
    Presenting Author: SABRINA HAMROUN, MMed – Rheumatology Department, University Hospital of Cochin, Paris
    Reproductive health
  • Saturday, Nov 16th
    4:30 PM – 5:30 PM Eastern Time
    MTP09A: Meet the Professor: Reproductive Health
    Location: Room 153
    Seminar Presenter: Jill Buyon, MD – NYU Grossman School of Medicine
    Reproductive health
     CME 1 hours
  • Sunday, Nov 17th
    7:30 AM – 8:30 AM Eastern Time
    MTP09B: Meet the Professor: Reproductive Health
    Location: Room 153
    Seminar Presenter: Jill Buyon, MD – NYU Grossman School of Medicine
    Reproductive health
     CME 1 hours
  • Sunday, Nov 17th
    10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Time
    1322: Maternal Antenatal Attachment in Women with Rheumatic Diseases
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Maria Corral-Trujillo, MA (she/her/hers) – Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon
    Reproductive health
  • Sunday, Nov 17th
    1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Eastern Time
    17S30: Navigating Rheumatic Diseases During the Menopause Transition
    Location: Room 143ABC
    Moderator: Rosalind Ramsey-Goldman, MD,DrPH – Northwestern University
    Moderator: Rashmi Dhital, MD – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    Reproductive health
     CME 1 hours
  • Sunday, Nov 17th
    1:00 PM – 1:30 PM Eastern Time
    Transitioning Through Menopause: Implications for Patients with RMDs
    Location: Room 143ABC
    Speaker: Sharon Parish, MD – Weill Cornell Medical College
    Reproductive health
  • Sunday, Nov 17th
    1:30 PM – 2:00 PM Eastern Time
    Menopause Treatment Options and Safety Considerations
    Location: Room 143ABC
    Speaker: Lisa Sammaritano, MD – Hospital for Special Surgery
    Reproductive health
  • Tuesday, Nov 19th
    9:30 AM – 10:30 AM Eastern Time
    19T06: Navigating Complexities of Pregnancy Termination and LGBTQ+ Care for Patients With Rheumatic Diseases
    Location: Room 145AB
    Moderator: Catherine Sims, MD – Duke University
    Moderator: Mehret Birru Talabi, MD, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Pittsburgh
    Reproductive health
     CME 1 hours
  • Tuesday, Nov 19th
    9:30 AM – 9:50 AM Eastern Time
    Providing Care to the LGBTQ+ Rheumatology Patient: What's Hormones Got to Do with It
    Location: Room 145AB
    Speaker: Kristen Mathias, MD (she/her/hers) – Johns Hopkins Hospital
    Reproductive health
  • Tuesday, Nov 19th
    9:50 AM – 10:10 AM Eastern Time
    Medical, Ethical, and Legal Perspectives on Pregnancy Termination for RMD Patients
    Location: Room 145AB
    Speaker: Bonnie Bermas, MD – UT Southwestern Medical Center
    Reproductive health
  • Tuesday, Nov 19th
    10:10 AM – 10:30 AM Eastern Time
    Panel Discussion
    Location: Room 145AB
    Panelist: Bonnie Bermas, MD – UT Southwestern Medical Center
    Panelist: Kristen Mathias, MD (she/her/hers) – Johns Hopkins Hospital
    Reproductive health