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  • Saturday, Nov 16th
    9:00 AM – 10:15 AM Eastern Time
    Tackling Workforce Shortages in Rheumatology
    Location: Room 152A
    Moderator: Daniel Battafarano, DO – Daniel F. Battafarano, DO, PLLC, San Antonio, TX
    Moderator: Vivekanand Tiwari, MBBS – Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
    Rheumatology workforce
     CME 1 hours
  • Saturday, Nov 16th
    9:00 AM – 9:10 AM Eastern Time
    Burnout in Rheumatology
    Location: Room 152A
    Speaker: Leonard Calabrese, DO – Cleveland Clinic
    Rheumatology workforce
  • Saturday, Nov 16th
    9:10 AM – 9:20 AM Eastern Time
    Workforce Shortages in Adult Rheumatology
    Location: Room 152A
    Speaker: Beth Jonas – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Rheumatology workforce
  • Saturday, Nov 16th
    9:20 AM – 9:30 AM Eastern Time
    Workforce Shortages in Pediatric Rheumatology
    Location: Room 152A
    Speaker: Colleen Correll, MD,MPH – University of Minnesota
    Rheumatology workforce
  • Saturday, Nov 16th
    9:30 AM – 9:40 AM Eastern Time
    Strategies to Mitigate Burnout
    Location: Room 152A
    Speaker: Daniel Albert, MD – Dartmouth-Hitchcock
    Rheumatology workforce
  • Saturday, Nov 16th
    9:40 AM – 10:15 AM Eastern Time
    Panel Discussion
    Location: Room 152A
    Panelist: Daniel Albert, MD – Dartmouth-Hitchcock
    Panelist: Leonard Calabrese, DO – Cleveland Clinic
    Panelist: Colleen Correll, MD,MPH – University of Minnesota
    Panelist: Beth Jonas – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Rheumatology workforce
  • Saturday, Nov 16th
    1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Eastern Time
    RA Toolkit: A Turnkey Workflow for RA Patients in Your Clinic
    Location: Room 146C
    Moderator: Mark Niemer, MD, FACP, FACR – Medical Associates Clinic PC
    Moderator: Gabby Schmajuk, MD, MS – UCSF / SFVA
    Rheumatology workforce
     CME 1 hours
  • Saturday, Nov 16th
    1:00 PM – 1:30 PM Eastern Time
    RA Toolkit: A Resource for Rheumatologists
    Location: Room 146C
    Speaker: Jinoos Yazdany, MD,MPH – UCSF
    Rheumatology workforce
  • Saturday, Nov 16th
    1:30 PM – 2:00 PM Eastern Time
    Optimizing Coding to Ensure Accurate Reimbursement
    Location: Room 146C
    Speaker: Nancy Ellis, MBA – Piedmont Arthritis Clinic
    Rheumatology workforce
  • Sunday, Nov 17th
    9:00 AM – 10:30 AM Eastern Time
    Campaigning for Rheumatology: An Election Year Legislative and Policy Update
    Location: Room 152A
    Moderator: Belinda Birnbaum, MD – Bryn Mawr Medical Specialists Association
    Moderator: Alireza Meysami, MD, RhMSUS, MBA, FACP, FACR – Henry Ford Health
    Rheumatology workforce
     CME 1.5 hours
  • Sunday, Nov 17th
    9:00 AM – 9:15 AM Eastern Time
    Advocacy Efforts at the ACR
    Location: Room 152A
    Speaker: Christina Downey, MD;RhMSUS;FACR – Loma Linda University Medical Center
    Rheumatology workforce
  • Sunday, Nov 17th
    9:15 AM – 9:30 AM Eastern Time
    Federal Legislative Updates in 2024
    Location: Room 152A
    Speaker: Lennie McDaniel, JD – American College of Rheumatology
    Rheumatology workforce
  • Sunday, Nov 17th
    9:30 AM – 9:45 AM Eastern Time
    Regulatory Updates in 2024
    Location: Room 152A
    Speaker: Colby Tiner, MA – American College of Rheumatology
    Rheumatology workforce
  • Sunday, Nov 17th
    9:45 AM – 10:30 AM Eastern Time
    State Legislative Updates in 2024
    Location: Room 152A
    Speaker: Joseph Cantrell, JD – American College of Rheumatology
    Rheumatology workforce
  • Sunday, Nov 17th
    1:00 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern Time
    Rheumatology Workforce in the 21st Century: The Role of Advanced Practice Providers, Social Workers, and Physical Therapists
    Location: Room 102AB
    Moderator: Monica Richey, APRN – Northwell Health
    Moderator: Carolyn Smith, MSN;CPNP – Children's of Alabama
    Rheumatology workforce
     CME 1.5 hours
  • Sunday, Nov 17th
    1:00 PM – 1:30 PM Eastern Time
    The Role of Rheumatology APPs
    Location: Room 102AB
    Speaker: Leila Khalili, MSN, FNP, APRN – Columbia University Medical Center
    Rheumatology workforce
  • Sunday, Nov 17th
    1:30 PM – 2:00 PM Eastern Time
    Social Work in Rheumatology
    Location: Room 102AB
    Speaker: Jillian Rose-Smith, PhD;MPH;MSW – Hospital for Special Surgery
    Rheumatology workforce
  • Sunday, Nov 17th
    2:00 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern Time
    The Role of Physical Therapy in Rheumatology
    Location: Room 102AB
    Speaker: Daniel White, PT, ScD – University of Delaware
    Rheumatology workforce
  • Sunday, Nov 17th
    3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Eastern Time
    Successful Onboarding and Integration of Advanced Practice Providers into Your Clinic
    Location: Room 146C
    Moderator: Lindsay Orris, DO – Rheumatology Associates
    Moderator: Donald Thomas, Jr, MD, RhMSUS, FACP, FACR – Arthritis and Pain Associates of Prince George's County
    Rheumatology workforce
     CME 1 hours
  • Sunday, Nov 17th
    3:00 PM – 3:30 PM Eastern Time
    How APPs Add Value to the Clinic
    Location: Room 146C
    Speaker: Nehad Soloman, MD – Arizona Arthritis & Rheumatology Associates, P.C.
    Rheumatology workforce
  • Sunday, Nov 17th
    3:30 PM – 4:00 PM Eastern Time
    How to Onboard APPs and Integrate Them into Your Workflow
    Location: Room 146C
    Speaker: Gwenesta Melton, MD – Association of Women in Rheumatology
    Rheumatology workforce
  • Monday, Nov 18th
    9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Eastern Time
    Pharmaceutical Industry - Friend or Foe
    Location: Room 144ABC
    Moderator: Hermine Brunner, MD, MSc, MBA – Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
    Moderator: William Harvey, MD,MSc – Tufts Medicine
    Rheumatology workforce
     CME 1 hours
  • Monday, Nov 18th
    9:00 AM – 9:30 AM Eastern Time
    What's the Angle: Types and Goals of Different Industry Roles & Let the Sunshine in:  Regulatory Aspects of Interactions with Industry
    Location: Room 144ABC
    Rheumatology workforce
  • Monday, Nov 18th
    9:30 AM – 10:00 AM Eastern Time
    Where Should It End: Ethical Considerations of Interactions with Industry
    Location: Room 144ABC
    Speaker: Steven Vlad, MD, PhD – Tufts Medicine
    Rheumatology workforce
  • Monday, Nov 18th
    10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Eastern Time
    A Winning Bet? What to Know About the Rheumatology MIPS Value Pathway (MVP)
    Location: Room 152B
    Moderator: Angus Worthing, MD – Arthritis & Rheumatism Associates, PC
    Rheumatology workforce
     CME 1 hours
  • Monday, Nov 18th
    10:30 AM – 10:50 AM Eastern Time
    Successes and Challenges of MVP Reporting
    Location: Room 152B
    Speaker: Thomas Tack, n/a – American College of Rheumatology
    Rheumatology workforce
  • Monday, Nov 18th
    10:50 AM – 11:10 AM Eastern Time
    One Practice’s Experience and Lessons Learned
    Location: Room 152B
    Rheumatology workforce
  • Monday, Nov 18th
    11:10 AM – 11:30 AM Eastern Time
    Build Your MVP Game Plan for 2024 and Beyond
    Location: Room 152B
    Speaker: Christie M Bartels, MD,MS – University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
    Rheumatology workforce