Program to be updated
Program
OCT 13
EST
13:00
Opening Address
13:15
Plenary A Session
Patient Phenotyping in Arthritis: Data Driven Precision Medicine
Keynote Speaker
Q&A
14:15
Virtual Break
14:30
Concurrent Sessions
Session 1
Lupus
Speaker 1
Speaker 2
Speaker 3
Speaker 4
Round Table
Session 2
Hand Osteoarthritis
Speaker 1
Speaker 2
Speaker 3
Speaker 4
Round Table
16:30
Virtual Break
16:45
Virtual Networking Session
Conference Program
DAY 1
OCT 13
Eastern Standard Time
EST
13:00-13:15
Opening Address
Conference Co-chairs: Dr. Mohit Kapoor & Dr. Robert Inman,
Dr. Bradly Wouters, Executive Vice-President,
Science & Research, University Health Network
Plenary A Session
13:15-14:00
The Burden of Musculoskeletal Disease on Society
Co-chairs: Dr. Mohit Kapoor & Dr. Robert Inman
13:15-13:45 Keynote Speaker: Dr. Jasvinder Singh
13:45-14:00 Virtual Moderated Q&A
Virtual Break
14:00-14:15
Concurrent Sessions
14:15-15:45
EST
Session 1 - Debate
Disease heterogeneity in lupus
Co-chairs: Dr. Zahi Touma & Dr. Joan Wither
14:15-14:35 Dr. Joanne (Michelle) Kahlenberg
Heterogeneity in Lupus skin disease and its pathogenesis
14:35-14:55 Dr. Michelle Barraclough
Cognitive impairment in SLE and its heterogeneity
14:55-15:15 Dr. Liz Lightstone
Lupus Nephritis and its heterogeneity
15:15-15:45 Virtual Moderated Q&A
Concurrent Sessions
14:15-15:45
Session 2 - Debate
Basilar Thumb Osteoarthritis:
Wear-and-tear or predisposition?
Chair: Dr. Heather Baltzer
14:15-14:35 Dr. Tonia Vincent
Mechanoflammation
14:35-14:55 Dr. Ingrid Meulenbelt
The role of miRNA in cartilage degeneration & pathophysiology
14:55-15:15 Dr. Jennifer Wolf
The role of Relaxin in Predisposition to Basilar Thumb OA
15:15-15:45 Virtual Moderated Q&A
EST
Virtual Break
15:45-16:00
EST
Plenary B Session
16:00-16:45
Patient Phenotyping in Osteoarthritis: Data Driven Precision Medicine
Co-Chairs: Dr. Gillian Hawker & Dr. Peter B. Ferguson
16:00-16:30 Keynote Speaker: Dr. David Hunter
16:30-16:45 Virtual Moderated Q&A
End of Day 1
DAY 2
OCT 14
Eastern Standard Time
Plenary C Session
8:00-8:45
EST
Molecular Phenotyping in Lupus
Co-chairs: Dr. Murray Urowitz & Dr. Dafna Gladman
8:00-8:30 Keynote Speaker: Dr. Virginia Pascual
8:30-8:45 Virtual Moderated Q&A
Virtual Break
8:45-8:55
Concurrent Sessions
8:55-10:55
Session 1
Recent Advances in Axial Spondyloarthritis
Chair: Dr. Nigil Haroon & Dr. Robert Inman
8:55- 9:25 Dr. Leanne Gensler
Advances in the treatment of of Axial Spondyloarthritis
9:25-9:55 Dr. Ranjeny Thomas
Advances in Biological Basis of Axial Spondyloarthritis
9:55-10:10 Dr. Akihiro Nakamura
Genetic Studies in Axial Spondyloarthritis
10:10-10:25 Dr. Elie Karam
Patient Perspective
10:25-10:55 Virtual Moderated Q&A
Concurrent Sessions
8:55-10:55
Session 2
Bone, Muscle & Joint Interactions
Co-chairs: Dr. Heather McDonald-Blumer & Dr. Andy Wong
8:55-9:20 Dr. Gustavo Duque
Bone-muscle-fat interactions effects on the joint
9:20-9:45 Dr. Monica Maly
Muscle and its role in Osteoarthritis
9:45-10:05 Dr. Lauren King
Osteoarthritis and Type 2 Diabetes
10:05-10:25 Dr. Dawn Richards
Patient Perspective
10:25-10:55 Virtual Moderated Q&A
Virtual Break
10:55-11:10
EST
EST
Concurrent Sessions
11:10-13:10
EST
Session 1 - Debate
Hip & Knee Osteoarthritis
Co-chairs: Dr. Mike Zywiel & Dr. Rajiv Gandhi
11:10-11:35 Dr. Christopher Kim
Surgical treatment of hip & knee Osteoarthritis:
The best is yet to come
11:35-12:00 Dr. Johnathan Lex
12:00-12:25 Dr. Stefan Lohmander
The present and future perspective on non-surgical treatments
12:25-12:35 Cindy Blakely
12:35-13:10 Virtual Moderated Q&A
Surgical treatment of hip & knee Osteoarthritis:
We've arrived
Concurrent Sessions
11:10-13:10
EST
Session 2
Marching Towards a 'Cure' in Psoriatic Arthritis
Co-chairs: Dr. Vinod Chandran & Dr. Katerina Oikonomopoulou
11:10-11:40 Dr. Oliver FitzGerald
Precision Medicine for Psoriatic Disease - Are we there yet?
11:40-12:10 Dr. Lihi Eder
Beyond treatment response - how can we better tackle
comorbidities associated with psoriatic disease?
12:10-12:25 Dr. Deepak Jadon
Novel clinical trial designs for psoriatic arthritis.-
can we go beyond the ACR response criteria?
12:25-12:40 Dr. Niti Goel
How to better engage patient partners in psoriatic
disease research
12:40-13:10 Virtual Moderated Q&A
Virtual Break
13:10-13:30
Patient Perspective
EST
Plenary D Session
13:30-14:15
Multi-omic system based approach in Arthritis
Co-Chairs: Dr. Rita Kandel & Dr. Christian Veillette
13:30-14:00 Keynote Speaker: Dr. Timothy Radstake
14:00-14:15 Virtual Moderated Q&A
Virtual Break
14:15-14:30
Concurrent Sessions
14:30-16:30
EST
Session 1
Systemic Sclerosis: Challenges & Opportunities
Chair: Dr. Joan Wither
14:30-14:45 Maureen Sauve
Patient Perspective
14:45-15:10 Dr. John Varga
Etiology and Pathogenesis
15:10-15:35 Dr. Sindhu Johnson
Current Treatment Strategies: Challenges and Opportunities
15:35-16:00 Dr. Marie Hudson
Advanced Autoantibody Testing in SSc
16:00-16:30 Virtual Moderated Q&A
Concurrent Sessions
14:30-16:30
EST
Session 2
Spine Arthritis: What is it & what drives it?
Chair: Dr. Raj Rampersaud
14:30-14:45 Stafford Lawson
Does it do more than hurt?
14:45-15:15 Dr. Cheryle Seguin
Disc vs. Cartilage degeneration, same or different?
15:15-15:30 Dr. Timothy Jacobsen
Where does the pain come from?
15:30-16:00 Dr. Manuela Ferreira
Can we comprehensively define spine degeneration?
16:00-16:30 Virtual Moderated Q&A
Closing Remarks
16:30-16:45
EST
End of Conference