Cheryl Crow, OT, will deliver the Daltroy Lecture in a talk show format. Drawing on her professional experience as an occupational therapist and her personal experience living with rheumatoid arthritis, she will discuss how social media usage can benefit health management and the psychosocial well-being…

Physician teams can be so overwhelmed that they don’t have time to monitor routine maintenance for patients. Increasing the role of advance practice providers could help combat the workforce shortage in the field, said Christine Stamatos, DNP, ANP-C.

In the Klemperer Memorial Lecture, Christopher Buckley, MD, PhD, will discuss the development of the Human Cell Atlas and its potential as a tool in the diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment of musculoskeletal diseases.

Despite the challenges of COVID-19, clinical trials in multiple rheumatologic diseases reported positive results with new agents and new indications approved by the FDA in the past year, said Michael Weisman, MD. He will moderate a panel discussion by FDA representatives.

The first of three plenary sessions at ACR Convergence featured five panelists, including Alexander Oldroyd, PhD, MSC, MBChB, discussing high-impact research in rheumatology. Topics include drug treatments, screening recommendations, and an initiative to improve primary care provider education to better serve the Navajo Nation.

In the Keynote Lecture, Abraham Verghese, MD, shared his unique perspective on life in the COVID-19 era as a physician, a professor at Stanford University, and a New York Times bestselling author. “We are without a doubt living through the story of our lives,” Dr.…

A pair of experts reviewed important developments in the field published in the past year. Carol Langford, MD, MHS, focused on noteworthy concepts that had a direct impact on practice, explored an innovative approach, or helped weigh risks and benefits.

Only about 30 percent of 5- to 11-year-olds in the U.S. are vaccinated against COVID-19. Vaccination rates for younger children are even lower. Peter Hotez, MD, PhD, FASTMNH, FAAP, will present the latest findings on COVID-19 vaccinations in immunocompromised pediatric patients.

A panel of experts including Daniel K. White, PT, ScD, MSc, will discuss how focusing on the mind, mobility, medications, multi-complexity, and what matters most to the patient can improve patient care and quality of life. Developed to help guide gerontology care, the 5Ms concept…

The deadline to claim CME credit and MOC points for in-person and virtual participation in the 2022 meeting is November 11, 2023.