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RhAPP Fourth Annual National Conference Slides

Parallel Sessions: Fundamentals

Vasculitis - Fundamentals
Tiffany Clark, FNP-C

PsA – Fundamentals
Christy Vath, PA-C

axSpA – Fundamentals
Daric Mueller, PA-C

SLE from A to Z
Candace Ryan, PA-C

Parallel Sessions: Advanced

PsA – Advanced
William Saalfeld, DNP and Katie Springer, PA-C

axSpA – Advanced
Eric J. Campbell, PA-C and Michele Cerra, MSN, FNP-C 

Vasculitis – Advanced
Naomi Amudala, FNP and Rachael Perritt, PharmD

Lupus – Advanced: Give it a Trial
Monica Richey, MSN, ANP-BC and Danielle Gatti-Palumbo, PharmD

D2T RA and Extra-Articular Manifestations of RA
Jeannette Hart, PA-C and Sheilagh McCauley, MSN, CRNP, FNP-BC

Parallel Sessions: Pediatrics

Pediatric Vasculitis/GPA
Annelle Reed, NP-C

Pediatric Sjogren's
Deborah Durkee, NP

Pediatric IgA Vasculitis
Holly Reid, CPNP-C

Workshops

Immunology

Betsy Kirchner, NP and Amanda Mixon PA-C

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Emergency Rheumatology

Julie Keegan Strosser, PA-C

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Ultrasound Boot Camp

Nate Mathews, RMSK

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Basic Joint Injections: Shoulder, Knee, Hip

Shannon Ghizzoni, PA-C; Andrea Mace, MS, PA-C; Jennifer McGill , PA-C; and Jennifer Simpson, DNP

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Workup of Joint Pain

Brittany Sedlacek, PA-C and Sarah Wilmsmeyer, PA-C

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Beyond Steroids: Reviewing and Exploring New Treatments in Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Danielle Gatti-Palumbo, PharmD

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​Biologics Update for Rheumatoid Arthritis

Elizabeth Kirchner, DNP

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Health Maintenance and Reproductive Management in Women with Rheumatic Disease

Stephanie Reyes, PA-C and Elaine Zobrist, AGNP

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Ehlers-Danlos

Heather Finlayson, PA-C

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Pediatric Rheumatology Basics for the Novice APP: 
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis and Periodic Fever and Autoinflammatory Syndromes

Holly Reid, CPNP-C and Ingrid Pan, PharmD

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Traditional Chinese Medicine and Rheumatology

Chris Title, FNP-BC and Iris Zink, NRPC

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DEXA Imaging

Wendy Simmons, PA-C, DFAAPA and Michele Volansky, PA-C

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Introduction to Salivary Gland Ultrasound

Nate Mathews, RMSK

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Ultrasound Boot Camp

Nate Mathews, RMSK

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​Osteoporosis

Eileen Lydon, ANP-BC and Patty Travis, CNP

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Rheumatology Specialty Labs

Rana Aoufe, PA-C and Sylvia Phommalinh, PA-C

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Burnout Intervention Workshop

Heidi Brown Posey, PA-C and Talia Sierra, PA-C

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Interpreting Clinical Research

Amber Hudgins, PharmD

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Ophthalmoscope and Capillaroscopy - Hands On

Brandon Ko, DNP and Brandon Runyon, OD

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Key Principles in Comanaging Ocular Inflammation and Dry Eye Symptoms

Brandon Runyon, OD

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​Scleroderma

Jessica Farrell, PharmD and Christina Starks, MPA, PA-C

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Rheumatology Labs: Discover Your Detective Abilities

Jackie Fritz, RN, BSN, MSN, CNS, PHN, RN-BC

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​Clinical Pearls for the APP New to Rheumatologyrosis

Kyle George, PA-C

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Crystallizing the Latest Developments in Gout

Kris Giani, PA-C and Jessica Michaud, PharmD

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Pediatric Rheumatology Basics for the Novice APP: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Juvenile Dermatomyositis

Ingrid Pan, PharmD and Michelle Sutter, CPNP-PC

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The APP's Guide to Diagnosing and Managing Takayasu's Arteritis

Naomi Amudala, FNP and Stacey Johnson, NP

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Shoulder ExaminationAnatomy and Pathology

Nate Mathews, RMSK

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Ultrasound Pathology

McKenna Cornforth, BSN and Nate Mathews, RMSK

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Biosimilars – Where We Are Today

Tanya Golovanoff PharmD and Steven Sica PharmD

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Bugs & Drugs

Tony Mixon, PharmD

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Interventional Procedures in Management of Low Back Pain

Vanessa Hill, NP-C and Vaheed Sevvom, PA-C

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Radiology

Wendy Simmons, PA-C, DFAAPA

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