RhAPP Conference | 2025 Agenda* 

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

 

 

Bootcamp

2:00-4:00 PM CST

• New APP Bootcamp; Clinical Pearls for New APPs – Kyle George, PA-C and Brittany Sedlacek, PA-C

• Pediatric Rheumatology Basics for the Novice and Adult APP: Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis and Periodic Fever and Autoinflammatory Syndromes – Ingrid Pan, PharmD; Holly Reid, DNP

• Pediatric Rheumatology Basics for the Novice and Adult APP: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Juvenile Dermatomyositis – Ingrid Pan, PharmD Michelle Sutter, CPNP- PC

• Ask the Expert: Curbside Consults – Naomi Amudala, CRNP, MSN; Philip Mease, MD; Peter Merkel, MD; Amanda Mixon, PA-C; Eric Ruderman, MD and Christy Vath, PA-C

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4:00-4:45 PM CST

Together We Grow: Nurturing the APP-Physician Partnership in Rheumatology 

Naomi Amudala, CRNP, MSN; Philip Mease, MD; Peter Merkel, MD; Amanda Mixon, PA-C; Eric Ruderman, MD and Christy Vath, PA-C

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5:00-5:45 PM CST 

Medical Symposium 

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6:00-6:45 PM CST

Industry-Sponsored Event Dinner

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7:00-8:30 PM CST

Welcome Reception and Exhibit Hall

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

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WORKSHOP BLOCK 1

8:00-8:45 AM CST

• Ultrasound – McKenna Cornforth, RN and Nate Mathews, RMSK

• Joint Injections – Shannon Ghizzoni, PA-C; Kris Giani, PA-C; Andrea Mace, PA-C and Jennifer Mylod, DNP

• Immunology – Amanda Mixon, PA-C and Betsy Kirchner, DNP

• EDS – Heather Finlayson, PA-C

• Pediatrics - Difficult Patient Case Discussions – Amanda Arjoon, DNP; Lisa Day, CPNP-PC and Andy Nguyen, MSN, FNP

• ​Fertility and Pregnancy in Rheumatic Disease – Michele Cerra, MSN, FNP-BC and Shayla Sanders, APRN

• Infectious Disease Considerations in Treatment of Rheum Disease – Amber Hudgins, PharmD and Steve Sica, PharmD

• Rheumatologic Emergencies – Julie Keegan Strosser, PA-C

• Dexa Imaging – Patty Travis, CNP and Michele Volansky, PA-C

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8:45-9:30 AM CST

Industry-Sponsored Event Breakfast

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9:45-9:55 AM CST

Opening Remarks: Course Director's Welcome

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PLENARY SESSION 1

9:55-10:55 AM CST

Year in Review with Q&A

Jessica Farrell, PharmD and Audrey Gibson, PA-C

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10:55 - 11:25 AM CST

Exhibit Hall & Break

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PLENARY SESSION 2

11:25 AM - 12:00 PM CST

RA with Q&A

Erin Siceloff, PA-C

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12:15 - 1:00 PM CST

Industry-Sponsored Event Lunch

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PARALLEL SESSIONS

1:00-1:45 PM CST

• Sjogren's – Robert Laugherty, PA-C

• Myositis – Jeannette Hart, PA-C

• Pediatric - PAN vs. Behcets – Michelle Hicks, MSN, FNP-C and Annelle Reed, NP-C

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1:45 - 2:15 PM CST

Exhibit Hall & Break

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WORKSHOP BLOCK 2

2:15 - 3:00 PM CST

• Cross-Specialty: Rheum-Derm – Victor Czerkosij, DNP and Tiffany Terrell, FNP-C

• Ultrasound – McKenna Cornforth, RN and Nate Mathews, RMSK

• Joint Injections – Shannon Ghizzoni, PA-C; Kris Giani, PA-C; Andrea Mace, PA-C and Jennifer Mylod, DNP

• Uncomfortable Conversations – Stacey Johnson, NP-C

• Pediatric - Biosimilars – Ingrid Pan, PharmD

• Fatty-Liver – Patrick Horne, APRN, FNP-BC and Heather Mambretti, PA-C

• Microbiome in Autoimmune Disease – Betsy Kirchner, DNP and Wendy Ramey, PharmD

• AI – Eric Campbell, PA-C and Amanda Sell, PA-C

• Rheumatology Labs – Rana Aoufe, PA-C and Jackie Fritz, RN

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WORKSHOP BLOCK 3

3:05 - 3:50 PM CST

• Cross-Specialty: Rheum-Pulm – Rebekah Edwards, DNP and Heather Finlayson, PA-C

• Ultrasound – McKenna Cornforth, RN and Nate Mathews, RMSK

• Joint Injections – Shannon Ghizzoni, PA-C; Kris Giani, PA-C; Andrea Mace, PA-C and Jennifer Mylod, DNP

• Pediatrics - Ortho/Rheum – KellyAnne Bultemeier and Shelley Dell'Orfano, CPNP-PC

• Professional Development: Non Clinical Roles for APPs – Lisa Asfahani, PA-C; Kyle George, PA-C and Wendy Simmons, PA-C, DFAAPA

• Mental Health / Depression in Rheumatic Disease – Heidi Brown-Posey, PA-C and Talia Sierra, PA-C

• Preventative Care (Cancer Screening, CAD Screening, Vaccination) – Rachael Busch, DNP and Sarah Wilmsmeyer, PA-C

• Rheum- HemOnc – Peter Hakos, PA-C and Vanessa Hill, NP-C

• Non Inflammatory Conditions (Fibro, Long COVID, Chronic Fatigue…etc) – Christine Stamatos, DNP

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5:00 - 5:45 PM CST

Prosecco & Posters

Share Your Interesting Case Presentation

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5:45 - 6:30 PM CST

Industry-Sponsored Event Dinner

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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2024

 

8:15 - 9:00 AM CST

Industry-Sponsored Event Breakfast

 

9:15-9:20 AM CST

Opening Remarks Day 2: Course Director's Welcome

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PLENARY SESSION 3

9:20-9:55 AM CST

Lupus with Q&A

Danielle Gatti-Palumbo, PharmD and Monica Richey, MSN, ANP-BC

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PLENARY SESSION 4

9:55-10:30 AM CST

SpA with Q&A

Eileen Lydon, ANP-BC

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PLENARY SESSION 5

10:30-11:05 AM CST

Osteoporosis with Q&A

Candace Ryan, PA-C and Wendy Simmons, PA-C, DFAAPA

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11:05-11:30 AM CST

Exhibit Hall & Break

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PARALLEL SESSIONS

11:30 AM-12:15 PM CST

• Vasculitis – Naomi Amudala, CRNP

• Crystal Arthropathies – Jessica Michaud, PharmD and Daric Mueller, PA-C

• Pediatrics - TMJ Arthritis – Nina Skaria, NP

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12:15-1:00 PM CST

Industry-Sponsored Event Lunch

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PARALLEL SESSIONS

1:15 - 2;00 PM CST

• Scleroderma – Jessica Farrell, PharmD and Christina Starks, PA-C

• PMR/GCA – Heather Mambretti, PA-C and Will Saalfeld, DNP

• Pediatrics - CNO – Holly Reid, CPNP-PC and Shelby Brooks, CPNP-PC

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2:00-2:15 PM CST

Break

 

WORKSHOP BLOCK 4

2:15 - 3:00 PM CST

• Cross-Specialty: Cardiology – Laura Ross, PA-C and Katie Springer, PA-C

• Cross-Specialty: Ophthalmology – Brandon Ko, DNP and Brandon Runyon, OD

• Joint Injections – Shannon Ghizzoni, PA-C; Kris Giani, PA-C; Andrea Mace, PA-C and Jennifer Mylod, DNP

• Pediatrics - Pediatric Transition Care – April Conlon, NP; Debbie Durkee, NP and Kate Thompson, NP

• Radiology – Wendy Simmons, PA-C, DFAAPA

• APS – Danielle Gatti-Palumbo, PharmD

• Traditional Chinese Medicine – Chris Title, MSN and Iris Zink, NPRC

• VEXAS/RP – Alice Fike, FNP and Lorena Wilson, PhD, CPNP

• Interventional Injections in the Management of Low Back Pain – Vaheed Sevvom, PA-C

• Ultrasound – McKenna Cornforth, RN and Nate Mathews, RMSK

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*Presentations and timeslots are subject to change.