RhAPP Conference | 2026 Agenda *Subject to change

WEDNESDAY, September 23, 2026

 

5:00 - 7:00 PM

Step Into Rheum Welcome Reception*

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7:00 - 8:00 PM

RhAPPARDY - Trivia Night*

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THURSDAY, September 24, 2026

 

8:15 - 9:15 AM

Breakfast

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8:30 - 9:15 AM

Industry-Sponsored Event*

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9:30 - 10:00 PM

Opening Session -  Lifestyle Modifications for Inflammatory Disease 

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10:15 AM - 12:15 PM

Bootcamp Block

• Ask the Experts: Master Class ​

• New APP Bootcamp: Clinical Pearls for New APPs

• ​Pediatric: Bootcamp JIA, SLE, JDM, and Autoinflammatory Syndromes ​​

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12:30 - 1:15 PM

Lunch

 

12:30 - 1:15 PM

Industry Sponsored Event*

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1:15 - 3:15 PM

Bootcamp Block​

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5:45 - 6:35 PM

Dinner

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5:45 - 6:30 PM

Industry-Sponsored Event*

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6:30 - 8:30 PM

Welcome Reception & Exhibit Hall*

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FRIDAY, September 25, 2026

 

7:45 - 8:30 AM

Workshop Block 1

• Hot Flashes & Hot Joints 

• ​VEXAS

• DEXA

• Risk & Preventions of Infections

• Sarcoid

• Radiation Therapy for OA

• Sarcoid

• Osteoporosis 101

• Pediatric: AMPS

• Professional Development: Contracts

• Enhance Patient Management 

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8:30 - 9:30 AM

Breakfast

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8:45 - 9:30 AM

Industry-Sponsored Event*

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9:45 - 9:50 AM

Opening Course Directors' Welcome

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9:50 - 10:50 AM

Plenary: Year in Review with Q&A

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10:50 - 11:20 AM

Exhibit Hall & Break*

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11:20 - 11:55 AM

Plenary: Pediatric to Adult: Myositis with Q&A 

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11:55 AM - 12:30 PM

Plenary: AxSpa vs AS Debate 

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12:30 - 1:30 PM

Lunch

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12:45 - 1:30 PM

Industry-Sponsored Event*

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1:30 - 2:15 PM

Parallel Sessions​

• Scleroderma

• Osteoporosis

• Pediatric: Year in Review ​​

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2:15 - 3:10 PM

Parallel Sessions​

• Gout

• Sjogren’s

• Pediatric: ILD 

 

3:10 - 3:40 PM

Exhibit Hall & Break*

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3:40 - 4:25 PM

Workshop Block 2​

• Relapsing Polychondritis

• Joint Injections

• Ultrasound

• Joint Injections

• RA 101 | Rheum Emergencies

• Ultrasound

• Pediatric: Rheum Roundtable

• Prior Authorizations

• Metabolic Bone

• Cross-Specialty: Rheum/Neuro

• Non-Inflammatory Referrals ​

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5:30 - 6:15 PM

Dinner

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5:30 - 6:15 PM

Industry-Sponsored Event*

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6:15 - 7:15 PM

Poster Session: Share Your Interesting Case Presentation*

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SATURDAY, September 26, 20256

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7:30 - 8:15 AM

Workshop Block 3

• Joint Injections

• PharmD Roundtable

• Ultrasound

• RA Emerging Therapies

• axSpA 101

• Interventional Pain Management

• PMR 101

• Immunology 101

• Cross-Specialty: Rheum/Hem

• Pediatric: Navigating Insurance and Medication Access 

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8:30 - 9:15 AM

Breakfast

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8:30 - 9:15 AM

Industry-Sponsored Event*​

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9:25 - 9:30 AM

Opening Course Directors’ Welcome

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9:30 - 10:05 AM

Plenary: Lupus with Q&A 

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10:05 - 10:40 AM

Plenary: Vasculitis with Q&A 

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10:40 - 11:15 AM

Plenary: GCA with Q&A 

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11:15 - 11:45 AM

Exhibit Hall & Break*

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11:45 AM - 12:30 PM

Parallel Sessions

• Cross-Specialty: Rheum/Allergy

• Cross Specialty: Rheum/GI

• Pediatrics: Arthritis Mimickers 

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12:45 - 1:30 PM

Lunch

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12:45 - 1:30 PM

Industry-Sponsored Event*

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1:40 - 2:25 PM

Parallel Sessions

• Cross-Specialty: Rheum/Derm

• Cross-Specialty: Rheum/Pulm

• Pediatric Workshop 

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2:25 - 2:45 PM

Exhibit Hall & Break*

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2:40 - 3:25 PM

Workshop Block 4​

• Joint Injections

• Ultrasound

• Chinese Medicine

• Labs 101

• Family Planning with Rheumatologic Conditions

• PsA 101

• Radiology

• Pediatrics: Medication Counseling Adverse Effects 

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*Non-accredited session