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Agenda

Saturday, February 20, 2027
All times are in Pacific time

7:00 AM
Registration, Breakfast, Exhibits & Non-CME Satellite
7:55 AM
Welcome
Leonard Calabrese, DO with representatives from RAN and UNLV
8:00 AM
Course Opening
Leonard Calabrese, DO

SESSION 1
Advanced Immunotherapeutics in Autoimmune Disease
Moderator: Leonard Calabrese, DO

8:15 AM
From CAR T Cells to BiTEs: Emerging Cellular and Molecular Therapies for Autoimmune Disease
Philip Mease, MD
8:45 AM
New Approaches to Targeting B Cells in IMIDS - Beyond Depletion
Gregg Silverman, MD
9:15 AM
Hypogammaglobulinemia in Rheumatology - IMID, PID, or TRID?
Winn Chatham, MD
9:45 AM
Panel Discussion
Session Faculty
10:00 AM
Exhibit Break

SESSION 2
Novel Insights in Rare Diseases: Multisystem Clues for the Rheumatologist
Moderator: M. Elaine Husni, MD, MPH

10:20 AM
Rare Cutaneous Manifestations in Common Rheumatologic Conditions
Abrar A. Qureshi, MD, MPH
10:50 AM
Sarcoidosis and Rheumatology- When to Consider and How to Treat
Matthew C. Baker, MD, MS
11:20 AM
What the Rheumatologist Needs to Know About Clonal Hematopoiesis – Beyond VEXAS
Abhay Singh, MD
12:00 PM
Panel Discussion
Session Faculty
12:20 PM
Lunch, Exhibits & Non-CME Satellite

SESSION 3
Difficult to Treat PsA and SpA: When Persistent Pain Is More Than Inflammation
Moderator: M. Elaine Husni, MD, MPH

1:20 PM
axPsA and axSpA: Same, or different, and does it matter?
Atul Deodhar, MD
2:00 PM
Beyond Inflammation in PsA and SpA: Central Sensitization, Pain Amplification, and Treatment Failure
Philip Mease, MD
2:40 PM
Panel Discussion
Session Faculty
3:00 PM
Exhibit Break

SESSION 4
Hot Topics in Clinical Rheumatology
Moderator: Cassandra Calabrese, DO

3:30 PM
Advances in the Treatment of Inflammatory Myopathies
Christina Charles-Schoeman, MD, MS
4:00 PM
IgG4 – Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment
Matthew C. Baker, MD, MS
4:30 PM
Sjogren’s Disease- Advances in Therapy
Nancy Lee Carteron, MD
5:00 PM
Panel Discussion
Session Faculty
5:15 PM
Adjourn

Reception 5:15 PM - 7:00 PM

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Sunday, February 21, 2027
All times are in Pacific time

7:30 AM
Breakfast, Exhibits & Non-CME Satellite

SESSION 5
Immunology of Wellness: Whole-Person Approaches to Immune-Mediated Disease
Moderator: Elaine Husni, MD, MPH and Leonard Calabrese, DO

8:15 AM
Keynote - Beyond Disease Control: Leveraging Lifestyle Medicine to Improve Whole-Person Health and Quality of Life in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Sarah Patterson, MD
9:00 AM
Immunologic Effects of GLP-1 Therapies Not Mediated by Weight Loss - A New Frontier?
Leonard Calabrese, DO
9:30 AM
Panel Discussion
Session Faculty
10:00 AM
Exhibit Break

SESSION 6
Clinical Challenges in Rheumatology
Moderator: Cassandra Calabrese, DO

10:30 AM
VEXAS – How to Make the Diagnosis less VEXING
Adam Brown, MD
11:00 AM
What’s Not Rheum – Clinical Decision Making in the AI Era
Cassandra Calabrese, DO, Leonard Calabrese, DO, and Adam Brown, MD
12:05 PM
Closing Remarks
Leonard Calabrese, DO
12:10 PM
Adjourn

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