Announcing the SPARTAN Annual Meeting and Trainee Symposium…
Trainee Symposium: May 19
Scientific Sessions, Abstract Posters, Research Presentations: May 20-21
Schedule of Events
Thursday, May 20
(Eastern Daylight Time)
| 11:00-11:15 AM | Welcome | Judith Smith, MD, PhD SPARTAN Chair, University of Wisconsin |
| 11:15-11:20 AM | Research Career Achievement Award | |
| 11:20-12:00 PM | Keynote Address: Does HLA-B27 Affect Bone Formation and Mineralization? |
Robert Colbert, MD, PhD NIH / NIAMS |
| Scientific Session: Greater Spectrum of Spondyloarthritis | ||
| 12:00-12:30 PM | Clinical/Pathogenetic Attributes of SpA Children | Matthew Stoll, MD, PhD, MSCS University of Alabama at Birmingham Hema Srinivasalu, MD Children’s National Hospital |
| 12:30-1:00 PM | SpA Imaging Considerations in Children: Advantages and Disadvantages of Different Modalities | Nele Herregods, MD, PhD Ghent University Hospital, Belgium |
| 1:00-1:15 PM | Physical Therapy for AS | Angelo Papachristos St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto |
| 1:15-1:45 PM | Break and Networking | |
| 1:45-2:15 PM | Sex Matters: Spondylarthritis in Women | Lihi Eder, MD, PhD Women’s College Research Institute, University of Toronto |
| 2:15-2:45 PM | Clinical Differences Around the Globe | Muhammad Asim Khan, MD, FRCP, MACP, MACR Case Western Reserve University |
| 2:45-3:15 PM | Genetics Around the Globe | John Reveille, MD The University of Texas McGovern Medical School |
| 3:15-4:00 PM | Breakout Sessions |
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Friday, May 21, 2021
(Eastern Daylight Time)
| 11:00-11:45 AM | Oral Abstracts | |
| 11:45-1:00 PM | SPARTAN Grant Award presentations | |
| Seed Grants for Junior Faculty | ||
| The Interplay Between Gender and Sex in Understanding Health Quality of Life among Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis: an Exploratory Sequential Mixed Method Study | Shao-Hsien Liu, PhD, MPH University of Massachusetts Medical School |
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| The Impact of Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitor Use On Cardiovascular Events In Ankylosing Spondylitis | Jean Liew, MD Boston University |
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| Fellowship Grants for Pilot Projects | ||
| Awareness and Attitudes Regarding Axial Spondyloarthritis among Non-Rheumatology Providers | Yuliya Afinogenova, MD Yale University |
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| Axial Psoriatic Arthritis Correlation between Clinical, Genetic and Axial MRI Findings | Pamela Diaz, MD University of Toronto |
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| Neutrophil/Lymphocyte Ratio and Platelet/Lymphocyte Ratio as a Biomarker in Axial Spondyloarthritis | Rouhin Sen, MD University of Colorado |
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| 1:00-1:15 PM | Break | |
| Scientific Session: Imaging Updates | ||
| 1:15-1:45 PM | CLASSIC Instructive Cases | Walter Maksymowych, MD University of Alberta Philip Mease, MD Medical Center/Providence St. Joseph Health and University of Washington, Seattle |
| 1:45-2:15 PM | Anatomic Variation of the Sacroiliac Joints— Clinical Significance in the Context of Sacroiliitis Imaging | Katharina Ziegeler, MD Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany |
| 2:15-3:15 PM | Poster Hall | |
| 3:15-4:15 PM | Year in Review | Runsheng Wang, MD Columbia University Lianne Gensler, MD University of California, San Francisco Nigil Haroon, MD, PhD, DM, FRCPC University of Toronto Chris Ritchlin, MD, MPH University of Rochester |
