Past Coverage of ACR 2014Past Coverage of ACR 2014 Return To RheumReports Home

 

Overview Day #3 (Tues, Nov 18) – Don't miss these sessions!

Dr. Andy Thompson  Featured
November 17 2014 4:00 PM ET via RheumReports RheumReports

For some of you this is day #3 of the conference and for others it may be day #5+ depending on when you arrived. Yikes!

It's time to learn this morning and if you're awake at 07:30 there are sessions discussing Hepatitis C in 2014, CNS Lupus, and Muscle and Adipose Tissue in Rheumatic Diseases.

The poster sessions kick off at 08:30 with the ACR Late-Breaking Abstract Poster Presentations. At the same time there are a number of sessions of interest on Cardiovascular Diseases in RA, Myositis Mimics, Education, and my favourite … "Macrophages Gone Wild."

The rest of the morning is a little slower unless you signed up for a poster tour, workshop, or a Meet the Professor Session.

At 13:00 the afternoon starts off with the Hench Lectureship: "Why Steroids Work in Some Inflammatory Diseases but not in Others." At the same time there are sessions on the Use of Methotrexate, Regulatory T Cells, Management of Peripheral Neuropathy, and Chronic Low Back Pain.

Starting at 14:30, don't miss the Late-Breaking Abstracts Session. This session is usually quite popular and this year featured discussions will include Secukinumab in PsA, Sifalimumab in SLE, Anti-IL-6 in SLE, and a Phase 2 Trial of a Selective Glucocorticoid Receptor Agonist vs. Prednisone or Placebo in RA. At the same time there are a number of other concurrent abstract sessions covering topics in Education, Rehabilitation, Motivational Interviewing, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Small Molecules in RA, Spondyloarthropathies, Lupus, and Vasculitis.

The day ends with lectures at 16:30 on Autophagy in Rheumatic Diseases, Update on Safety Issues of Medications, and Non-Pharmacologic Strategies in OA.


Share This Report


About the Author

Dr. Andy Thompson
Dr. Andy Thompson

Dr. Andy Thompson is an Associate Professor at Western University and founder of Rheuminfo.com, Rheumtalks.com, and RheumReports.com.

View Full Bio

Trending Reports From ACR 2014