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2021 Trainee Symposium

SPARTAN 2021 Annual Meeting

Trainee Symposium—Schedule of Events

Download 2021 PDF Schedule

Wednesday, May 19, 2021

(Eastern Daylight Time)

12:00 PM Welcome Maureen Dubreuil, MD
Boston University Medical Center
Tiffany Lin, MD
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Mohamad Bittar, MD
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center
12:05-12:35 PM
5 minute Q&A
Spondyloarthritis Manifestations
(including Psoriasis and IBD)
Marina Magrey, MD
MetroHealth, Cleveland
12:40-12:55 PM
5 minute Q&A
Physical Exam: Spinal Metrology
& Peripheral Assessments
Philip Mease, MD
Swedish Medical Center/Providence St. Joseph Health and University of Washington, Seattle
1:00-1:20 PM
5 minute Q&A
Disease Mechanisms in Spondyloarthritis Joerg Ermann, MD
Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston
1:25-1:35 PM Break
1:35-1:55 PM
5 minute Q&A
Overview of Axial Spondyloarthritis Management Liron Caplan, MD, PhD
University of Colorado, Denver
2:00-2:05 PM Break
2:05-2:35 PM Breakout Case Discussions Education Committee Faculty
2:35-2:40 PM Break
2:40-3:00 PM
5 minute Q&A
Imaging in Spondyloarthritis Walter Maksymowych, MD
University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada
3:05-3:20 PM Physical Therapy in AxSpA—Your Chance to Practice! Angelo Papachristos, BSc PT, MBA
Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto
3:20-3:25 PM Closing Remarks Tiffany Lin, MD
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Mohamad Bittar, MD

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center

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