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SPARTAN Annual Meeting


2023 SPARTAN Annual Meeting

Join us in Cleveland for the 2023 Annual Meeting!
Register today

 Cleveland, Ohio cityscape
Cleveland Marriott Downtown at Key Tower
1360 West Mall Drive Cleveland, Ohio 44114

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Meeting Registration

SPARTAN members and all Trainees will be reimbursed according to our Meeting Reimbursement Policy.

Schedule of Events

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Thursday, May 18

Central Daylight Time

8:00-9:00 AM Spondyloarthritis Review Course Registration and Breakfast
8:00 AM-7:30 PM SPARTAN Annual Meeting Registration
9:00 AM-2:30 PM Spondyloarthritis Review Course (formerly Trainee Symposium)
2:30-5:30 PM MRI Workshop (all welcome)
6:00-7:30 PM Welcome Reception and Abstract Poster Session
7:30-9:30 PM Sponsor Forum

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Friday, May 19

Central Daylight Time

8:00-8:10 AM Welcome
Joerg Ermann, MD, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston; Chair, SPARTAN Board of Directors
8:10-8:15 AM 2023 Research Career Achievement Award Presentation
8:15-9:15 AM YEAR IN REVIEW
Moderators: Vikas Majithia, MD and Sonam Kiwalkar, MD
Clinical Research
Maureen Dubreuil, MD, Boston University
Basic Science
Kristi Kuhn, MD, PhD, University of Colorado, Denver
Clinical Trials
Philip Mease, MD, Swedish Medical Center/Providence St Joseph Health, Seattle
Q & A
9:15-10:30 AM SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS
Basic Science Session
Moderators: Joerg Ermann, MD and Akihiru Nakamura, MD, PhD
CD8+ T Cells in SpA—Time to Revisit?
Robert Colbert, MD, PhD, NIH/NIAMHS
High-dimensional Single Cell Analysis in SpA
Paul Bowness, MD, University of Oxford, UK
JAK-STAT Signaling in Spondyloarthritis and its Clinical Relevance
Siba Raychaudhuri, MD, University of California Davis/VA Medical Center, Sacramento
Q & A
10:30-10:50 AM BREAK
10:50-12:10 PM Clinical Session–A
Moderators: Mark Hwang, MD and Jean Liew, MD
Managing AxSpA in Pregnancy
Jessie Walsh, MD, University of Utah
Treat to Target: Tapering Strategy in AxSpA
Marina Magrey, MD, University Hospitals, Cleveland
Management of IBD Associated SpA
Jeffry Katz, MD, University Hospitals, Cleveland
Q & A
12:10-1:00 PM LUNCH
1:00-2:20 PM Clinical Session–B
Moderators: Matt Stoll, MD, PhD and Mohamad Bittar, MD, MS
How Do We Monitor Disease Activity in AxSpA in Clinical Practice?
Abhijeet Danve, MBBS, MD, FACP, Yale University, New Haven
Development of New Classification Criteria of Pediatric AxSpA
Pamela Weiss, MD, MSCE, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Diagnosis of AxSpA
Denis Poddubnyy, MD, PhD, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin
Q & A
2:20-3:40 PM HLA-B27: Celebrating the 50th Anniversary
Moderators: John Reveille, MD and Runsheng Wang, MD
Broad Historical Perspective about HLA-B27
Muhamad Asim Khan, MD, PhD, Case Western Reserve University,
Cleveland (emeritus)
Potential Role of HLA-B27 in the Pathogenesis of AxSpA: What is New?
Nigel Haroon, MD, PhD, MBA, University of Toronto
Epidemiology and Clinical Significance of HLA-B27 in AxSpA
Michael Weisman, MD, Stanford Univeristy
Q & A
3:40-4:00 PM BREAK
4:00-6:00 PM RESEARCH PROJECTS
Moderator: Lianne Gensler, MD
Seed Grant Presentation
Characterizing Gut Microbial Dysbiosis in HLA-B27 Negative Axial Spondyloarthritis
Tejpal Gill, PhD, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland
Fellowship Grant Presentations
Determinants of Diagnostic Delay in Axial Spondyloarthritis Revealing Sacroiliitis in Crohn’s Disease: A Pilot Study
Gregory McDermott, MD, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston
Clinical Validation of Neutrophil DTL (a Negative Regulator of IL-23) Expression in SpA
Akihiro Nakamura, MD, PhD, Queen’s University, Ontario
Oral Abstract Presentations
6:30-9:30 PM Evening at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

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Saturday, May 20

Central Daylight Time

8:00-9:00 AM Keynote Address
Moderators: Marina Magrey, MD and Elaine Husni, MD
IL-17: TH17 Cells in Autoimmunity and Autoimmune Diseases
Vijay Kuchroo, DVM, PhD, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Brigham Research Institutes, Boston
9:00-9:10 AM SPARTAN SESSIONS
Moderator: Joerg Ermann
SPARTAN Business
9:10-10:45 AM PROJECTS
Referral Recommendations
Maureen Dubreuil, MD, Boston University Medical Center;
Abhijeet Danve, MBBS, MD, FACP, Yale University, New Haven;
Atul Deodhar, MD, MRCP, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland
BASIS
Kristi Kuhn, MD, PhD, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver
Treatment Guidelines
Liron Caplan, MD, PhD, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver
10:45-11:00 AM BREAK
11:00-12:00 PM CLASSIC
Walter Maksymowych, MD, FRCP, FACP, University of Alberta
12:00-1:00 PM DEBATE
Moderators: Michael Ward and Liron Caplan, MD, PhD
Differences in clinical response to therapeutics has been observed between females and females in axial spondyloarthritis trials—is this biologic or not? 
PRO: Atul Deodhar, MD, MRCP, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland
CON: Lianne Gensler, MD, University of California San Francisco
1:00-1:30 PM LUNCH

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