American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Convergence 2024
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Fall 2024
Johns Hopkins professors will participate in ACR Convergence 2024 from November 15–18. Choose a date below to see the schedule of presentations and additional details. All times listed are in Eastern Standard Time (EST).
| Clinicians | Title | Role | Presentation Name | Presentation Type | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julie Paik, MD, MHS | Associate Professor | Moderator | Review Course | The ACR Review Course consists of eight lectures spanning the scope of rheumatology. This full-day session is designed to provide a comprehensive update for practitioners. | 7:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. | Hall E |
| Ana-Maria Orbai, MD, MHS | Associate Professor | Speaker | Review Course | Psoriatric Arthritis Management Review | 8:10 - 8:45 a.m. | Hall E |
| Jemima Albayda, MD, RhMSUS | Associate Professor | Speaker | Advanced Rheumatologic (Multisystem) Ultrasound Course II | Scan A5: Vasculitis | 8:10 - 9:40 a.m. | Marriott Marquis, Liberty Salon M |
| Jemima Albayda, MD, RhMSUS | Associate Professor | Speaker | Advanced Rheumatologic (Multisystem) Ultrasound Course II | Scan A6: Salivary Glands and Sjogren's | 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. | Marriott Marquis, Liberty Salon M; |
| Jemima Albayda, MD, RhMSUS | Associate Professor | Speaker | Advanced Rheumatologic (Multisystem) Ultrasound Course II | A12: Systems Rheumatology: Muscle Ultrasound in Rheumatology Practice | 1 - 1:30 p.m. | Marriott Marquis, Liberty Salon NOP |
| Clinicians | Title | Role | Presentation Name | Presentation Type | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lisa Christopher-Stine, MD, MPH | Professor | Seminar Presenter | Meet the Professor: Myositis | 7:30 - 8:30 am | Room 154B | |
| Jemima Albayda, MD, RhMSUS | Associate Professor | Moderator | The ABCDs of Palliative Care: Practical Skills for Incorporating Palliative Care into Rheumatology Practic | 10 - 11:30 am | Room 201 | |
| David Wu, MD | Associate Professor | Speaker | The ABCDs of Palliative Care: Practical Skills for Incorporating Palliative Care into Rheumatology Practic | Critical Conversations: A Framework for Facilitating Serious Illness Conversations in Rheumatology Practice | 10 - 10:30 am | Room 201 |
| Felipe Andrade, MD, PhD | Associate Professor | Presenter | 0064: Anti-Citrullinated Protein Antibodies Arise During Affinity Maturation of Germline-Encoded Antibodies to Carbamylated Proteins in Rheumatoid Arthritis | Poster Session A | 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Poster Hall |
| Clifton Bingham III, MD | Professor | Presenter | 0357: Evaluating Meaningful Within-Person Change Thresholds in PROMIS-Fatigue Scores from Three Phase 3 Clinical Trials of Sarilumab for Rheumatoid Arthritis Using Empirical Cumulative Distribution Function (eCDF) Curves | Poster Session A | 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Poster Hall |
| Andrea Fava, MD | Associate Professor | Presenter | 0607: Plasma Proteomic Analysis Reveals Type I Interferon Blockade Effects of Anifrolumab in Lupus Nephritis: Insights from a Phase 2 Trial | Poster Session A | 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Poster Hall |
| Ji Soo Kim, PhD | Associate Professor | Presenter | 0705: Identification of Risk Factors for Incident Cardiomyopathy in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis | Poster Session A | 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Poster Hall |
| Maximilian F. Konig, MD | Associate Professor | Presenter | 0246: Selectively Targeting TRBV11-2+ T Cells in Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) Using Bispecific T Cell-Engaging Antibodies | Poster Session A | 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Poster Hall |
| Ana-Maria Orbai, MD, MHS | Associate Professor | Presenter | 0600: Bimekizumab-Treated Patients with Active Psoriatic Arthritis Showed Sustained Reductions in Disease Impact Assessed by the Psoriatic Arthritis Impact of Disease (PsAID)-12 Questionnaire: Up to 2‑Year Results from Two Phase 3 Studies | Poster Session A | 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Poster Hall |
| Julie Paik, MD, MHS | Associate Professor | Presenter | 0321: Diffusion Weighted Imaging in Muscle MRI Can Detect Quantitative Improvements in Muscle Edema: A Post-hoc Analyses of the Study of Tofacitinib in Refractory Dermatomyositis | Poster Session A | 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Poster Hall |
| Julie Paik, MD, MHS | Associate Professor | Presenter | 0322: Enhanced Detection of Myocarditis in Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies Utilizing Multiparametric Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging | Poster Session A | 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Poster Hall |
| Rachel Wallwork, MD, MHS | Associate Professor | Presenter | 0679: Comparing Raynaud’s Phenomenon Measurement Tools: Results of the Optimizing Raynaud Phenomenon Outcome Measures in Systemic Sclerosis (ROSS) Study | Poster Session A | 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Poster Hall |
| Nayimisha Balmuri, MD | Assistant Professor | Speaker | The ABCDs of Palliative Care: Practical Skills for Incorporating Palliative Care into Rheumatology Practic | Assessing Palliative Care Needs in Pediatric Rheumatology | 10:30 - 11 am | Room 201 |
| Eleni Tiniakou, MD | Assistant Professor | Moderator | Into the Weeds: Bringing the Science of Cannabis to the Rheumatology Patient | 10:30 - 11:30 am | Room 150AB | |
| Kristen Mathias, MD, MHS | Fellow | Moderator | Neurosarcoidosis: Sharing the Headache | 10:30 - 11:30 am | Room 207AB | |
| Philip Seo, MD | Associate Professor | Moderator | Workforce & Education Debate: The Duration of Rheumatology Training Should Be Competency-Based | 10:30 - 11:30 am | Room 152B | |
| Brittany Adler, MD | Assistant Professor | Speaker | Stirring the POTS: Long COVID and Beyond | 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. | Room 145AB | |
| Laura Hummers, MD | Associate Professor | Speaker | Skin Management of Scleroderma and Its Mimics | 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. | Room 143ABC | |
| Lisa Christopher-Stine, MD, MPH | Professor | Presenter | Meet the Professor: Myositis | 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Room 154B | |
| Maximilian F. Konig, MD | Assistant Professor | Guided Poster Tour Leader | Basic Science Poster Tour | 11:45 - 12:30 pm | ||
| Brendan Antiochos, MD | Assistant Professor | Moderator | CARE to Test Your Knowledge: Retroperitoneal Fibrosis | 1 - 2 pm | Ballroom A | |
| Rachel Wallwork, MD, MHS | Assistant Professor | Moderator | Spectrum of CTD-ILD: From Early Diagnosis to Lung Transplant | 3 - 4:30 pm | Hall E | |
| Sonye Danoff, MD, PhD | Professor | Speaker | Spectrum of CTD-ILD: From Early Diagnosis to Lung Transplant | Consideration and Timing of Lung Transplant in CTD-ILD | 4 - 4:30 pm | Hall E |
| Felipe Andrade, MD, PhD | Associate Professor | Moderator | Abstracts: Antiphospholipid Syndrome | 3 - 4 pm | Room 103AB | |
| Maximilian F. Konig, MD | Assistant Professor | Speaker | Abstracts: Antiphospholipid Syndrome | Bispecific Autoantigen-T Cell Engagers (BaiTE) to Selectively Target Autoreactive B Cells in Antiphospholipid Syndrome | 3 - 3:15 pm | Room 103AB |
| Clinicians | Title | Role | Presentation Name | Presentation Type | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belina Yi, DO | Assistant Professor | Moderator | Anti-MDA5 Juvenile Dermatomyositis: Clinical Presentation and Treatment | 9 - 10 a.m. | Room 204ABC | |
| Andrea Fava, MD | Assistant Professor | Presenter | 1642: A Urinary Biomarker Panel to Predict the Probability of Histologically Active Lupus Nephritis | Plenary Session | 9 - 10:30 a.m. | Hall E |
| Andrew L. Mammen, MD, PhD | Adjunct Professor | Presenter | 1645: Antisynthetase Autoantibodies Disrupt the Function of Their Target Aminoacyl-tRNA Synthetases in Muscle Cells | Plenary Session | 9 - 10:30 a.m. | Hall E |
| Philip Seo, MD | Associate Professor | Speaker | Current Controversies in Treatment of GPA and MPA | 9:30 - 10 a.m. | Ballroom B | |
| Brittany Adler, MD | Assistant Professor | Moderator | Envisioning a Steroid-Free Future for the Treatment of Rheumatic Diseases | 10:30 - 11:30 am | Room 146AB | |
| Julie Paik, MD, MHS | Associate Professor | Presenter | 1165: Dysregulation of Peripheral Blood B-cells Is Associated with Myocarditis in Patients with Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies | Poster Session B | 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Poster Hall |
| Michelle Petri, MD, MPH | Professor | Speaker | Envisioning a Steroid-Free Future for the Treatment of Rheumatic Diseases | Glucosteroid Stewardship: A Reality in SLE | 10:50 - 11:10 am | Room 146AB |
| Philip Seo, MD | Associate Professor | Seminar Presenter | Meet the Professor: Vasculitis Mimics | 11:30 - 12:30 pm | Room 154B | |
| Eleni Tiniakou, MD | Assistant Professor | Guided Poster Tour Leader | Muscle Biology, Myositis, & Myopathies Poster Tour | 11:45 - 12:30 pm | ||
| Felipe Andrade, MD, PhD | Associate Professor | Presenter | 1684: Autoantibodies to Transcription Factor a Mitochondria Are Associated with Damage Accrual, Malignancy Risk and Mortality in SLE | Abstract Session | 1 - 2:30 p.m. | Room 146AB |
| Andrea Fava, MD | Assistant Professor | Presenter | 1686: Urine Proteomics in Class II Lupus Nephritis Reveals Immune Activation and Pro-Fibrotic Signatures | Abstract Session | 1 - 2:30 p.m. | Room 146AB |
| Ji Soo Kim, PhD | Assistant Professor | Presenter | 1689: Pulmonary Function Test Reference Equations May Drive Inequitable Classification of Restrictive Lung Disease Severity in Systemic Sclerosis | Abstract Session | 1 - 2:30 p.m. | Room 147AB |
| Laura Cappelli, MD | Associate Professor | Speaker | Controversies in Immune-Related Adverse Events Management | Abstract Session | 1:30 - 2 p.m. | Ballroom A |
| Julia Shalen, MD | Assistant Professor | Moderator | Abstracts: Professional Education | 3 - 4:30 pm | Room 152A | |
| Maximilian F. Konig, MD | Assistant Professor | Presenter | 1707: TRBV9-Targeted Bispecific T Cell-Engaging Antibodies to Reset the Autoreactive T Cell Compartment in Spondyloarthritis and HLA-DQ8 Celiac Disease | Abstract Session | 3 - 4:30 p.m. | Room 150AB |
| Maximilian F. Konig, MD | Assistant Professor | Presenter | 1751: Precision Targeting of Autoreactive 9G4 B Cells in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Using Engineered Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR)- and Chimeric T Cell Receptor (cTCR)-T Cells | Abstract Session | 3 - 4:30 p.m. | Room 146AB |
| Maximilian F. Konig, MD | Assistant Professor | Presenter | 1752: T Cell-Engaging Bispecific Antibodies to Target Autoreactive 9G4 Idiotope B Cells in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus | Abstract Session | 3 - 4:30 p.m. | Room 146AB |
| Laura Cappelli, MD | Associate Professor | Moderator | Great Debate: MCTD: Is It Just Letters? | 3:30 - 4:30 pm | Hall E | |
| Lisa Christopher-Stine, MD, MPH | Professor | Interactive Speaker | Great Debate: MCTD: Is It Just Letters? | MCTD Is a Unique Rheumatic Disease | 3:30 - 3:45 pm | Hall E |
| Philip Seo, MD | Associate Professor | Presenter | Meet the Professor: Vasculitis Mimics | 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. | Room 154B | |
| Lisa Christopher-Stine, MD, MPH | Professor | Panelist | Great Debate: Q&A | 4:20 - 4:30 p.m. | Hall D/E |
| Clinicians | Title | Role | Presentation Name | Presentation Type | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maria Gutierrez, MD, MBA, MHS | Associate Professor | Moderator | Genetic Testing in the Era of Inborn Errors of Immunity: Who to Test and How to Interpret | 9 -10 am | Room 202AB | |
| Julie Paik, MD, MHS | Associate Professor | Moderator | Multimodal Cardiac Imaging in the Diagnosis of Autoimmune Diseases | 9 -10 am | Ballroom B | |
| Monica Mukherjee, MD, MPH | Associate Professor | Speaker | Multimodal Cardiac Imaging in the Diagnosis of Autoimmune Diseases | Advanced Echocardiography in the Detection of Cardiac Disease in Systemic Sclerosis | 9:20 - 9:40 am | Ballroom B |
| Rachel Wallwork, MD, MHS | Assistant Professor | Moderator | Optimizing the Management of Skin Disease in Systemic Sclerosis: Using Clinical Features and Novel Disease Activity Measures to Guide Treatment Decisions | 9 - 10:30 am | Room 150AB | |
| Brittany Adler, MD and Jemima Albayda, MD, RhMSUS | Assistant Professor | Presenter | 2085: The Effects of Pioglitazone on Metabolic Dysregulation in Inclusion Body Myositis: An Open-Label Pilot Study | Poster Session C | 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Poster Hall |
| Clifton Bingham III, MD | Professor | Presenter | 2002: Pain and Physical Function, but Not Fatigue, Track with Disease Activity in Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Induced Inflammatory Arthritis | Poster Session C | 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Poster Hall |
| Laura Cappelli, MD | Associate Professor | Presenter | 2003: Cumulative Incidence of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Induced Inflammatory Arthritis in Lung Cancer Patients with and Without Hip Osteoarthritis and Impacts on Survival | Poster Session C | 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Poster Hall |
| Laura Cappelli, MD | Associate Professor | Presenter | 1991: Initial Corticosteroid Dosing and Effects on Disease Activity, Survival, and Tumor Progression in Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-induced Inflammatory Arthritis | Poster Session C | 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Poster Hall |
| Laura Cappelli, MD | Associate Professor | Presenter | 1993: Identification of Elevated Soluble Factors in Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Induced Inflammatory Arthritis and Their Association with Severity and Persistence | Poster Session C | 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Poster Hall |
| Laura Cappelli, MD | Associate Professor | Presenter | 2002: Pain and Physical Function, but Not Fatigue, Track with Disease Activity in Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Induced Inflammatory Arthritis | Poster Session C | 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Poster Hall |
| Andrea Fava, MD | Assistant Professor | Presenter | 1811: The Immune Map of Lupus Nephritis: A Spatially Resolved Kidney Proteomic Approach | Poster Session C | 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Poster Hall |
| Andrea Fava, MD | Assistant Professor | Presenter | 2372: Incidence and Predictors of Recurrent Pericarditis in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus | Poster Session C | 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Poster Hall |
| Michelle Petri, MD, MPH | Professor | Presenter | 2413: The Natural History of SLE Has Changed Since the 1970s | Poster Session C | 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Poster Hall |
| Eleni Tiniakou, MD | Assistant Professor | Presenter | 1867: RNA Polymerase III Specific CD8+ T Cells at the Interface Between Scleroderma and Cancer | Poster Session C | 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Poster Hall |
| Michelle Petri, MD, MPH | Professor | Presenter | 2679: Predictors of Fracture in SLE: A Longitudinal Cohort Study | Abstract Session | 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Room 147AB |
| Lisa Christopher-Stine, MD, MPH | Professor | Moderator | Beyond the Basics: What Makes Immunoglobulin Therapy Effective in Dermatomyositis? | 12:30 - 1:15 pm | Innovation Theater A | |
| Nayimisha Balmuri, MD | Assistant Professor | Moderator | Infectious Mimics of Pediatric Rheumatic Disease in Children: An Interactive Discussion | 1 - 2 pm | Room 201 | |
| Sangeeta Sule, MD | Associate Professor | Speaker | Case Discussions: Infectious Mimics of Rheumatic Conditions | 1:30 - 2 p.m. | Room 201 | |
| Maximilian F. Konig, MD | Assistant Professor | Speaker | CAR-T Cells and Exotic "Precision" Vehicles for Cell Therapies | 3 - 3:30 p.m. | Hall D/E | |
| Julie Paik, MD, MHS | Associate Professor | Moderator | Harnessing Autoantibody Tests in Myositis: Clinical Nuances, Limitations, and Novel Directions | 3:30 - 4:30 pm | Ballroom C | |
| Christopher Mecoli, MD | Associate Professor | Speaker | Harnessing Autoantibody Tests in Myositis: Clinical Nuances, Limitations, and Novel Directions | Threshold Effects and Interpretation of Myositis Autoantibody Results | 3:50 -4:10 pm | Ballroom C |
| Michelle Petri, MD, MPH | Professor | Presenter | Defining a path to remission in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) | 5:45 - 7:45 pm | Marriot Marquis, Independence Salons E, F, G, H |