Yale Advances Rheumatology Research and Practice at American College of Rheumatology Convergence 2023

This year, several Yale faculty and trainees are attending the annual American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 2023 Convergence meeting on November 10–15, 2023, in San Diego, Calif. Residents, faculty, and fellows presented their own research studies, in addition to moderating events and speaking at invited lectures.

Evelyn Hsieh, MD, PhD, associate professor of medicine (rheumatology, allergy & immunology), will be co-chairing the ACR Global Rheumatology Summit and moderating of the sessions, including the opening keynote, “Forging Innovative Partnerships to Expand Global Access to Essential Medicines,” and the closing session, “Global Priorities, Opportunities and Challenges in Rheumatology Research.”

Clinical Fellow Mario Felix, MD, will be co-moderating the session on “Working at and with Industry as a Rheumatologist.” Sang T Kim, MD, PhD, assistant professor, will share his research in an oral presentation on “Identification of Biomarkers Predicting Steroid Resistance in Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Induced Arthritis.” Fotios Koumpouras, MD, will lead two sessions, a scientific session on Education and Wellness Inspirations, and a second session on Case-based Primary Care Curriculum.

Other oral and poster presentations featuring the Yale rheumatology community include:

• Hailey Baker, MD, MS. Improving Pre-Biologic Infection Screening with the HER
• Hailey Baker, MD, MS; Rebecca Fine, MD; Heather Allore, PhD; Betty Hsiao, MD; Vaidehi Chowdhary, MBBS, MD; Richard Hintz; Lisa Suter, MD; Abhijeet Danve, MBBS, MD, MHS. Implementation of a Best Practice Advisory to Improve Infection Screening Prior to New Prescriptions of Biologics and Targeted Synthetic Drugs
• Diego Cabrera, MD. Relationships Among Parameters of Mineral Metabolism and Bone Turnover During Acute COVID-related Hospitalization and Subsequent Follow Up: A Pilot Study
• Abhijeet Danve, MBBS, MD, MHS. Spondyloarthritis Including Psoriatic Arthritis – Diagnosis, Manifestations, & Outcomes I: AxSpA
• Abhijeet Danve, MBBS, MD, MHS; Liana Fraenkel, MD, MPH. Systematic Literature Review and Meta-analysis Informing the Development of 2023 Spondyloarthritis Research and Treatment Network (SPARTAN) Referral Recommendations for Axial Spondyloarthritis
• Marwin Groener, MD; Hailey Baker, MD, MS; Abhijeet Danve, MBBS, MD, MHS. A Force Awakens.
• Ilayda Baran Gunes, BA. Comparing Deep Neural Network to Modified Rodnan Skin Score in A Trial for Belumosudil in Systemic Sclerosis Patients
• Sang T Kim, MD, PhD. Therapeutic Exploration of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Induced Inflammatory Arthritis in vivo.
• Neeharika Namineni, MD; Abhijeet Danve, MBBS, MD, MHS. A Pain in the Neck.
• William Odell, BS; Abhijeet Danve, MBBS, MD, MHS. Awareness and Attitudes Regarding Axial Spondyloarthritis Among Non-Rheumatology Physicians in the United States and Knowledge, Awareness, and Attitudes Regarding Inflammatory Back Pain Among Non-Rheumatology Physicians in the United States.
• Trina Pal, MD, MPH. Developing and Implementing a Pilot Educational Intervention to Improve Readiness for Self-Management Among Patients with Rheumatic Diseases in Uganda
• Rebecca Slotkin, MD. Barriers and Facilitators for Osteoporosis and Sarcopenia Care for Persons Living with HIV in Peru: HIV Physician and Coordinator Perspectives

For more information on American College of Rheumatology 2023 Convergence meeting, visit their website.