| Fellows preparation for core curriculum session include: 1) Mandatory reading of the corresponding Textbook chapters 2) Reading of Faculty assigned 2-3 review papers 3) Bringing in relevant case for clinical discussion |
| FELLOWS ONLY Fellowship Core Curriculum and case conferences 9:15 -10:45AM
Boot camp sessions typically go from 8 AM to 12 noon MSKUS workshops typically go from 11:00am-12pm All conferences are held at the ACTRI room 3W234 unless otherwise is noted |
07/03/20
| No conference: Independence Day
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07/10/20
| ACTRI Room 3W-234 Core curriculum conference Fellows only 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. Educational resources for rheumatology fellows – Dr. Pedersen 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - ACR ViP Program - July 6 lectures 12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. ACR ViP Program - July 9 lectures 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Review of educational video material on joint aspiration/injection and virtual joint exam-supervised by Chief Fellow Dr. B. Jacobs
Joint aspiration techniques http://www.rheumtutor.com/msk-injection-techniques-teaching-demonstration-series/ https://www.rheumtutor.com/injection-techniques/
Virtual joint exam https://rheumnow.com/video/virtual-joint-exam
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07/17/20 | ACTRI Room 3W-234 Core curriculum conference Fellows only 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. - ACR ViP Program – July 13 lectures 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Organizational aspects and challenges during Rheumatology Fellowship (MedHub, communication, evaluations, duty hours, jury duty, etc) - Amanda Williamson 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. ACR ViP Program – July 16 lectures 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Review of MSK examination and special tests in rheumatology practice – Dr. Ceponis
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07/24/20 | ACTRI Room 3W-234 Core curriculum conference Fellows only 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. – ACR ViP Program – July 20 and July 23 lectures 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. - Review of SLE and Sjogren's Basics - Dr. Kalunian 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. - Review of laboratory testing in rheumatology practice – Dr. Bottini 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Introduction to Rheumatology Training and review of our Program- Dr. Ceponis
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7/31/20 | ACTRI Room 3W-234 Core curriculum conference Fellows only 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. – ACR ViP Program – July 27 and July 30 lectures 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Review of Scleroderma and Myositis Basics - Dr. Ceponis 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Rheumatology fellowship: Insights from senior fellows - Dr. Jacobs and Dr Tsaltskan
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08/07/20 | ACTRI Room 3W-234 Core curriculum conference Fellows only 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. – ACR ViP Program – August 6 lectures 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Safety and Quality issues in Rheumatology practice (screenings, vaccinations, fertility, osteoporosis, cardiovascular health, etc) – Dr. Kavanaugh 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. - Review of Systemic Vasculitis Basics – Dr. Choi 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. - ACR ViP Program – August 10 lectures
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08/14/20 | ACTRI Room 3W-234 Core curriculum conference Fellows only 8:00 - 9:30 a.m. Rheumatology and Orthopedics Interfaces - Dr. Middleton 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. - ACR ViP Program – August 13 lectures 12:00 - 2:00 p.m. - ACR ViP Program -August 20 lectures
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08/21/20 | ACTRI Room 3W-234 Core curriculum conference Fellows only 9:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. - Review of Basic Immunology of Rheumatic diseases - Dr. Corr 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - Review of Spondyloarthropathies Basics – Dr. Corr 12:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. - ACR ViP Program - August 3 and August 17 lectures
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8/28/20
| ACTRI Room 3W-234 Core curriculum conference Fellows only Dr. G. Firestein: Rheumatoid arthritis Fellows presenting cases for group discussion 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. ACR ViP Program - August 24 lectures 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. ACR ViP Program - August 27 lectures
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09/04/20 | No conference: Labor Day Weekend |
09/11/20 | VA room 1034 Core curriculum conference Fellows only Dr. K. Chen: Imaging in rheumatology: Basics of joint imaging, and Imaging of RA (didactics, followed by case discussions, fellows bring in their cases) |
09/18/20 | Core curriculum conference Fellows only Dr. Gregg Middleton: Practice Based Issues (how to be efficient, working for health care system, contract negotiations, etc) |
09/25/20 Fellowship interviews | ACTRI Room 3W-234 Fellows only Self-study, followed by lunch and virtual tour with fellowship applicants |
10/02/20 Fellowship interviews
| ACTRI Room 3W-234 Fellows only Self-study, followed by lunch and virtual tour with fellowship applicants |
10/09/20 Fellowship interviews
| ACTRI room 3W234 Fellows only Noon- 1 p.m. lunch and virtual tour with fellowship applicants ACTRI Room 3W-234
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10/16/20
| ACTRI room 3W234 Core curriculum conference Fellows only Dr. Ceponis: MSK Ultrasound Basics Core curriculum conference
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10/23/20
| ACTRI room 3W234 Core curriculum conference Fellows only Dr. M. Guma: Myositis Fellows presenting cases for group discussion MSKUS workshop Dr. Ceponis - Hand and wrist Ultrasound
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10/30/20
| ACTRI room 3W234 Fellows only 12:00-1:30pm Dr Choi – DMARDs
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11/06/20
| ACR
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11/13/20 | ACR |
11/18/20 Wednesday
| Eleventh Annual Nathan J. Zvaifler Lecture in Rheumatology Virtually presented by Ellen Gravallese, MD
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11/20/20 | VA room 1034 Core curriculum conference Fellows only Dr. K. Chen: Imaging in rheumatology: Spondyloarthropathies - AS, PsA, ReA (didactics, followed by case discussions, fellows bring in their cases) |
11/27/20 | No conference: Thanksgiving weekend |
12/04/20 | ACTRI room 3W234 Core curriculum conference: Fellows only Dr. Ceponis: Interventional MSK Ultrasound |
12/11/20 | ACTRI room 3W234 Core curriculum conference Fellows only Dr. R. Keating: Vasculitis mimics MSKUS workshop Dr. Ceponis – Elbow Ultrasound |
12/18/20 | ACTRI room 3W234 Core curriculum conference Fellows only Dr. N. Lane: Challenges in Osteoporosis |
12/25/20 | No conference: Holiday |
01/01/21 | No conference: Happy New Year! |
01/08/21
| ACTRI room 3W234 Core curriculum conference Fellows only Dr. A. Kavanaugh: Seronegative Spondyloarthropathies and Psoriatic arthritis, followed by fellows presenting a case for group discussion |
01/15/21
| ACTRI room 3W234 Core curriculum conference Fellows only Dr. Bottini: Systemic Sclerosis, followed by fellows presenting a case for group discussion MSKUS workshop Dr. Ceponis – Shoulder Ultrasound
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01/22/21 | VA room 1034 Core curriculum conference Fellows only Dr. K. Chen: Imaging in rheumatology: DJD/OA and crystal arthropathies - gout, CPPD (didactics, followed by case discussions, fellows bring in their cases) |
01/29/21 | ACTRI room 3W234 Core curriculum conference Fellows only Dr. Middleton: Osteoarthritis clinical aspects; followed by fellows presenting a case for group discussion
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02/05/21 | ACTRI room 3W234 Core curriculum conference Fellows only Dr. K. Kalunian – SLE and MCTD; followed by fellows presenting a case for group discussion MSKUS workshop Dr. Ceponis – Knee Ultrasound |
2/12/21 | ACTRI room 3W234 Core curriculum conference Fellows only Dr Pedersen - Infection and Arthritis, followed by fellows presenting a case for group discussion |
02/19/21 | ACTRI room 3W234 Core curriculum conference Fellows only Dr. D. Ward - Renal pathology in systemic diseases |
02/26/21 | ACTRI room 3W234 Core curriculum conference Fellows only Dr. Dan H. Solomon – An Update on the Safety of NSAIDs and Coxibs
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03/05/21 | ACTRI room 3W234 Core curriculum conference Fellows only Faculty TBA - Application of evidence-based medicine in Rheumatology practice MSKUS workshop Dr. Ceponis – Foot and ankle Ultrasound |
03/12/21 | ACTRI room 3W234 Core curriculum conference Fellows only Dr. Cornelia Weyand- Diagnosing and managing Vasculitis informed by understanding the pathogenesis |
03/19/21
| ACTRI room 3W234 Fellows only 9:30 – noon - ITE prep - Group or Self-study 12:30- 2 p.m. Dr Pedersen - Review of ACR Imaging bank |
03/26/21 | No conference: Cezar Chavez day |
04/02/21 | ACTRI room 3W234 Core curriculum conference Fellows only Dr K. Nguyen: Challenges of Rheumatology practice MSKUS workshop Dr. Ceponis – Hip Ultrasound |
04/09/21 | ACTRI room 3W234 Core curriculum conference Fellows only Dr. Choi- Sjogren's syndrome, followed by fellows presenting a case for group discussion |
04/16/21 | ACTRI room 3W234 Core curriculum conference Fellows only Dr. R. Terkeltaub- Crystal arthropathies followed by fellows presenting a case for group discussion |
04/23/21 | VA room 1034 Core curriculum conference Fellows only Dr. K. Chen. Imaging in rheumatology: spine/DISH, bone/periostitis, and miscellaneous (e.g. endocrine, sarcoid, etc) (didactics, followed by case discussions, fellows bring in their cases) |
04/30/21 | ACTRI room 3W234 Core curriculum conference Fellows only Dr. H. Hofflich- Osteoporosis and metabolic bone disease |
05/07/21 | ACTRI room 3W234 Core curriculum conference Fellows only Dr. N. Voskanian- Clinical assessment of hip pain |
05/14/21 | ACTRI room 3W234 Core curriculum conference Fellows only Dr. Corr – Heritable CTD diseases fellows presenting a case for group discussion |
05/21/21 | ACTRI room 3W234 Core curriculum conference Fellows only Dr. Ch. Smith Management of systemic inflammatory disease in pregnancy |
05/28/21 | ACTRI room 3W234 Core curriculum conference Fellows only Dr. A. Singh: Arthritis accompanying systemic disease; followed by fellows presenting a case for group discussion |
06/04/21 | No conference: Eular conference in Paris, June 2-5 |
06/11/21 | TBA |
06/18/21 | No conference: end of year meetings and wrap up |
06/25/21 | No conference: end of year meetings and wrap up
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