Opening Session: Rheumatology's Strengths: Science & Resilience

Moderator(s)

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  Ellen Gravallese, MD

  Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School

This has been a year no one could have predicted but the global rheumatology community has persevered and achieved remarkable things by coming together. Join this special opening session reflecting on these accomplishments and exploring the impact of COVID-19. Session includes Presidential Address with ACR President Ellen Gravallese, MD, Keynote Lecture with Eric Rubin, MD, Year in Review and recognition of the 2020 Gold Medal Award Winner and Lifetime Achievement Award Winner.

Presentations:

• 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM ET

  Welcome & Presidential Address: Ellen M. Gravallese, MD
• 2:40 PM – 3:20 PM ET

  Keynote: COVID-19: The Convergence of Infection and Inflammation
  Eric Rubin – New England Journal of Medicine
• 3:20 PM – 3:30 PM ET

  Keynote Lecture: Q&A
• 3:30 PM – 4:00 PM ET

  Year in Review: Clinical Science
  Jinoos Yazdany, MD, MPH – UCSF
• 4:00 PM – 4:30 PM ET

  Year in Review: Basic Science
  Richard J. Bucala, MD, PhD – Yale University
• 4:30 PM – 4:45 PM ET

  Year in Review: Q&A