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Rheumatology Division Conference Schedule

February 2012

February 1, 8:00 a.m. Imaging Conference with Dr. Thomas Learch. LOC: Street Level, Reading Room.
February 8, 7:45 a.m. Wallace Research Conference. Topic: TBA. LOC: RCCCR - B.
February 15, 8:00 a.m. Clinical Case Conference with Dr. Madhavi Siddhanthi. Topic: "Early scleroderma and pulmonary hypertension - when and how to manage" LOC: HMCC - 3.
February 22, 8:00 a.m. Clinical Case Conference with Dr. Noreen Hussaini and Dr. Madhavi Siddhanthi. Topic: "HIV and Arthritis" LOC: RCCCR - B.
February 28, 5:30 p.m. Journal Club with our guest Dr. Elizabeth Karlson. LOC: Cedars-Sinai, HMCC - 6.
February 29, 8:00 a.m. Grand Rounds with Dr. Elizabeth Karlson. Topic: "Genetic and Environmental Epidemiology of RA" LOC: Davis 1004.

January 2012

January 4, 8:00 a.m. Imaging Conference with Dr. Thomas Learch. LOC: Street Level, Reading Room.
January 11, 7:45 a.m. Wallace Research Conference. Topic: "NETosis: A new paradigm for the pathogenesis of SLE" LOC: RCCCR - B.
January 17, 6:30 p.m. Journal Club. LOC: Please contact the division for more information.
January 18, 8:00 a.m. Grand Rounds with Dr. Antony Rosen. Topic: "Human Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases: Are Humans the Model?" LOC: HMCC-3.
January 25, 8:00 a.m. Clinical Case Conference with Dr. Noreen Hussaini. Topic: TBA. LOC: RCCCR - B.

December 2011

December 7, 8:00 a.m. Imaging Conference with Dr. Learch. LOC: Street Level, Reading Room.
December 13, 6:30 p.m. Journal Club. LOC: Please contact the division for more information.
December 14, 8:00 a.m. Grand Rounds with Dr. Jack Cush. Topic: "Safety of Biologic Agents. LOC: South Tower, Room 2806.
December 21, 8:00 a.m. Clinical Case Conference with Dr. Noreen Hussaini. Topic: "Do anti-cancer treatments cause autoimmune diseases?" LOC: HMCC-3.
December 28, 8:00 a.m. Conference Cancelled. Happy Holidays!

November 2011

November 2, 8:00 a.m. Imaging Conference with Dr. Giaconi. LOC: Street Level, Reading Room.
November 9, 8:00 a.m. Conference Cancelled.
November 15, 6:30 p.m. Journal Club. LOC: Please contact division for more information.
November 16, 8:00 a.m. Grand Rounds with Dr. Andreas Reiff. Topic: "Autoinflammatory Syndrome" LOC: ECC-A.
November 23, 8:00 a.m. Clinical Case Conference with Dr. Suneet Grewal. Topic: "Hemarthrosis, DISH - what causes them and how do you manage them." LOC: HMCC-3.
November 30, 8:00 a.m. Wallace Research Conference, Topic: TBA. LOC: North Tower 2210 (Through the Medical Staff Services double doors.)

October 2011

October 5, 8:00 a.m. Imaging Conference with Dr. Thomas Learch. LOC: Street Level, Reading Room.
October 11, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Rheumatology Division Business Meeting. LOC: HM 1&2.
October 12, 8:00 a.m. Wallace Research Conference. Topic: "Immunology Basics in Rheumatic Diseases" LOC: HMCC - 3.
October 19, 8:00 a.m. Clinical Case Conference - Rajbir Gulati, MD. Topic: TBA. LOC: HMCC-3.
October 25, 6:30 p.m. Journal Club. LOC: Please contact division for more information.
October 26, 8:00 a.m. Rheumatology Grand Rounds with Joel Block, MD. Topic: "Osteoarthritis: Can We Modify the Disease Course?" LOC: South Tower, Room 2806.

September 2011

September 7, 8:00 a.m. Imaging Conference with Dr. Thomas Learch. LOC: Street Level, Reading Room.
September 14, 8:00 a.m. Wallace Research Conference. Topic: "Pulmonary Hypertension" LOC: HMCC-3.
September 21, 8:00 a.m. Clinical Case Conference. Topic: TBA. LOC: HMCC-3.
September 27, 5:30 p.m. Journal Club. LOC: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Harvey Morse - 6.
September 28, 8:00 a.m. Rheumatology Grand Rounds with Claire Bombardier, MD. Topic: TBA. LOC: South Tower, Room 2806.

August 2011

August 3, 8:00 a.m. Imaging Conference with Dr. Thomas Learch. LOC: Street Level, Reading Room.
August 10, 8:00 a.m. Wallace Research Conference. Topic: "Management of ANCA Mediated Vasculitis" LOC: HMCC-3.
August 17, 8:00 a.m. Clinical Case Conference. Topic: "Complications of Anti-TNF Therapy" LOC: HMCC-3.
August 23, 6:00 p.m. Journal Club. LOC: Please contact division for more details.
August 24, 8:00 a.m. Rheumatology Grand Rounds with Cornelia Weyand, MD PhD. Topic: "Telomeres in Rheumatoid Arthritis" Location: South Tower, Room 2806.
August 31. 8:00 a.m. Clinical Case Conference, LOC: HMCC-1&2

July 2011

July 6, 8:00 a.m. Imaging Conference with Dr. Thomas Learch. LOC: Street Level, Reading Room.
July 13, 8:00 a.m. Wallace Research Conference. Topic: "Pulmonary Involvement in SLE" LOC: HMCC-3.
July 20, 8:00 a.m. Clinical Case Conference. Topic: "Pyoderma Gangrenosum" LOC: HMCC-3.
July 26, 6:00 p.m. Journal Club. LOC: ECC-C.
July 27, 8:00 a.m. Rheumatology Grand Rounds with Dr. Sterling West. Topic: "Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder in the Rheumatic Diseases" LOC: South Tower, Room 2806.

June 2011

June 1, 8:00 a.m. Imaging Conference with Dr. Joseph Giaconi. LOC: Street Level, Reading Room.
June 8, 8:00 a.m. Wallace Research Conference. Topic: "Antimalarials in Rheumatic Diseases" LOC: HMCC-3.
June 15, 8:00 a.m. Clinical Case Conference. Topic: "DRESS Syndrome" LOC: HMCC-3.
June 21, 6:30 p.m. Journal Club. LOC: Please contact division for more details.
June 22, 8:00 a.m. Rheumatology Grand Rounds with Dr. Maureen Mayes. Topic: "SSC Treatment in 2011" LOC: South Tower, Room 2806.
June 29, 8:00 a.m. Clinical Case Conference. Topic: "IgG-4 Disease" LOC: HMCC 4&5.

May 2011

May 4, 8:00 a.m. Imaging Conference with Dr. Joseph Giaconi. LOC: Street Level, Reading Room.
May 11, 8:00 a.m. Clinical Case Conference - Guest Speaker Dr. Khamashta. Topic: "Anti-phospholipid Antibody Syndrome" LOC: HMCC-3.
May 24, 6:30 p.m. Journal Club with Dr. Peter Merkel. LOC: Please contact division for more details.
May 25, 8:00 a.m. Rheumatology Grand Rounds with Dr. Peter Merkel. Topic: Vasculitis. LOC: South Tower, 2806

April 2011

April 6, 8:00 a.m. Wallace Research Conference. Topic: TBA. LOC: HMCC-6.
April 13, 8:00 a.m. Imaging Conference with Dr. Joseph Giaconi. LOC: Street Level, Reading Room.
April 20, 8:00 a.m. Clinical Case Conference. Topic: "Giant Cell Myocarditis" LOC: HMCC-3.
April 26, 5:30 p.m. Journal Club with Dr. Lisa Christopher-Stine. LOC: North Tower, Plaza Level, Nursing Conference Room 2007.
April 27, 8:00 a.m. Rheumatology Grand Rounds with Dr. Lisa Christopher-Stine. Topic: "Anti-HMGCoA Reductase-Associated Necrotizing Myopathy: From Bedside to Bench and Back" LOC: South Tower, Room 2806.

March 2011

March 2, 8:00 a.m. Imaging Conference with Dr. Thomas Learch. LOC: Street Level, Reading Room.
March 9, 8:00 a.m. Wallace Research Conference. Topic: "Myositis" LOC: HMCC-3.
March 16, 8:00 a.m. Clinical Case Conference. Topic: "PML" LOC: HMCC-3.
March 22, 6:30 p.m. Journal Club with Dr. John Stone. LOC: Please contact division for more details.
March 23, 8:00 a.m. Rheumatology Grand Rounds with Dr. John Stone. Topic: "A 26 year-old Woman from Casablanca with Painful Neck Swelling: The Beginning of a Beautiful Friendship" LOC: South Tower, Room 2806.
March 30, 8:00 a.m. Clinical Case Conference. Topic: "Rheumatoid Lung" LOC: HMCC 1&2.

February 2011

February 2, 8:00 a.m. Imaging Conference with Dr. Thomas Learch. LOC: Street Level, Reading Room.
February 9, 8:00 a.m. Clinical Case Conference. LOC: HMCC-3.
February 16, 8:00 a.m. Wallace Research Conference. LOC: HMCC-3.
February 22, 6:30 p.m. Journal Club with Dr. Larry Moreland. LOC: Please contact division for more details.
February 23, 8:00 a.m. Grand Rounds with Dr. Larry Moreland. Topic: "Rheumatoid Arthritis: An Update on Biological Therapy." LOC: South Tower, Room 2806.

January 2011

January 5, 8:00 a.m. Imaging Conference with Dr. Thomas Learch. LOC: Street Level, Reading Room.
January 12, 8:00 a.m. Clinical Case Conference. LOC: HMCC-3.
January 19, 8:00 a.m. Wallace Research Conference, Topic: Pediatric Rheumatology, LOC: HMCC-3.
January 25, 6:30 p.m. Journal Club with Dr. Kenneth Saag. LOC: Please contact division for more details.
January 26, 8:00 a.m. Rheumatology Grand Rounds with Dr. Kenneth Saag. LOC: South Tower, Room 2806.

December 2010

December 8, 8:00 a.m. Imaging Conference with Dr. Thomas Learch. LOC: Street Level, Reading Room
December 14, 6:30 p.m. Journal Club *CANCELLED*
December 15, 8:00 a.m. Rheumatology Grand Rounds *CANCELLED* due to speaker health issues
December 22, 8:00 a.m. Wallace Research Conference. LOC: HMCC-3
December 29, 8:00 a.m. Clinical Case Conference. LOC: TBA

November 2010

November 3, 8:00 a.m. Imaging Conference with Dr. Thomas Learch. LOC: Street Level, Reading Room.
November 16, 6:30 p.m. Journal Club with Dr. Richard Brasington. LOC: Please contact division for more details.
November 17, 8:00 a.m. Rheumatology Grand Rounds with Dr. Richard Brasington. Topic: "Interstitial Lung Disease: Ruminations of a Rheumatologist" LOC: South Tower, RC-CCR A.
November 24, 8 a.m. Wallace Research Conference. Topic: TBA. LOC: HMCC 3.

October 2010

October 6, 8:00 a.m. Wallace Research Conference. Topic: "Biological Clinical Trials in SLE" LOC: North Tower, 2225.
October 13, 8:00 a.m. Imaging Conference with Dr. Thomas Learch. LOC: Street Level, Reading Room.
October 26, 6:30 p.m. Journal Club. LOC: Please contact division for more details.
October 27, 8:00 a.m. Rheumatology Grand Rounds. Topic: "Human Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases: Are Humans the Model?" LOC: South Tower, RC-CCR A.

September 2010

September 1, 8:00 a.m. Imaging Conference with Dr. Thomas Learch. LOC: Street Level, Reading Room
September 8, 8:00 a.m. Clinical Case Conference. Topic: "SAPPHO? What is This?" LOC: South Tower, HMCC 3
September 15, 8:00 a.m. Wallace Research Conference. Topic: TBD. LOC: South Tower, HMCC 3
September 21, 6:30 p.m. Journal Club with Dr. Leslie Crofford. LOC: Please contact division for more details.
September 22, 8:00 a.m. Rheumatology Grand Rounds with Dr. Leslie Crofford. Topic: "Evidence-based Understanding of Fibromyalgia and its Treatment." LOC: South Tower, Room 2806.
September 29, 8:00 a.m. Clinical Case Conference. Topic: TBA. LOC: TBA.

August 2010

August 4, 8:00 a.m. Clinical Case Conference. Topic: "Meningitis in Lupus?" Loc: South Tower, RC-CCR-B
August 11, 8:00 a.m. Imaging Conference with Dr. Thomas Learch. LOC: Street Level, Reading Room
August 17, 6:30 p.m. Journal Club with Dr. Elaine Husni LOC: Please contact Division for more details.
August 18, 8:00 a.m. Rheumatology Grand Rounds with Dr. Elaine Husni. Topic: "Psoriatic Arthritis 2010." LOC: South Tower, Room HMCC 3
August 25, 8:00 a.m. Wallace Research Conference. Topic: "Treatment of Lupus Nephritis". LOC: South Tower, Room 2806
August 27, 8:00 a.m. Special Research Conference with Dr. Jinoos Yazdany. Topic: "Defining and Measuring Health care Quality in the Rheumatic Diseases: A Perspective from the Frontline." LOC: South Tower, RC-CCR-A

July 2010

July 7, 8:00 a.m. Imaging Conference with Dr. Thomas Learch. LOC: Street Level, Reading Room
July 14, 8:00 a.m. Clinical Case Conference. Topic: TBA Loc: South Tower, HMCC 3
July 21, 8:00 a.m. Wallace Research Conference. Topic: "Lupus Nephritis. LOC: South Tower, HMCC3
July 27, 6:30 p.m. Journal Club with Dr. Sam Lim LOC: Please contact Division for more details.
July 28, 8:00 a.m. Rheumatology Grand Rounds with Dr. Sam Lim. Topic: "The Epidemiology of Lupus." LOC: South Tower, Room 2806.

June 2010

June 2, 8:00 a.m. Wallace Research Conference Topic: TBA Loc: North Tower, Room 2210
June 9, 8:00 a.m. Imaging Conference with Dr. Thomas Learch. Loc: Street Level, Reading Room
June 16, 8:00 a.m. Clinical Case Conference. Topic: TBA Loc: South Tower, HMCC 3
June 22, 6:30 p.m. Journal Club - CANCELLED
June 23, 8:00 a.m. Clinical Case Conference. Topic: "IGA Deficiency" and "Quinolones Induced Tendonitis: Loc: South Tower, Room 2806
June 23, 8:00 a.m. Rheumatology Grand Rounds - CANCELLED
June 30, 8:00 a.m. Special Research Conference with Dr. Eliza Chakravarty
Topic: "Pregnancy in Women with Autoimmune Disease" Loc: South Tower, RC-CCR-A

May 2010

May 5, 8:00 a.m. Special Research Conference with Dr. David Chernoff. Topic: "Biomarkers in Disease Course to Predict Rheumatoid Arthritis." Loc: South Tower, Room 2616
May 12, 8:00 a.m. Clinical Case Conference. Topic: TBA. Loc: South Tower, HMCC 3
May 19, 8:00 a.m. Special Research Conference with Dr. Cynthia Aranow. Topic: "CNS Lupus: What We Know and What We Need to Know" Loc: South Tower, HMCC 3
May 25, 6:30 p.m. Journal Club with Dr. Robert Plenge Loc: Please contact Division for more details.
May 26, 8:00 a.m. Rheumatology Grand Rounds with Dr. Robert Plenge
Topic: "Genetics of Rheumatoid Arthritis: From Genotype to Patient Care" Loc: South Tower, Room 2806

April 2010

April 7, 8:00 a.m. Imaging Conference with Dr. Thomas Learch. Loc: Street Level, Reading Room
April 14, 8:00 a.m. Clinical Case Conference - CANCELLED
April 21, 8:00 a.m. Wallace Research Conference Topic: "Auto - inflammatory Conditions" Loc: South Tower, RC CCR - A
April 27, 6:30 p.m. Journal Club with Dr. John Imboden Loc: Please contact Division for more details.
April 28, 8:00 a.m. Rheumatology Grand Rounds with Dr. John Imboden
Topic: "Clinical and Translational Studies of Rheumatoid Arthritis" Loc: South Tower, Room 2806
April 28, 6:00 p.m. Ortho/Rheumatology Grand Rounds with Dr. Thomas Learch and Dr. Stuart Silverman
Topic: "The Epidemic of Stress Fractures: Medical and Surgical Aspects" Loc: HMCC 1- 3

March 2010

March 3, 8:00 a.m. Wallace Research Conference Topic: "Cryoglobulinemia" Loc: North Tower, Room 2210
March 10, 8:00 a.m. Clinical Case Conference Topic: "Nodules and Arthritis" Loc: HMCC-3
Loc: HMCC 3
March 17, 8:00 a.m. Imaging Conference with Dr. Thomas Learch Loc: Street Level, Reading Room
March 23, 6:30 p.m. Journal Club with Dr. Daniel Solomon Loc: Please contact Division for more details.
March 24, 8:00 a.m. Rheumatology Grand Rounds with Dr. Daniel Solomon
Topic: "RA and CVD: Does TNF Connect the Dots?" Loc: South Tower, Room 2806
March 31, 8:00 a.m. Clinical Case Conference Topic: TBD Loc: B-116

February 2010

February 3, 8:00 a.m. Imaging Conference with Dr. Thomas Learch. Loc: Street Level, Reading Room
February 10, 8:00 a.m. Clinical Case Conference Topic: "Inclusion Body Myositis - what is it?"
Loc: HMCC 3
February 17, 8:00 a.m. Wallace Research Conference Topic: "Sjogren's Syndrome" Loc: HMCC 3
February 23, 6:30 p.m. Journal Club with Dr. Karen Costenbader Loc: Please contact Division for more details.
February 24, 8:00 a.m. Rheumatology Grand Rounds with Dr. Karen Costenbader
Topic: "What Causes Connective Tissue Diseases? -Lessons from Epidemiology Studies" Loc: South Tower, Room 2806

January 2010

January 6, 8:00 a.m. Imaging Conference with Dr. Thomas Learch. Loc: Street Level, Reading Room
January 13, 8:00 a.m. Wallace Research Conference Topic: "Drug Induced Lupus"
Loc: HMCC 3
January 20, 8:00 a.m. Clinical Case Conference Topic: "Retroperitoneal Fibrosis" & "Auto-Immune Thyroid Diseases; an update" Loc: HMCC 3
January 26, 6:30 p.m. Journal Club with Dr. Sherine Gabriel Loc: Please contact Division for more details.
January 27, 8:00 a.m. Rheumatology Grand Rounds with Dr. Sherine Gabriel
Topic: "Heart Disease in Rheumatoid Arthritis: New Insights" Loc: South Tower, Room 2806

December 2009

December 2, 8:00 AM Conferences Cancelled - Radiology Conference of North America
December 9, 8:00 AM Imaging Conference with Dr. Thomas Learch Loc: Street Level, Reading Room
December 15, 6:30 PM Journal Club with Dr. Joseph McCune Loc: Please contact Division for more details.
December 16, 8:00 AM Rheumatology Grand Rounds with Dr. Joseph McCune Topic: "Long Term Preservation of Renal and Cardiovascular Function in Patients with Lupus Nephritis" Loc: South Tower, Room 2806
December 23, 8:00 AM Wallace Research Conference Topic: "Autoimmune Hearing Loss"
Loc: South Tower, Room 2806
December 30, 8:00 AM Clinical Case Conference Topic: "Auto-Immune Thyroid Diseases; an update" Loc: South Tower, CCR - B