* All times are based on Canada/Eastern EST.

  • 8:30 AM

    Canada/Eastern

    8:30 AM - 10:15 AM EDT
    Ballroom 3
    Virtual

    Extramuscular manifestations

    Co-chairs: Anthony Fernandez (Cleveland clinic), Daniel Kass (University of Pittsburgh)-25 minutes: When ILD goes bad- Rob Hallowell (Massachusetts General Hospital, USA) -40 minutes: Skin disease in dermatomyositis: •20 minutes: Clinical Presentation and dermatopathology - Alisa Femia (New York University, USA);•20 minutes: Treatment of skin in dermatomyositis: Michelle Min (UC Irvine, USA) -20 minutes: Dysphagia in IIM -Kendrea Garand (University of Pittsburgh USA)-20 minutes: prediction models of IIM-ILD - Cheilonda Johnson (University of Pennsylvania, USA)

    10:15 AM

    Canada/Eastern

    10:15 AM - 11:15 AM EDT
    virtual Poster Hall
    Virtual

    break and poster Session-2

    11:15 AM

    Canada/Eastern

    11:15 AM - 12:45 PM EDT
    Ballroom 3-1
    Virtual

    Workshop sessions - 2A and 2B

    2A: Autoantibody Workshop • Helene Alexanderson (Koralinska Instituet, Sweden): How to start exercise;• Yasser Salem (Hofstra University, USA): Advancements in rehabilitation;•Sue Maillard (Great Ormond Street Hospital, UK): How to keep an exercise program going The focus of this session will be on advancements in rehabilitation methods and practical implementation of exercise therapy 2B: Exercise and Rehabilitation Workshop • Jean-Baptiste Vulsteke (KU Leuven, Belgium): Autoantibody discovery;•Ingrid Lundberg (Karolinska Institutet, Sweden) & Dana Ascherman (University of Pittsburgh, USA): Epitope profiling and phenotype;• Sarah Tansley (University of Bath, UK): Reliability of various methodologies This session will review advances in the methodology of autoantibody detection, the recent discovery of novel autoantibodies, and the relationship between autoantibody epitope profile and clinical phenotype.

    12:45 PM

    Canada/Eastern

    12:45 PM - 2:30 PM EDT
    Ballroom 3-2
    Virtual

    Lunch and Speed Funding Competition

    2:30 PM

    Canada/Eastern

    2:30 PM - 4:15 PM EDT
    Ballroom 3-3
    Virtual

    Potpourri

    Co-Chairs: Dana Ascherman (University of Pittsburgh, USA), Erin Wilfong (Vanderbilt University Medical Center, USA)-30 minutes: Plenary: Research in myositis and the rheumatic disease: NIH perspective - Lindsey Criswell (NIH, USA)-45 minutes: Exercise & Rehabilitation:•Exercise and inflammation - Helene Alexanderson (Karolinska Institute, Sweden) •physological and Psychological impact of Exercise - Kristofer M. Andreasson (Karolinska Institutet, Sweden)-30 Minutes: Patient-Centered Research Collaborations:Moderator: Linda Kobert (TMA)Panelists: Lynn Wilson (MSU), Ingrid De Groot (Dutch Myositis Working Group) Jim Minnow (Cure JM), Irene Oakley (Myositis UK)

    4:15 PM

    Canada/Eastern

    4:15 PM - 5:15 PM EDT
    virtual Poster Hall
    Virtual

    Break and poster session #3

    5:15 PM

    Canada/Eastern

    5:15 PM - 6:15 PM EDT
    Ballroom 3-4
    Virtual

    Governance

    Roundtable Discussion: Integration/coordination of myositis-related programming objectives:Moderator: Fred Miller Panelists: Lisa Rider (IMACS), Lesley Saketkoo (MIHRA), Hector Chinoy (MyoNet), Jens Schmidt (iMyoS), Rohit Aggarwal (MCTC), Adam Huber (CARRA), Meredyth Wilkinson (PReS JDM)

    6:30 PM

    Canada/Eastern

    6:30 PM - 7:30 PM EDT
    Ballroom 1
    Virtual

    SIGs (IMACS)

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