2013 Better Living with Arthritis Symposium

BETTER LIVING WITH ARTHRITIS SYMPOSIUM

Saturday, October 12, 2013

8:30 AM – 3:30 PM

PROGRAM

8:30 – 9:00AM Registration, Continental Breakfast and Exhibits

9:00 – 9:15 Welcome, Gregory D. Middleton, MD, Rheumatologist,

Member of the Arthritis Foundation Board of Directors

9:15 – 10:00 Gout: The Perfect Storm – Dr. Terkeltaub, Professor of Medicine, UCSD

Division of Rheumatology Allergy, and Immunology Rheumatology Training Program Director San Diego VA Medical Center Rheumatology Section Head

10:00 – 10:30 Rheumatoid Arthritis: Treatment Options - Susan J. Lee, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, UCSD Division of Rheumatology Allergy, and Immunology

10:30 – 10:45 Q&A (1 & 2)

10:45 – 11:00 Break and Exhibits

11:00 – 11:45 "Osteoarthritis: Why it Hurts and What You Can Do"

Gregory D. Middleton, MD, Rheumatologist,

Member of the Arthritis Foundation Board of Directors

11:45 – 12:30 Surgery and Arthritis -Francis Gonzales, M.D.

Adult Joint Reconstruction, Assistant Clinical Professor

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California, San Diego

12:30 – 12:45 Q&A (speakers 3&4)

12:45 – 1:45 Lunch and Exhibits – Awaiting speaker confirmation

1:45 – 2:30 Living with Fibromyalgia, Lynette Cederquist, M.D.

Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Diego

2:30 – 3:15 Alternative Treatments for Back Pain, Michael Kurisu, DO

2:30 – 3:00 “Living with RA” – Speaker being confirmed.

3:00 – 3:15 Q&A (with last three speakers)

3:15 – 3:30 Closing Remarks - Sandra Hayhurst, MA, Senior Program Director, Arthritis Foundation

3:30PM Final Adjournment