Winter 2021 (Volume 31, Number 4)
News from the ASM Program Committee
By Vinod Chandran, MBBS, MD, DM, PhD
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The CRA ASM Program Committee looks forward to hosting you all at the CRA and AHPA’s Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM), to be held in a virtual format on Wednesday February 2 – Saturday
February 5, 2022.
With the rapidly rising COVID-19 cases in Canada and the uncertainty posed by the Omicron variant, the CRA has made the decision to host the ASM exclusively online. We are taking this step out of an abundance of caution, to protect the health and safety of the rheumatology community. The conference can now be enjoyed from the comfort of your own home or office and, as an added bonus, you will have the opportunity to watch on-demand sessions afterwards! For more information on how the switch from an in-person to virtual conference may affect you, please visit asm.rheum.ca.
The pandemic has put the inequalities in our society in stark relief. As we celebrate the 76th anniversary of the CRA, our meeting will showcase how we address equity, diversity, and inclusion within our extended rheumatology community, captured by the theme of our meeting, Towards Equity: Rheum for Everyone. At the upcoming ASM, you can look forward to an exciting lineup of speakers who will deliver a breadth of leading-edge content. The program will feature keynote lectures, debates, workshops, with podium and poster presentations and tours, to view the full conference agenda, please visit asm.rheum.ca.
The ASM keynote lectures include the following:
- Dunlop-Dottridge Lecture, to be delivered by Dr. Simon Carette,
who is a rheumatologist and Professor of Medicine at the
University of Toronto. He trained at Laval University, McGill
University, the University of Toronto, the National Institutes of
Health, and the University of Cambridge. His area of clinical
expertise is vasculitis, and he is the director of the Vasculitis
Program at Sinai Health Network since 2001. Dr. Carette will
speak on the advances made in the management of vasculitis.
Dr. Simon Carette
- State-of-the-Art Lecture, to be delivered by Dr. Tuhina Neogi,
Professor of Medicine and of Epidemiology at Boston University
Schools of Medicine and of Public Health, and Chief of
Rheumatology. As a rheumatologist and epidemiologist, her
research focuses on osteoarthritis, gout, and pain mechanisms.
Dr. Neogi will speak on pain in adult and pediatric rheumatic
diseases.
Dr. Tuhina Neogi
- Keynote Lecture, to be delivered by Dr. Grace Wright,
rheumatologist and founder and President of the Association of
Women in Rheumatology (AWIR). In 2014, Dr. Wright founded
the AWIR which has since grown to more than 30 local chapters
throughout the United States as well as a growing number of
international chapters. Dr. Wright has served as the President of
AWIR since its inception. Dr. Wright will speak on equity, diversity,
and inclusion within the rheumatology community.
Dr. Grace Wright
We will of course feature abstracts and poster tours
for trainees and investigators to showcase their research
activities; state-of-the-art and crowd-sourced workshops;
satellite symposia; as well as the not-to-be-missed crowd
favourites including Clinical Pearls and Mysterious Cases,
RheumJeopardy and The Great Debate! Opportunities to
celebrate our award-winning colleagues will be featured
throughout the meeting, and satellite meetings will feature
the Residents’ Pre-Course, CRA Review Course, AHPA Pre-Course, and the Canadian Arthritis Research Conference.
We welcome all CRA and AHPA members, as well as all
interested stakeholders, and colleagues around the world
to join us for this exciting event. We look forward to celebrating
with you in February!
Vinod Chandran, MBBS, MD, DM, PhD
Chair, CRA ASM Program Committee
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine,
Division of Rheumatology, University of Toronto,
Scientist, Krembil Research Institute,
University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
Adjunct Professor, Memorial University,
St. John’s, Newfoundland
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