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2019 Annual Meeting Recap

The 6th Annual Meeting of the Pennsylvania Rheumatology Society was held September 21-22, 2019, at the Hershey Lodge. Over 110 physician and non-physician, rheumatic health providers attended the event which spanned two days and featured speakers, an interactive Thieves’ Market, poster displays, and a legislative update from the ACR.
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Thank you to all planners and corporate supporters who made this event successful. We hope you join us again next year.

Please contact us for 2019 on-site materials.

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Thieves' Market Participants

From Left to Right: Megan Bielawski, MD; Faye Sajjadi, MD; Eva Rottmann, DO.

First Place: Megan Bielawski, MD - Take My Breath Away
Second Place: Eva Rottmann, DO - The Case of the Claw Hand
Third Place: Faye Sajjadi, MD - From Dyspnea to Dual Pathology

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Attendees listening to one of the many great presentations from the weekend.

Saturday Presentations

  1. Update on ANCA- Associated Vasculitis - Carol Langford, MD, MHS, FACP

  2. Muscle Disease: When it is Not Myositis - Justin Kwan, MD

  3. Osteoporosis in Adults and Children - Anupama Shahane, MD, MPH

  4. ACR Update - Angus Worthing, MD, FACP, FACR, Chair of the American College of Rheumatology, Government Affairs Committee

Sunday Presentations

  1. Autoinflammatory Disease - Barbara Ostrov, MD

  2. SLE: Mechanisms and Targets - Mary (Peggy) Crow, MD

  3. Cancer Immunotherapy for the Rheumatologist - Laura Cappelli, MD, MHS

  4. Promoting a Culture of Diversity: The Intersection of Race, Violence, and Medicine - Brian Williams, MD, FACS

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