| 7:00 a.m. |
REGISTRATION |
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| 7:00 a.m. |
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST / SPEAKER PREVIEW |
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| 8:00 - 8:20 a.m.
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Welcome/Bienvenue |
Dr. Rob Inman
and Ms Helene Levesque |
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Conference
Overview
- Purpose and outcomes
- Key questions
- Process
- Forum Recommendations
- Working Group
- Autoimmunity
- Symposium
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| 8:20 - 8:30
a.m. |
Report on Day One: Consumers perspectives, key
questions |
Mr. Jean Légaré |
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Biomedical Perspectives
Moderators: Dr. Robert Inman and Dr. Hani El-Gabalawy |
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| 8:30 - 8:40 a.m. |
Common Denominators of Inflammatory Joint Diseases |
Dr. Hani El-Gabalawy |
| 8:40 - 9:05 a.m. |
A Molecular View of Inflammation |
Dr. Michael Brenner |
| 9:05 - 9:25 a.m. |
What have we learned from animal models? |
Dr. Wim van den Berg |
| 9:25 - 9:45 a.m. |
Genetics – the Present and Implications for the Future |
Dr. John Reveille
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| 9:45 - 9:55 a.m. |
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
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| 9:55 - 10:15
a.m.
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ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS |
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| 10:15 - 10:40 a.m. |
HEALTH BREAK |
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Clinical Interventions
Moderators: Dr. Ed Keystone and Ms. Sydney Lineker |
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| 10:40 - 11:00 a.m. |
What Can Clinical Trials Tell Us and Not Tell
Us? |
Dr. Jim O’Dell |
| 11:00 - 11:20 a.m. |
Gene
Therapy: What have we accomplished and where do we have to go? |
Dr. Chris Evans |
| 11:20 - 11:40 a.m. |
What else works besides drugs? |
Dr. Linda Li |
| 11:40 - 12:00 p.m. |
What can we learn by collecting lots and lots of samples? |
Dr. Paul Peter Tak |
| 12:00 - 12:10 p.m. |
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
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| 12:10 - 12:30 p.m. |
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS |
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| 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. |
LUNCH BREAK / SPEAKER PREVIEW |
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Challenges in Clinical and Population Health Studies Moderators: Dr. John Esdaille and Dr. Kiem Oen |
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| 1:30 - 1:45 p.m. |
Clinical Research – the new ethical partnership |
Ms. Debra R. Lappin LD |
| 1:45- 2:05 p.m. |
Longitudinal cohort studies: keeping patients involved |
Dr. Dafna Gladman, Dr. Vern Farewell |
| 2:05- 2:20 p.m. |
Challenges in pediatric rheumatology |
Dr. Brian Feldman
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| 2:20 - 2:35 p.m. |
Is Early
Intervention Worth It?
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Dr. Ed Yelin |
| 2:35- 2:50 p.m. |
Arthritis in Canada: What do we know and what should we know? |
Dr. Elizabeth Badley |
| 2:50- 3:05 p.m. |
Arthritis and the Workplace |
Dr. Diane Lacaille |
| 3:05 - 3:15 a.m. |
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
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| 3:15
- 3:40 p.m. |
HEALTH BREAK |
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| 3:40
- 4:00 p.m. |
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS |
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Health Services Research Moderators: Dr. Claire Bombardier and Mr. Jean Légaré |
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| 4:00 - 4:30 p.m. |
Formulary Panel: “Biologics – When and Why?”
Presentation: effectiveness, safety and cost |
Dr. Paul Haraoui Dr. Kimme Hyrich
Dr. Andreas Maetzel |
| 4:30 - 5:00 p.m. |
Debate: 3 Responders |
Dr. Tony Culyer Dr. Jacques LeLorier
Dr. Stuart McLeod |
| 5:00 - 5:30 p.m. |
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
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| 5:30 p.m. |
FREE TIME |
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| 7:00 p.m. |
DINNER Keynote Speaker:
Making a Difference in Arthritis Research |
Dr.
John H. Klippel
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| 7:15 - 8:15 a.m. |
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST / SPEAKER PREVIEW |
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| 8:15 - 8:25 a.m. |
Introduction and Agenda Overview |
Ms. Dorothy
Strachan Dr. Hani El-Gabalawy |
| 8:25 - 8:30 a.m. |
Speaker Introductions |
Ms. Dorothy
Strachan Dr. Hani El-Gabalawy |
| 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. |
Canadian Research Opportunities: A Strategic Perspective |
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Biological Approach
- Environmental Approach
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Dr. Peter Lipsky Dr. John Frank |
| 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. |
Small Group Planning Work |
Ms. Dorothy Strachan |
| 10:30 - 11:00 a.m. |
HEALTH BREAK AND CHECK-OUT
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| 11:00 - 12:00 p.m. |
Plenary Session – synthesis and concluding remarks |
| 12:00 p.m. |
RESEARCH FORUM CONCLUDES |
| 12:00 -1:00 p.m. |
Light Lunch Available |
| 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. |
Meeting of Forum Recommendations Working Group |
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