Ontario Rheumatology Association 6th Annual Meeting

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Ontario Rheumatology Association 6th Annual
Meeting
25-27 May 2007
Taboo Conference Center Resort Gravenhurst,
Ontario
Section of Rheumatology
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Mission Statement

• The Mission of the Ontario Rheumatology
  Association is to represent Ontario
  Rheumatologists and promote their pursuit of
  excellence in Arthritis Care in Ontario through
  Leadership, Advocacy, Education and
  Communications.

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Section of Rheumatology
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Objectives

• To present updates in Science and Care
• To improve Practice Efficiency and Practice
• To reinforce the role of the ORA in the
  development of the Biologics Registry

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ORA 6th AGM 2007
Section of Rheumatology

• PLATINUM
• Wyeth/Amgen
• Pfizer
• Novartis

• GOLD
• Squire/Paladin Labs

Thanks to our Sponsors
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Officers and Exec 2007

• Carter Thorne
• Philip Baer
• Vivian Bykerk
• Alf Cividino
• Heather McDonald
• Claire Leblanc

• Al Jovaisas
• Janet Pope
• Jane Purvis
• Jerry Tenenbaum
• Greg Griffiths
• Peter Lee

Section of Rheumatology
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Friday May 25th 630pm Welcome Buffet
Dinner Saturday May 26th 800 - 815 am
Chair Dr. Carter Thorne Opening remarks,
Review of Agenda Objectives 815 930am
Plenary Speaker - Scientific -Observational
Studies vs RCT Gisella Kobelt 930 - 1030 am-
Thieves Market- Dr. P. Baer Lupus - Dr. J.
Pope Early RA - Dr. C. Thorne
OP - Dr. Adachi
Difficult RA - Dr. V. Bykerk
PSS/Raynauds/Digital Ulcers - Dr. P Lee
SeroNeg/AS - Dr. Saeed Shaikh
Rheumatologic Potpourri - Dr. A. Cividino 1030
- 1045 am Coffee Break
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Saturday May 26th 1045 1215pm 2006
Annual Update Facilitator Dr. Alf
Cividino Topic 1 Update on Coxibs - Dr. B.
Bensen Topic 2 Update on Biologics - Dr. V.
Bykerk Topic 3 ON of Jaw - Dr. P. Adachi
1230pm Lunch (Afternoon is free
time) 600 pm Industry Mtg w Ctte 630 pm
Dinner (Group) 830 pm After Dinner Lounge- All
Invited (Free In-Room Movie for Children)
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Sunday May 27th 800-810 Chair Dr.
Algis Jovaisas Opening Remarks, Review of
Agenda 815 915am Workshops - Dr. Vivian
Bykerk 1. Pain Mgt - Dr. Erica Weinberg 2.
APS - Dr. C.Laskin 3. Foot Mgt - Ross Heller
4. BMD Practice Points - Dr. H. McDonald
5. Health Economics - What the clinician
needs to know Gisela Kobelt
915-920 Room transfer 920-1020 Workshops
repeated 1020 1045 Refreshment Break 1045
- 1200 Business Mtg