11:00am – 5:00pm EST
General and Breakout Sessions Including

10:00 am                          Platform Opens/ Networking / Exhibitors

11:00 am                          Welcome/Introduction

11:05 am – 11:40 am     Opening Session: A Call To Action – Dr. Jinneh Dyson, The THINKUP Group

11:45 am – 12:45 pm     (Breakout Sessions)

  • Myositis & Mental Health – Suzanne Robinson/Darcey Mamone, National Alliance on Mental Illness
  • Advocating for your Myositis Healthcare Journey – Dr. Lisa Christopher-Stine, Johns Hopkins Myositis Center

12:50 pm – 2:15 pm       General Session: Myositis Clinical Panel/Updates

  • Dr. Tahseen Mozaffar (Moderator), University of California, Irvine
    • Dr. Rohit Aggarwal, Rheumatologist, University of Pittsburgh
    • Dr. Chris Weihl, Neurologist, Washington University
    • Dr. Victoria Werth, Dermatologist, University of Pennsylvania
    • Dr. Cheilonda Johnson, Pulmonary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania

2:15 pm – 2:30 pm               Break/Networking/Exhibitors

2:30 pm – 3:30 pm         (Breakout Sessions)

  • Leadership Through Legislative Advocacy – Jennifer Dexter, National Health Council
  • The Power Of Telling Your Patient Story – Leaders from TMA, MSU, CureIBM, CureJM, Myositis Canada, Myositis Australia

3:35 pm – 4:45 pm         (Breakout Sessions)

  • Inclusion Body Myositis Updates w/ Q & A – Dr. Thomas Lloyd, Johns Hopkins Myositis Center
  • Polymyositis and Dermatomyositis Updates w/Q & A – Dr. Rohit Aggarwal, University of Pittsburgh, Division of Rheumatology

4:45 pm- 5:00 pm           Closing Session/Announcements