Saturday, 30th November ARA-NSW 2019 - 41st Annual NSW Branch Meeting
Welcome and Introduction
7:55AM - 8:00AM
Saturday, 30th November
Ballroom
Keynote Lecture 1
8:00AM - 9:00AM
Saturday, 30th November
Ballroom
Chair: Gabor Major
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Scientific Papers - Focus on Osteoporosis
9:00AM - 10:00AM
Saturday, 30th November
Ballroom
Chair: Gabor Major
- Opportunistic identification of vertebral compression fractures using artificial intelligence technology - Carmella Gunasingam
- The forgotten fracture: Fragility fractures of the pelvis - GEORGETTE GOODE
- Pilot clinic for bone health in men receiving androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer - Georgette Goode
- Improving Osteoporosis Care in General Practice - Denise Lyons
Scientific Papers 1
10:00AM - 11:00AM
Saturday, 30th November
Ballroom
Chair: Gabor Major
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- Patients’ perspectives of the microbiome, biobanking and data-linkage in arthritis and autoimmune conditions. - Abhishikta Dey
- Understanding the connections between the microbiome and protease-activated receptor (PAR) activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) - Lara Bereza-Malcolm
- PREDICTING TNFALPHA INHIBITOR TREATMENT LONGITUDINAL RESPONSE USING CYTOKINES IN PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS - Marissa Lassere
- INVESTIGATING THE THERAPEUTIC POTENTIAL OF CANNABINOIDS FOR THE TREATMENT OF ARTHRITIS - Ahmad Hammoud
Poster Viewing and Morning Tea
11:00AM - 11:30AM
Saturday, 30th November
King Room
Scientific Papers 2
11:30AM - 1:00PM
Saturday, 30th November
Ballroom
Chair: Stephen Oakley
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- Lower socioeconomic status is a predictor of opioid use in patients with inflammatory arthritis: a 16 year prospective longitudinal cohort. - Marissa N Lassere
- Allopurinol Use in Patients with Autoimmune Inflammatory Arthritis – An ARAD-based Study - Jeremy Wang
- Epidemiology and Outcomes of Surgically Resected Thoracic Aortitis in an Australian Cohort - Hugh C Caterson
- Prevalence of clinically relevant positive antinuclear antibody tests in patients with psychosis related disorder - Michael C Spies
- The positive predictive value of myositis specific antibodies - Jianna He
- “Uncommon Complications Of A Common Medication” Case report and literature review of iatrogenic immunodeficiency associated lymphoproliferative disease associated with methotrexate therapy - Karolina Kanczuga-Byszewski
Scientific Papers 2 - Focus on Psoriasis
1:00PM - 1:45PM
Saturday, 30th November
Ballroom
Chair: Stephen Oakley
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- Factors Influencing Self-reported Physical Activity in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis - Beverly Ng
- Using patient-questionnaires to improve the understanding of sleep disturbance in patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Psoriatic Arthritis. - David Martens
- Systematic Review: Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome in Psoriatic Arthritis - Aravinthan Loganathan
Poster Viewing and Lunch
1:45PM - 3:00PM
Saturday, 30th November
King Room
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Conference Dinner
6:30PM - 10:30PM
Saturday, 30th November
Newcastle Club
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