Abstract
The 74th Annual Meeting of The Canadian Rheumatology Association was held at the Fairmont Empress, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, February 26–29, 2020. The program consisted of presentations covering original research, symposia, awards, and lectures. Highlights of the meeting include the following 2020 Award Winners: Distinguished Rheumatologist, Jamie Henderson; Distinguished Investigator, Paul Fortin; Distinguished Teacher-Educator, Rayfel Schneider; Emerging Investigator, Claire Barber; Emerging Teacher-Educator, Dharini Mahendira; Ian Watson Award for the Best Abstract on SLE Research by a Trainee, Kimberley Yuen; Phil Rosen Award for the Best Abstract on Clinical or Epidemiology Research by a Trainee, Kristina Roche and Eugene Krustev; Best Abstract on Research by a Rheumatology Resident, Julie Mongeau; Best Abstract on Basic Science Research by a Trainee, Sonya Kim; Best Abstract by a Post-Graduate Research Trainee, Carolina Munoz-Grajales; Best Abstract on Quality Care Initiatives in Rheumatology, Arielle Mendel; Best Abstract by a Medical Student, Declan Webber; Best Abstract by an Undergraduate Student, Chloe Lee; Best Abstract by a Rheumatology Post-Graduate Research Trainee, Nancy Maltez; Best Abstract on Research by Young Faculty, Lily Lim; Best Abstract on Spondyloarthritis Research, Anas Samman; Practice Reflection Award, Gold, Steven Katz; Practice Reflection Award, Silver, Bailey Dyck. Lectures and other events included Keynote Lecture by Tim Spector: Inflammatory Diets — The Microbiome; Keynote Address by Paul Fortin, Distinguished Investigator Awardee: The Power of Many in Lupus Research; State of the Art Lecture by Dinesh Khanna: Systemic Sclerosis-related Lung Fibrosis: Management in 2020; Dunlop-Dottridge Lecture by Betty Diamond: Neuropsychiatric Lupus from Mechanisms to Treatment; and the Great Debate: To Diagnose or Not to Diagnose: Be It Resolved That It Is Better to Underdiagnose than Overdiagnose in Rheumatology Practice. Arguing for: Kam Shojania and Andrea Knight, and against: Amanda Steiman and Corrie Baldwin. Topics including rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, systemic sclerosis, Sjögren syndrome, psoriatic arthritis, spondyloarthritis, vasculitis, osteoarthritis, fibromyalgia, and their respective diagnoses, treatments, and outcomes are reflected in the abstracts, which we are pleased to publish in this issue of The Journal.
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