2024 Living Healthy With Arthritis Symposium: Beyond the Forecast – The Interplay of climate change & health

Annual Symposium

The University of Arizona Arthritis Center Living Healthy With Arthritis Symposium is held each May in conjunction with National Arthritis Awareness Month. The conference - held on a Saturday - features the Eva M. Holtby Endowed Keynote Presentation, along with additional sessions designed for those living with arthritis and related musculoskeletal diseases. This year's theme is:

“Beyond the Forecast: The Interplay of Climate Change and Health”

Saturday, May 4, 2024
9:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. (livestream)
9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. (in-person, by invitation)

REGISTER HERE FOR LIVESTREAM ATTENDANCE!

If you would like to attend in person, please contact Tracy Shake, tshake@arthritis.arizona.edu.

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Agenda

9:00 a.m.: Welcome and Introductions | C. Kent Kwoh, MD, Director, University of Arizona Arthritis Center; Chief, Division of Rheumatology, UArizona Department of Medicine; Professor of Medicine and Medical Imaging, UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson; and The Charles A. L. and Suzanne M. Stephens Endowed Chair in Rheumatology

9:05 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.: Wu Style T’ai Chi Chuan | Edna Silva, RN, T’ai Chi Specialist, The Edna Silva Center for Wu Style T’ai Chi Chuan – Tucson

9:50 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.: The Eva M. Holtby Endowed Presentation | "Beyond the Forecast: The Interplay of Climate Change and Health" – Kacey Ernst, PhD, MPH, Professor and Chair, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, UArizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health; and Principal Investigator and Lead, the Southwest Center on Resilience for Climate Change and Health

11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.: Panel Discussion | Assessing the Health Implications of Climate Change and Our Environment

• Fariba Donovan, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, and Research Scientist, Valley Fever Center for Excellence, UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson
• Brian Drummond, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, UArizona College of Medicine - Tucson
• Randy Horwitz, MD, PhD, Professor, UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson; and Medical Director, the UArizona Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine
• Julia Jernberg, MD, MBA, Assistant Professor, UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson; and Director, Arizona Climate and Health, UArizona Research, Innovation & Impact

12:15 p.m.: Closing

**12:15 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.**

Lunch with Arthritis Center Leadership and Conference Presenters

** Limited seating; by invitation only

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