At this ACR Convergence 2025 session, experts discussed emerging concepts with axial spondyloarthritis, including the most effective MRI specifications for diagnosis, challenges with axial juvenile spondyloarthritis & the many mimics of axSpA.
Immune mediated inflammatory myopathies represent a heterogenous group of diseases with variable degrees of multisystem involvement, including the skin, joints, lungs, and muscles. The ACR Convergence 2025 session, Management of Challenging Cases in Myositis, featured a case-based approach to highlight this complexity, guiding attendees through the nuances of diagnosis and management of antisynthetase syndrome, immune mediated necrotizing myopathy, and dermatomyositis.
This year’s Opening Session of ACR Convergence 2025 featured a well-known thought leader on physician burnout, Dr. Tait Shanafelt, who provided insight into the risk of burnout and how to prevent it. Key leadership also addressed research advocacy and more.
In a panel discussion at ACR Convergence 2025, three experts provided insight into how mentorship, personal values and more helped them develop the skills and habits necessary to become a master clinician.
Fibrinogen-like protein-1 (FGL-1) may play a key role in the onset of autoimmunity by suppressing T cell activation in primary Sjögren disease, according to findings from Otsuka et al. Their study, which examined the influence of interorgan communication on disease pathogenesis in mice models and patients with primary Sjögren disease, may help facilitate novel diagnostic or therapeutic strategies targeting immune checkpoint molecules in autoimmune diseases.
ACR Convergence 2025 speakers reviewed new fibromyalgia insights, from the first new drug approval since 2009 to nociplastic pain concepts & cognitive behavioral therapy.