{"id":6659,"date":"2019-09-27T13:27:27","date_gmt":"2019-09-27T17:27:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myositis.org\/?page_id=6659"},"modified":"2025-10-01T10:17:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T14:17:08","slug":"international-myositis-assessment-clinical-studies-group","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.myositis.org\/international-myositis-assessment-clinical-studies-group\/","title":{"rendered":"Myositis Collaborative Groups Summit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Friday, October 24, 2025<\/strong><br>1:00-5:00 PM CT<br>The Platform Conference Center<br>320 South Canal Street, Chicago, Illinois, USA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please join us for the in-person <strong>Myositis Collaborative Groups Summit<\/strong> to learn about recent initiatives of IMACS as well as CARRA, iMyoS, MCTC, MIHRA, and PReS JDM. The summit&#8217;s aim is to allow members to share information, learn more about research opportunities, and enhance international collaborations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Registration<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Advance registration is required. On-site registration will not be offered. All attendees should be registered members of IMACS and\/or another myositis collaborative group participating in the summit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/donorbox.org\/events\/802823\/steps\/choose_tickets\">Register Now<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:11px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>A registration fee of $35.00 applies to myositis collaborative group members to cover catering and meeting expenses. No fee applies to trainee members, although pre-registration is still required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Agenda Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>12:30 PM CT: Check-in opens and poster set-up begins<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1:00 PM CT: Main meeting begins<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1:20 PM CT: General session\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><em>Collaborative Myositis Groups Updates and Selected Projects<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CARRA, IMACS, iMyoS, MCTC, MIHRA, PReS JDM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2:40 PM CT: Lightning Poster Session\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Oral presentations of 4-5 selected posters<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3:00 PM CT: Break and Poster Session\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Poster presentations of 12-14 posters<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>4:00 PM CT: Topic of special interest\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em><strong>Standardized Interoperable Data Collection for Myositis Research<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Speaker: Lisa G. Rider, MD, Head of the Environmental Autoimmunity Group and Senior Clinician, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>4:50 PM CT: Closing remarks and adjournment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>5:00 PM CT: Social hour<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Posters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Additional details and poster titles are coming soon. Poster presenters include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Helene Alexanderson,&nbsp;Kaveh Ardalan, Iazmin Bauer Ventura,&nbsp;Andrea Doria,&nbsp;Sara Faghihi Kashani, Vivek Nagaraja, Lesley Ann Saketkoo, Kaushik Sreerama Reddy, Iris Tang,&nbsp;Victoria Werth,&nbsp;Erin Marie Wilfong<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Committee Meeting Faculty<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you to the meeting faculty!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Bianca Lang, Galina Marder, Lisa Rider, Kelly Rouster-Stevens, Sara Sabbagh, Didem Saygin<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Contact the Committee Meeting Faculty with questions about the program, or interest in getting involved in IMACS and other groups. Email <a href=\"gmarder@northwell.edu\">Galina <\/a><a href=\"mailto:gmarder@northwell.edu\">Marder<\/a>, MD and <a href=\"kelly.a.rouster-stevens@emory.edu\">Kelly Rouster-Stevens<\/a>, MD, PharmD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Virtual Info<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Oct. 24 meeting is <strong>only<\/strong> offered for live and <strong>in-person<\/strong> attendance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is also a live and virtual International Myositis Assessment and Clinical Studies Group (IMACS) IMACS Annual Meeting. This takes place on Microsoft Teams on Monday, November 10, 2025 from 8:00 AM-2:00 PM ET. Details and registration for the Nov. 10 virtual meeting are coming soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Acknowledgments<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><em>Thank you to our speakers and poster presenters.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><span><em style=\"font-weight: bold;\">The support of Priovant Therapeutics is gratefully acknowledged. <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><span><em style=\"font-weight: bold;\">TMA proudly partners with Cure JM Foundation to host this summit. <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myositis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Untitled-design-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27780\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myositis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Untitled-design-2.png 250w, https:\/\/www.myositis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Untitled-design-2-140x56.png 140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Are you interested in funding additional trainees, or supporting this important scientific gathering? Sponsorships are available at $3,500. Email <a href=\"mailto:tma@myositis.org\">tma@myositis.org<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Questions? Contact TMA Executive Director <a href=\"mailto:paula@myositis.org\">Paula Eichenbrenner<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>We look forward to seeing you in Chicago!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Friday, October 24, 20251:00-5:00 PM CTThe Platform Conference Center320 South Canal Street, Chicago, Illinois, USA Please join us for the in-person Myositis Collaborative Groups Summit to learn about recent initiatives&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":27771,"parent":0,"menu_order":39,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6659","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Myositis Collaborative Groups Summit - 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