The Wayne State University School of Medicine will present the second annual Update in Rheumatology Conference on Oct. 31 at the Dearborn Inn.

The conference, sponsored by the WSU Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, will run from 7:15a.m. to 4:45 p.m.

The schedule for the day is below:

7:15 to 8 a.m.: Registration and continental breakfast.

8 to 8:10 a.m.: Welcome and introduction by Marie-Claire Maroun, M.D., WSU assistant professor of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, and course director.

8:10 to 8:50 a.m.: "Potpourri of Common Clinical Scenarios," presented by Felix Fernandez Madrid, M.D., Ph.D., WSU professor of Internal Medicine and chief of the Division of Rheumatology.

8:50 to 9:30 a.m.: "Rheumatoid Arthritis," presented by David Fox, M.D., University of Michigan professor of Internal Medicine and chief of the Division of Rheumatology for the University of Michigan Health System.

9:30 to 9:45 a.m.: Break.

9:45 a.m. to 10:25 a.m.: "Pregnancy in Rheumatic Autoimmune Diseases," presented by Dr. Maroun.

10:25 to 11:05 a.m.: "Evaluation and Treatment of Common Shoulder and Elbow Conditions," presented by Ivan Madrid, M.D., clinical assistant professor of Orthopaedic Surgery for the New York University Langone Medical Center.

11:05 to 11:45 a.m.: "Hyperuricemia: New Concepts of an Old Disease," presented by Bernard Rubin, D.O., M.P.H., WSU clinical professor of Internal Medicine and division head of Rheumatology for the Henry Ford Health System.

11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.: Lunch.

12:45 to 1:25 p.m.: "When the Joint Hurts, The Heart Cries: Cardiac Manifestations of Rheumatic Diseases," presented by Mahir Elder, M.D., WSU clinical associate professor of Internal Medicine; medical director of the Cardiac Care Unit and chief of Cardiology - Ambulatory Services Program; assistant program director of Interventional Fellowship; and director of Endovascular Medicine for the Detroit Medical Center University Hospital.

1:25 to 2:05 p.m.: "Psoriatic Arthritis," presented by Angelia Mosely-Williams, M.D., WSU associate professor of Internal Medicine and chief of the Rheumatology Section for the John D. Dingell VA Medical Center.

2:05 to 2:45 p.m.: "The Internist's Headache: Temporal Arthritis," presented by Malini Venkatram, M.D., WSU assistant professor of Internal Medicine and associate director of the Division of Rheumatology.

2:45 to 3 p.m.: Break.

3 to 3:40 p.m.: "Osteoporosis: Challenges in Therapy," presented by Wael Taha, M.D., WSU assistant professor of Internal Medicine and director of the Endocrine Fellowship Training Program.

3:40 to 4:20 p.m.: "Fibromyalgia: What Do I Need to Know," presented by Mark Lumley, Ph.D., WSU professor of Psychology and director of Clinical Psychology Training.

4:20 to 4:45 p.m.: Panel discussion.

4:45 p.m.: Closing and evaluation.

The cost for the conference is $100 for practicing physicians, $75 for nurse practitioners, physician assistants and nurses, and $25 for medical residents. Fellows and medical students may attend at no charge.

To register for the conference, visit http://www.cme.med.wayne.edu/. For more information, contact Therese Johnson at 313-577-1180 or tjohn@med.wayne.edu.