Winter 2021 (Volume 31, Number 4)
News from SOAR
By Elana Murphy, MD, FRCPC
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After the pandemic forced a cancellation in 2020,
rheumatologists and allied health professionals from
across the Atlantic provinces attended the 37th Annual
Meeting of the Society of Atlantic Rheumatologists
(SOAR) on June 19th, 2021. The gathering took place virtually
and offered outstanding education along with a welcome
opportunity to connect with regional colleagues.
Dr. Janet Pope, MD, MPH, FRCPC, from the University
of Western Ontario Schulich School of Medicine, delivered
this year’s David Hawkins Lecture in Rheumatology entitled
“What’s New in Scleroderma.” She followed this with an engaging
presentation on “New Strategies in Lupus Treatment.”
The second speaker, Dr. Andrew Mammen, MD, PhD,
from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal
and Skin Diseases/National Institutes of Health
(NIAMS/NIH) and Johns Hopkins, presented on the evolving
field of myositis. He started with an illuminating talk
entitled “Autoimmune Myopathy Update” and then led us
through the nuances of “Statin-Induced Myopathy.”
Dr. Caroline Barry, MD, FRCPC, has taken the reigns
as SOAR President. She is busy planning the next annual
meeting which will be held at Dalvay by the Sea on Prince
Edward Island from June 24-26, 2022. Save the date!
Elana Murphy, MD, FRCPC
Past President, SOAR
Halifax, Nova Scotia
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