The all-virtual ACR Convergence 2020 experience includes the highest-quality educational content along with innovative session formats and multiple opportunities to network with colleagues. We invite you to explore The Rheumatologist’s complete coverage of the meeting. Plus, explore our resource centers focused on rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus and gout, along with our collection of research reviews, case reports and clinical articles on advances in the diagnosis and management of these conditions.
Resource Centers
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Resource Center
Watch this space for our coverage of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) sessions at ACR Convergence 2020, including the top research presented at the meeting. Plus, explore our collection of research reviews, case reports and clinical articles on advances in the diagnosis and management of SLE.
VIEWRheumatoid Arthritis Resource Center
The Great Debate at ACR Convergence 2020 was: Janus Kinase Inhibitors Should/Should Not Be Used Before Biologics After Methotrexate Failure in RA. No need to hang in suspense. In this resource center, you’ll get the pros and cons of JAK inhibitors, our expert’s picks for the top research presented and highlights from other important sessions on rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Plus, you can explore our collection of research reviews, case reports and clinical articles on advances in the diagnosis and management of RA.
VIEWGout Resource Center
Earlier this year, the ACR released a new guideline for the management of gout, leaving some rheumatologists unsure what to recommend to their patients. Clearing up the confusion is one aim of the session, Evidence-Based Guidance for Optimizing Gout Management. Learn what the experts recommend and explore our coverage of the top research and additional gout information presented at ACR Convergence 2020, plus our collection of research reviews, case reports and clinical articles on advances in the diagnosis and management of gout.
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Complete Convergence Coverage
Tell a Convincing Story: Tips from the Experts on How to Secure Research Grants
Speakers at ACR Convergence 2020 offered a range of tips to navigate the competitive environment of research funding, emphasizing the importance of collaboration, diversifying funding sources and staying determined in the face of disappointment.... [Read More]
FDA Provides 2020 Rheumatology Drug Update
Three FDA representatives discuss new drug indications, safety precautions and label changes, & an emergency program to rapidly evaluate existing immunomodulating therapies for use in COVID-19 patients.... [Read More]
A Closer Look at Antibodies in RA: How Anti-Citrullinated Protein Antibodies, Anti-Modified Protein Autoantibodies & Rheumatoid Factor Activity Overlap
Recent evidence on how anti-citrullinated protein antibodies, anti-modified protein autoantibodies and rheumatoid factor activity overlap in RA demonstrate new ideas for diagnostics and pathophysiology.... [Read More]
Therapeutic Exercise for Bone Health
ACR CONVERGENCE 2020—Attention to bone health in people at risk of developing, or who already have, osteoporosis is essential to reduce their increased risk for fragility fractures. Major risk factors for osteoporosis include being female, white, of small frame and having a family history of osteoporosis, as well as having secondary causes of osteoporosis, such… [Read More]
Back to Basics: The 2020 Basic Science Year in Review
The 2020 Basic Science Year in Review covered autoantibody origin and persistence, insights into the major histocompatibility complex and factors in rheumatoid arthritis progression and relapse.... [Read More]
Telerheumatology: What’s Next?
In an ACR Convergence session, two rheumatologists discussed how COVID-19 changed the use of telemedicine, how payers reacted and which changes are likely permanent and which are likely to be temporary.... [Read More]
Evaluation & Treatment of Systemic Sclerosis-ILD in the New Decade
ACR Convergence panelists discussed how to monitor SSc-ILD patients for ILD severity & the brightening prospects for therapy.... [Read More]
The 2020 ACR Review Course: Key Issues Rheumatologists Face
The ACR Review Course featured eight talks providing a practical review of issues encountered by rheumatologists.... [Read More]
New Clinical Insights into the Pathogenesis, Diagnosis & Treatment of Calcium Pyrophosphate Arthritis
New diagnostic approaches combined with new evidence about pathogenesis are providing opportunities to help rheumatologists manage calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease.... [Read More]
The 2020 ARP Merit Awards & ACR Distinguished Fellows
During ACR Convergence 2020 in early November, the ACR and ARP honored a group of distinguished individuals who have made significant contributions to rheumatology research, education and patient care. This month, The Rheumatologist speaks with the winners of the ARP Merit Awards and the ACR’s Distinguished Fellows. In addition, we bring you the first ever… [Read More]
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