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You are here: Home / Articles / 2017 ACR/ARHP Meeting to Highlight Global Educational Opportunities for Rheumatology Health Professionals

2017 ACR/ARHP Meeting to Highlight Global Educational Opportunities for Rheumatology Health Professionals

October 17, 2017 • By Courtesy of the ARHP Practice Committee

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Efficiently meeting the needs of people with rheumatic disease requires the expertise of a team of health professionals. During their formal education, health professionals acquire the knowledge, skills and attitudes that prepare them to best contribute to a healthcare team. Maintaining and expanding that knowledge happens during continuing education and post-graduate programs, which ensure lifelong learning. Rheumatology health professionals initially seek educational opportunities to obtain the fundamentals of rheumatology care and practice and, later, to remain up to date on scientific advances throughout their careers.

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October 2017

This year, during the 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting in San Diego, on Nov. 6, Benjamin J. Smith, PA-C, DFAAPA, and Sameer Chunara, PT, MSc(PT), BEd, BSc(Hons), ACPAC, will present a session highlighting current educational products for health professionals from around the globe. This historic joint session, Educational Opportunities for Arthritis HPs: North America and Beyond, is a first collaboration between ARHP and the Canada-based Arthritis Health Professions Association (AHPA) at an ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting. In February 2017, a similar session was held at the Canadian Rheumatology Association (CRA)/AHPA Annual Meeting in Ottawa, Canada.

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The Speakers

Mr. Smith

Mr. Smith

The first speaker will be Mr. Smith, director of didactic education at the Florida State University College of Medicine School of Physician Practice and scientific editor of the ACR/ARHP Advanced Rheumatology Course. He practices clinically as a physician assistant in rheumatology at the McIntosh Clinic in Thomasville, Ga., and is certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants. In 2011, Mr. Smith became the first physician assistant elected ARHP president, and he is the first ARHP member to serve on the ACR Executive Committee. He also serves on the American Board of Internal Medicine Rheumatology Board and is a distinguished fellow of the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA), currently serving as the chair of the AAPA Commission on Continuing Professional Development and Education.

Mr. Chunara

Mr. Chunara

Speaking second, Mr. Chunara is a physiotherapist and clinical director at St. George Physiotherapy Clinic in Toronto, Canada. He currently serves as the professional and career development chair on the AHPA Board. Mr. Chunara has been in practice for 13 years, and his areas of practice include outpatient orthopedics along with a special interest in inflammatory and non-inflammatory arthritis. He is also actively involved in projects using mobile apps to manage chronic diseases and representing stakeholders in governmental and non-governmental roundtables regarding care delivery, implementation and models of care.

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The Session

During the session, Mr. Smith will speak about rheumatology-specific health professional education. He will discuss the background of current rheumatology workforce challenges in the U.S. and Canada. He will describe how tech­nologic advances have facilitated the dissemination and use of educational products and will highlight educational products in the U.S., including those developed by the ACR and the ARHP. Additionally, data will be presented regarding how online educational products have affected rheumatology health professional education and assisted in meeting the evolving needs of rheumatology practices.

During the second part of the session, Mr. Chunara will discuss background on the global rheumatology workforce. His talk will address additional factors that demonstrate the need for high-quality educational endeavors for allied health professionals in rheumatology. He will also provide an overview of in-person and e-learning opportunities in Canada, Europe and beyond, as well as discuss the evaluation results and real-world application or proof of concept where available.

Together, both speakers will address participants’ questions about access, costs and formats of these educational programs, as well as how they apply to the various healthcare disciplines and contribute to interprofessional models of care.

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This joint AHPA/ARHP session promises to deliver up-to-date information about global educational opportunities for allied health professionals practicing in rheumatology and should not be missed. If you are attending the Annual Meeting, make sure to see Mr. Smith and Mr. Chunara discuss this important topic on Monday, Nov. 6 from 11:00 a.m. to 12 p.m. For more information, visit Annual Meeting.

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Filed Under: Career Development, Education & Training, Meeting Reports Tagged With: 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting, American College of Rheumatology, Arthritis Health Professions Association, Career development, conference, Education, global, meeting reports, products, rheumatologist, rheumatology health professionals, TrainingIssue: October 2017

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