Dr. Borenstein, a rheumatologist with Arthritis and Rheumatism Associates P.C., in Washington D.C., the current treasurer of the ACR board of directors, and a TR editorial board member, was pleased to have the opportunity to select the 2009 print, saying, “I chose this print because of the theme of drug therapy for gout. We like our therapies to have multiple benefits in addition to those that improve the underlying disorder. The Palatable Physic seems to help appetite in addition to getting rid of gout pain.”
Dr. Borenstein has purchased nine Rodnan prints over the years, creating quite the collection. “I buy the prints because I like history. These prints are a looking glass that allows us to see how one of our illnesses was treated before our modern therapies,” he says. “I have the majority of the prints in my office so that I can enjoy them when I look up from my electronic medical record.”
Get Your Rodnan Commemorative Gout Print
Visit www.rheumatology.org/ref/posters to purchase Palatable Physic and view the REF’s entire collection of Rodnan Gout Prints. To be entered into the drawing to select the 2010 print, stop by the REF booth and purchase a Rodnan Commemorative Gout Print on site at this year’s ACR/ARHP Annual Scientific Meeting in Philadelphia. Proceeds from the sale of each print help fund REF research, training, and education programs.
What Has RheumPAC Done for You Lately?
RheumPAC, the ACR’s political action committee, is dedicated to ensuring that rheumatology issues are addressed in healthcare reform. The best way to make sure the issues affecting rheumatology are being heard is to engage in the discussions and contribute to congressional campaigns. To help in this, members of RheumPAC have attended events for the following Members of Congress in 2009:
- Representative Rick Boucher (D-Va.), Senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee
- Representative Tom Price, MD (R-Ga.), Orthopedic surgeon; member of the Education and Labor Committee
- Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas), Member of the Senate Finance Committee
- Senator Richard Burr (R-N.C.), Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee
- Senator Blanche Lincoln (D-Ariz.), Member of the Senate Finance Committee
To learn more about RheumPAC, visit www.Rheumatology.org/RheumPAC or contact Katie Jones at [email protected].