Erin Wilfong, MD, PhD, shared her niche expertise in connective tissue disease ILD (CTD-ILD) via case-based learning during a session of the 2022 ACR Education Exchange.
A Primer on Copay Accumulator Programs
The growing use of copay accumulator programs, which restrict the application of patient assistance funds toward cost-sharing requirements, hurts patient access to life-changing treatments. This was one topic discussed during the ACR’s Advocacy Leadership Conference in D.C. this May.
Tips from a Cardiothoracic Radiologist: Interstitial Lung Disease & Radiology for the Rheumatologist
Due to its array of radiographic patterns, interstitial lung disease can be challenging to diagnose and treat. Adam Guttentag, MD, a cardiothoracic radiologist, shared tips for ordering and interpreting chest computed tomography.
American Medical Association House of Delegates Meets In-Person; ACR Successfully Advances New Policies
The ACR’s resolution addressing inappropriate Medicare Administrative Contractor policy processes was adopted, and two co-led resolutions on ARPA-H funding and saline shortages also passed the policy-making body.
Transformational Teaching: How to Be a Highly Effective Medical Educator
Jonathan Hausmann, MD, discussed how active learning techniques, such as the flipped classroom, can increase the effectiveness of medical education and the success of rheumatology fellows.
Updates from the ACR’s Committee on Rheumatology Training & Workforce Issues
The ACR’s Committee on Rheumatology Training & Workforce Issues helps young rheumatologists to become successful and find meaning in their work. Here is an update on the committee’s most recent accomplishments.
PsA Trial Design Can Improve Patient Safety, Outcomes
For best safety and efficacy outcomes, trials in psoriatic arthritis should use active comparators and stricter remission criteria, with outcome measures that are important to patients.
Some Cannabis Products May Ease Chronic Pain, But Side Effects Are a Concern
NEW YORK (Reuters Health)—Oral synthetic cannabis products that have a high tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) to cannabidiol (CBD) ratio, as well as extracted cannabis products with comparable THC-to-CBD ratios, may provide moderate, short-term improvements in chronic pain, a large systematic review of relevant research suggests.1 However, these products are also associated with higher risks for side effects,…
How to Recognize an Autoinflammatory Disorder
Autoinflammatory disorders may involve genetic mutations of the inflammasome or an environmental trigger in a genetically susceptible host. Dr. Jay Mehta discussed a practical, clinical approach to caring for patients with autoinflammatory disorders, such as periodic fever syndromes, during the 2022 ACR Education Exchange.
Pearls of Wisdom: Innovations in Teaching Shared at the 2022 ACR Education Exchange
Experts presented ways to rethink journal club to improve engagement and how an image-based program can help teach the assessment of cutaneous lupus erythematosus across differing skin tones.
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