Laura Cappelli, MD, MHS, shares her tips for growing her academic rheumatology research career while building a family…
Insight into Achieving & Maintaining Target Serum Urate Levels in Gout Patients
A recent study advances the understanding of factors associated with a target serum urate level of 6 mg/dL or less. Researchers found such factors as having a rheumatologist as the main provider of gout care contributed to achieving and maintaining this outcome. However, the presence of co-morbidities lowered a patient’s chances for achieving the target serum urate level, even with allopurinol use…
How to Walk on Water & Climb Up Walls: 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting gets an inspirational kickoff in Atlanta
ATLANTA—Did you know that Tasmanian wombats have cube-shaped poop or that no matter what size bladder someone has, they still pee in 20–30 seconds—even elephants? What do those factoids have to do with rheumatology? When keynote speaker David L. Hu, PhD, shared the information and how he discovered it, the stories incited laughter in the…
A Farewell Message from Outgoing Government Affairs Committee Chair Angus Worthing, MD, FACR, FACP
A farewell message from outgoing Government Affairs Committee Chair Angus Worthing urges ACR/ARP members to advocate for the rheumatology profession.
Making Rheumatologists’ Voices Count: A Conversation with Blair Solow, MD, Incoming Government Affairs Committee Chair
With multiple healthcare policy issues currently in play, Dr. Solow believes making rheumatologists’ voices heard is crucial to the specialty’s success.
Ellen M. Gravallese, MD, Begins ACR Presidency
As Ellen M. Gravallese, MD, begins the ACR presidency, her goals include workforce expansion, improved access to care and support for members in all areas of practice.
New ARP President Janet Poole, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, Plans to Build Membership & Address Workforce Shortages
Dr. Poole’s cited priorities include building an interprofessional membership team through developing resources and promoting rheumatology to health professionals in many disciplines.
2019 EULAR/ACR SLE Classification Criteria Offer Improved Sensitivity & Specificity
The new EULAR/ACR classification criteria for SLE offer improved sensitivity and specificity, as well as more accurately reflect the current tests used to clinically diagnose SLE. A positive ANA test is obligatory…
Trump Nominates MD Anderson Oncologist as U.S. FDA Commissioner
(Reuters)—U.S. President Donald Trump has nominated Stephen Hahn, MD, chief medical executive of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, to lead the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the White House said on Friday. Dr. Hahn, a radiation oncologist who has been at MD Anderson in Houston since 2015, if confirmed would follow…
Scottish Medicines Consortium Recommends Risankizumab; Plus Real-World Data on Secukinumab
The Scottish Medicines Consortium has released a detailed advice document recommending risankizumab for treating adults with psoriasis…
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