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A Few Acronyms and Indices in OMERACT

Prakash Pispati, MD | October 17, 2012

HAQ: Health Assessment Questionnaire DAS28: Disease Activity Score DAS: Psoriatic Arthritis: ACR Core Data Set and Disease Activity Score PsARC: Psoriatic Arthritis Response Criteria PSAI: Psoriasis Area and Severity Index SLEDAI: SLE Disease Activity Score BILAG: British Isles Lupus Activity Score SLAM: Systemic Lupus Activity Measure LAI: Lupus Activity Index ECLAM: European Consensus Lupus Activity…

Rheumatologists Seek Public Vote for Research Grant Award

Michael O’Neal | October 17, 2012

Brigham and Women’s docs compete for BRIght Futures Prize for personalized medicine research

South Korea Okays First Officially Approved Monoclonal Antibody for RA

Kurt Ullman | October 17, 2012

11 Products Looking for U.S. Marketing Nod

How the Mayo Clinic Maximizes Learning Opportunities Through Social Media

Carol Patton | October 17, 2012

The Mayo Clinic’s Center for Social Media has become a social media resource for healthcare providers nationwide

Fellow’s Forum Case Report: True Vasculitis or Vasculitis Mimic?

Reeti K. Joshi, MD, Richa Gupta, MD, Hyon Ju Park, MD, Christine Pham, MD, and Leslie Kahl, MD | October 1, 2012

Rheumatologists face the emerging picture of cocaine and levamisole-associated vasculopathy in clinical practice

Treat to Target: Rheumatoid Arthritis in Pregnant Patients

Eliza F. Chakravarty, MD, MS | October 1, 2012

A treat-to-target approach to managing rheumatoid arthritis can work even in pregnant women

ACR Releases Guidelines for Gout Management

Kathy Holliman | October 1, 2012

The American College of Rheumatology’s two-part guidelines stress the need for treating to target, more aggressive management, and therapy

Rheumatology Practice Managers Are Essential for Future Success

Benjamin J. Smith, PA-C and James R. O'Dell, MD | October 1, 2012

Open the door to continued practice success with the help of medical practice managers

How Microbes, Mycobacteria, and Metastases May Alter the Way We Look at Rheumatic Diseases

Simon M. Helfgott, MD | October 1, 2012

Studying the relationships between microbes and their hosts, the role for Bacille Calmette Guerin (BCG) as a vaccine for Type I diabetes, and emotional stress and bone metastases

Nomenclature, Semantics, Jargon, Lingo, Eponyms, Etymology, and Terminology in Rheumatology

Prakash Pispati | October 1, 2012

Why rheumatologists must coin simple, comprehensible terms for what we read, speak and write to our patients