ACR Convergence 2025| Video: Rheum for Everyone, Episode 26—Ableism

An official publication of the ACR and the ARP serving rheumatologists and rheumatology professionals

Workforce Solutions

Mithu Maheswaranathan, MD  |  

Wearable devices can be used for self-management. Example: A patient with poor sleep can use a device to better understand their sleep patterns, as well as to evaluate their response to interventions in real time, Dr. Ogdie said. 

In Summary

In a world of increasing clinical demands and workforce shortages, this engaging session provided novel practical strategies that rheumatology practices can use to triage patients more effectively.

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Mithu Maheswaranathan, MD, is an assis­tant professor of medicine in the Division of Rheumatology at Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, N.C. and can be followed on X/Twitter @MithuRheum.

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