Community rheumatology practices are confronting a significant financial fallout from stay-at-home orders and fears that keep patients at home, as well as reimbursement challenges.... [Read More]
Kimberly J. Retzlaff is a freelance medical journalist based in Denver. She has worked in the publishing field for more than 15 years, contributing her writing and editing expertise on such topics as rheumatology, perioperative nursing, alternative medicine, sports nutrition and organic and natural foods. Her work has appeared in peer-reviewed journals, books, newsletters and trade and consumer magazines. Kimberly is also the senior managing editor of Journal - American Water Works Association, the flagship publication of AWWA that disseminates professional and scholarly information to waterworks professionals with the mission of improving public health, informing public policy and protecting the world's most important resource.
Articles by Kimberly Retzlaff
State Rheumatology Societies Adjust Meeting Schedules, Formats in Response to COVID-19
Many in-person meetings have been canceled, postponed or moved to virtual formats, likely with lasting economic impacts on state societies.... [Read More]
The Importance of Community: Rheumatology Professionals Find Different Ways to Support Their Patients & Neighborhoods
Working in support of underserved communities, making and donating masks, volunteering with local rheumatic disease-focused organizations—these are just some of the ways rheumatology professionals have been giving back to their patients and communities…... [Read More]
AMA House of Delegates Meeting Postponed Due to COVID-19, Advocacy Efforts Continue
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the AMA House of Delegates meeting planned for June has been canceled, but the ACR’s delegation remains ready to advocate for both ongoing and new rheumatology issues, including patient protections in step therapy, prior authorization and expansion of telehealth.... [Read More]
Taking Time for Self-Care Helps Alleviate Stress, Burnout in Physicians
Afton Hassett, PsyD, offers self-care tips and resources to handle stress, avoid burnout and stay healthy while caring for others.... [Read More]
Texas Society & Meeting Provide Professional Value, Advocacy Vision
Hundreds of physicians and practice managers gathered Feb. 28–Mar. 1 in Houston at the annual meeting of the State of Texas Association of Rheumatologists to hear clinical updates, obtain practice management tips and get to know their peers.... [Read More]
Are Your Patients at Risk? Advocacy Matters
When insurance company practices put patients at risk, advocacy is an important tool physicians can use to make a real difference. You can make a difference.... [Read More]
Dr. Sou-Pan Wu Is the First Recipient of the Norman B. Gaylis Research Award
The Norman B. Gaylis, MD, Research Award for Rheumatologists in Community Practice is designed to encourage practicing clinicians to conduct their own research for the betterment of patients and rheumatology. The 2019 inaugural honoree is Sou-Pan Wu, MD, who will research gout in the Hmong population in Minnesota…... [Read More]
Permanent Vision Loss in Late Giant Cell Arteritis
Patients with polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) or peripheral arthritis may require extra vigilance during treatment because of a suspected link to giant cell arteritis (GCA) and, potentially, permanent vision loss. “Development of giant cell arteritis after treating polymyalgia or peripheral arthritis: a retrospective case-control study,” a March 2018 study published in The Journal of Rheumatology, suggests… [Read More]
New Study Reveals Limitations in ANA Test Kits for Lupus
The variability in serological testing for antinuclear antibodies (ANA) is under investigation after unexpected findings were reported from clinical trials of new agents to treat systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). In “Assay Variation in the Detection of Antinuclear Antibodies in the Sera of Patients with Established SLE,” David S. Pisetsky, MD, PhD, and his colleagues demonstrate… [Read More]
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