Experts identify barriers to shared decision making in rheumatology & offer actionable tools to integrate SDM into practice for better patient outcomes.
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ACR representatives outlined its 2025 legislative priorities, including fixing the MPFS, reforming prior authorization & protecting telehealth reimbursement.
Differentiating POTS from Other Conditions
At a ACR Convergence 2025 session, two experts discussed POTS, the importance of considering dysautonomia when making a differential diagnosis & an interdisciplinary approach to treatment.
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The Intersection of Immunology & Rheumatology
The winning case study in this year’s Thieves Market highlight a case study from Malaysia with a patient who initially presented with seronegative inflammatory arthritis but experienced recurrent infections and had a porcelain aorta.
Complications: Renal Arteriosclerosis in Patients with Lupus Nephritis
Renal arteriosclerosis is common in patients with lupus nephritis and occurs two decades earlier than it does in people without the condition, say investigators in a study that examined the prevalence of renal arteriosclerosis in patients with lupus nephritis compared with healthy controls.1 The finding suggests that renal arteriosclerosis could be used as a biomarker…
Rheumatology Workforce for the 21st Century
As rheumatology care evolves into a team-based approach, the workforce is expanding to incorporate advanced practice providers, physical therapists and social workers, all of whom can play vital roles in patient care.
Better Education on Gout
Experts addressed how education and follow-up for patients with gout can improve disease management and highlighted the need for a better construction of gout remission.
The Who, What & Where of Rheumatology
In the Medical Education Year in Review session at ACR Convergence 2024, David Leverenz, MD, MEd, discussed the current make-up of rheumatology, how competency is measured and how to help rheumatology fellows thrive.
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