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

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ACR Convergence

Key Research in Vasculitis Encapsulated

Philip Seo, MD, MHS  |  

Summaries of selected research abstracts on the assessment & management of systemic vasculitis from ACR Convergence 2024.

Rich Data: ARP Abstracts at ACR Convergence 2025

Louise M. Thoma, PT, DPT, PhD  |  

This year, rheumatology professionals in the U.S. and across the world will descend on the Windy City (Chicago) for ACR Convergence 2025. This meeting is the premier gathering place for up-to-date rheumatology education. Although the education sessions provide rich syntheses of evidence you can apply to your next patient, the real treasure is in the…

Patients’ Voices Ring Out

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Research & patients reap benefits when patients with rheumatic conditions get involved in patient-facing organizations & in clinical research planning.

Lupus Arthritis: Experts Describe Strides Made in Understudied Condition

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ACR Convergence 2024—Arthritis symptoms related to lupus are a bit of a trouble spot for clinicians, with limited data to guide treatment and overlap with other conditions, experts said in a session at ACR Convergence. Lupus arthritis (LA), present in 95% of patients with lupus, is the main cause of work-related disability and is a…

Sleep Disorders & Rheumatic Disease

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ACR Convergence 2024—With poor sleep a major complaint among patients with rheumatologic diseases, physicians should hone their understanding of how the body regulates sleep and how this system can be disrupted, and tailor their management plans to help patients with these issues, panelists said in a session at ACR Convergence. For some patients, their struggles…

ARP Celebrates 58 Years of Achievements & Transformations, Identifies Challenges

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ACR Convergence 2024—In a wide-ranging and engaging discussion, members of the Association of Rheumatology Professionals (ARP) tracked their progress over the years across clinical practice, research production and representation in the field, while outlining challenges and opportunities to come. The session at ACR Convergence included a panel and an audience full of past presidents of…

Black family, healthcare and a pediatrician talking to a patient in the hospital for medical child care. Kids, trust or medicine and a nurse consulting a boy with his mother in the clinic for health.

Youthful Exuberance: The Year in Review for Pediatric Rheumatology

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WASHINGTON, D.C.—It is no small task to summarize an entire year’s worth of research accomplishments in any field of medicine, let alone one as complex as rheumatology. At ACR Convergence 2024, the Pediatric Year in Review not only provided a thoughtful summary, but also grouped advances along several different themes. Immune Health & More Jessica…

Are You an Active Ally?

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“What we’re after here is something called active allyship,” said Dr. Dwinita Mosby Tyler, CEO and founder of The Equity Project in her keynote address at ACR Convergence 2024. “It’s where you witness something that might be an injustice or you might see a disparity, and you don’t just talk about it, you research it; you do something about it.”