Mary Moran (now an MD) had just turned 20 years old and wondered if she’d make it through that day in May. She was sailing on a 30-foot open boat—no cabin below—for 26 days off the coast of Maine with 10 strangers who knew very little about sailing. On the third day, storm clouds rolled…
Back in 1999, Afton Hassett, PsyD, attended her first ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting, after receiving the suggestion from Leonard Sigal, MD, a professor of medicine in the Division of Rheumatology at Rutgers University’s Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (RWJMS). Since 2003, Dr. Sigal has served as a volunteer Clinical Professor at the school. At the time, Dr….
Born and raised in Lucknow, India, Sharad Lakhanpal, MBBS, MD, vividly remembers his father’s stories of traveling to the U.S. As a young boy, he grew intrigued, imagined living here and knew that someday he would narrate his own adventures about this country. As president of the ACR and a practicing rheumatologist at Rheumatology Associates…
When patients enter the rheumatology office of Ernie Katler, MD, FACP, FACR, in San Pablo, Calif., they’re transported to a galaxy far, far away. Hundreds of toys, props and figurines of Yoda, Darth Vader, Jabba the Hutt and other characters, as well as three original Star Wars movie posters, greet patients. If they’re lucky, patients…
Collector Donah Zack Crawford talks about early surgical instruments, medical techniques, and leeches too!
Metrics in Rheumatology: May 2014
Rheum after 5: April 2014
Listen to Désirée van der Heijde, MD, PhD, reflect on working with Piet van Riel, MD, PhD to develop this method to measure disease activity outcome.
Listen to Craig W. Carson, MD, an Oklahoma-based rheumatologist, discuss when his practice will apply for meaningful use incentive credits. Then, listen to Karen Hansen, Dr. Carson’s practice manager, discuss the technical aspects of preparing for meaningful use.
Listen to Itara Barnes, ACR senior specialist of health informatics, discuss the meaningful use electronic health record certification process.