Workforce study shows positive trends in rheumatology training
Make Education A Priority
All rheumatologists need to train and support the specialty’s next generation
Rheumatology Audioconference Series Recordings
If you missed the 2007 ARHP audioconference series the first time around, here’s your opportunity to catch up. Recordings of the six 2007 audioconferences are available for purchase individually or as a set.
Changes and Choices for Clinicians
Clinician members will have more than enough sessions to keep them busy at the ACR Annual Scientific Meeting in Boston this November. The Annual Meeting Planning Committee (AMPC) continues to use attendee feedback and member input to create a meeting that offers vital content to every attendee.
Reactive Arthritis
Reactive arthritis is highlighted this month in our ongoing series on patient education materials.
ACR Policy On Expert Witness Testimony
The ACR Board of Directors recently approved a policy and guidelines on expert witness testimony in medical malpractice litigation. Many ACR members have been called to testify in medical malpractice litigation—or will be called in the future—and the ACR recognized the need for medical expert testimony guidelines that serve the public interest by ensuring that testimony is readily available, objective, and unbiased.
Fight Fatigue in Arthritis Patients—As a Team
AIM modules provide a tool for physicians seeking a quality-improvement program and a way to meet new ACGME competencies or the American Board of Internal Medicine’s Maintenance of Certification Program requirements.
Become a Quality Improvement Tool Pilot Site
The ACR plans open enrollment for its new AIM (Assess Improve Measure) module, “AIM: Gout” during the 2007 annual meeting and is seeking clinicians to participate in the testing phase. For more information on pilot site requirements, contact Amy Beith at [email protected], or (404) 633-3777.
Final Chance to Apply for 2008 ACR Committee Positions
All ACR members are invited to volunteer. Nominate yourself or a colleague by June 1 to be considered for a position beginning at the ACR Annual Meeting in November.
REF Award Opens New Doors for Young Investigator
Do you know that old adage about the best-laid plans? If you ask Jon T. Giles, MD, about it, he’d agree that even the firmest plans change. “When I entered medical school at Vanderbilt University, I was convinced that I’d pursue subspecialty training in neurology,” recalls Dr. Giles. “My plan was to specialize in movement disorders.”