The diverse topics, research & perspectives from this year’s ACR Convergence bring new insights for rheumatologists & all who care for their patients, according to speakers at the meeting’s Closing Session.
Management of Adults with JIA: Uveitis, MAS & More
Mara L. Becker, MD, MSCE, discusses how important it is to effectively treat juvenile idiopathic arthritis at an early stage to improve long-term outcomes in adulthood.
What Orthopedists Want Rheumatologists to Know: Surgical Treatment for Foot & Ankle Arthritis
Surgical options to relieve pain associated with foot and ankle arthritis are discussed.
Heart to Heart: Cardiovascular Disease in Autoimmune Conditions
During the ACR Convergence 2021 Review Course, Joan Bathon, MD, discussed cardiovascular manifestations of autoimmune diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis.
FDA Discussed 2021 Drug Warnings & Approvals at ACR Annual Meeting
ACR Convergence 2021—The recent Boxed Warning requirement applied to three Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors, cautioning doctors and patients about several major risks in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, came only after rigorous data collection and careful consideration of the risks and the benefits, U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) officials said in November at ACR Convergence…
Joint Venture: 2021 Updates in Rheumatoid Arthritis
An update on the state of RA management was presented by Dr. Bryant England, a co-author of the 2021 ACR Guideline on the Management of Rheumatoid Arthrits, during the Review Course held during ACR Convergence 2021.
Clinical Rheumatology Year in Review 2021
ACR Convergence 2021—On Nov. 5, Karen H. Costenbader, MD, MPH, professor of medicine, Harvard Medical School, and director of the lupus program, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, gave a whirlwind review of the most important clinical rheumatology publications of the past year. Testing New Medications for Rheumatic Disease ADVOCATE Trial of Avacopan Dr. Costenbader first…
Tackling Multicomplexity in Aging Patients with RA
Two sessions at ACR Convergence 2021 addressed a holistic approach to taking care of older patients with RA & other rheumatic diseases.
Passive Exposure to Smoking May Increase Rheumatoid Arthritis Risk
EULAR—Passive exposure to smoking during childhood or adulthood increases the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis (RA), according to a large prospective cohort study of healthy French women presented during EULAR’s 2021 virtual European Congress of Rheumatology. Moreover, the association was mainly observed among women who had themselves never smoked.1 “In this study, we found an…
A Rheumatologist & Pulmonologist Discuss RA-ILD
Introduction The understanding and treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has evolved dramatically in the past 20 years. As gains have been made in treating joint disease in RA, our understanding of the impact of extra-articular manifestations of RA, such as cardiac and lung disease—specifically interstitial lung disease (ILD)—has gradually increased. While rheumatologists increasingly appreciate the…
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- …
- 75
- Next Page »