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Eugene Kissin, MD, RhMSUS; Paul J. DeMarco, MD, FACP, FACR, RhMSUS; Daniel G. Malone, MD, RMSK; Catherine Bakewell, MD, RhMSUS; Karina Torralba, MD, FACR, CCD, RhMSUS; Rany al Haj, MD; Narandra Bethina, MD, RhMSUS; Clara Lin, MD, RhMSUS; Amy M. Evangelisto, MD, RhMSUS; Jay Higgs, MD, RhMSUS; & Midori Jane Nishio, MD, RhMSUS  |  

The past 20 years have seen dramatic changes in the practice of rheumatology, ranging from bench to bedside therapeutic advances to dramatic improvements in diagnostic imaging. The results have been gratifying for our patients and attractive to internal medicine trainees making subspecialty career decisions. We are pleased to provide this article for The Rheumatologist’s wide-ranging…

Fighting Lupus Among Latinas

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Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is more prevalent among Hispanic women than white women, according to two recent studies published in Arthritis & Rheumatology.1,2 However, Latinas often lack awareness of lupus, which can contribute to delays in diagnosis and treatment, and lead to worse outcomes. “One of the challenges is reaching out to the Latino community,…

Down Time at the 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting: What to See & Do in Chicago

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With the 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting nearly upon us, the time has come to plan your trip to Chicago. The Annual Meeting is Oct. 19–24 at McCormick Center, which means attendees will see beautiful views of Lake Michigan and the Chicago skyline, highlighting the city’s unique architecture. The weather in October, although unpredictable, is generally…

Fellows Find Their Voices on Capitol Hill

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In 2015, as a rheumatology fellow, Christina Downey, MD, attended the inaugural ACR Advocacy 101 course, put on by rheumatologists Blair Solow, MD, and Sarah Doaty, MD. “I thought it was incredibly informative, and I was really surprised at how much legislators and staff did not know about rheumatology, or what it’s like to be…

COIN Delivers Lupus Education to Primary Care Physicians

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Two of the ACR’s Collaborative Initiatives (COIN) programs share a goal: to educate non-rheumatologist providers about systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) symptoms to facilitate referrals, accurate diagnosis and therapy. Small Group Provider Sessions Launched in 2016, Small Group Provider Sessions provide lupus education while connecting frontline providers to a local rheumatologist in often underserved areas. The…

From Dog Clickers to Scripts—Thoughts on Learning to Teach

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You can purchase a dog clicker for about $3 on Amazon. If you don’t own a dog, this is not a useful piece of information. I don’t own a dog, and the first time I heard the phrase dog clicker, I thought—I think understandably—that it was some sort of remote control. If you don’t own…

Social Media Connects, Informs Rheumatologists

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When Paul Sufka, MD, a rheumatologist with HealthPartners Medical Group and Regions Hospital in St. Paul, Minn., wants to connect with his colleagues or keep abreast of the latest rheumatology journal articles, he turns to Twitter. Dr. Sufka is one of many rheumatologists who have found effective ways to incorporate social media into their medical…