Suggestions on how to assess risk and manage bone issues in chronic kidney disease patients are offered…
Biologic Treatment Recommendations for Rheumatic Disease Patients Who Contract COVID-19
COVID-19 Global Alliance registry and other data on rheumatic disease patients with COVID-19 were presented…
EULAR & ACR COVID-19 Recommendations: How to Manage Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic
ACR & EULAR recommendations for the treatment of patients with rheumatic illness during the COVID-19 pandemic are explored…
ACR Expands Access to Education through Education Partner Program & New Spotlight Slide Decks
In conjunction with the 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting, the ACR piloted two new programs to provide learners with deeper, more diverse educational experiences outside of attending medical conferences. Education Partners The ACR Education Partner Program allows rheumatology professionals to consume research from the 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting via multimedia video and audio platforms. A call…
The Latest Advances in Sjögren’s, Scleroderma, RA, Gout & More
ATLANTA—At the ACR/ARP 2019 Annual Meeting, several widely renowned experts across an array of specialty subjects provided a comprehensive and compelling review of advances in the understanding, diagnosis and treatment of a number of rheumatologic conditions. Sjögren’s Syndrome Frederick Vivino, MD, FACR, chief of rheumatology at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center and professor of clinical medicine…
Experts Offer Tips for Saving Time on Electronic Medical Records
ATLANTA—“Bane of our existence” and “pajama time”—the dreaded time spent at night catching up on documentation—are a couple of phrases associated with the electronic medical record (EMR). To try to ease the frustration and limit the amount of time physicians have to spend using the systems, two experts reviewed tools and tricks for Epic and…
Pediatric Cases Require Special Considerations & Aggressive Treatment Plans
ATLANTA—Managing pediatric patients with rheumatic disease involves special considerations, such as developmental concerns and physiological traits that may affect dosing of medications, according to two experts. During a session at the 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting, Courtney Kremer, ARNP, a pediatric nurse practitioner at the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital, Iowa City, and Jessica…
Harnessing Genomics in the Rare Diseases Realm
ATLANTA—The increasing ease and the lowering cost of genome and exome sequencing make discovery and diagnosis of rare diseases more feasible than ever, but hurdles still need to be cleared before the world of medicine can fully harness the power of this information boom, experts said in a session at the 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting….
Clinicians Discuss Current & Future Rheumatoid Arthritis Approaches
ATLANTA—When it comes to treating rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients, most clinicians agree: One size does not fit all. Many treatment options exist, and seldom is there 100% consensus on what the first course of action or general approach should be. In the face of such variability, four clinicians took the stage at the 2019 ACR/ARP…
Premenopausal Osteoporosis Poses Special Clinical Challenges
ATLANTA—Osteoporosis in premenopausal women is uncommon compared with its frequency in post-menopausal women, but when it is suspected, it poses some difficult questions for clinicians: How should it be diagnosed in this understudied population? If found, should it be treated—and how? Elizabeth Shane, MD, professor of medicine at Columbia University and attending physician at New…
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 50
- 51
- 52
- 53
- 54
- …
- 103
- Next Page »