Collaboration with our partners is key to ensuring a bright future for the ACR
Sneak Peak at the 2008 Annual Scientific Meeting
The 2007 ACR/ARHP Annual Scientific Meeting was well received by attendees, and the ACR and the ARHP are building on that foundation by offering a variety of in-depth sessions at the 2008 meeting in San Francisco on October 24–29.
Watch the Walk
Gait analysis can improve the walk of patients with arthritis
Nonsurgical Management of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
Maura D. Iversen, PT, DPT, SD, MPH, of MGH Institute of Health Professions in Boston, will discuss the nonsurgical management of lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS), epidemiology, and common symptoms associated with this condition during the ARHP rheumatology audioconference on Wednesday, May 21, from noon to 1:00 p.m. (EST). Iversen will provide a summary of nonpharmacologic and nonsurgical interventions to manage LSS—including a summary and evaluation of manual therapy techniques and exercise.
Catch Some Zs
Nonpharmacological strategies to improve sleep
Rheumatology’s Architect
Help the REF lay foundations for our future
Systemic Vasculitis
Low incidence makes research and diagnosis a challenge
Rheumatology’s Divergent Thinkers
OMERACT selects outcomes measures with an egalitarian process
Rheumatology the Winner of 2007 REF 5K Run
On November 9, during the 2007 ACR/ARHP Annual Scientific Meeting in Boston, more than 200 attendees and community friends took steps to ensuring the future of rheumatology by competing in the annual REF 5K Run/Walk. Through the generous donations of those who participated and corporate support from UCB, Inc., the event raised over $67,500 for REF award and grant programs.
Marc C. Hochberg, MD, MPH, Named PI for Upcoming OA Guidelines
The ACR has named Marc C. Hochberg, MD, MPH, as the principal investigator (PI) for the upcoming, “Guidelines for the Management of Osteoarthritis [OA] of the Hip, Knee, and Hand.” Dr. Hochberg is professor of medicine and epidemiology and preventive medicine and head of the division of rheumatology and clinical immunology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore.