Professional Topics

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Introducing RhMSUS—Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Certification in Rheumatology

Staff | November 15, 2012

The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) has launched the long-awaited certification program for musculoskeletal (MSUS) ultrasound in rheumatology

President’s Perspective: Big Questions, Bent Forks, and New Names

James O'Dell, MD | November 1, 2012

The ACR year in review

The ACR Research and Education Foundation Strengthens Its Mission With New Name, Tagline

Kimberly Retzlaff | November 1, 2012

The American College of Rheumatology’s Research and Education Foundation (REF) has renamed itself “The Rheumatology Research Foundation: Advancing treatment, Finding cures,” as part of an overall branding strategy for the ever-growing fundraising branch of the ACR that better defines its mission and goals

Rheumatology Professionals and Patient Advocates Take Their Stories to Capitol Hill

Staff | November 1, 2012

This year’s Advocates for Arthritis conference was the American College of Rheumatology’s largest and most successful fly-in to date

ACR Winter Rheumatology Symposium

Staff | November 1, 2012

The American College of Rheumatology’s upcoming Winter Rheumatology Symposium will be held in Snowmass Village, Colorado from January 26 — February 1, 2013.

Healthcare Professionals Find Benefits in Specialized Rheumatology Training Course

Ann Kepler | November 1, 2012

Enhanced caregiver-patient interactions, patient evaluations, patient education, and practice productivity are considered positive outcomes of the American College of Rheumatology’s (ACR) Advanced Rheumatology Course (ARC)

Practicing in Rural Settings Offers Slower Pace, Personal Satisfaction for Many Rheumatologists

Kurt Ullman | November 1, 2012

Outside of urban areas, rheumatologists enjoy better quality of life, but fewer professional interactions

What Rheumatologists Need to Know About Borrowing Money

Steven M. Harris, Esq. | November 1, 2012

Tips for expanding, or contracting, your rheumatology medical practice

The Future is Here: The Role of Nurse Practitioners in Rheumatology

Ann Kepler | November 1, 2012

Nurse practitioners’ specialized knowledge and skills help to create an interlocking network of rheumatology patients and medical professionals

ACR Increases Its Role in Educating Rheumatologists About Treating Geriatric Patients

Vanessa Caceres | November 1, 2012

Sessions on aging and rheumatic disease, arthritis and the older worker, and back pain in the elderly included at the annual meeting of the American College of Rheumatology and Association of Rheumatology Healthcare Professionals (ACR/ARHP)