Professional Topics

Subcategories:Career Development Interprofessional Perspective President's Perspective Profiles Rheuminations

President’s Perspective: The ACR and ARHP Advance Rheumatology Through International Collaboration

Audrey B. Uknis, MD, and Jan K. Richardson, PT, PhD, OCS | August 1, 2013

By forging new connections and strengthening efforts with global organizations such as EULAR, the College hopes to enhance the science, clinical care, and perceived value of rheumatology

Rheuminations: How Tiny Ticks Have Fueled Outrage and Acrimony in Some Communities

Simon M. Helfgott, MD | August 1, 2013

A history of rheumatologists’ efforts to diagnose Lyme disease

Speak Out Rheum: Fifty Years of APLAR

Prakash Pispati, MD | August 1, 2013

A past president reminisces about the formation and history of the Asia Pacific League of Associations for Rheumatology on its 50th anniversary

Meet the Challenges of Measuring Outcomes in Rheumatology Clinical Practice

Patricia P. Katz, PhD | August 1, 2013

Clinicians and researchers will discuss the latest trends in assessing patient-reported outcomes in the premeeting Clinical Focus Course at this year’s ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

Ethics Forum: Ethics of Infusions in the Face of A Professional Conflict

Leyka M. Barbosa, MD | August 1, 2013

An infusion prescription ordered by a rheumatologist, but changed by a hematologist, raises dilemmas concerning a patient’s continuity of care

Rheum with a View: How Should We Train Rheumatology Fellows?

Richard S. Panush, MD | August 1, 2013

Regulatory mandates in the ACGME’s Next Accreditation System aim to improve the way rheumatologists are trained, but they might not have the desired effect

Mark Shlomchik Awarded Inaugural Lupus Insight Prize

Richard Quinn | July 22, 2013

The $200,000 grant will allow Pittsburgh researcher to develop new mouse model. (posted July 22, 2013)

Rheum2Learn Offers Opportunities for Internal Medicine Housestaff to Learn Rheumatology

Marcy B. Bolster, MD | July 1, 2013

Online educational tool can serve as a teaching platform for IM residents on rheumatology rotation and as a training resource

Rheumatologists Have More Money, Less Stress in 2012

Kimberly Retzlaff | July 1, 2013

Recent Medscape Physician Lifestyle and Physician Compensation surveys rank rheumatologists in the middle range of physician incomes, and low for career burnout

President’s Perspective: Will the Physician Payment Sunshine Act Shed Light on Conflicts of Interest?

Audrey B. Uknis, MD | July 1, 2013

What rheumatologists should know about complying with the PPSA when it goes into effect on August 1