Professional Topics

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

Productive Partnership

Sherine Gabriel, MD, and Leslie J. Crofford, MD | August 1, 2009

The ACR and the REF work closely to support the future of rheumatology

The Journey Home

Elizabeth Le, MD | July 1, 2009

Volunteering offered an opportunity to help in the present and revisit the past

ACR Offers Certified Rheumatology Coding Exam

Staff | July 1, 2009

Rheumatology practices are often looking for a way to get their coding staff certified in rheumatology coding. In response to the inquiries received at the ACR office, the ACR—in conjunction with the American Academy of Professional Coders—has developed the Certified Rheumatology Coding Exam.

Pisetsky’s Rules vs. the Peltzman Effect

David S. Pisetsky, MD, PhD | July 1, 2009

Pondering drug safety

Physician–Industry Relationships

Sherine Gabriel, MD | July 1, 2009

The ACR’s strict ethical policy guides relationships with pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers

Margaret D. Smith, MD, Receives Arthritis Foundation Honor

Staff | June 1, 2009

Margaret D. Smith, MD, a rheumatologist at St. Vincent’s Medical Center in New York City, was named by the Arthritis Foundation’s New York Chapter as one of the city’s outstanding female executives. Dr. Smith was honored for her dedication to increasing arthritis awareness and research fundraising at a luncheon held on March 20.

Unsafe at Any Dose?

David S. Pisetsky, MD, PhD | June 1, 2009

Physicians must remember that all drugs have safety risks

ACR/ARHP and REF Strategic Planning

Sherine Gabriel, MD | June 1, 2009

Where are we going and how are we going to get there?

Mentoring Makes the World Go ‘Round

Marian T. Hannan, DSc, MPH, and Catherine L. Backman, PhD, OT(C) | May 1, 2009

After a decade each of serving on many committees and presidential working groups, our work in the ARHP is not over. In fact, we have discovered that our educational and professional motivation to improve research and educate our students has nearly one hundred-percent overlap with the ongoing goals of the ARHP to support the graduate students and young investigators and to sponsor new members. The ARHP offers several opportunities for you to mentor a student, colleague, or non-member through the ARHP Graduate Student Award Program, the Member-Get-a-Member Campaign, and the REF grants programs for health professionals.

Let’s Get Personal

David S. Pisetsky, MD, PhD | May 1, 2009

Finding cost-effective solutions in the quest for personalized medicine