Professional Topics

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Lessons from a Different Bench

David S. Pisetsky, MD, PhD | June 1, 2008

What can college athletics show us about teaching medicine?

A Ghost Appears

David A. Fox, MD | June 1, 2008

We need to address the specter of ghostwriting in medical research

American College of Rheumatology (ACR) on Capitol Hill

From the College | May 1, 2008

“By tomorrow night, there will be so many more people on Capitol Hill who know—and are sensitive to—rheumatology and the issues that impact you and your patients. There is no substitute for what you are doing,” says Martha M. Kendrick, a partner at Patton Boggs, LLP, the ACR’s lobbying firm. This is what she told the physician, health professional, and patient participants of the ACR’s 2008 “Advocates for Arthritis” advocacy event—termed a fly-in—before they took their personal stories to the lawmakers on Capitol Hill.

To Document or to Doctor? That Is the Question

David S. Pisetsky, MD, PhD | May 1, 2008

Is paper pushing taking away from patient care?

Rheum and Race: Where Are We?

David A. Fox, MD | May 1, 2008

It is time to examine the role of race in the care we provide

Audioconference Offers Advice on Pain Associated with Juvenile Arthritis

Staff | April 1, 2008

What is the pain puzzle? “It is a bio-psycho social model of pain that is accepted in the field of rheumatology,” according to Michael Rapoff, PhD, professor of pediatrics at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City and the highlighted speaker for the ARHP audioconference on April 17.

A New Twist in the Consumerization of Healthcare

Staff | April 1, 2008

Who are the new medical consumers? These people behave like medical “shoppers” because they are more mobile than previous generations and are empowered by the Internet. They can research and form opinions about diseases, treatment options, and the best route to recovery—all before stepping foot in to an exam room. This emerging population has been taught that in order to be a health-wise consumer and to get the most value, a patient must take an active role in his or her care.