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Make Education A Priority

Neal S. Birnbaum, MD  |  

All rheumatologists need to train and support the specialty’s next generation

Rheumatology Audioconference Series Recordings

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If you missed the 2007 ARHP audioconference series the first time around, here’s your opportunity to catch up. Recordings of the six 2007 audioconferences are available for purchase individually or as a set.

Changes and Choices for Clinicians

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Clinician members will have more than enough sessions to keep them busy at the ACR Annual Scientific Meeting in Boston this November. The Annual Meeting Planning Committee (AMPC) continues to use attendee feedback and member input to create a meeting that offers vital content to every attendee.

Reactive Arthritis

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Reactive arthritis is highlighted this month in our ongoing series on patient education materials.

ACR REF Niche Award Helps Define a Research Career

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Joyce Hsu, MD, has always been interested in pediatric medicine and she found a perfect niche for herself in pediatric rheumatology. She completed a pediatric residency at the University of California, Los Angeles and worked as a general pediatrician for a year while considering rheumatology.

ACR Policy On Expert Witness Testimony

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The ACR Board of Directors recently approved a policy and guidelines on expert witness testimony in medical malpractice litigation. Many ACR members have been called to testify in medical malpractice litigation—or will be called in the future—and the ACR recognized the need for medical expert testimony guidelines that serve the public interest by ensuring that testimony is readily available, objective, and unbiased.

There Should Be No I in NSAID

David S. Pisetsky, MD, MPH  |  

Medicine is a team activity—especially when it comes to clinical guidelines

A Day in the Life of Michael J. Maricic, MD

Eric Butterman  |  

For Michael J. Maricic, MD, the heat is always on—and not just from the scalding temperatures of the ever-present Tucson sun. Strolling through the lobby of his bone clinic, the same sign awaits him every morning: “Our mission is to provide state-of-the-art diagnosis and therapy of rheumatic disorders, combined with compassionate care.” Compassion is a primary adjective in that sentence and in his mind, and Dr. Maricic hopes this commitment will make him and his partners a top practice in a very busy market. After all, Arizona is a place where people retire—often taking their rheumatism with them.

Fight Fatigue in Arthritis Patients—As a Team

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AIM modules provide a tool for physicians seeking a quality-improvement program and a way to meet new ACGME competencies or the American Board of Internal Medicine’s Maintenance of Certification Program requirements.