As a physician, it’s important to be in the present 100% of the time. “Writing the wrong number on a prescription pad is an extreme, but important, example of what could happen if a physician is distracted,” says consultant Donna Singer, Donna Singer Consulting LLC, Newton, Mass. Sanjay Chabra, DO, director of rheumatology, St. Jude…
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Rheumatologists on the Move
Maura Daly Iversen Named Catherine Worthingham Fellow by APTA Maura Daly Iversen, PT, DPT, SD, MPH, FNAP, FAPTA, associate editor of The Rheumatologist, was recently named a Catherine Worthingham Fellow—the highest honor among the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) membership categories. According to the award announcement, Worthingham “motivated others to make an impact within the…
Plaquenil: From Malaria Treatment to Managing Lupus, RA
In 1984, I wrote my first prescription for the antimalarial drug, hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil), for a 28-year-old woman with SLE. She was considerably overweight, with inflammatory arthritis and a photosensitive rash, and I worried that oral corticosteroids would tip her over into diabetes. I presented the case to my attending, Steven Malawista, MD, at the Yale…
Imaging in Ankylosing Spondylitis
MRI inflammation, fat and new bone formation in the sacroiliac joints, spine in patients with AS
2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting: Autoimmune Connective Tissue Diseases and Cancer
Links between autoimmunity, malignancy prompt rheumatologists to include cancer screening for patients
Mind-Body Focus Can Improve Treatment, Outcomes in Rheumatic Disease
Recognizing psychological effects of chronic conditions can help rheumatologists implement multidisciplinary approach to patient care
Medication Non-Adherence by Rheumatology Patients & What Rheumatologists Can Do
Lack of efficacy, poor DAS scores may be misinterpreted as a drug failure
New Therapeutics for Osteoarthritis May Be in Sight
Overview of OA pathogenesis, recent discoveries suggest new treatment strategies are possible
2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting: Rheumatoid Arthritis Management Treatment Recommendations
The ACR shares highlights of in-development guidelines for RA combination strategies, live vaccines and biologics
Glucocorticoid Use in Rheumatoid Arthritis Management Focus of Ongoing Debate
Questions around prescribing steroids as bridge therapy, in long-term low dosages, or low-dose timed-release formulas, or not at all evoke controversy among rheumatologists
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