Search results for: pediatric rheumatology

EULAR 2012: Does Arthritis Start in the Gut?

Thomas R. Collins | August 8, 2012

New research on the ties between bacteria and inflammatory disease.

Medscape Surveys Show Rheumatologists Happiest at Home but Concerned about Pay and Other Professional Issues

Kurt Ullman | July 2, 2012

The Medscape 2012 Physician Lifestyle and Compensation Reports shows that rheumatologists are increasingly dissatisfied with pay but are the happiest group of physicians in the survey.

Advocacy: It’s a Full-Contact Sport

James R. O'Dell, MD | June 10, 2012

Like so many things, it is about personal connections.

Bringing Fellows-in-Training to the Annual Meeting

Staff | June 10, 2012

The ACR supports fellows-in-training who wish to attend the ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting through the ACR Fellows Education Fund.

Medication Quick Guides Offer Infusion Staff a Streamlined Resource

Susan Richmond, MS, PA-C; Karla B. Jones, RN, MS, CPNP | June 10, 2012

The ACR/ARHP Medication Quick Guides offer easily accessable pharmaceutical information to rheumatologists.

Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

Rayfel Schneider, MBBCh, and Ronald M. Laxer, MDCM | May 9, 2012

Changing treatment paradigms in the biologic era

What’s In A Note?: The Use of Electronic Health Records

Simon M. Helfgott, MD | May 9, 2012

The dictum “to write as long as possible” has become the norm for some physicians. Quality, not quantity, should be our goal.

Growing Up Confident with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

Staff | May 9, 2012

While juvenile arthritis can cause joint damage and limit function, rheumatologists strongly encourage children with JIA to live normal lives.

Désirée Van Der Heijde, MD, PhD, a Key Driver of Treatment Advances

Gretchen Henkel | May 8, 2012

Dr. van der Heijde learned early in her career that serendipity often plays a role in clinical research and treatment advances.

Pinpoint Cognitive Dysfunction in Patients with Lupus

Vanessa Caceres | April 6, 2012

More than 80% of SLE patients experience some type of neurologic manifestation during their disease course. The challenge for rheumatologists and other clinicians lies in appropriately diagnosing any cognitive dysfunctions that accompany lupus and better understanding the causes and risk factors of those dysfunctions. “Cognitive Function in SLE” was the focus of a talk at the 2011 ACR/ARHP Annual Scientific Meeting in November.