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President’s Perspective: Will the Physician Payment Sunshine Act Shed Light on Conflicts of Interest?

Audrey B. Uknis, MD | July 1, 2013

What rheumatologists should know about complying with the PPSA when it goes into effect on August 1

Innovative ARHP Program to be Featured at the ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

Afton L. Hassett, PsyD | July 1, 2013

Highlights include compelling keynote speakers, an immunology bootcamp and an integrated poster session.

California Rheumatology Alliance 2013 Meeting: Aim for Remission in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Stephanie Cajigal | July 1, 2013

Early diagnosis and aggressive treatment of RA is key, expert says

California Rheumatology Alliance 2013 Meeting: The Future of Rheumatoid Arthritis

Stephanie Cajigal | July 1, 2013

Treatment for RA should involve targeting subclinical disease and reversing immune dysregulation, expert says

Practice Page: The ACR’s Insurance Subcommittee Facilitates Better Communication With Health Insurers for Rheumatology Practices

Staff | June 1, 2013

Committee is working to develop policy and programs to help ACR members deal with the administrative requirements of health insurance plans

Tofacitinib and Other Kinase Inhibitors Offer New Approach to Treating Rheumatoid Arthritis

Deborah L. Parks, MD | June 1, 2013

Small molecule kinase inhibitors, such as JAK inhibitors, provide a novel route for rheumatic disease treatment—and may promote our understanding of the immune system’s complexities

What Adult Rheumatologists Need to Know about Juvenile Arthritis

Peter A. Nigrovic, MD | May 1, 2013

How to recognize distinctions between pediatric and adult arthritis

Speak Out Rheum: How the U.K. and U.S. Healthcare Models Stack Up

Chris Deighton, MD | May 1, 2013

A national, socialized medical system has significant advantages over the often-fragmented, unequally distributed U.S. system of healthcare, says one rheumatologist

ACR Seeks Partners for Rheumatoid Arthritis Guideline Project

Staff | May 1, 2013

Individuals and teams invited to help American College of Rheumatology develop new clinical practice guidelines for RA care

ACR Winter Rheumatology Symposium: Answers to Your Tough Questions about Rheumatic Disease Therapy

Kimberly Retzlaff | May 1, 2013

Panelists discuss vaccination, biologics and infection, methotrexate, cardiovascular risk, and serial immunoglobulin testing and imaging