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Outstanding ARHP Program Planned for the ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

Afton L. Hassett, PsyD | August 8, 2012

The primary tracks at the meeting will focus on clinical practice, clinical science, basic science, and business/administration; four subtracks will include sessions relevant for educators, those interested in pediatrics, practice managers, and rheumatology trainees.

Rheumatology Clinical Registry Integrates AIM:RA

Staff | July 9, 2012

AIM:RA is a web-based self-evaluation of practice performance tool designed to guide a physician through medical-chart data abstraction using a series of questions related directly to evidence-based quality indicators.

The Forward View in Rheumatology

Kimberly Retzlaff | July 9, 2012

Future leaders convene at the ACR/Arthritis Foundation Rheumatology Research Workshop to discuss cutting-edge research and career development.

The State-of-the-Art of Rheumatology Symposium

Lara C. Pullen, PhD | June 10, 2012

Experts from across the nation describe the best clinical approaches to rheumatologic disease management.

Volunteering Is Informative—and Fun

Alfred E. Denio, MD | June 10, 2012

A former ACR board of directors member chronicles his interpretation of the activities of the board over the past three years, highlighting issues that are likely on the minds of ACR members.

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.

Ethics Forum: The Ethical Pitfalls of Clinical Trials

Robert H. Shmerling, MD | April 6, 2012

Your patient is deciding whether to enroll in a clinical trial at your institution and wants your advice about whether to participate.

Maintenance of Certification Is Not Just for the Young

James R. O’Dell, MD | March 8, 2012

I certainly am relieved to know that I will never need to recertify with the American Board of Internal Medicine Maintenance of Certification, but this feeling is shadowed by a deep sense of shame. I decided to step up and take advantage of all the wonderful recertification programs the ACR has to offer.

Pain is a Tricky Thing to Treat, or Even Evaluate

Simon M. Helfgott, MD | March 8, 2012

Rheumatology is such a gratifying and emotionally rewarding medical specialty. There is no better feeling than helping patients with conditions whose proper diagnosis and management have eluded other practitioners. A patient with diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) presents with pain, and a major clinical tenet of DISH has been its lack of association with pain.

Information on New Drug Approvals and Medication Safety

Michele B. Kaufman, PharmD, BCGP | March 8, 2012

Rheumatology-related drug safety, approvals, and what’s in the pipeline.