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High Opioid Prescription Rates Seen in Emergency Department-Treated Gout

Kurt Ullman  |  November 2, 2020

Acute gout can be very painful, causing patients to seek treatment in the emergency department. A retrospective study of pain interventions for gout in Rhode  Island found that nearly 30% of patients received prescriptions for opioid medications over 30 months. Of these prescriptions, over 80% were for patients who had never been exposed to opioids…

Filed under:AnalgesicsConditionsGout and Crystalline Arthritis Tagged with:Goutopioid crisis

New Regulation Would Eliminate ‘Duration of Status’ for Physicians with J-1 Visas

Keri Losavio  |  October 23, 2020

Editor’s note: On Oct. 26, 2020, the ACR submitted comments opposing the proposed change. The Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Bureau issued a notice of proposed rulemaking on Sept. 25 that would change the admission period of academic student and exchange visitor aliens, as well as representatives of foreign information media, from duration of status…

Filed under:Legislation & AdvocacyProfessional Topics Tagged with:J-1 visa

Outpatient Medicine in the Post-COVID-19 Era of Telemedicine

Richard L. Allman, MD, MS, FACP, FACR  |  October 19, 2020

Our hospitals have had their finest hour in the care of acutely ill inpatients during the COVID-19 pandemic, including dealing with allocation decisions fairly and transparently, maximizing good outcomes and remaining cognizant of the enduring ethics of healthcare. The honorable traditions of self-effacing conduct and acceptance of some level of personal risk by healthcare professionals…

Filed under:EthicsSpeak Out RheumTechnology Tagged with:COVID-19Speak Out Rheumatologytelemedicine

Find Solutions to Navigate Telerheumatology in Your Practice

Carina Stanton  |  October 2, 2020

Experts weigh in on sustaining telerheumatology as a viable practice tool by sharing its history, potential and regulatory outlook post-pandemic at ACR Convergence 2020.

Filed under:ACR ConvergenceMeeting Reports Tagged with:ACR Convergence 2020Dr. Chris PhillipsDr. Christine Peoplestelemedicine

Leveraging the ACR’s RISE Registry for Research

Ellen M. Gravallese, MD  |  September 11, 2020

I have always been dissatisfied with the apparent dichotomy between researchers and clinicians; this is a false divide. Yes, research includes laboratory-based investigation, clinical trials, and retrospective and prospective studies of disease entities, among other pursuits. However, clinicians also contribute to research by sharing clinical data and through observations of their patients. Clinicians’ daily contributions…

Filed under:President's PerspectiveResearch Rheum Tagged with:ACR Rise Registryelectronic health record (EHR)Precision MedicineResearch

ACR Convergence Offers Quick Reviews of Rheumatology Topics in Shorter, ‘Down & Dirty 30’ Sessions

Catherine Kolonko  |  September 9, 2020

Here’s a taste of what participants in this year’s virtual annual meeting, ACR Convergence 2020, will have access to during Down & Dirty 30, four 30-minute sessions designed to provide refreshers on specific rheumatology-related topics.

Filed under:ACR ConvergenceEducation & TrainingMeeting Reports Tagged with:ACR Convergence 2020ACR Convergence 2020 – RAEducation

COVID-19 Poses Training Challenges for Rheumatology Fellows

Catherine Kolonko  |  July 15, 2020

Like the medical profession itself, the education of doctors serving in rheumatology fellowships across the nation marches on despite the unexpected hurdles posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Practice Changes “The pandemic has changed the way our fellows see patients; we are now seeing almost all patients using telemedicine,” says Bonita Libman, MD, FACR, FACP, fellowship…

Filed under:Education & TrainingPractice Support Tagged with:COVID-19fellowshiponline educationtelemedicine

Florida Society of Rheumatology in the Spotlight

Linda Childers  |  June 18, 2020

Advocacy efforts on access and workforce issues in Florida are discussed.

Filed under:Professional Topics Tagged with:Dr. Guillermo ValenzuelaDr. Reshma KhanFlorida Society of Rheumatologystate society

Dr. Bernhard Helps Doctors in Underserved Areas Via the MAVEN Project

Carol Patton  |  June 15, 2020

In 2018, Gerson Bernhard, MD, FACP, MACR, received a call from a primary care physician at a rural clinic in Florida who was treating patients with varying degrees of arthritis. One patient’s case was more complex than the others. Dr. Bernhard guided the doctor through the patient’s history, reviewed lab results, referred related studies, expanded…

Filed under:ProfilesRheum After 5 Tagged with:Dr. Gerson BernhardMAVENUnderserved Patients

In the Lungs: Asthma & COPD May Be Early, Independent Risk Factors for RA

Carina Stanton  |  June 1, 2020

Recent research found women with COPD and asthma—even those who have never smoked—are at a higher risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis…

Filed under:ConditionsRheumatoid Arthritis Tagged with:2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meetingasthmachronic obstructive pulmonary disorderCOPDlungs

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