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Race, Gender May Affect U.S. Doctor Paychecks

Andrew M. Seaman  |  June 8, 2016

(Reuters Health)—When it comes to U.S. doctors’ paychecks, race and gender may be factors, according to a new study. “Black male physicians earn substantially less than white male physicians, while white and black females have comparable salaries,” says senior author Dr. Anupam Jena, of Harvard Medical School in Boston. “Black and white female physicians both…

Filed under:Career DevelopmentProfessional Topics Tagged with:CareerGenderphysicianraceSalary

Tips for Increasing Your Client Base

Karen Appold  |  May 13, 2016

Recruiting new patients requires a multi-faceted approach. A rheumatologist must have a solid brand and marketing platform, as well as an active strategy to attract and convert new patients. This might involve embracing social media, having a website, developing a referral network, being involved in your community and nurturing existing patients. Your brand includes such…

Filed under:Practice SupportQuality Assurance/Improvement Tagged with:patient carePatientsPractice Managementrheumatology

Why Physicians Say Sick Days Aren’t Worth the Trouble

Karen Appold  |  May 13, 2016

A recent JAMA Pediatrics article found that 83% of clinicians admitted to coming to work while sick and 95% admitted to knowing that it could be dangerous for their patients.1 “The decision to work sick is shaped by systems-level and sociocultural factors,” the study authors wrote. In speaking with rheumatologists on the matter, I found…

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3 Cases of Glomus Tumor—An Unusual Cause of Hand Pain

Abraham Chaiton, MD, MSc, FRCPC, RhMSUS, & Maggie Larché, MBChB, MRCP, PhD  |  May 13, 2016

Hand and digit pain are common presenting symptoms to primary care physicians, rheumatologists, physiatrists and neurologists. There are many causes, but quality and location of the pain can be important clues to the diagnosis. Glomus tumors, neurovascular hamartomas of the glomus body, are an uncommon cause of hand pain. The glomus unit itself is a…

Filed under:Conditions Tagged with:Diagnosisglomus tumorhand painrheumatology

2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting: Better Pain Prevention, Treatment Needed for Older Adults

Thomas R. Collins  |  April 14, 2016

SAN FRANCISCO—A broadening of the medical community’s horizons in how pain is regarded and treated in older adults, including those with osteoarthritis and other rheumatic diseases, is sorely needed, a researcher said at the 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting. Incidence Studies show that a large percentage of older adults each year see physicians for such issues…

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Mind-Body Therapy Helps Ease Chronic Low Back Pain

Andrew M. Seaman  |  March 26, 2016

(Reuters Health)—Mind-based therapy programs may help ease chronic back pain, new research suggests. Patients who took part in such programs were more likely to have noticeable and lasting improvements in back pain than those who stuck to their usual routines, investigators found. Both of the approaches tested in the study—mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) and cognitive…

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FDA Says It Requires Boxed Warning on Some Opioid-Based Painkillers

Reuters Staff  |  March 23, 2016

(Reuters)—The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced on Tuesday new required class-wide safety labeling changes for immediate-release opioid pain medications. Among the changes, the FDA now requires these pain medications to carry a new boxed warning about the serious risks of misuse, abuse, addiction, overdose and death. The FDA also requires several additional safety labeling…

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U.S. Agency Issues New Guidelines to Limit Chronic Use of Opioids

Ransdell Pierson  |  March 18, 2016

(Reuters)—Addressing a growing “epidemic” of opioid overdoses and abuse of the prescribed painkillers in the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday released voluntary guidelines that instruct primary care doctors to sharply deter use of the medicines for chronic pain. “Overprescribing opioids, largely for chronic pain, is a key driver of America’s…

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Trying to Parse True Meaning of Pain Can be Challenging for Rheumatologists

Trying to Parse True Meaning of Pain Can Be Challenging for Rheumatologists

Simon M. Helfgott, MD  |  March 15, 2016

Discussing aching joints, sore muscles and tender limbs is all in our day’s work. We are rheumatologists; we deal in misery. But trying to parse the true meaning of these terms is among the most vexing of clinical challenges.

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How Rheumatologists Can Find, Develop Their Specialty Niche

Karen Appold  |  March 15, 2016

Many rheumatologists chose the profession because they wanted to delve more deeply into rheumatic diseases than internal medicine calls for. “For most, this level of specialization is sufficient and worthy of a lifelong devotion and commitment,” says S. Sam Lim, MD, MPH, associate professor, Medicine and Epidemiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta. “However, some…

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