Search results for: Primary care

Pharmacy-based Arthritis Screening Debuts in Canada

Kurt Ullman | February 1, 2014

Co-sponsored program between the Ministry of Health and pharmacy chain tasks pharmacists with screening people for knee osteoarthritis

2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting: New Tools to Measure Quality in Rheumatology

Susan Bernstein | January 1, 2014

Rising healthcare costs, shifting market forces will require rheumatologists to adapt new quality measurement techniques, more effective patient care models, better rheumatology registries

Tech Talk: Physicians Debate Using Cell Phones to Communicate with Patients

Thomas R. Collins | November 1, 2013

Concerns about protecting personal privacy and receiving after-hours calls are balanced by physicians’ desire to connect with patients

Under the Radar

Sarah Schafer, MD | November 1, 2013

A physician–patient’s experience with Sjögren’s syndrome

Speak Out Rheum: Under the Radar

Sarah Schafer, MD | September 10, 2013

A physician–patient’s experience with Sjögren’s syndrome

Rheumatology Drug Research Should Focus on Particular Groups of Patients

Deborah Levenson | July 1, 2013

An analysis of risks and benefits of drugs in specific types of patients will help rheumatologists provide better treatment

California Rheumatology Alliance 2013 Meeting: Rheumatologists Advised to Drop Prednisone Maintenance Therapy in Lupus Patients

Stephanie Cajigal | July 1, 2013

A systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) disease expert emphasizes benefits of hydroxychloroquine, burst of steroid treatments

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

How to Incorporate a Physician Assistant Into Your Rheumatology Practice

Daniel F. Battafarano, DO | June 1, 2013

Tailor your use of PAs to their strengths in noninflammatory musculoskeletal disease, managing stable patients, performing procedures, and routine new patient consultations

Steroid Injections for Lateral Epicondylalgia Worse than Placebo in Long Term

Jeffrey A. Sparks, MD | May 3, 2013

In a recent study of unilateral lateral epicondylalgia, corticosteroid injection resulted in worse clinical outcomes compared to placebo injection, and there were no significant differences in those who received physical therapy or no physical therapy.