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New Communications & Marketing Committee Chair Gears Up to Amplify ACR’s Important Work

Leslie Mertz, PhD  |  April 5, 2025

As the ACR’s megaphone, the Communications and Marketing Committee helps get clear and accurate information into the hands of those who need it, whether that’s clinicians, researchers, educators or patients, says chair Howard Yang, MD, RhMSUS.

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ARP Keynote: Empathy, Communication, Collaboration Key to a Good Patient Experience

Thomas R. Collins  |  December 2, 2024

At the ARP Keynote lecture at ACR Convengence 2024, Sandra Mintz, RN, MS, discussed the importance of empathy & trust-building between doctors & their rheumatology patients.

Filed under:ACR ConvergenceConditionsGuidanceMeeting ReportsSystemic Lupus Erythematosus Tagged with:ACR Convergence 2024interprofessional

Ethics Forum: Thoughts on Managing Electronic Communication with Patients

James Topilow, MD, & Yvonne M. Golightly, PT, MS, PhD  |  August 14, 2023

Recent proposals in the U.S. to bill for electronic communication with our patients could be seen as a refreshing but contested attempt to battle burnout rates in the present era. A fee for electronic communications between patients and clinicians also acknowledges the value of the clinician’s time and expertise. But is this ethical? Discussion Burnout…

Filed under:Billing/CodingEthicsPractice ManagementProfessional Topics Tagged with:burnoutEquityEthics Forumpatient communicationphysician-patient communicationwellness

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Large Language Models in Medicine: The potential to reduce workloads, leverage the EMR for better communication & more

Jacqueline Jansz, MD, & Peter T. Sadelski, JD  |  May 17, 2023

Large language models are a type of AI that allows users to generate new content, drawing from a huge dataset to learn how to mimic “natural language” with many possible beneficial applications for this technology in medicine.

Filed under:AppsHome SliderPractice SupportTechnologyTechnology Tagged with:AIartificial intelligencelarge language model

Mitigating Drug Shortages: FDA Officials Say Communication Is Crucial

Thomas R. Collins  |  December 13, 2022

PHILADELPHIA—The most vital component of avoiding drug shortages is early communication, officials from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) said in a session at ACR Convergence 2022 in November. “Early notification is key in order to prevent and mitigate shortages,” said Hyun Son, PharmD, a member of the Drug Shortage Staff with the FDA…

Filed under:ACR ConvergenceDrug UpdatesLegislation & AdvocacyMeeting ReportsProfessional Topics Tagged with:ACR Convergence 2022Drug shortageFDA

Please Hear Me: How Effective Provider-Patient Communication Improved My Psoriatic Arthritis

Ashley Krivohlavek  |  November 29, 2022

PHILADELPHIA—“At age 12, I was diagnosed with psoriasis (PsO), followed by a diagnosis of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) at age 30,” said Ashley Krivohlavek of Oklahoma City in a poster presentation at ACR Convergence 2022. “I’m now 38.”   Ms. Krivohlavek’s Story In 2020, I had been on an infused biologic for 18 months, but my…

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When Switching Patients to Biosimilars, Communication & Expert Nurses Reduce the Nocebo Effect

Lara C. Pullen, PhD  |  March 22, 2021

In a recent study, researchers designed an intervention centered on communication and led by nurses to address discontinuation rates among patients who had switched to a biosimilar. The nurses’ insight and experience reduced the nocebo effect during the intervention, which had an 84% retention rate for patients taking a biosimilar after one year.

Filed under:Biologics/DMARDsDrug Updates Tagged with:Biologics & Biosimilarsinfliximabinfliximab-abdanon-medical switchingRenflexis (infliximab-abda)

‘Communication Is More Important Than Ever’: A Q&A with Howard M. Busch, DO

Keri Losavio  |  January 12, 2021

As founder and president of a large rheumatology group, Howard M. Busch, DO, says the pandemic has had a limited financial effect on many of the network’s clinics. Communication and technology have been key to adapting to the needs of patients and connecting with other providers during this critical time.

Filed under:Practice Support Tagged with:communicationCOVID-19patient communicationPractice Management

ACR Convergence 2020 Keynote Speaker to Discuss COVID-19 & a Changing Medical Communications Industry

Catherine Kolonko  |  August 6, 2020

Editor’s note: Registration for ACR Convergence 2020 is now open. Less than a year after becoming editor in chief of The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), Eric Rubin, MD, PhD, found himself in the thick of the COVID-19 pandemic. SARS-CoV-2-related submissions flooded the journal office at an unprecedented pace, making an impact on the…

Filed under:ACR ConvergenceMeeting ReportsProfessional Topics Tagged with:ACR Convergence 2020Eric Rubin

A Collaborative Website as a Communication Model During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Sheryl Mascarenhas, MD, with Greg Stevens, BS  |  April 10, 2020

Under the onslaught of developing information on COVID-19, one health system found a way to streamline communication using a secure tool it already had access to.

Filed under:Information TechnologyPractice SupportTechnologyTechnology Tagged with:COVID-19SharePoint

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