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In Memoriam: A Tribute to Dr. Philip Robinson

The COVID-19 Global Rheumatology Alliance Steering Committee: Jinoos Yazdany, MD, MPH; Zachary S. Wallace, MD, MSc; Paul Sufka, MD; Emily Sirotich, PhD; Pedro Machado, MD, PhD, FRCP; Jean Liew, MD, MS; Jonathan Hausmann, MD; Rebecca Grainger, MB ChB, PhD; Monique Gore-Massy; & Suleman Bhana, MD, FACR  |  

We write to celebrate the life of Philip C. Robinson, MB ChB, PhD, FRACP, a beloved colleague and leader in rheumatology. Phil died in early January after an unexpected and short illness. He is survived by his wife, Helen, and his two young sons. We have witnessed an incredible outpouring of respect and affection for…

CORRONA: History & Lessons Learned

Joel M. Kremer, MD, MACR  |  

Editor’s note: In November, the ACR honored Joel M. Kremer, MD, MACR, president of the Corrona Research Foundation, with its Distinguished Clinical Investi­gator Award for his outstanding contributions to the field of rheumatology as a clinical scientist (see story here). As the founder of the Consortium of Rheumatology Researchers of North America (CORRONA, now known…

Telehealth Brings Opportunities to Enhance Patient Care

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During an ACR webinar in August, presenters discussed multiple aspects of telehealth in rheumatology, especially related to rheumatology fellowship training. They agreed that although telehealth represents one potential avenue to improve patient access to treatment for rheumatic disease, we must keep identifying the best ways to employ telehealth to enhance care. Impact of Pandemic Telemedicine…

Patients Fight Against Dark Days & Find Ways to Cope

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PHILADELPHIA—Amy Gietzen started feeling the pain when she was 19. Her forearms, elbows, wrists and fingers were constantly swollen and sensitive. Six months later, she saw a doctor and was diagnosed with systemic diffuse scleroderma—a particularly hard-to-manage rheumatic disease with wide-ranging effects. Ms. Gietzen, who spoke at ACR Convergence 2022 and is a public speaker,…

Duke Researchers Create a Type 1, Type 2 Lupus Disease Model

Catherine Kolonko  |  

A new disease model for lupus tackles issues with fatigue and other serious conditions that, although quite common among patients, get less attention because they fall outside classic symptoms associated with inflammation, a debilitating force behind systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The model features subtypes to cate­gorize two main groups of symptoms into type 1, typically…

When Rheumatic Disease May Have Affected the Course of Western Civilization

Baljeet Rai, MD, Abhimanyu Amarnani, MD, PhD, Ja-Yoon Uni Choe, MD, Nicole K. Zagelbaum Ward, DO, MPH, & Richard S. Panush, MD, MACP, MACR  |  

The study of rheumatology (and medicine) in art, history, literature and music is engaging and informative.1-12 In this article, we present some instances when rheumatic and autoimmune diseases in certain individuals may have affected the course of history in Western civilization. Physicians are usually concerned, appropriately, with the effects of illness on the lives of…

Speak Out Rheum: Racism’s Impact on Patient-Provider Relationships

Mia Taylor Chandler, MD, MPH  |  

“I tell everyone who comes into her room now, ‘You will not disrespect my daughter again. No one will,’” recounts Sarah’s mother. “Every time a [provider] acts rude to her, Sarah tells me, ‘Ma, I’m used to it now,’ and I have to insist ‘No! Baby, you should never get used to that.’ … Dr….