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Tech Talk: Smartphone Apps, Online Games May Encourage Healthy Behaviors in Rheumatology Patients

Susan Bernstein | February 1, 2014

Customized text messages and virtual reality technology can help health professionals prompt patients to take medications and get exercise

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

Is Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Right for Your Rheumatology Practice?

Staff | February 1, 2014

The RhMSUS Course for Rheumatologists–Fundamentals combines lectures and hands-on exercises in the imaging technique for physicians with limited ultrasound experience

2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting: On Stage at ACR Knowledge Bowl 2013

Katarzyna Gilek-Seibert, MD | February 1, 2014

A rheumatology fellow shares her experience competing in the rheumatology-themed quiz game

2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting: Health Professionals In the Spotlight

Richard Quinn | January 1, 2014

ARHP members are honored with awards for research, education, advocacy, and patient care in rheumatology

Rheuminations: Why the Obesity Epidemic Should Matter to Rheumatologists

Simon M. Helfgott, MD | January 1, 2014

As changes in diet and eating habits have caused obesity rates to soar, research into the metabolic syndrome suggests obesity may be a form of a low-grade inflammatory state

Joint Smart Coalition Takes on Psoriasis in New York City

Richard Quinn | December 13, 2013

The Arthritis Foundation and the National Psoriasis Foundation launched the Joint Smart Coalition to focus on patient education, resources, and outreach. At a coalition-sponsored community-outreach event at Queens College in Flushing, N.Y., attendees were provided information on setting goals, stretching techniques, easy exercises, treatment options, and tips for a healthy lifestyle. (posted Dec. 13)