On July 20, 1969, at 10:56 p.m. EDT, American astronaut Neil Armstrong stepped off the lunar landing module, Eagle, and walked on the moon.1 Or so they would have you believe. For most, the basic facts are not in dispute: On May 25, 1961, President John F. Kennedy delivered a speech to a joint session…
The COVID-19 pandemic changed pretty much every facet of human activity, from home life to social interactions to the workplace. Medicine and research kept up a dizzying pace throughout the pandemic, with physicians and researchers working clinic hours even if they were able to use telemedicine to do some of their work from home. For…
Sharon Chung, MD, MAS, discusses specific recommendations for the treatment and management of ANCA-associated vasculitis from the latest ACR Guideline.
Ronald Frank Olejko (71)—who many ACR/ARP members knew as the man who managed the smooth planning and execution of the ACR’s annual meeting for more than 40 years—passed away on Sunday, Sept. 5, after a long battle with bladder and kidney cancer. He died peacefully at home with friends and loved ones by his side….
The group’s goals include workforce diversification and inclusive speaker recruitment.
Coding questions and billing compliance are just a few of the issues ACR practice management specialists can help managers and rheumatologists navigate to recoup reimbursement and ensure timely patient treatment.
In 2014, four rheumatologists formed a new organization to promote gender equity within the field. Today, the Association of Women in Rheumatology offers training and opportunities in leadership, business development, financial planning and more, as recently highlighted at its annual meeting Aug. 12–15.
Everyone wants to be accepted and feel like they belong. These are innately human traits, and they don’t go away when we leave the grade school playground, high school cafeteria or university quad. We want to feel safe and accepted at work, too, and that feeling is important to professional success and effectiveness. From a…
PRSYM—At the 2021 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium (PRSYM), a session on lupus provided a robust discussion of recent advances in lupus treatments and genetic discoveries in pediatric rheumatology. Lupus Nephritis The first speaker was Shaun Jackson, MD, PhD, a pediatric nephrologist and rheumatologist and associate professor at Seattle Children’s. His presentation focused on state-of-the-art treatments in…
Sharon A. Chung, MD, MAS, director of the vasculitis clinic at the University of California, San Francisco, served as the principal investigator of the overall vasculitis guideline effort and talks about the process here.