The ACR’s delegation to the AMA HOD meeting in November successfully advanced resolutions to advocate for pharmacy benefit manager transparency and expanded patient protections from step therapy protocols.
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Collegiality—an ARP Mainstay
ATLANTA—In the late 1990s, at the Annual Meeting, a colleague asked Marian Hannan, DSc, MSc, who is now professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, if she wanted to go to a tourist attraction and talk about professional pursuits during a break at the conference. The colleague ranked higher than she did, and she didn’t…
A Rash of Evidence: Evaluating & Treating Psoriatic Arthritis
ATLANTA—As many rheumatologists will recall, it was not too long ago that psoriatic arthritis was regarded somewhat like “rheumatoid arthritis with a rash,” with little attention paid to the ways in which the unique pathophysiology and manifestations of this entity make it distinct from other forms of inflammatory arthritis. At the 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting…
Year in Review: Rheumatic Disease Research in 2019
ATLANTA—Encouraging data on interleukin (IL) 23/IL-17 pathway drugs in psoriatic arthritis (PsA), JAK inhibitors in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treatment and new evidence on physical activity and bone health in women were among the highlights of the 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting’s Clinical Year in Review. Susan Manzi, MD, MPH, director of the Lupus Center for Excellence…
Management of Meniscal Tears: Surgery May Not Be Necessary
Patients with meniscal tear experience similar levels of reduced pain and improved physical function when treated with either arthroscopic partial meniscectomy or physical therapy, according to a recent study. The study also found these improvements were long term—lasting through the five-year follow up…
Leading Boldly: Transforming Rheumatology Campaign Makes Progress
In 2018, the Rheumatology Research Foundation embarked on its third and most ambitious fundraising campaign, Leading Boldly: Transforming Rheumatology, with a goal of raising $75 million over five years. The campaign supports Foundation programs to recruit the best and brightest into the field, train rheumatology professionals at all career stages and support investigators conducting research…
Dr. Jonathan Paramo: Rheumatologist & Parrot Enthusiast
Excluding the years he spent in medical school, Jonathan Paramo, MD, has always kept birds as pets. As an animal lover, he believes he shares a special chemistry with birds, specifically any species of parrots. When he’s around them, he says he experiences “a special feeling.” “There are cat lovers and dog lovers, but you…
ACR Survey Seeks to Better Define Conflicts of Interest
Recognizing that situations involving ties with the pharmaceutical industry and conflicts of interest are often not black and white, the ACR’s Committee on Ethics and Conflict of Interest has collected feedback on four ethically challenging scenarios to gauge how rheumatology providers think about them. The survey generated responses that were often mixed, showing that when…
Ultrasound Aids Diagnosis of Man with Knee Pain & Swelling
A 56-year-old automobile mechanic was referred to our rheumatology service by his orthopedist to evaluate left posterior knee pain and swelling that had been present for three months. The patient had undergone bilateral total knee arthroplasties (TKAs) for sports-related osteoarthritis three years before. In addition to the knee pain, the patient described several years of…
Survey Sheds Light on Physician Retirement
According to a survey commissioned by CompHealth, doctors work longer than the average American, intending to retire at age 68.1 Eventually, most physicians do decide to pull the plug on their careers. Questions about when to retire and what happens next are important to answer. “The primary question to ask yourself is, ‘Do I still…
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