In light of new challenges to individuals’ reproductive rights and the known challenges of clinical management of rheumatic disease patients during pregnancy, we review the current state of reproductive rheumatology and the management of patients with rheumatic disease during pregnancy.
As the result of years of coalition work with partners at the AMA, the ACR recently celebrated a major advocacy win when the FTC announced an investigation of PBM business practices. Join or renew your AMA membership before Sept. 1 so the ACR can keep delegate seats to drive action within the AMA.
The ACR is aware of the emerging concerns surrounding access to needed treatments, such as methotrexate, after the recent decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. We are following this issue closely to determine if rheumatologists and rheumatology providers and patients are experiencing any widespread difficulty accessing methotrexate, and if any initial disruptions are…
Hip and knee replacements—despite advancement in treatments for rheumatic diseases, some patients will still need to undergo these surgeries. Here are insights into the considerations, costs and complications of total joint arthroplasty.
Pain is more than nociception, and pain management is more than medication. Delia Chiaramonte, MD, provided insights into how rheumatologists can help their patients ease and manage chronic pain.
Using three complicated patient cases, Kenneth G. Saag, MD, MSc, shared his expertise on osteoporosis and walked through his thought process and the literature, during a session of the 2022 ACR Education Exchange.
Constructing a safe space for reporting errors is important & enables medical trainees to grow, making them better learners and scholars, and faculty members and patients to express their concerns. During a session at the 2022 ACR Education Exchange, Karina Torralba, MD, MACM, RhMSUS, provided insights into how to manage the barriers to fostering such a workplace culture.
The growing use of copay accumulator programs, which restrict the application of patient assistance funds toward cost-sharing requirements, hurts patient access to life-changing treatments. This was one topic discussed during the ACR’s Advocacy Leadership Conference in D.C. this May.
The ACR’s resolution addressing inappropriate Medicare Administrative Contractor policy processes was adopted, and two co-led resolutions on ARPA-H funding and saline shortages also passed the policy-making body.
Jonathan Hausmann, MD, discussed how active learning techniques, such as the flipped classroom, can increase the effectiveness of medical education and the success of rheumatology fellows.