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Never Too Late: Late-Breaking Abstracts Create Excitement

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EULAR 2022 (VIRTUAL)—The pace of scientific progress in research medicine is incredible and seems to only accelerate with time. Thus, the 2022 Congress of the European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR) session on late-breaking abstracts fittingly captured the excitement and timeliness of a number of research projects that have just recently been completed and…

Clinical Guidance & Recommendation Updates for Vasculitis, axSpA & More

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In this EULAR 2022 session, new & revised treatment recommendations for ANCA-associated vasculitis, axial spondyloarthritis & rheumatoid arthritis were presented.

Rheum After 5: Music, Medicine & Manure

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Elliot Rosenstein, MD, spends most weekend mornings and late afternoons a bit differently than other rheumatologists. He feeds and waters chickens, rabbits, llamas, horses, goats and guinea fowl, as well as an orphaned peacock. Dr. Rosenstein is one of two medical directors at the Institute of Rheumatic & Autoimmune Disease (IRAD) at Overlook Medical Center,…

Trainee Perspectives on Virtual Applicant Interviews

Didem Saygin, MD, Bethany Marston, MD, Nina Couette, DO, Sara Patrizi, DO, & Adam Kilian, MD  |  

Since the beginning of the pandemic, the ACR’s Committee on Training and Workforce (COTW) has been interested in better understanding how fellowship recruitment is affected by virtual recruitment from the perspectives of both program directors and trainees. This past year, the COTW conducted a survey study to gain the perspective of program directors.1 The Rheumatology…

Conversations with 4 Dual-Certified Rheumatologists

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Dual certification is neither a conventional nor a low-stress career path in medicine. But choosing to train in specialties complementary to rheumatology, such as pulmonary/critical care or allergy/immunology, can offer more expansive career and research opportunities. This career choice can lead to a better understanding of complex disease, and the ability to better care for…

Teaching Junior Learners in Rheumatology

Ian D. Cooley, MD, & Eli M. Miloslavsky, MD  |  

Teaching junior learners, such as medical students and residents, is increasingly important in rheumatology. Given the antici­pated shortage of rheumatologists, attracting more trainees to our field and enhancing knowledge of the rheumatic diseases among physicians in other fields are critical to meeting the needs of our patients.1,2 In addition, clinical reasoning is a vital skill…

ACR Convergence: Stronger Than Ever After More Than 8 Decades

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Like solving sudoku, planning the ACR annual meeting requires an ability to recognize patterns and employ focused logical thinking, all the while remaining undaunted by the various paths possible to complete a grid from what looks like, at initial glance, an incomprehensible labyrinth of options. The patterns in this situation are not numbers, but sessions,…

Case Report: Dermato-Neuro Syndrome Recurrence after a Viral Infection

Case Report: Dermato-Neuro Syndrome Recurrence after a Viral Infection

Fazila Aseem, MD, MPH, Alexander D. Jeffs, MD, Enid Y. Sun, MD, MPH, Randaline R. Barnett, MD, Courtney Blodgett, AG-ACNP, Winnie Lau, MD, Casey Olm-Shipman, MD, MS, Matthew F. Sharrock, MD, Rhonda Cadena, MD, Yueh. Z. Lee, MD, PhD, Alfredo C. Rivadeneira, MD, & Clio A. Rubinos, MD, MS  |  

Scleromyxedema is a primary cutaneous mucinosis characterized by a diffuse and generalized papular skin eruption of mucinous deposits throughout the upper dermis. In addition to dermatologic manifestations, scleromyxedema may involve the cardiopulmonary, gastrointestinal, renal and nervous systems. Dermato-neuro syndrome (DNS) is a rare, severe neurologic complication of scleromyxedema.1,2 The pathogenesis of DNS is unknown, but…