With funding support from the CDC, in this ACR initiative, rheumatology fellows in training deliver lupus education sessions to medical personnel & rheumatologists connect with medical colleagues in underserved rural areas.
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The Pop Star Effect & Lupus: Celebrity Cred May Help Raise Awareness of Rheumatic Disease
This year, Selena Gomez underwent a kidney transplant as a result of damage from living with lupus. But how can this celebrity story aid rheumatologists? Many see it as an opportunity to raise awareness or create a dialogue with primary care physicians. But for lupus patients, it can be a reminder for them to take control of their own wellbeing, according to rheumatologist Susan Manzi, MD, MPH…
The ACR’s Collaborative Initiatives Promote Awareness of Lupus, Rheumatic Diseases
When I began my tenure as ACR president this past November, I posited that it “takes a village” to grow and succeed in rheumatology’s rapidly changing environment. The ACR village includes volunteers who represent a diverse leadership pipeline reflecting the demographics of our younger members. It also includes the international rheumatology community that accounts for…
Complications: Renal Arteriosclerosis in Patients with Lupus Nephritis
Renal arteriosclerosis is common in patients with lupus nephritis and occurs two decades earlier than it does in people without the condition, say investigators in a study that examined the prevalence of renal arteriosclerosis in patients with lupus nephritis compared with healthy controls.1 The finding suggests that renal arteriosclerosis could be used as a biomarker…
Pediatric Rheumatologist with Lupus Models Hope & Resilience for Her Patients
From educating her colleagues to sharing stories of hope & words of encouragement with her patients, pediatric rheumatology resident Adaobi Ugochukwu draws on her own experience with lupus to ensure that patients receive empathetic, compassionate care.
New Patient- & Provider-Focused Resources Focus on Improving Lupus Care
With resources and programs running online and on the ground in 47 states, COIN’s projects are having a massive impact on the field of rheumatology.
How ACR Volunteers Educate School Nurses About Childhood-Onset Lupus
The ACR’s SHOP initiative partners pediatric rheumatologists & school nurses to raise cSLE awareness & better support students living with lupus.
A More Equitable Future in Lupus Care & Outcomes
The 2024 Dubois Memorial Lecture focused on health inequities with lupus & strategies to close the gap.
3 AC&R Study Summaries: Lupus Fog, SSc Variance By Ethnicity & Tuberculosis Screening in New DMARD Users
Lupus Fog? By Laura C. Plantinga, PhD, Patricia P. Katz, PhD, S. Sam Lim, MD, MPH, C. Barrett Bowling, MD, MSPH, & Jinoos Yazdany, MD, MPH Why was this study done? Perceived cognitive impairment (i.e., lupus fog) is common in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). However, comprehensive, multidomain assessments of objective cognitive function are rarely performed….
A Case of Lupus Podocytopathy
Kidney involvement is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Collectively termed lupus nephritis, SLE with kidney involvement comes in many subtypes. The current classification by the International Society of Nephrology/Renal Pathology Society (ISN/RPS), however, does not include lupus podocytopathy, which, through various clinical and epidemiologic studies, has recently been…
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