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Office Visit

Eric Butterman | February 1, 2009

A day in the life of John Schousboe, MD, PhD

Measuring Quality of Care Is Here to Stay—and the ACR Can Help

Staff | January 1, 2009

Imagine a patient comes into your office with active RA or lupus. You diagnose her and prescribe medications for her active disease—rash, arthritis, and so forth—but you do nothing to address possible long-term complications. You don’t prescribe calcium or vitamin D to prevent osteoporosis, you don’t get a bone density scan, and you don’t order labs to check risk factors for heart disease.

A Sporting Chance

Gretchen Henkel | January 1, 2009

Injury prevention and management in young athletes can arrest long-term harm

Reduce the Danger of Falls

Gail C. Davis, RN, EdD | January 1, 2009

Common factors in arthritis patients increase falls risk

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

From the College | December 1, 2008

Systemic lupus erythematosus, often called SLE or lupus, is a chronic inflammatory disease that can affect the skin, joints, kidneys, lungs, nervous system, and other organs of the body. It is sometimes labeled the “great imitator” because its wide variety of symptoms can often be confused with other disorders. Usually, patients with SLE experience skin rashes and arthritis as well as fatigue and fever, and the disease can be fatal. However, improvements in therapy have significantly increased these patients’ quality of life and their life expectancy.

I Am an Advocate

Susan Leigh | December 1, 2008

Earlier this year, I was privileged to be part of the ACR’s Advocates for Arthritis advocacy visit. My rheumatologist recommended that I apply for the event, and I was thrilled when I was accepted, even though my acceptance wasn’t necessarily competitive (I was the only patient representative from Delaware).

Remembrance of John Sharp, MD, Rheumatologist Extraordinaire

Fred Wolfe, MD, and Vibeke Strand, MD | December 1, 2008

Dr. Sharp was a rheumatology pioneer who left a lasting mark on the field

Quality Advice from Specialty Societies

Vanessa Caceres | December 1, 2008

The ACR’s Quality Stakeholders’ Summit explored quality initiatives from several medical societies

The Bone and Joint Decade at the 4/5ths Mark

Gretchen Henkel | November 1, 2008

Missions accomplished?

Osteonecrosis of the Jaw

From the College | September 1, 2008

Osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) is a condition in which an area of jawbone is not covered by the gums that has lasted for more than eight weeks. ONJ occurs when a facial bone begins to starve from a permanent or temporary lack of blood. As the name indicates—with osteo meaning bone and necrosis meaning death—the bone begins to die, causing pain and deterioration.