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The Future is Here: The Role of Nurse Practitioners in Rheumatology

Ann Kepler | November 1, 2012

Nurse practitioners’ specialized knowledge and skills help to create an interlocking network of rheumatology patients and medical professionals

Nomenclature, Semantics, Jargon, Lingo, Eponyms, Etymology, and Terminology in Rheumatology

Prakash Pispati | October 1, 2012

Why rheumatologists must coin simple, comprehensible terms for what we read, speak and write to our patients

EULAR: Identify Arthritis Early, Treat it Effectively

Thomas R. Collins | October 1, 2012

Recent studies are uncovering genetic and environmental factors at play in the earliest stages of rheumatoid arthritis and medications that are effective in treating juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Morris Reichlin Contributes Five Decades of Immunologic Advances in Rheumatology

Gretchen Henkel | October 1, 2012

Career marked by the quest to define the antigenic targets of autoimmunity in people with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), inflammatory myopathies, polymyositis, and dermatomyositis

Suggestions for Increasing Gender Diversity in Rheumatology

Ann Kepler | October 1, 2012

How to eliminate gender disparity in the rheumatology workforce

American College of Rheumatology Simple Tasks Campaign Marks One Year

Carol Patton | September 5, 2012

Campaign raises awareness about rheumatologists and rheumatic diseases.

American College of Rheumatology Award Provides Researchers Time for Career Development

Staff | September 5, 2012

The ACR Research and Education Foundation (REF) initiated the ACR REF Rheumatology Investigator Award, which supports junior investigators as they are developing a project that will compete for NIH funding.

ACA Upheld: What Does This Mean for Rheumatology?

Richard Quinn | August 17, 2012

What does the Supreme Court decision to uphold the Affordable Care Act mean for rheumatologists?

Outstanding ARHP Program Planned for the ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

Afton L. Hassett, PsyD | August 8, 2012

The primary tracks at the meeting will focus on clinical practice, clinical science, basic science, and business/administration; four subtracks will include sessions relevant for educators, those interested in pediatrics, practice managers, and rheumatology trainees.

EULAR 2012: Does Arthritis Start in the Gut?

Thomas R. Collins | August 8, 2012

New research on the ties between bacteria and inflammatory disease.