Chronic insomnia is a common complaint for patients with rheumatic diseases and conditions. In fact, sleep disturbances are among the most common symptoms of both fibromyalgia and rheumatoid arthritis (RA), with more than 50% of chronic pain patients reporting sleep disturbances. Pain combined with insomnia can lead to a vicious cycle, says Ruth Gentry, PhD,…
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Institute of Medicine Recommends Changes in Graduate Medical Education
Questions, concerns and spirited debate have surrounded the Graduate Medical Education (GME) system for decades. The program that trains nearly 120,000 physicians per year is under constant scrutiny.1 Changes to the political landscape, combined with ongoing efforts by health industry payers and regulators to squeeze inefficiency out of the system, have kept the GME in…
Tips for Physicians on Handling Personal Problems at Work
As a physician, it’s important to be in the present 100% of the time. “Writing the wrong number on a prescription pad is an extreme, but important, example of what could happen if a physician is distracted,” says consultant Donna Singer, Donna Singer Consulting LLC, Newton, Mass. Sanjay Chabra, DO, director of rheumatology, St. Jude…
Mind-Body Focus Can Improve Treatment, Outcomes in Rheumatic Disease
Recognizing psychological effects of chronic conditions can help rheumatologists implement multidisciplinary approach to patient care
Ethical, Regulatory Issues Raise Patient Care Dilemmas for Physical Therapists
How to develop strategies for optimal patient care within confines of contemporary payment systems
UNC’s Thurston Arthritis Research Center in the Spotlight
Approachability, collaboration foster excellence in this basic science, clinical and epidemiological research program
The ACR/ARHP Honors ARHP Members for Contributions to Rheumatology
A profile of individuals recognized for advancing rheumatology advocacy, service, education, patient care
Rheumatology Health Professionals Reap Rewards of Volunteerism
ARHP volunteer leaders discuss benefits of committee service
Chronic Pain: The Psychiatric Perspective
Why rheumatic pain is more than a joint issue
Fallout from False Assumptions in Medicine
How the lack of clear, concise data has impacted opioid prescribing for chronic pain and is clouding the issue of medical recertification
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