ACR Convergence 2024—Arthritis symptoms related to lupus are a bit of a trouble spot for clinicians, with limited data to guide treatment and overlap with other conditions, experts said in a session at ACR Convergence. Lupus arthritis (LA), present in 95% of patients with lupus, is the main cause of work-related disability and is a…
Reviewing the research presented at ACR Convergence 2024.
At this ACR Convergence 2024 session, discussion centered on novel techniques that offer hope for developing personalized therapies for pediatric SLE.
Screening recommendations, triple therapy and more—here are insights into the upcoming ACR guideline for the care and treatment of patients with lupus nephritis.
The 2024 Dubois Memorial Lecture focused on health inequities with lupus & strategies to close the gap.
With more than 350 research abstracts on systemic lupus erythematosus, lupus nephritis and related conditions accepted for presentation at ACR Convergence 2024, we’re happy to announce that Graciela S. Alarcón, MD, MPH, has accepted the monumental task of reviewing the abstracts and identifying those most likely to make a difference to clinical practice or lead…
A new guideline, the 2024 Updated ACR Guideline for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Lupus Nephritis, is being introduced at ACR Convergence 2024 on Monday, Nov. 18. In the session, Lisa Sammaritano, MD, professor of clinical medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine and Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, will discuss the guideline development process and…
The Dubois Memorial Lecture at ACR Convergence 2024 on Nov. 16 will be delivered by Candace Feldman, MD, MPH, ScD. Dr. Feldman is a rheumatologist and social epidemiology researcher at Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston. Her lecture, Building a More Equitable Future in Lupus Care and Outcomes, will discuss the persistent and profound…
On Nov. 16, the ACR Convergence 2024 session Toward Personalized Medicine in Pediatric Lupus will present important recent findings in the pathophysiology of pediatric lupus. Virginia Pascual, MD, is program director of an NIAID-funded Autoimmunity Center of Excellence and a NIAMS-funded Center for Lupus Research at Weill Cornell Medical College, New York. Her laboratory is…