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The ACR & ARP Relaunch the Advanced Rheumatology Course
The ACR and the ARP are preparing to relaunch the Advanced Rheumatology Course (ARC) with a fresh look and an enhanced format to facilitate the learner experience. Since its debut, the ARC, formerly the Nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistant Postgraduate Rheumatology Training Program, has been a valuable resource for hundreds of nurse practitioners (NPs), physician…
Continuing Medical Education Credit, Maintenance of Certification Points Now Available Through ACR’s RISE Registry
Rheumatology Informatics System for Effectiveness registry users can complete an online performance improvement activity to earn up to 20 continuing medical education credits and 20 maintenance of certification points.
Studies Highlight Gender, Racial Inequalities in Medical Profession
(Reuters Health)—Women and minorities face more barriers to getting ahead in their medical careers, both early in training and later on, researchers say. In one study, Dr. Julie Boiko of the University of California, San Francisco, and colleagues found that women are underrepresented among speakers at grand rounds. This was true for all but two…
What the Physician Payment Sunshine Act & Open Payments Database Mean in Practice
Revised CMS policy on payments, transfers of value to physicians incorporates exemption for continuing medical education
ACR’s Lupus Initiative Advances Education Around Diagnosing, Treating Disease
Online progam boasts continuing medical education, learning curriculum for healthcare professionals and students, as well as a smartphone app to help patients track their symptoms
Cost of a Free Lunch
Much is made of pharma’s influence on CME—but do we really know what this educational funding buys?