The path that led this year’s presenter of the Rheumatology Research Foundation Paul Klemperer, MD, Memorial Lecture: Old Dog, New Tricks: Autoinflammatory Disease to the lectern stretches back three decades to when, as a new rheumatology fellow at the National Institutes of Health, he encountered a patient in his early 20s with an unknown condition…

Susan F. Kroop, MD, began her career as a clinician educator teaching medical students, residents, and fellows at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. For 15 years, she has continued her career at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center as an assistant professor of medicine.

Deana Lazaro, MD, began her career as a rheumatologist at the Brooklyn Veterans Hospital, where she later became the chief of rheumatology in 1999. As her career progressed, she saw her involvement with the education of students and fellows grow.

A Tuesday afternoon symposium will feature a panel of experts who will discuss key updates in clinical, pathologic, and serologic features of the inflammatory myopathies.

The International League Against Rheumatism (ILAR) will sponsor ILAR Global Burdens of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases in Different Regions of the World on Wednesday afternoon that will feature reports from ILAR’s partner organizations on the current impact of rheumatic and musculoskeletal conditions in different regions of the world.

During the annual ACR business meeting at 2:30 pm Tuesday in Moscone South Esplanade, Room 304, Joan M. Von Feldt, MD, MSEd, will be installed as the 79th President of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR).

It has been four years since researchers discovered T follicular regulatory (TFR) cells, which work in tandem with T follicular helper (TFH) cells. The Wednesday morning ACR session T Follicular Cells and Their Mediators will cover some of the implications of this new discovery for treatment of autoimmune diseases.

Despite significant advances in treatment and “tight control” strategies in rheumatoid arthritis, racial/ethnic disparities in processes of care and outcomes persist, according to Jennifer Barton, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, and Attending Rheumatologist at the VA Hospital in Portland.

Over the past decade or so, the concept of patient- and family-centered care has been gathering momentum, particularly in the practice of pediatric medicine. Studies increasingly show that when health care administrators, providers, and patients and families work in partnership, the quality and safety of health care improves, costs decrease, and provider and patient satisfaction…

With the technology boom and the increasing demand for online courses, the ARHP currently offers two online learning activities to meet the needs of our many clinician members.