THE OFFICIAL NEWS SOURCE OF ACR CONVERGENCE 2022 • NOVEMBER 10-14
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2015 Image Competition winners
The ACR/ARHP annual image competition showcases the finest images in rheumatology and offers an opportunity for rheumatologists and health professionals to contribute to one of the most distinguished medical image collections available online. READ MORE
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ACR Board of Directors meets during Annual Meeting
The ACR board of directors met Saturday in conjunction with the 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting. READ MORE
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Annual Business Meeting takes place Tuesday
The ACR annual Business Meeting will be held on Tuesday afternoon, beginning at 2:30 pm, and will include reports from the ACR Treasurer and Secretary on Membership, as well as ARHP and the Rheumatology Research Foundation. READ MORE
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Talking to young LGBTQ patients requires sensitivity, support
Health care providers can play a significant role in lessening the stigma that LGBTQ people have historically experienced in health and mental health settings, said Caroline Hill, LCSW. READ MORE
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Hench lecturer examines shared pathways that link psoriasis with PsA
In his Rheumatology Research Foundation Philip Hench, MD, Memorial Lecture Sunday, Christopher T. Ritchlin, MD, MPH, presented extensive research suggesting that psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis (PsA) are linked but distinct rheumatologic disorders that require early diagnosis and early intervention to improve clinical outcomes. READ MORE
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More research needed to determine gender factor in pain
The role that gender differences play in pain has not been considered nearly enough. That’s the conclusion of Jon Levine, MD, PhD, who presented the ACR’s State-of-the-Art Lecture Gender Differences in Pain Mechanisms on Sunday afternoon. READ MORE
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50 years — and 5 names — later, the Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals continues to serve
The name changes are a testament to the growth of membership, creation of new opportunities for members, and the organization’s overall position within rheumatology and the larger healthcare community. READ MORE
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Curbside Consults session to cover tough cases
Rheumatologists are often called upon to manage patients with challenging conditions for which clinical evidence is not definitive and sometimes not even extant. Curbside Consults: Ask the Professors will offer the latest evidence and considerations for three troublesome diseases today from 2:30 – 4:00 pm. READ MORE
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Synovial pathobiology in RA offers a host of benefits
Costantino Pitzalis, MD, PhD, FRCP, will emphasize during his Tuesday presentation the importance of bringing pathobiology to the development of a new taxonomy of disease based on disease mechanism rather than symptoms and signs. READ MORE
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Biomarkers can predict RA years before clinical onset
In a Tuesday morning ACR basic science symposium, V. Michael Holers, MD, Head of the Division of Rheumatology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, will discuss his efforts to answer that question in the Rheumatology Research Foundation Memorial Lecture Honoring Dr. L. Emmerson Ward: Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Mechanisms and Predictors of Pre-clinical RA. READ MORE