The ACR is proud to promote the PANLAR Scholarship Program in which rheumatologists from Central and South America are provided funding to attend the ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting.

Rheum-Nados from Franciscan Alliance and Tram-a-dolls from Oregon Health & Science University qualified Sunday for the finals of this year’s Knowledge Bowl.

With the passage of the Sunshine Act, part of the Affordable Care Act, the requirements for disclosures regarding interactions between pharmaceutical and device companies and physicians have changed, and other websites as well now disseminate more information about providers.

Upon receiving the presidential gavel, Dr. Hassett will become the 48th ARHP president. Dr. Hassett is a clinical psychologist and associate research scientist in the Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Michigan.

Hip Pain, Not from the Hip Joint — Posterior Hip Pain features David A. Bong, MD, describing relevant structures in the posterior hip that may generate pain and explain how complimentary diagnostic procedures assist in approaching nonarticular sources of pain in the hip.

ACR Government Affairs Committee Chair William F. Harvey, MD, MSc, a rheumatologist practicing at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, MA, said the symposium will bring the membership up-to-date on the most pressing legislative and regulatory issues affecting the specialty.

On Saturday evening, nearly 150 of the Rheumatology Research Foundation’s largest supporters gathered at the St. Regis Washington, DC, for the Donors of Merit recognition dinner. This annual event honors those who contributed to the Foundation throughout the year.

An ACR/ARHP combined clinical symposium on Monday morning will come at exercise from two different angles: Treating recreational athletes who go at it little too hard, and encouraging patients with chronic rheumatic diseases to incorporate physical activity into their treatment.