It has been well studied and demonstrated that minority race and ethnicity are associated with more severe outcomes in both osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis, and an ACR Convergence 2020 session will explore the contributing factors and how to address them. READ MORE

This year’s Paul Klemperer, MD Memorial Lecture will provide an example about how following a different path in research can yield important results. READ MORE

The session will include an overview of the more modern concept of the enthesis organ as an integrated group of tissues functioning to minimize stress. READ MORE

Proposed classification criteria and management guidelines for large vessel vasculitis (LVV) include imaging, so rheumatologists need to have familiarity with different imaging modalities. READ MORE

MEET THE POSTER PRESENTER: Younger patients taking glucocorticoids were at risk of vertebral or hip fractures, while older individuals were at risk of fracture of any kind. READ MORE

MEET THE POSTER PRESENTER: Dr. Wincup sought to identify if immune cells from patients with SLE were iron deficient and whether this impacted their mitochondrial function. READ MORE

MEET THE POSTER PRESENTER: We found that the systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)-associated SNP rs1143678 might affect the structure and function of the associated protein CD11b and looked into how this might impact B cell biology and, ultimately, SLE. Rs1143678 encodes the CD11b amino acid substitution Pro1146Ser. READ MORE