Daily News
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New management guideline for PsA uses GRADE methodology
The ACR is about to release its first-ever guideline for the management of psoriatic arthritis (PsA). Written in conjunction with the National Psoriasis Foundation (NPF), the guideline is designed for rheumatologists, but also will be helpful for dermatologists, primary care providers, and other healthcare professionals…
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EULAR, ACR work together on new SLE classification criteria
The ACR is collaborating with the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) to develop new classification criteria for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). SLE is challenging to diagnose and treat, with an array of symptoms and signs that are not specific to the disease. Additionally, SLE is…
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Oncology, rheumatology cooperation needed
Researchers have long noted links between cancer and autoimmune rheumatic diseases, particularly with patients developing cancer and traditional rheumatic diseases together over time. Clinicians are now seeing some of those same links as novel immunotherapy treatments for cancers produce a growing volume of rheumatologic immune-mediated…
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Exercise: A prescription everyone needs to fill
This year’s ARHP Keynote Address focused on the one prescription available to everybody that has unlimited refills — physical activity. “I tell my patients that if I could pick one medicine in the world, I’d pick 30 minutes of walking a day,” said Alex M.…
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Lecturer to explore paradoxical functions of parathyroid hormone
Renowned endocrinologist Fuller Albright and colleagues discovered in the late 1920s that parathyroid hormone (PTH) — known to take calcium from bone — could be used to increase bone mass. But the findings were dismissed because they didn’t seem to make sense. It took decades…
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Investigator to review diagnosis, treatment for ANCA-associated vasculitis
The discovery of anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibodies (ANCAs) revolutionized the understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of small vessel vasculitis associated with these autoantibodies. Attendees of the Rheumatology Research Foundation Philip Hench, MD, Memorial Lecture: ANCA-Associated Vasculitis Diagnosis & Treatmentwill hear a unique perspective on the discovery of…
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Ongoing T cell subset research has practical implications for rheumatology
Advances in immunology research continue to open new doors for rheumatologists. During a state-of-the-art lecture Tuesday, R. John Looney, MD, will highlight recent advances and bring attendees up-to-date on the literature regarding T cell subsets and the practical implications this research has for rheumatology. The…
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ACR leadership to be confirmed at annual Business Meeting on Tuesday
You’re invited to attend the annual ACR Business Meeting on Tuesday! The ACR will install the 81st President of the American College of Rheumatology, David Daikh, MD, PhD. During the meeting, current Treasurer Paula Marchetta, MD, MBA, will become ACR President Elect, and the ACR…
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Chronic pain challenges require some changes in thinking
The Tuesday afternoon lecture Genetics of Chronic Pain will focus on what has become a public health problem affecting, by one estimate, a quarter of Americans. William Maixner, DDS, PhD, Director of the Center for Translational Pain Medicine at Duke University, and the President-elect of…
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ILAR symposium highlights global rheumatology training challenges
Training and workforce issues will be the topic of discussion during the annual ILAR Session: How Rheumatologists Are Trained Around the Globe on Tuesday from 2:30 – 3:30 pm in Room 31 C. Leaders representing the four global rheumatology leagues will discuss the ways rheumatologists…