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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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. […]
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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, […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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, […]
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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 […]
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ARHP presidential gavel ceremony takes place Tuesday afternoon
ARHP President Afton Hassett, PsyD, will pass the presidential gavel to Sandra Mintz, MSN, RN, during today’s ARHP Topic Round Tables: Networking Forum, 12:00 – 2:00 pm in the Sapphire […]