November 10-15

The official news source of

ACR Convergence 2023

San Diego, CA

  • ARHP presidential gavel passes to Afton Hassett today

    ARHP presidential gavel passes to Afton Hassett today

    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.

  • Learn about grant writing Wednesday morning

    The goal of this session is to allow for grant writers in all career stages (including preparing a Foundation Scientific Development Award, an NIH K-award, or an R-grant) to discuss specific questions with program officers or representatives from various grant programs.

  • Ultrasound advances lead to better understanding of posterior hip pain

    Ultrasound advances lead to better understanding of posterior hip pain

    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.

  • Advocacy experts to update members

    Advocacy experts to update members

    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.

  • Skin disorders can provide window into diagnosis

    An ARHP session this afternoon will help practitioners recognize how the skin can serve as an early warning system for rheumatological diseases.

  • Donors of Merit recognized  at annual Foundation event

    Donors of Merit recognized at annual Foundation event

    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.

  • Injury-avoidance efforts help patients have positive feelings about exercise

    Injury-avoidance efforts help patients have positive feelings about exercise

    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.

  • Foundation Clinician Scholar Educator Award winners to share their keys to improve doctor training

    Foundation Clinician Scholar Educator Award winners to share their keys to improve doctor training

    The session will include presentations by Rheumatology Research Foundation Clinician Scholar Educator Award winners, including Bernadette Siaton, MD, who will present “Development of a Web-based Rheumatology Curriculum.”

  • Anti-NGF trials show promise in treating pain

    Anti-NGF trials show promise in treating pain

    Among the scheduled presentations, Tony Yaksh, PhD, Professor of Anesthesiology and Pharmacology at the University of California, San Diego, will describe the basic mechanisms of pain pathways in the context of arthritis and joint pain.

  • Meet the 2016 International Visiting Fellows

    Meet the 2016 International Visiting Fellows

    In a collaboration designed to encourage professional relationships between junior and senior rheumatologists, and promote rheumatology around the globe, the ACR, the Indian Rheumatology Association (IRA), and the Pan American League of Associations for Rheumatology (PANLAR) have partnered to support the International Visiting Fellows Exchange Program.