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RheumCode: Creating a Common Rheumatology Language in EHRs

Allison Plitman, MPA, Tom Tack & Jason Liebowitz, MD  |  

This ACR initiative aims to create a common language to define key data elements for rheumatology and make it easier to compare patient data across EHR systems.

Lung Cancer in RA & RA-ILD

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Brooks et al. evaluated the risk of lung cancer in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and RA-associated interstitial lung disease (ILD) compared with the risk in matched controls without RA or RA-ILD. Understanding whether RA predisposes someone to lung cancer and whether patients with RA-ILD represent a uniquely high-risk group could inform cancer-screening strategies.

New ACR President Carol Langford, MD, MHS, Has Optimistic Outlook for Future of Rheumatology

Leslie Mertz, PhD  |  

“At my very first annual meeting of the ACR, I saw how the ACR brought the whole rheumatology community together, and I knew right away that it was an organization that I wanted to be a part of,” Dr. Langford says. In late November, she became the 88th president of the ACR and looks forward to continuing its focus on education, research and building community.