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The Power of Advocacy

Blair Solow, MD  |  

I look forward to an ongoing conversation about how advocacy and health policy affects you and your patients and how you can help. Please join us for an advocacy event—we would love to see you! And consider investing in RheumPAC to support nonpartisan meetings with legislators about issues that impact rheumatology patients and providers.

Wishing you and yours a happy new year full of adventure—and maybe a hike.

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Blair Solow, MD, is chair of the ACR’s Government Affairs Committee and an assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Rheumatic Diseases at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas.

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