Outgoing Government Affairs Committee Chair Blair Solow, MD, offers advocacy updates from 2022 and seasonal reflections on how to stay focused on efforts that matter when faced with daunting challenges.
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ACR Honors Distinguished Fellows at ACR Convergence 2022
Editor’s note: This has been extended from the print version to include additional background information on each recipient. Each year, the ACR honors up to 10 clinical and research fellows who have performed meritoriously. Meet this year’s Distinguished Fellows, who are bridging the gap between research and patient care, and who were recognized at ACR…
How to Tackle Due Diligence in Advance of Selling Your Practice
Healthcare businesses are a hot commodity in the market today. A buyer may even be interested in your healthcare practice right now. Whether or not you’ve gone down the road of selling your practice before, the process can be stressful and time consuming. A lot of the time and stress centers around one aspect of…
Updated Perioperative Guideline Released: Recommendations Balance Risks of Infection & Disease Flare
The 2017 recommendations are updated to reflect changes in medical literature, as well as to include newly approved drugs.
A Young Disease: A Holistic Approach to the Treatment of Antiphospholipid Syndrome
Although progress has been made in recent years, rheumatologists still have a lot of questions regarding best management practices for antiphospholipid syndrome (APS). During a session of EULAR 2022, Ricard Cervera, MD, PhD, described a holistic approach.
How to Navigate the Employment Offer
There’s nothing quite as exciting as answering a phone call to hear the words: “You’re hired.” After hours of research and preparation, multiple interviews and a healthy dose of daydreaming about your first day, you’ve made it across the finish line. Except for one final hurdle—the negotiation process. Don’t overlook it. The negotiation process is…
Where Do Rules End & Compassion Begin?
My long-standing patient with CRST syndrome (i.e., calcinosis cutis, Raynaud’s phenomenon, sclerodactyly and telangiectasia) had been losing ground over the past 18 months. BL was 54 and had developed restrictive pulmonary disease without radiographic pulmonary infiltrates. Her mean right heart pressures were moderately elevated by ultrasonography. But the greatest impact on her quality of life…
An Evidence-Based Drug Update & Guidance for Rheumatologists
ORLANDO—Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the past two years have been exciting for rheumatology providers and patients. We’ve seen the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) approve new therapies and expand indications for established drugs. At the 2022 ACR Education Exchange, Jeffrey Curtis, MD, MS, MPH, Marguerite Jones Harbert-Gene Ball Endowed professor of medicine, Division of…
Clinical Challenges in SLE: Glucocorticoids—How Much Is Too Much?
Glucocorticoids remain a prominent part of care for many patients with SLE but can have toxic side effects; this EULAR 2022 session discussed one institution’s approach to lower the dosage.
Not Your Average Case: Difficult-to-Treat Rheumatoid Arthritis
Dr. Jacob van Laar took a deep dive into the what defines difficult-to-treat rheumatoid arthritis & how to approach these patients during EULAR 2022.
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