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Designed for Translation

Gretchen Henkel | February 1, 2009

Tips to move research into practice through researcher–implementer dialogue

Know Your Labs

Peter H. Schur, MD | February 1, 2009

A review of state-of-the-art testing for SLE and connective tissue disease.

Measuring Quality of Care Is Here to Stay—and the ACR Can Help

Staff | January 1, 2009

Imagine a patient comes into your office with active RA or lupus. You diagnose her and prescribe medications for her active disease—rash, arthritis, and so forth—but you do nothing to address possible long-term complications. You don’t prescribe calcium or vitamin D to prevent osteoporosis, you don’t get a bone density scan, and you don’t order labs to check risk factors for heart disease.

ACR’s Premier Learning Venue

Sherine Gabriel, MD | January 1, 2009

Annual Scientific Meeting no longer an endurance sport

Drug Updates

Michele B. Kaufman, PharmD, BCGP | January 1, 2009

Information on safety, labeling changes, and pharmaceutical research

Patient Self-Management Pioneer

Gretchen Henkel | December 1, 2008

Kate Lorig RN, DrPH, continues to map new territories

A New Breed of Practice

From the College | December 1, 2008

As small practice physicians are forced to combat increasing overhead and shriveling reimbursement, we seem to be entering an era of medical practice Darwinism—survival of those that are most fit to operate in today’s severe and unforgiving healthcare environment.