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If It’s Broken, Fix It: Can an Automated System Predict Short-Term Fracture Risk?

Jason Liebowitz, MD, FACR | September 17, 2019

A clinician’s ability to determine which patients are at greatest risk for hip or other fracture is improving with the use of algorithm-based fracture risk calculators…

Catch Your Breath: Insights into ILD in RA Patients

Jason Liebowitz, MD, FACR | September 12, 2019

Detecting interstitial lung disease in RA patients can be challenging. But evaluating risk factors and the use of imaging can help clinicians identify and manage this condition in patients…

High-Dose Teriparatide with Denosumab Gives Bigger BMD Boost

Anne Harding | September 9, 2019

NEW YORK (Reuters Health)—Adding high-dose teriparatide to denosumab therapy leads to substantially greater increases in bone-mineral density (BMD) than combination therapy with low-dose teriparatide, a new phase 4 study shows. “The combination of denosumab and teriparatide, particularly with high-dose teriparatide of 40 ug daily, may be of benefit to patients at very high risk of…

No Gain with Pain: Exercise & Physical Function in Patients with Rheumatic Disease

Jason Liebowitz, MD, FACR | September 9, 2019

Pain can deter patients with rheumatic disease from engaging in physical activity. But the latest research shows exercise helps reduce pain, & other influences may also affect patients’ activity levels, particularly after surgery…

Stay the Course: How to Maintain Remission in Vasculitis

Jason Liebowitz, MD, FACR | September 9, 2019

MADRID—During the 2019 European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR), held June 12–15, speakers addressed the complexity of vasculitis in a Challenges in Clinical Practice session titled, How to Maintain Remission in Vasculitis. Although vasculitis appears in many varieties, one commonality exists among these related yet distinct conditions: When there is vital organ or systemic involvement, disease…

Calling Young Rheumatologist Leaders

From the College | September 5, 2019

The ACR’s delegation to the AMA is seeking applicants to be a second Young Physician Section representative for the ACR.

ACR on Air: New Rheumatology Podcast Introduced

Susan Bernstein | September 2, 2019

A new podcast from the ACR provides in-depth discussions about newly published science, regulatory updates, advocacy and volunteer opportunities for the rheumatology community…

Intensive, Personalized Learning

Susan Bernstein | August 28, 2019

During the 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting, the new Meet the Professor Workshops and sessions will feature hands-on training on state-of-the-art topics…

The Association of Rheumatology Professionals Names Grant Recipients

From the College | August 16, 2019

It is with great pleasure that the ARP congratulates the 2019 recipients of the Mentored Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant Award for Workforce Expansion. The purpose of the NP/PA Award is to increase the supply of rheumatology healthcare providers to better meet the needs of people with rheumatic diseases across the U.S., particularly in geographically underserved areas….

Dr. Gary Firestein: Musician & Semi-Retired Surfer

Carol Patton | August 16, 2019

Roughly 20 years ago, Gary S. Firestein, MD, was surfing at Cloudbreak, a sheltered reef nearly three miles south of Namotu Island in Fiji. With waves soaring as high as 20 feet, it’s either a surfer’s dream or nightmare, and ranked among the 10 most challenging waves anywhere on the planet. At the time, Dr….