Reach to Teach: Supporting Clinician Educators in Rheumatology
In a panel at ACR Education Exchange 2023 titled How Division Directors Can Support Clinician Educators, experts presented practical guidance for division directors, clinician educators and aspiring clinician educators. (Source: The Rheumatologist)
Source: The Rheumatologist - July 12, 2023 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Jason Liebowitz, MD Tags: Education & Training Meeting Reports ACR Education Exchange 2023 clinician educator teaching teaching physicians Source Type: research
Expert Guidance from the ACR/ARP Access in Rheumatology Meeting
ACR/ARP Access in Rheumatology—As part of ACR Education Exchange 2023, the ACR/ARP Access in Rheumatology meeting addressed some of the major challenges in coverage and payment that U.S. rheumatology practices face. Speakers included rheumatologists, rheumatology professionals, office managers and CEOs. The first section, Thriving, Not Just Surviving—Keeping Your Rheumatology Practice Solvent, focused on financial management... [Read More] (Source: The Rheumatologist)
Source: The Rheumatologist - July 12, 2023 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Glen Rodman Tags: Meeting Reports Practice Management Access to care ACR Education Exchange 2023 finances patient care Treatment Source Type: research
Pondering the Pandemic: Autoantibodies in COVID-19
NEW ORLEANS—The COVID-19 pandemic brought to light the interplay of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the immune systems of infected patients. Acute autoimmune manifestations of COVID-19, such as multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) and myocarditis, clearly exist. A session at the 2023 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium titled Autoantibodies in COVID-19 explored this topic in detail, with... [Read More] (Source: The Rheumatologist)
Source: The Rheumatologist - July 12, 2023 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Jason Liebowitz, MD Tags: Conditions Meeting Reports 2023 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium autoantibodies autoantigens COVID-19 MIS-C Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) myocarditis Source Type: research
Heart Health: The Immunobiology of Cardiovascular Inflammation
How do inflammatory pathways strain the cardiovascular system? Dr. Mark Gorelik provided insights into the inflammatory processes that influence heart recovery after myocardial infarction, Kawasaki disease, multi-system inflammatory syndrome in children and more. (Source: The Rheumatologist)
Source: The Rheumatologist - July 12, 2023 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Jason Liebowitz, MD Tags: Conditions Meeting Reports 2023 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium cardiovascular heart Kawasaki disease MIS-C Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) Myocardial infarction Source Type: research
Fellows in Training Learn & Network at ACR Convergence
PHILADELPHIA—The fellows-in-training (FIT) programs at ACR annual meetings are highly valued educational sessions that also offer a forum for fellows to meet and connect with trainees from other programs. Fellows who were not able to meet in person during the pandemic years, particularly those who were in their second or third year of training, welcomed... [Read More] (Source: The Rheumatologist)
Source: The Rheumatologist - July 11, 2023 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Abin P. Puravath, MD, MHS, FACP Tags: ACR Convergence Career Development Education & Training Professional Topics ACR Convergence 2022 Fellows Fellows-in-Training Source Type: research
Fellows-in-Training Learn & Network at ACR Convergence
PHILADELPHIA—The fellows-in-training (FIT) programs at ACR annual meetings are highly valued educational sessions that also offer a forum for fellows to meet and connect with trainees from other programs. Fellows who were not able to meet in person during the pandemic years, particularly those who were in their second or third year of training, welcomed... [Read More] (Source: The Rheumatologist)
Source: The Rheumatologist - July 11, 2023 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Abin P. Puravath, MD, MHS, FACP Tags: ACR Convergence Career Development Education & Training Professional Topics ACR Convergence 2022 Fellows Fellows-in-Training Source Type: research
Better Living with a Bullet Journal
Let’s get to the point. Life is busy. Between my job as a rheumatologist, my volunteer work for the ACR, and parenthood, staying organized is a challenge. I’ve tried numerous organizational strategies whose logistics failed to meet my needs. My online calendar was too small to add detail. Events I needed to track monthly or... [Read More] (Source: The Rheumatologist)
Source: The Rheumatologist - July 11, 2023 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Amanda Myers, MD Tags: Professional Topics Bullet Journal mindfulness Source Type: research
CMS Releases CY24 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule & Quality Payment Program Updates
On July 13, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Calendar Year 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and Quality Payment Program (QPP) updates. Notably, the Fee Schedule decreases the conversion factor, which coupled with reimbursement stagnation for payment updates and congressionally mandated cuts, has created financial instability for physicians across all specialties. ... [Read More] (Source: The Rheumatologist)
Source: The Rheumatologist - July 10, 2023 Category: Rheumatology Authors: From the College Tags: Legislation & Advocacy Practice Management Professional Topics 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule MIPS QPP Source Type: research
Patient Education Materials for Non-English Speakers
Recently, the Vasculitis Foundation, in collaboration with a group of physicians and vasculitis investigators in the U.S. and Latin America (i.e., Mexico, Colombia, Peru, Chile and Argentina), launched an educational series of videos in Spanish called, Aprendiendo de Vasculitis. “The goal of these videos is to provide education to all Spanish-speaking patients,” explains Sebastian E.... [Read More] (Source: The Rheumatologist)
Source: The Rheumatologist - July 10, 2023 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Katie Robinson Tags: Home Slider Patient Perspective Practice Management health literacy patient education Source Type: research
Should the ACR Have a Medical Textbook?
There was a time when medical textbooks were the ultimate resource for information in the field. The modern age of the U.S. medical textbook began in the 1920s and was fully established by the 1960s. Internal medicine saw the appearance of textbooks by Russell Cecil (1927) and Tinsley Harrison (1950), with specialty textbooks by Goodman... [Read More] (Source: The Rheumatologist)
Source: The Rheumatologist - July 10, 2023 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Daniel J. Wallace, MD, & Swamy R. Venuturupalli, MD Tags: Career Development Education & Training Opinion Professional Topics Speak Out Rheumatology textbooks Source Type: research
Is ‘ Resilience ’ a Positive Descriptive or an Insidious Bias?
Resilience. That word has been living rent free in my head for the past three weeks. And rent free is a bit of understatement. It all began at the end of a very productive clinic, when the trainee and I sat down to discuss our reflections on the interactions with patients that we’d had in... [Read More] (Source: The Rheumatologist)
Source: The Rheumatologist - July 10, 2023 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Bharat Kumar, MD, MME, FACP, RhMSUS Tags: Opinion Rheuminations Equity inclusion Source Type: research
Break the Barrier: Understanding & Treating Neuropsychiatric Lupus
Updated research on the complexities of central nervous system (CNS) lupus, as well as its diagnosis and treatment are discussed. (Source: The Rheumatologist)
Source: The Rheumatologist - July 10, 2023 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Jason Liebowitz, MD Tags: Conditions Meeting Reports SLE (Lupus) ACR Education Exchange ACR Education Exchange 2023 central nervous system CNS lupus neuropsychiatric lupus Source Type: research
A Live Patient Experience in Medical School Can Boost Interest in, and Knowledge of, Rheumatology
After intense academic classroom studies, University of Nebraska College of Medicine students in Omaha are able to put what they are learning in practice through the university’s Live Patient Experience (LPE) program, led by the Division of Rheumatology and Immunology. The LPE gives students real-life experience with patients and can serve as motivation to consider... [Read More] (Source: The Rheumatologist)
Source: The Rheumatologist - July 9, 2023 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Vanessa Caceres Tags: Career Development Education & Training Home Slider Patient Perspective Professional Topics Workforce live patient experience Source Type: research
Copay Accumulator & Maximizer Programs Threaten Access to Treatment
As health insurance companies and third-party benefit managers continue to use copay accumulators and maximizers to shift the cost of specialty drugs to patients, the ACR continues to advocate against programs that limit copay assistance. (Source: The Rheumatologist)
Source: The Rheumatologist - July 6, 2023 Category: Rheumatology Authors: From the College Tags: Billing/Coding Legislation & Advocacy ACR advocacy copay maximizers copay accumulators insurance Source Type: research
Connect with Your Members of Congress in August
Legislators head home to their districts in August, providing a chance for you to engage them in personal conversations about healthcare policies and how their work affects rheumatology practices and patients. (Source: The Rheumatologist)
Source: The Rheumatologist - July 6, 2023 Category: Rheumatology Authors: From the College Tags: Legislation & Advocacy Congressional outreach Source Type: research
