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In-person Poster Hall and Traditional Meeting Length Returning for ACR Convergence 2023

ACR Convergence 2023, the annual meeting of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR), will be held Nov. 10 – 15 at the San Diego Convention Center. This year’s meeting includes the return of an in-person poster hall, five in-person networking...
1-May-2023 10:25 AM EDT Add to Favorites

New Guideline Introduces Recommendations for Optimal Timing of Elective Hip or Knee Arthroplasty

The ACR and the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS) released a summary of its new guideline titled “the Optimal Timing of Elective Hip or Knee Arthroplasty for Patients with Symptomatic Moderate to Severe Osteoarthritis or...
14-Mar-2023 1:35 PM EDT Add to Favorites

2022 Specialty Match Day Results Show Strong Appeal of Adult Rheumatology and Need to Increase Interest in Pediatric

The ACR welcomes an impressive pool of applicants to the field of rheumatology. 75% of candidates interested in adult rheumatology and 96% of applicants interested in pediatric rheumatology were matched to fellowship programs for the 2023 National...
21-Dec-2022 10:00 AM EST Add to Favorites

American College of Rheumatology: Proposed Rule Will Bring Great Transparency to Medicare Advantage Prior Authorization

The American College of Rheumatology said the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Advancing Interoperability and Improving Prior Authorization Proposed Rule will bring greater transparency, reduce administrative burden, & make turnaround...
15-Dec-2022 3:45 PM EST Add to Favorites

Higher-Dose Pneumococcal Vaccines Improve Immune Response in ANCA-associated Vasculitis Patients Receiving Rituximab

New research presented this week at ACR Convergence 2022, the American College of Rheumatology’s annual meeting, showed that a higher dose of pneumococcal vaccine safely and effectively improved antibody response in patients receiving rituximab...
8-Nov-2022 12:55 PM EST Add to Favorites

Study Finds Most Fetal Congenital Heart Block Screening Fails to Meet Guidelines

New research presented this week at ACR Convergence, the American College of Rheumatology’s annual meeting, found that most echocardiography screening for fetal congenital heart block in anti-Ro- and anti-La-positive pregnancies did not follow...
8-Nov-2022 12:50 PM EST Add to Favorites

Study Finds Spine Disease Is More Common in Chronic Recurrent Multifocal Osteomyelitis than Previously Thought

New research presented this week at ACR Convergence 2022, the American College of Rheumatology’s annual meeting, shows that spine disease, once considered a rarity in chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis, affects as many as 10-35% of...
8-Nov-2022 12:45 PM EST Add to Favorites

Study Finds Holding Methotrexate for One Week after Flu Vaccine May Be as Effective as a Two-Week Hold

New research presented this week at ACR Convergence, the American College of Rheumatology’s annual meeting, showed that discontinuing methotrexate for 1 week after seasonal influenza vaccination provided the same seroprotection as a 2 week...
8-Nov-2022 12:45 PM EST Add to Favorites


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