ACR

• October 28, 2013

  ACR13: Setup, Exhibit, Sessions & Tweet Up

  This was with the near-empty backpack; after shopping, I had a full backpack & large messenger bag! I flew into San Diego on Friday night (after working [nearly] all day) so that I could be here for the American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting.  This is the third ACR Annual Meeting that I’ve had the…

• November 19, 2012

  Treating to Target: A Common Sense Approach?

  One of the topics that was prevalent at this year’s ACR Annual Scientific Meeting was the concept of Treating to Target.  This approach to rheumatology care involves identifying treatment goals for patients with rheumatoid disease and modifying treatments when the goals are not reached.  For instance, if a patient is started on methotrexate to treat…

• November 12, 2012

  ACR 2012 – Day 1 Update

  Continuing the tradition of the escalator photo! I cannot believe how quickly the ACR Annual Scientific Meeting has come upon us, yet here I sit in my hotel room in Washington, DC with Day 1 already behind us!  My adventure began yesterday at 4am, when I had to get up in order to make my…

• October 26, 2012

  Onward to Washington: ACR, RPF and a Video Contest

  Last November, I spent a weekend in Chicago and was able to attend a brief part of the American College of Rheumatology’s Annual Scientific Meeting which was being held there.  I spent a day working in the Exhibit Hall on behalf of the Rheumatoid Patient Foundation (RPF), met other patients with Rheumatoid Disease that I…