ACR/ARHP - Preview 2008 - (Page 6) 6 ACR/ARHP Annual Scientific Meeting | October 24 – 29, 2008 daily News Preview clinician offerings continued from page 1 toward practicing rheumatologists and rheumatology health professionals. These offerings have grown and been enriched with outstanding pre-conference courses, more than 12 clinical symposia, special sessions, concurrent sessions, and talks that focus on the business side of medicine. “There is a lot of content that is relevant to clinical practice,” says James Freeman, MD, a practicing rheumatologist in Elmira, NY, and a member of the planning committee. “When I go to these meetings, it is like someone who hasn’t eaten in a week looking at a buffet — I try to get it all in and don’t want to miss anything.” So, what is on the educational “buffet” for clinicians this year? Below are some of the not-to-be missed sessions. “Rheumatoid Arthritis matologists to set the stage Treatment: From Guidefor clinicians — creating a lines to Optimal Care” will clinically significant context focus on patient safety and for the carefully selected the ACR recommendation research advances,” explains for the use of nonbiologic Dr. Mandell. and biologic therapies in Of particular interest to the treatment of RA, as clinicians is Plenary I, which well as explain how these will feature some of the highBrian F. Mandell, MD, PhD recommendations will be Chair, Annual Meeting Planning Committee est rated abstract submissions incorporated into RA qualto this year’s meeting and ity measures while discussing the process for will include study results from several cliniimplementing RA treatment guidelines into cal trials that are likely to influence current practice-based tools. patient treatment. Another clinical symposium, “Treating the Young Athlete,” will be of particular interest AcR medical Aspects of Rheumatic to pediatric rheumatologists who understand diseases that sports injuries are common in the young The ACR “Medical Aspects of Rheumatic athletes they treat. This session will take a Diseases” sessions are among Dr. Freeman’s closer look at the special concerns of female personal favorites, as they cover “conditions athletes, overuse syndromes in young elite that we, as rheumatologists, have to deal with performers, and treating the athlete with all the time,” he says. This year’s sessions are: rheumatic disease. There will be detailed “Immunizations in the Immunosuppressed discussions regarding hypercoagulable states, Host,” “Inflammatory Bowel Disease,” and immunodeficiency disorders, large vessel “Preserving the Beans and Other Points in arteritis, and metabolic bone disease. the Evaluation and Management of Chronic Kidney Disease.” “These sessions will be outclinically significant context standing,” says Karen Kolba, MD, a practicfor the Plenary sessions ing rheumatologist and committee member, This year the planning committee coupled “not only because of the topics that will be plenary sessions with introductory talks covered, but because of the speakers who aimed at pulling the clinician into researchhave been selected for their knowledge and based sessions. “We asked well-known rheuengaging speaking skills.” curbside consults Are Back, Rheumatology Educator Lectures debut These unique sessions will offer insights into areas that are of particular value to rheumatologists and other health professionals. “Curbside Consults – Ask the Professors” successfully debuted at the 2007 meeting. This session was so well attended and well received that it was natural to bring this opportunity back in 2008, and it is among the items now on Dr. Kolba’s annual meeting to-do list. “The planning committee focused on finding quality speakers who can answer the types of questions we might be asked as we go down the hallway in the hospital, or when speaking with patients,” she says. “These speakers do an amazing job of not only giving theoretical answers, but saying, ‘here is what you have to do now.’” For those clinical rheumatologists who are also involved in teaching in office, departmental, and hospital settings, the committee is introducing the ACR “Rheumatology Educator State-of-the-Art Lectures.” Designed to meet the ACGME requirement that all subspecialty program directors and key teaching faculty participate in a continuing education activity related to teaching or the process of medical education, the series includes three lectures: “Clinical Teaching: Teaching for Teachers,” “The Future of the RheumatolContinued on next page clinicians talking to clinicians: clinical symposia There are more than 12 clinical symposia being offered at the 2008 meeting. These sessions will provide instruction on improving patient care, share developments from other specialties, and offer advice on establishing practical patient management skills. The different symposia, according to Dr. Mandell, “feature clinicians who can communicate well with other clinicians, and will provide up-to-date topic reviews on the common, and less common, diseases that rheumatologists face every day.” About Gundersen Lutheran… Gundersen Lutheran is a dynamic based in scenic La Crosse, Wis. residents of western Wisconsin, northeastern Iowa. Our healthcare system is anchored by one of the and a teaching hospital with Level II Trauma Center. 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