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Building an ACR Annual Meeting for the Whole World

David Liew, FRACP

For many rheumatologists around the world, coming to America was a pilgrimage of sorts. A long journey and an expensive exercise but a worthy one – a fundamentally human exchange of ideas, where the person next to you could be from Arkansas, Alberta, or Amsterdam, but equally from Argentina, Algeria, Azerbaijan, or even Australia. So how (dare I say, on earth) do we translate that to our electronic screens?

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Excited About ACR Convergence 2020

Antoni Chan, MD, PhD

I always think of why I attend the ACR: to gain new information and knowledge and bring it back to my clinic for my patients. Here's what I'm looking forward to this year.

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Six Things Rheumatologists Need to Know About COVID-19

Rachel Tate, DO

From flu shots and face masks to vaccines and searching for the immunological endotype, here are six things rheumatologists need to know about COVID-19.

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Industry Abstract Previews - ACR2020

Jack Cush, MD

Each pharmaceutical company has spent months and years preparing to present and highlight their featured clinical trials and abstracts at ACR 2020.  This is our selection of their best studies for you to review and evaluate as part of your to-do list.

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A Convergence of Ideas: COVID19 and ACR

Kathryn H. Dao, M.D.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, rheumatologists scrambled to figure out how the SARS-CoV-2 virus will affect their patients with immune mediated inflammatory diseases (IMID). Meeting the needs of patients, managing a practice, and trying to balance a home life have many doctors stressed.

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Check Out the Virtual ACR Playbook

Jack Cush, MD

If you need a plan for this weekend's ACR meeting, check out and download our latest, "Virtual ACR 2020 Playbook". The playbook covers: setting virtual learning goals, sessions you probably shouldn't miss, how to still have peer interactions, what to do if you only have time to "dabble' - and more.

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ACR 2020 Your Way - Get Your Topic Emails

Jack Cush, MD

ACR is but a few days away; the question is: how will you tackle this virtual meeting? RheumNow has created several options for learning the way you want to. First is to feed your need. Are you a lupologist? A gout maven? A Spondylitis sleuth? A drug safety wannabe?

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Timezones wont stop international attendees to make #rheum for knowledge at #ACR20. Watch to see @RHEUMarampa @RichardPAConway @drdavidliew interview @DrSwamyV 🌎🌍🌏 @RheumNow https://t.co/dbIjiLhUnh

LiSa rheumarhyme ( View Tweet)

#ACR20 has a fantastic virtual platform & have put in a big effort to make the meeting friendly for international attendees. I had a great chat about it with @DrSwamyV (@ACRheum Chair, Education) @RheumNow with @RichardPAConway @RHEUMarampa Check it out: https://t.co/TDHg0PExBC

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David Liew drdavidliew ( View Tweet)

You can watch study group sessions that you were unable to get into by clicking on the session to access the recording! #ACR20 @RheumNow https://t.co/HdFthToKQ7

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Meral K. El Ramahi, MD MeralElRamahiMD ( View Tweet)

@RheumNow #ACR20 abs0083 Whole exome sequencing & HLA allele prediction in 43 Irish CNO pts show increased association w/HLA-B*27:05 (+in 17.5% pts vs 6% of the Irish population). 18.6% w/personal &18.6%family Hx of PSO. 88% of cases w/multifocal disease, 51% failed 1st line Rx

Olga Petryna DrPetryna ( View Tweet)

ACR president Dr. Ellen Gravallese: "We should be in the room where it happens" because "our knowledge and insights are highly relevant" #ACR20 @RheumNow #Hamilton

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"Educational conferences will never be the same" Ellen Gravallese, MD. Already in action at #ACR20 @RheumNow

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Healthcare disparity posters at #ACR20 impactful! Abst#0049 showed decreased Patient Portal activation in UNC in rural area, minority race, older age, lower income, Medicaid, non-English speaker. Interested in portal usage, not just activation. @RheumNow

Eric Dein ejdein1 ( View Tweet)

ACR President Dr. Ellen Gravallese reminds us in the opening remarks of #ACR20 of Francis Bacon’s prudent words: “Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes; and adversity is not without comforts and hopes.” @RheumNow

Meral K. El Ramahi, MD MeralElRamahiMD ( View Tweet)

Thank you to the ACR Executive Committee for all your hard work and efforts. And thank you Dr. Gravallese for an amazing start to the #ACR20 and your great leadership. @RheumNow https://t.co/eRrXo21v0Y
Meral K. El Ramahi, MD MeralElRamahiMD ( View Tweet)
Congratulations, Dr. James O’Dell on the ACR’s highest reward: the President Gold Medal. I had the privilege of meeting him years ago— such an exemplary person, physician, and leader. #ACR20 @RheumNow https://t.co/4R23itqGZJ
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Behind the scenes at our #irae “study group” @NohaMDAnderson @LCalabreseDO #ACR20 #Immunotherapy https://t.co/eE7E7Qi1Zq
Cassandra Calabrese CCalabreseDO ( View Tweet)
Loving the #ACR20 virtual experience..!! Dont have to run for 15 minutes between different lectures! Monitoring 3 things at a time..#toomuch @RheumNow https://t.co/CUu7EJZOno
Bella Mehta bella_mehta ( View Tweet)
Check out our "Virtual ACR2020 Playbook" to plan how you will take in and consume ACR20 from home and in your fuzzy slippers. https://t.co/5bsOFFXEMZ

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