New research at ACR Convergence 2023, the American College of Rheumatology's (ACR) annual meeting, describes the expansion of a novel program to train primary care physicians (PCPs) in the diagnosis and management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in Native American communities that have little or no access to rheumatology care.
Reviewed by Danielle Ellis, B.Sc.Nov 7 2023 New research at ACR Convergence 2023, the American College of Rheumatology's annual meeting, describes the expansion of a novel program to train primary care physicians in the diagnosis and management of rheumatoid arthritis in Native American communities that have little or no access to rheumatology care .
Jennifer Mandal, MD, assistant professor at the University of California, San Francisco and director of the RAE Initiative Most participants were PCPs, but pharmacists, community health representatives, and providers from non-primary care settings such as emergency medicine, ophthalmology, and orthopedics also enrolled.
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