Partnering With Your Pharmacist
02 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Once the prescription is written, pharmacists like Katherine McCarthy step in—often becoming the s...
Cognitive Dysfunction in Inflammatory Arthritis
18 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode explores the evolving intersection of rheumatology and cognitive science, beginning wit...
Assessing and Addressing Grief and Depression Utilizing Lifestyle Medicine
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we explore what happens when clinicians look beyond the prescription pad and begin ...
Therapeutic Advances in CPPD
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we shine a light on Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)—a condition t...
RheumCode
25 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we explore RheumCode, a groundbreaking new initiative from the American College of ...
Get Ready for ACR Convergence 2025
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to ACR Convergence 2025 in Chicago! Here, Dr. Hausmann delivers a quick update on what our p...
The Benefits of RhMSUS Certification
07 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, we dive into the ins and outs of the rheumatology musculoskeletal ultrasound...
ACR Convergence 2025 Preview
23 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we preview ACR Convergence 2025 in Chicago this October with Dr. Greg Gardner, Chai...
RDAM 2025 – Rheum Moves!
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In recognition of Rheumatic Disease Awareness Month this September, this episode explores the criti...
2025 Guideline Summary for the Treatment of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
26 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's been over two decades since the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) last released comprehens...
Patient Support Groups
12 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we're joined by Karen Durrant, founder of the Autoinflammatory Alliance, who shares...
Juvenile Dermatomyositis
29 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we're joined by myositis expert Dr. Brian Feldman to explore Juvenile Dermatomyosit...
Therapies for Sjögren's Disease
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we're joined by Dr. Dana DiRenzo to explore groundbreaking developments in the trea...
From Fellowship to Private Practice
01 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we take the leap from the structured world of rheumatology fellowship into the dyna...
Behçet's Disease
17 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we examine Behcet's Disease—a rare, multisystem inflammatory disorder that contin...
Advocacy in Action: 2025 Progress Report
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we deliver a critical update on the rapidly evolving legislative landscape impactin...
Chronic Pain in Spondyloarthritis: Differentiating Active Disease From Fibromyalgia
20 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we examine the evaluation of pain in patients with chronic inflammatory arthritis, ...
Use of GLP-1 in Rheumatology
06 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode explores the evolving role of GLP-1 agonists in rheumatology, highlighting their potent...
The Role of AI in Rheum's Workforce Challenges
22 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we dive into the evolving role of AI in rheumatology—exploring how it's already r...
Emerging Therapies for IgG4-Related Disease
08 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we dive into the complexities of IgG4-Related Disease (IgG4-RD), a mysterious and m...
Diabetic Myonecrosis
25 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we dive into a fascinating and often overlooked aspect of rheumatology: complicatio...
The Year in Preview
11 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we dive into the cutting-edge advancements presented by Dr. Christopher T. Ritchlin...
Vagus Nerve Stimulation
25 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we explore a potential paradigm shift in the treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis. For...
Caring for Older Adults in Rheumatology
11 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we explore the unique challenges and considerations in treating older adults, focu...
How to Become a Physician-Writer
28 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If you're a healthcare provider or a storytelling enthusiast, you'll enjoy this episode featuring Dr...
The Year Ahead for ACR & ARP
14 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy New Year, Dear Listener! We're back for 2025 and have with us Dr. Carol Langford, President o...
Deficiency of Adenosine Deaminase 2 (DADA 2)
17 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Pui Y. Lee, a pediatric rheumatologist, leading researcher and clinician, joins us today to lend...
Campaigning for Rheumatology in An Election Year Legislative & Policy Update
03 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As 2024 ends, the ACR's Government Affairs Committee looks ahead to the 119th Congress to address ke...
ACR Convergence 2024: Updated ACR Lupus Nephritis Guideline
19 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We are proud to present the highly anticipated "ACR 2024 Lupus Nephritis Guideline" with First Auth...
ACR Convergence 2024: Emerging Threats in Rheumatology
17 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As we continue to highlight sessions from Convergence 2024, we came upon this talk we think you shou...
ACR Convergence 2024: Harnessing the Power of AI
15 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Can Artificial Intelligence (AI) ever replace the clinician or the researcher? Today, we explore the...
Clinical Challenges in ANCA Associated Vasculitis
05 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When should we choose rituximab over cyclophosphamide? What role can avacopan play as an adjunct the...
Sjögren's Disease
22 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Sara McCoy, rheumatologist and Sjögren's specialist, a "Sjögrensologist", joins us this week f...
ACR Convergence 2024 Preview
08 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our annual preview episode for Convergence is here, and we have AMPC (Annual Meeting Planning Commit...
Insights into Inborn Errors of Immunity (IEI)
24 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What are Inborn Errors of Immunity (IEI) and what should be done if you suspect them? Dr. Bharat Kum...
Rheumatic Disease Awareness Month: The Importance of Self-Management
10 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, the ACR is kicking off Rheumatic Disease Awareness Month (RDAM), and we've got Dr. Shah w...
How Should We Navigate Moral Dilemmas in Rheumatology?
27 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As physicians, ethical challenges are a certainty for us. Some can be spotted easily and avoided, bu...
Psoriatic Arthritis
13 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Master rheumatologist, Dr. Philip J. Mease, joins us for a deep dive into psoriatic arthritis (PsA)....
The Evolution of Rheumatology
30 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
To know where you're going, you need to understand where you've been. This week, we asked Adam J. Br...
Partnering with Your Physical Therapist
16 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we explore what the field of physical therapy can offer to our patient's care plan. We ex...
AI in Rheumatology
02 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Is there a future for AI (Artificial Intelligence) in Rheumatology? Technologies such as Chat GPT an...
Theory & Application of CAR-T Therapy
18 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
By now, you likely have heard about CAR-T Cell therapy, but what exactly is it? Today, we dive headl...
Lyme Arthritis
04 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Internationally renowned Lyme Disease clinician and researcher, Dr. Allen Steere, joins us for a dis...
Lung Disease in Systemic Sclerosis
21 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Expert researcher and clinician, Dr. Elana Bernstein, is our guest this week as we dive into lung di...
Ultrasound Use in Rheumatology
07 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Dr. Hausmann takes on Ultrasound in Rheumatology, exploring its use in the field and diag...
Practicing Pediatric Rheumatology in Southeast Asia
23 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join us this week as Jon meets with a truly influential woman in the medical field, Dr. Elizabeth An...
Managing Osteoporosis
09 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Bone health may not be first on the mind when discussing rheumatology, however, Dr. Marcy Bolster be...
Immune Related Adverse Events of Checkpoint Inhibitors
26 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When a patient is diagnosed with cancer, treatments that force the immune system into overdrive are ...
State-of-the-Art Clinical Symposium (SOTA) Preview
12 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
April is just around the corner, and so is 2024's State-of-the-Art Clinical Symposium (SOTA)! This w...
The Rheumatology Access Expansion Initiative
27 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join us this week for an insightful and encouraging discussion with Drs. Mandal and Grant, the found...
Partnering with Your Occupational Therapist
13 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kicking off a new series in conjunction with ARP, we're spending time with professionals in the fiel...
Placebos: Their Effects and Why They Work
30 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If there was ever any evidence for the depth of complexity within our own brains, look no further th...
IgG4-Related Disease
16 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join us this week for an in-depth discussion on IgG4-Related Disease with one of the premiere resear...
The Clinical Year in Preview
19 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As the year winds down and a new year is about to begin, looking back sometimes forces us to look ah...
New ACR GIOP Guidelines with Dr. Mary Beth Humphrey
05 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Hausmann interviews the first author of the 2022 American College of Rheumatology Guideline for ...
ACoA: Recruiting, Retaining and Sustaining the Rheumatology Workforce
15 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We are LIVE from the San Diego Convention Center with Dr. Snow, Dr. Bulbin, and Dr. Phillips, fresh ...
ACoA: The Daily Round Up - November 14 2023
15 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Hausmann, MD interviews our Convergence attendees on the floor of the San Diego Convention Cente...
ACoA: The Daily Round Up - November 13 2023
14 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Hausmann, MD interviews our Convergence attendees on the floor of the San Diego Convention Cente...
ACoA: Rethinking APS with the Guidance of New Classification Criteria
14 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Award-winning researcher, Dr. Doruk Erkan joins us today with newly published classification criter...
ACoA: Advocacy Year in Review
13 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We welcome Dr. Christina Downey back onto our show, this time LIVE from Convergence 2023! You may re...
ACoA: The Daily Round Up - November 12 2023
13 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Hausmann, MD interviews our Convergence attendees on the floor of the San Diego Convention Cente...
ACoA: ACR Guidelines: Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD)
12 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The weekend of Convergence 2023 continues! Dr. Sindhu Johnson presented the new 2023 ACR Interstitia...
ACoA: Thrombotic Microangiopathy
11 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to "ACR Convergence on Air" (ACoA)! Our daily coverage of ACR Convergence 2023! First up: wh...
Convergence 2023 Sneak Peek
07 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
ACR Convergence 2023 begins this Saturday! Dr. Hausmann gets on the mic for this short preview to un...
65. Importance of Patient Organizations
24 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Your patients are seeing you regularly, and things are going well. What else could they possibly nee...
64. ACR Convergence 2023 Preview
10 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
ACR Convergence 2023 is very nearly here, and with it only being a few weeks away, it's also time fo...
63. Revisiting Advocacy in Rheumatology
26 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Most may find the topic of advocacy to be uninteresting or too big to tackle with such busy schedule...
62. Joining a Practice
12 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Congratulations, you've completed your rheumatology fellowship! Armed with the knowledge, skills and...
61. Funding Through the Rheumatology Research Foundation
29 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
No matter what stage of your career you're in, the Rheumatology Research Foundation can help and s...
60. Ophthalmology for the Rheumatologist
15 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our eyes: reflections of the soul, can say more than lips without need of translation and give us a ...
59. Healthcare Disparities in Rheumatology
01 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, we've invited Dr. Irene Blanco, MD, MS, to the show for a discussion regardi...
58. Patient Participation in Research
18 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Health research methodologist and clinical epidemiologist, Dr. Emily Sirotich, PhD is our guest this...
57. Sarcoidosis
04 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sarcoidosis: What is it? Why does it occur? Are there any potential environmental triggers? Our gues...
56. How Environmental Factors Can Impact Patient Care
20 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we invited Dr. Paul Dellaripa to discuss why patients and providers should be concerned r...
55. Macrophage Activation Syndrome
06 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week we've invited Dr. Lauren Henderson of Boston Children's Hospital to discuss what Macrophag...
54. Relapsing Polychondritis (RP)
23 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join us this week for a very special episode, that is just as much a personal story as it is an educ...
53. Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition (CPPD)
09 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition (CPPD) - is one of the most common inflammatory arthritis in the w...
52. ACR Workforce Solutions
25 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week we discuss a pressing issue facing healthcare in the United States: The shortage of rheuma...
51. Gout
11 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Gout, despite being one of the most well-known and recognizable rheumatic diseases, still has large ...
50. In Practice: Tech Solutions
28 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Founder of Attune Health and Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine at The David Geffen School of ...
49. Improving Rheumatic Care Globally
14 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"Rheumatology For All" is an organization with a global mission: To increase access to rheumatology ...
48. Biosimilars
28 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week we discuss what a biosimilar is, why they're causing such controversy and why they've take...
47. Autoinflammatory Disease
14 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we have the distinct privilege to interview Dr. Dan Kaster, "The Father of Autio inflamma...
46. Empathy and Wellness
31 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, our guest is Assoc. Prof. Of Medicine in Rheumatology at Loma Linda Univ. And board certi...
45. Expert Tips on Funding Your Research
17 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we take a deep dive into the life of a researcher. We've invited Dr. Jeffrey Spar...
44. Reflecting on ACR Convergence 2022
13 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Dr. Alfred Kim joins Dr. Hausmann for a reflective episode, highlighting memorable mome...
43. Insights Into Private Practice
06 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join us this week as we welcome American College of Rheumatology Master, Dr. Herbert S. Baraf who i...
42. Navigating from Pediatric to Adult Care
22 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week we invited Dr. Stacy Ardoin, pediatric and adult rheumatologist, to discuss all the challe...
41. Hot Off the Press at ACR Convergence 2022
12 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to ACR Convergence 2022! Today, Dr. Vicki Shanmugam (host of ACR Journals on Air) joins Jon ...
Sneak Peek of "Hot Off the Press at ACR Convergence"
08 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
ACR Convergence 2022 is almost here, and with that, new trials, new medications and new results. We'...
40. ACR Convergence 2022 Preview
25 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Excited for ACR Convergence 2022? So are we! This week Jon catches up with AMPC Chair, Dr. Sharon Ko...
39. The Science Behind Reprocessing Pain
11 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we discuss how pain syndromes occur, what's happening in the brain, how to diagnose ...
38. Revisiting the Great Debate JAKs vs TNFs
27 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
During "The Great Debate" at ACR Convergence 2020, the question: "Should JAK inhibitors be started b...
37. Expert Insights on Treating Spondyloarthritis
13 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we've invited a clinical expert of spondyloarthritis, Dr. Maureen Dubreuil. In this episode, ...
36. Hot Topics – Spring & Summer 2022 Edition
30 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week's episode is another installment of our popular "Hot Topics" series, where we discuss "mus...
35. Guideline for Vaccinations in Patients with Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases
16 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, we discuss the "ACR's 2022 Guideline Summary for Vaccinations in Patients wi...
34. Responding to and Dealing with Implicit Bias as a Healthcare Provider
02 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today we're talking about implicit bias with Dr Arin Reeves. What bias is, how it permeates our live...
33. B-Cell Depleting Therapies and COVID-19
19 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week we welcome Dr. Alfred Kim to our show as we discuss B-Cell depleting therapies and how pat...
32. The Importance of Mental Healthcare for Healthcare Providers
05 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today's episode is all about mental health for today's healthcare professionals with our guest, Dr. ...
31. 2021 Kawasaki Disease Guidelines
21 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today, in this episode, we'll discuss the new "2021 Guideline for the Management of Kawasaki Disease...