by RNSAdmin | Apr 13, 2018 | Events
The RNS’s Annual Forum Series continues with the 2019 Pacific Coast Rheumatology Forum (PCRF)! This event is a two day evidence-based accredited continuing education and networking experience that will enhance your skills to practice in the specialty of rheumatology...
by RNSAdmin | Apr 10, 2018 | Education
So this is new and fancy. Just when I thought I had the whole “shingles vaccine thing” covered, along come the JAK inhibitors to throw a monkey wrench into the whole shebang. Let’s start with what I thought I knew: Shingles are bad, patients with autoimmune...
by RNSAdmin | Apr 3, 2018 | Education
The annual conference of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR)/Association for Rheumatology Health Professionals (ARHP) is typically the premier annual venue in the United States for the presentation of current and upcoming research topics in the field of...
by RNSAdmin | Mar 27, 2018 | Education
A few months ago, our office received an urgent call from an anxious primary care provider (PCP) asking to speak with our clinic director. In his office, he had an 18-year-old female (JW) crying in pain. A college freshman, JW said she had been experiencing severe...
by RNSAdmin | Mar 20, 2018 | Education, Psoriatic Arthritis
Two years ago, a 30-year-old woman (RB) came to our office for an initial consult. She was in a wheelchair, covered from head to toe with a knit hat, turtleneck top, long knit pants, and Ugg boots. She was reticent to make eye contact with our staff and visibly...
