New position at Twin Cities Orthopedics

Paul SufkaAnnouncements

I am excited to announce that I am starting a new position as a rheumatologist with Twin Cities Orthopedics, and will be available to start seeing patients in mid-June 2023. If you would like to schedule an appointment with me at Twin Cities Orthopedics, please follow this link to visit their rheumatology specialty page. I am committed to providing the … Read More

Launching @ACR_Journals Account as Social Media Editor

Paul SufkaAnnouncements, Med Tech, Social Media

I’m honored to announce that I’ll be working as social media editor for the newly formed @ACR_Journals social media account on Twitter, curating online content for the official American College of Rheumatology Journals: Arthritis & Rheumatology, Arthritis Care & Research, and the soon to be launched (on March 15th), ACR Open Rheumatology. A great portion of my personal rheumatology knowledge … Read More

#ACR16 Tweetup – Washington D.C.

Paul SufkaAnnouncements, Conferences, Education, Social Media

“Social media is not a fad because it’s human.” — Gary Vaynerchuk (@garyvee) #ACR16 Tweetup When: Sunday, November 13 from 4:30–6:00 PM Where: West Overlook – 2nd Floor – Walter E. Washington Convention Center Who: Everyone! Official session overview: The tweet up is an informal event without an agenda organized by ACR members. It is an opportunity for members who … Read More

Online Roundup and Upcoming Projects

Paul SufkaAnnouncements, Conferences, Education, Hobbies, Med Tech, Rheumatology Podcast, Social Media, Uncategorized

“Life can be much broader, once you discover one simple fact, and that is that everything around you that you call life was made up by people that were no smarter than you. And you can change it, you can influence it, you can build your own things that other people can use. Once you learn that, you’ll never be … Read More

Announcing the Successful Launch of #RheumJC: Rheumatology Journal Club on Twitter

Paul SufkaAnnouncements, Education

Although still in it’s infancy, I’m happy to announce the successful launch of a new Rheumatology Journal Club on Twitter: #RheumJC. We just completed the our first online discussion of Tacrolimus versus mycophenolate mofetil for induction therapy of lupus nephritis and had a great turnout, with 519 tweets on the day of the journal club (summary available here). We thank … Read More

Speaking at HealthPartners Primary Care Update Conference

Paul SufkaAnnouncements, Conferences

I’m happy to be invited to speak for the upcoming conference HealthPartners Primary Care Update: Pathways to Knowledge on September 19, 2014. I’ll be giving a presentation titled Rheumatology Pearls from 11:15-12:00, which will briefly review: Common labs ordered in rheumatology Differentiating inflammatory from non-inflammatory arthritis. Gout: diagnosis, acute and chronic management Download slides: PDF (15.1 MB) Keynote (17.2 MB) [stored on … Read More

Speaking at Strategies in Primary Care Conference – Minneapolis – Sept 23

Paul SufkaAnnouncements

I’m proud to announce that I’ll be speaking at the 29th Annual Strategies in Primary Care Medicine conference in Minneapolis on September 23rd. I’ll be speaking on the second day of the conference, from 11:10-11:55am on Recent Advances in Rheumatology for Primary Care Physicians. After attending this talk, participants should: “Be able to apply recent updates in the diagnosis and treatment … Read More