Objectives Define the major types of artificial intelligence relevant to healthcare Describe current and emerging applications of AI in rheumatology Evaluate the limitations, ethical concerns, and future directions of AI integration in rheumatologic practice AI Basics Definitions & hierarchy: Algorithms → Machine Learning → Deep Learning → Transformers → Large Language Models (LLMs) Transformers introduced self-attention (Vaswani et al. 2017) … Read More about The Current State of AI in Rheumatology — Virginia Society of Rheumatology 2025 Annual Meeting.
The Power of Technology and Collaboration in Research – Rheumatology Research Workshop
Slides from my Rheumatology Research Workshop presentation on how technology and collaboration can strengthen research.
Social Media in Medicine – Minneapolis VA Grand Rounds
My Affiliations and Disclosures. My Journey on social media: Tweetup at the 2011 ACR Scientific Meeting in Chicago. Social Media and the Tweetups at #ACR13. #ACR14 Follow Up: Social Media Bootcamp, Tweetup, Podcasts, and #RheumJC Beginnings. #RheumJC. ACR Committees. dotMD Conference in Dublin. Advocating for Rheumatology. The Rheumatologist: Fellows Forum: Helpful Twitter Follows & Chats for Fellows in Training. @ACR_Journals … Read More about Social Media in Medicine – Minneapolis VA Grand Rounds
My Top Priorities at a Medical Meeting
“It is not that we have a short time to live, but that we waste a lot of it.” — Seneca This year will be the tenth consecutive American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting that I have been able to attend. Each year, I have spent time prior to each meeting thinking about how to best optimize my time there, … Read More about My Top Priorities at a Medical Meeting
HealthPartners Orthopedic Surgery Grand Rounds: Rheumatology Update
Download PDF of slides (1.3 MB). References: Arthritis Care & Research: 2017 American College of Rheumatology/ American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons Guideline for the Perioperative Management of Antirheumatic Medication in Patients With Rheumatic Diseases Undergoing Elective Total Hip or Total Knee Arthroplasty Schairer WW, et al. Preoperative Hip Injections Increase the Rate of Periprosthetic Infection After Total Hip … Read More about HealthPartners Orthopedic Surgery Grand Rounds: Rheumatology Update