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
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
Talking with your Family and Friends about Inflammatory Arthritis
A common frustration expressed by patients in my clinic with rheumatoid arthritis (and other types of inflammatory arthritis) is that their family and friends have very little grasp of what is occurring to them, often with significant misconceptions. Family and friends want to help, but struggle to understand what they can do, feeling lost. They try to be sympathetic to … Read More about Talking with your Family and Friends about Inflammatory Arthritis