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UAAC’s Dr. Ernest Vina Papers Appear in JAMA Open Network, Lupus Journals
Oct 30, 2018

UA rheumatologist Ernest Vina, MD, MS, co-authored papers published in JAMA Network Open on “Positive psychological intervention on pain and functional difficulty among adults with osteoarthritis” 


‘Conquering Arthritis...Meet the University of Arizona Arthritis Center Researchers,’ Nov. 8
Oct 29, 2018

An opportunity to visit one-on-one with UA Arthritis Center faculty members, physicians and scientists to learn about the Center’s leading-edge research.


UAAC Faculty and Affiliates Present at the American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting
Oct 18, 2018

Led by University of Arizona Arthritis Center Director C. Kent Kwoh, MD, UAAC and UA Division of Rheumatology researchers had 15 abstracts accepted for the 2018 American College of Rheumatology/American Rheumatology Health Professionals Annual Meeting held Oct. 19-24 in Chicago in October,.


UAAC Presents 'Focus on Arthritis Week' at world renown Canyon Ranch Health Resort
Oct 12, 2018

University of Arizona Arthritis Center faculty and researchers presented a series of lectures to highlight 'Focus on Arthritis Week' at world renown Canyon Ranch Health Resort in Tucson, Oct. 9 -12.


The Future of Health Care — Insurance, Access to Care, Prescription Benefits — to be Discussed by UA Health-Care Policy Expert, Oct. 3
Sep 26, 2018

Critical issues facing the U.S. health-care system and the potential impact of the mid-term elections will be discussed by Daniel Derksen, MD, a nationally noted health-care policy expert and associate vice president for health equity, outreach and interprofessional activities at the University of Arizona Sciences. The free lecture will include time for questions and answers.


Scleroderma and Vasculitis Specialist Dr. Alicia Rodriguez-Pla Joins UA Rheumatology Faculty
Sep 20, 2018

Also a University of Arizona Arthritis Center member, she trained at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Johns Hopkins University and Boston University and conducted research on lupus at the Baylor Institute for Immunology Research in Dallas.


UAAC Director C. Kent Kwoh, MD to Present at International Orthopaedic Congress
Sep 12, 2018

University of Arizona Arthritis Center Director C. Kent Kwoh, MD, will deliver two presentations at the 2018 Silk Road Xi'an International Orthopaedic Conference in Xi'an, China this month.


‘From Sick Care to Health Care: Lifestyle Medicine and the Prevention of Chronic Disease’ Subject of UA Arthritis Center Lecture, Sept. 5
Aug 28, 2018

Free and open to the public, the lecture features UA Sarver Heart Center cardiologist, Dr. Charles Katzenberg, who will discuss the difference between preventing and treating chronic disease, advances in lifestyle medicine, acute and chronic inflammation, the emerging science about the microbiome and tools people can use to reduce disease risk.


Scleroderma and Vasculitis Specialist Alicia Rodriguez-Pla Joins UA Faculty
Aug 27, 2018

Scleroderma and vasculitis specialist Alicia Rodriguez-Pla, MD, PhD, MPH has joined the University of Arizona Division of Rheumatology faculty.


Dr. C. Kent Kwoh Named to Prestigious Committee of American College of Rheumatology
Aug 9, 2018

C. Kent Kwoh, MD, chief of the University of Arizona Division of Rheumatology, director of the UA Arthritis Center and holder of the Charles A.L. and Suzanne M. Stephens Endowed Chair in Rheumatology at the UA College of Medicine – Tucson, will serve a three-year term on the Division Directors Special Committee, which is charged with advancing rheumatology through support of clinical care, research, education and advocacy.


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