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Digging in to the 2011 American College of Rheumatology Scientific Meeting

November 17, 2011May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 2 Comments American College of Rheumatology, Research on Rheumatoid Arthritis, Rheumatoid Patient Foundation

As I returned from the 2010 American College of Rheumatology Scientific Meeting last year, I painted a picture for you of its significance and the impact it made on me. Those words are still a proper backdrop as we review the events of the 2011 meeting: Context, Care, & Complicated and I hope you’ll read...Continue reading 2 Comments » Read more

Kelly Young Wins WebMD Health Hero Award

November 13, 2011April 20, 2019 Kelly O'Neill 49 Comments e-patient, Patient advocacy, Rheum Disease in the Media, Rheumatoid Patient Foundation

WebMD magazine chooses Kelly as 1 of 4 “Champions of Care”! Look what I found on my dresser when we got home from Chicago last night! The new WebMD magazine with yours truly in it! You can click on the images to enlarge and read the text or read the story on the WebMD Health Hero honorees...Continue reading 49 Comments » Read more

Update from Chicago!

November 11, 2011May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 4 Comments American College of Rheumatology, Doing Projects with RA, Rheumatoid Patient Foundation

It’s our last day in Chicago! Katie Beth and I are going to be tourists for a half-day and then pack for an early flight. All day tomorrow we’ll be in transit. Here’s a quick update until I’m able to write more. The last couple of months have been spent in almost constant preparation for the...Continue reading 4 Comments » Read more

Does It Matter Whether Rheumatoid Arthritis Affects DIP Joints?

November 9, 2011May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 64 Comments Rheumatoid Arthritis symptoms, Talking to doctors

Arguments in rheumatology which are critical for patients Certain issues need to be settled in order to improve patient care for RA. Some things that have been “understood” or taught for years are wrong. These issues lead to inconsistencies in the practice of doctors who care for RA patients. Some of those issues have been taken head-on here...Continue reading 64 Comments » Read more

Mayo Clinic Video Interview: Patients at ACR Scientific Meeting

November 6, 2011April 20, 2019 Kelly O'Neill 11 Comments American College of Rheumatology, Patient advocacy, Video or podcast

Some of you may be puzzled about what I’m doing in Chicago. So here’s a brief summary and a video interview with Mayo Clinic News Blog telling why patients are interested in a scientific meeting like the ACR Scientific Meeting. What happens at the American College of Rheumatology Scientific Meeting? “The ACR/ARHP Annual Scientific Meeting will be...Continue reading 11 Comments » Read more

Video: Rheumatoid Patient Foundation Gives RA Patients a Voice

November 4, 2011May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 1 Comment Patient advocacy, Rheumatoid Patient Foundation, Video or podcast

This week, the Rheumatoid Patient Foundation (RPF) conducts our first exhibit at the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Annual Scientific Meeting. Beginning tomorrow, we’ll present our video The Faces of Rheumatoid Disease to doctors, researchers, and industry attending the ACR meeting. We’ve also prepared other materials that we’ll be sharing with you in the coming...Continue reading 1 Comment » Read more

When Rheumatology Is Sexy

November 2, 2011May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 16 Comments Communicating about RA, Living with chronic illness like RA

If medicine can be sexy the way a new car or an iPhone is, what about rheumatology? Is there anything desirable or exciting there? Possibly, according to rheumatologist Ronan Kavanagh who wrote “The sexiness and cool of rheumatology.” Mostly, rheumatologists examine things that healthy people look away from: disability, deformity, and pain. The father of modern...Continue reading 16 Comments » Read more