ACR Clinical Research Conference

项目摘要-摘要 美国流变学学院（ACR）促进了临床研究，并培养了一个 研究人员之间交流尖端科学信息的环境， 风湿性疾病和临床医生通过其年度临床研究会议，科学 在ACR年会召开之前，在会议现场举行的研讨会。 ACR的会议和科学会议汇集了适当的专家，他们可以 否则就没有机会见面了。流变学以外领域的专家 也有助于拓宽研究视角。年会是 提供一个论坛，就研究、教育、 病人护理和社会经济问题。年度会议，其中继续增长， 美国和国际关节炎健康专业人士的出席，吸引了超过15，000 与会者。 为了强调风湿性关节炎的临床研究方法， 肌肉骨骼患者为导向的研究，ACR已纳入编程 自2004年以来，强调临床研究进入年会。本次会议不同于 类似的会议，因为它集中关注临床研究和方法 关节炎和肌肉骨骼疾病。类似的会议并不集中在校长身上 风湿性疾病研究人员解决的问题。 会议由科罗拉多大学丹佛分校的Aryeh Fischer博士组织， Stephen Mathai，医学博士，约翰霍普金斯大学和ACR研究委员会（Shervin Assassi，医学博士，理学硕士，德克萨斯大学休斯顿分校健康科学）。Aryeh Fischer博士是一位 大学风湿病学和肺医学系副教授 在科罗拉多。他的临床和研究专长的具体领域是自身免疫相关肺 疾病 Stephen C. Mathai是约翰霍普金斯大学的医学助理教授 医学院肺部和重症监护医学部。Mathai医生的临床 研究兴趣是结缔组织病相关的肺部疾病， 关注硬皮病相关疾病。

Project Summary-Abstract The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) has facilitated clinical research and cultivated an environment for the exchange of cutting edge scientific information between investigators in rheumatic diseases and clinicians through its annual Clinical Research Conference, a scientific symposium that occurs immediately prior to the ACR Annual Meeting at the site of the meeting. The ACR's conference and scientific meetings draws together appropriate experts who may otherwise not have an opportunity to meet. Experts whose fields are outside of rheumatology are also included to help broaden the research perspectives. The Annual Meeting is the principal mechanism for providing a forum for the exchange of ideas about research, education, patient care and socioeconomic issues. The Annual Meeting, which has continued to grow in attendance of both US and international arthritis health professionals, attracts more than 15,000 attendees. In order to emphasize the methodology of clinical research underlying rheumatic and musculoskeletal patient oriented research, the ACR has incorporated programming emphasizing clinical research into the Annual Meeting since 2004. This conference differs from similar meetings because it provides a concentrated focus on clinical research and methodology in arthritis and musculoskeletal disorders. Similar meetings are not focused on the principal problems addressed by rheumatic disease researchers. The meeting has been organized by Aryeh Fischer, MD, University of Colorado-Denver, Stephen Mathai, MD, John Hopkins University and the ACR Committee on Research (Shervin Assassi, MD, MS, University of Texas Health Science at Houston). Dr. Aryeh Fischer is an Associate Professor in the Divisions of Rheumatology and Pulmonary Medicine at the University of Colorado. His specific area of clinical and research expertise is autoimmune associated lung diseases. Stephen C. Mathai is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine. Dr. Mathai's clinical and research interests are in connective tissue disease related lung disease with a specific focus on scleroderma-related disease.