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The RAPID—Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Primary Care Initiative for Improved Diagnosis and Outcomes—educational initiative addresses the critical importance of the primary care clinician in the early diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis, the benefits of early/aggressive therapy, as well as diagnostic and patient management algorithms designed to improve patient care.
The RAPID Planning Committee consists of representatives from both the rheumatology and primary care sectors and features some of the leaders in the field of rheumatoid arthritis as faculty.
Primary Care Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis: Making the Diagnosis and Optimizing Outcomes
This monograph focuses on the role of the primary care provider in diagnosing and managing rheumatoid arthritis and devotes particular attention to identifying situations when a rheumatologist should be consulted. A patient education pamphlet providing an overview of the disease is included in the monograph.
Release date: June 2011
Expiration date: June 2012
Estimated time to complete activity: 1 hour
Ask the Expert: Addressing questions on the management of patients with rheumatoid arthritis
In this Ask the Expert series, Drs. Michael Weinblatt, Clifton Bingham, and Karen Costenbader respond to your clinical questions on topics relating to the management and care of patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Release date: September 13, 2011
Expiration date: September 13, 2012
Estimated time to complete activity: 45 minutes
Rheumatoid Arthritis: Primary Care Initiative for Improved Diagnosis and Outcomes – Webcast
This expert discussion focuses on the criteria necessary for making an early provisional diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), referring a patient to a rheumatologist, providing care to an RA patient while waiting for the rheumatologist to begin disease-modifying therapy, and managing common comorbidities seen in patients with RA.
Release date: October 24, 2011
Expiration date: October 24, 2012
Estimated time to complete activity: 1 hour
Management of Established Rheumatoid Arthritis
In this interactive online and mobile ClinicalUpdate activity, Drs. Vivian Bykerk and David Kountz discuss the continuing management of patients with diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis in the primary care setting. Topics include the importance of monitoring for changes in disease activity and the management and monitoring of common comorbid conditions, including cardiovascular disease, infection, malignancies, and pulmonary complications.
Optimizing Outcomes: Making the Early Diagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis in Primary Care
In this interactive online and mobile ClinicalUpdate activity, Drs. Karen Costenbader and Paul Doghramji discuss the importance of an early and accurate provisional diagnosis and targeted laboratory screening for patients with suspected rheumatoid arthritis, as well as the advantages of a multidisciplinary team approach and the benefit of early intervention on the course and prognosis of rheumatoid arthritis.
RAPID clinician educator - Available for the iPhone® and your pocket!
This pocket educator is designed to be a practical reference guide for use in your medical office. Side A presents an overview of RA and lists the signs of early RA to aid in early detection. Side B is designed for patients and should help you discuss the disease with your patients. An interactive version of this clinician educator is available as an iPhone application and includes video demonstrations of the squeeze test, patient perspectives on the role of primary care in RA management, and dialogs between rheumatologists and primary care physicians regarding patient care.
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To claim credit for the RAPID clinician educator pocket guide, please go to Thomas Jefferson University.
