Winter 2011

EDITORIAL
New Kid On The Blog
Philip A. Baer, MDCM, FRCPC, FACR

PRESIDENTIAL GREETINGS
Greetings from the CRA President
James Henderson, MD, FRCPC

VICE-PRESIDENTIAL GREETINGS
Greetings from the CRA Vice-President
Carter Thorne, MD, FRCPC, FACP

IMPRESSION AND OPINION
Abbott Chair in Education in Rheumatology:
Dr. Alfred Cividino

Canada Research Chair in Childhood Arthritis:
Dr. Brian Feldman

Ho Family Chair in Autoimmune Diseases:
Dr. Earl Silverman

Endowed Chair in Rheumatology:
Dr. Hani El-Gabalawy

Arthritis Society Endowed Research Chair in Rheumatic Diseases/Rheumatology:
Dr. Marvin Fritzler

REGIONAL NEWS
University of Western Ontario
Andy Thompson, MD, MHPE, FRCPC

Update from Winnipeg
Ramandip Singh, MD, FRCPC

NORTHERN (HIGH)LIGHTS
Where CRA Activities Fit in the Royal College’s New MOC Program

JOINT COUNT
Credits, Credits, Everywhere!
Philip A. Baer, MDCM, FRCPC, FACR

Fall 2011

EDITORIAL
G2G
Glen Thomson, MD, FRCPC

IMPRESSION AND OPINION
Help Stamp Out Ageism
Monique Camerlain, MD, FRCPC; and Geneviève Myhal, PhD

Top Ten Things Rheumatologists Should (And Might Not) Know About Geriatrics
William Earle DeCoteau, MD, FRCPC

NORTHERN (HIGH)LIGHTS
Arthritis Goes Mobile
John M. Esdaile MD, MPH, FRCPC, FCAHS; and Cheryl L. Koehn

JOINT COMMUNIQUÉ
From Coast to Coast: Reports from Rheumatology Associations Across the Country
Canadian Arthritis Network
Claire Bombardier, MD, FRCPC

Arthritis Alliance of Canada
Michel Zummer, MD, FRCPC

Society of Atlantic Rheumatologists
Evelyn D. Sutton, MD, FRCPC

Ontario Rheumatology Association
Vandana Ahluwalia, MD, FRCPC

Quebec Rheumatology Association
Denis Choquette, MD, FRCPC

Laurentian Conference of Rheumatology
Carol Yeadon, MD, FRCPC

Eastern Ontario Rheumatology Annual Meeting
John Thomson, MD, FRCPC

Scientific Committee
Joanne Homik, MD, MSc, FRCPC

REGIONAL NEWS
Université de Montréal
Boulos Haraoui, MD, FRCPC

HALLWAY CONSULT
An Approach to Muscular Masses
Lucie Roy, MD; and Alessandra Bruns, MD, MSc

JOINT COUNT
App, App, And Away!
Glen Thomson, MD, FRCPC

Summer 2011

EDITORIAL
Mandatory Reading
Glen Thomson, MD, FRCPC

NORTHERN HIGHLIGHTS
Summertime and the Workin’ is Easy

IMPRESSION AND OPINION
Evolution of the CRA and Accreditation
John Thomson, MD, FRCPC; and Carter Thorne, MD, FRCPC, FACP

JOINT COMMUNIQUÉ
The Canadian Rheumatology Association’s 2011 Committee Reports
Report from the CRA President
James Henderson, MD, FRCPC

Access to Care Committee
Michel Zummer, MD, FRCPC

Human Resources Committee
Barry Koehler, MD, FRCPC

Pediatric Section Committee
Lori Tucker, MD

Education Committee
Christopher Penney, MD, FRCPC

Management Committee
Cory Baillie, MD, FRCPC

Therapeutics Committee
Shahin Jamal, BScPT, MD, FRCPC, MSc

Website Committee
Mark Matsos, MD, FRCPC

British Columbia Society of Rheumatologists: Update
Jason Kur, MD, FRCPC

Lupus Clinic Celebrates 40th Anniversary
Dafna Gladman, MD, FRCPC

All the Luck in the World
Jody Lewtas, MD, FRCPC

Ontario Rheumatology Association: Meeting Report
Philip Baer, MDCM, FRCPC, FACR

REGIONAL NEWS
Rheumatology: Quebec
Murray Baron, MD, FRCPC

Rheumatology: The Okanagan
Robert Offer, MD, FRCPC, FACR

HALLWAY CONSULT
Joint and Bone Manifestations in GPA
Christian Pagnoux, MD, MPH

JOINT COUNT
Get a Job
Glen Thomson, MD, FRCPC

Spring 2011

EDITORIAL
Footprints
Glen Thomson, MD, FRCPC

IMPRESSION AND OPINION
Reformed Consent: A psychologist’s perspective on what patients want to know and how physicians can meet these needs when making informed consent decisions
Edward Johnson, PhD, C. Psych

NORTHERN HIGHLIGHTS
An Interview with the CRA’s 2011 Distinguished Rheumatologist: Dr. Gunnar R. Kraag

An Interview with the CRA’s 2011 Distinguished Investigator: Dr. Gillian Hawker

An Interview with the CRA’s 2011 Teacher-Educator:
Dr. Nader A. Khalidi

An Interview with the CRA’s 2011 Young Investigator:
Dr. Marie Hudson

JOINT COMMUNIQUÉ
Tropical Thunder
Glen Thomson, MD, FRCPC

CRA Annual Meeting: Back for a Second Mexican Experience in Cancun
Michel Gagné, MD, FRCPC

AHPA in Cancun: Report
Marlene Thompson, BScPT, BSc

Pearls in Rheumatology: A Review
Ricardo A. Cartagena, MD, FRCPC

IN MEMORIAM
David Hawkins
Johannes Roth, MD

Antoine Helewa
Barbara Stokes, PT, with contributions from Joan M. Walker, PhD

JOINT COUNT
Consenting to be Informed
Glen Thomson, MD, FRCPC

PHOTO CONTEST
Winners

Candid (Series 1)

Candid (Series 2)

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