Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals (ARHP)

Overview:

Profession(s): Rheumatology
Scope: International
Formed: 1965
Members: 1,014
Address: 1800 Century Place, Suite 250, Atlanta, Georgia, 30345-4300, USA
Phone: 404-633-3777
Fax: 404-633-1870
Email: arhp@rheumatology.org
Website: www.rheumatology.org/arhp

Description:

The ARHP is a multidisciplinary organization of health professionals whose purposes are to enhance the skills and knowledge of its members and to promote the involvement of health professionals in rheumatologic disorders research, education, and quality patient care. Health professional membership qualification is a continuing interest in rheumatology practice, research, or education.

Mission/Aims:

The Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals, a division of the American College of Rheumatology, is an organization of health professionals that advances rheumatology through programs of education, research, and advocacy that foster excellence in the care of people with arthritis and rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases.

Principal Activities:

1. Annual Scientific Meeting with 10,000+ attendees, over 350 educational sessions, and 2000+ research abstracts
2. Monthly & "live" audioconference series on state of the art arthritis care and research
3. Quarterly arthritis meetings with 250+ attendeesand 30+ educational sessions
4. Advocacy in Washington, DC twice a year by health professionals and their patients
5. Publish Arthritis Care & Research journal and monthly arthritis newsletter

Member Benefits:

Receive the bimonthly Arthritis Care & Research (journal of clinical and health service reserach in rheumatology), monthly arthritis newsletter, networking access to 7500+ physicans and health professionals in the arthritis field via the directory and conferences, discounts on all our ARHP and ACR educational meetings and educational products, available grants and awards for arthritis clinicians and researchers, opportunity to present and publish research and innovative clinical models, and chance to interact with colleagues and gain leadership skills on ARHP committees, subcommittees, and task forces.

Training/Licensing/Certification:

The ARHP offers education training for all health professionals working with arthritis through our annual scientific meeting, audioconference series, and quarterly educational meetings with the American College of Rheumatology (ACR).