12S106: Finding Solutions to the Rheumatology Workforce Shortage

Saturday, November 12, 2022

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Time

Location: Room 113

CE: 1

All of the relevant financial relationships listed for faculty have been mitigated.

Moderator(s)

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Jennifer Moody, -None-

ECG Management Consultants
Dallas, TX, United States

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

This session will discuss the initiatives of the New ACR Workforce Solutions Committee to increase rheumatology services and patient access in underserved areas. Speakers will review the use of the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) mapping technology to optimally target workforce solutions in underserved areas followed by an interactive panel discussion highlighting the current and future plans addressing the rheumatology workforce shortage.

Learning Objectives:

Define the impact of the adult and pediatric rheumatologist workforce shortage on the practice of rheumatology
Summarize ACR’s goals and objectives for creating and implementing workforce solutions
Identify solutions that would enhance academic and community practice workforce challenges

Presentations:

11:00 AM – 11:20 AM Eastern Time

The Rheumatology Workforce Shortage: Exploring Solutions
Speaker: Daniel Battafarano, DO – San Antonio, TX
11:20 AM – 11:50 AM Eastern Time

Discussion with Workforce Solutions Committee Members
Panelist: Daniel Battafarano, DO – San Antonio, TX
Panelist: Colleen Correll, MD, MPH – University of Minnesota
Panelist: Beth Jonas, MD – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Panelist: Janet L. Poole, PhD, OT, FAOTA – University of New Mexico
Panelist: Rosalind Ramsey-Goldman, MD, DrPH – Northwestern University
Panelist: Sean Fahey, MD – Piedmont Healthcare
11:50 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Time

Q&A