# ACR Clinical Research Conference

> **NIH NIH R13** · AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RHEUMATOLOGY · 2020 · $20,000

## Abstract

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.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10008969
- **Project number:** 5R13AR071268-05
- **Recipient organization:** AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RHEUMATOLOGY
- **Principal Investigator:** Anne-Marie Malfait
- **Activity code:** R13 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $20,000
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2016-09-19 → 2021-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10008969

## Citation

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