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Renew Your Membership Today!
It's time to renew your membership for the 2011-2012 membership year. You can download a printable membership application.

News from the American College of Rheumatology/Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals
The American College of Rheumatology has formed a Musculoskeletal Ultrasound task force which is charged to assess the feasibility of developing certification for use of Musculoskeletal Ultrasound in the course of Rheumatology Practice. Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners are expected to be included along with Rheumatology Physicians in this process. Stay tuned for updates regarding new developments. SPAR′s current secretary, Susan Richmond, PA-C, is representing the ARHP in this endeavor. You may reach her at spar@focus-ed.net.

Salary Data
The 2009 Census report for rheumatology PAs has been drafted. Find out what rheumatology PAs are making for salary, if they are taking call, and what kind of procedures they are doing.

Compare salaries to Internal Medicine PAs across the country. Compare the mean with the Standard deviation and find out the range of salaries from the national AAPA census.

What is the mean age and the sex of practicing PAs in rheumatology? For the specifics, please go to the Professional Practice tab for this informative report.

ACR/ARHP Annual Conference in October

Join us in San Francisco, California for the ACR/ARHP annual meeting October 24-29, 2008.

SPAR is planning an evening get together at the ACR/ARHP meeting in San Francisco. Members of SPAR are invitied on Monday, October 27th at 6:30 PM to dinner. The restaurant is called the Kokkari and is located at 200 Jackson St (Front Street). San Francisco, California.

Please RSVP to Rick Pope, SPAR President at pop5rjhjc@aol.com. We can accept the first 10 who sign up but that is our limit so please let us know as soon as you can. No transportation is provided. Please call me on my cell phone if you should have any questions 203-217-3559. See you there!

SPAR members

Time to renew your membership for the 2008-2009 membership year. You should be receiving a renewal notice via e-mail. You can also access our on-line or print applications at Membership. Your membership and involvement in SPAR is integral to our success.

Beta Testers Needed

The ARHP is looking for people in the field of rheumatology to test the Modules which have been developed by the steering committee. This testing is somewhat time sensitive as there has been a delay in the roll out of these modules. PAs in Rheumatology, and especially SPAR members, have been asked to volunteer to help with this project. I think this is a great opportunity for us to help out. If you are interested in helping out please contact:

Oatisc@arcadia.edu

Carol A. Oatis, PT, PhD
Professor, Department of Physical Therapy
Arcadia University
450 S. Easton Rd.
Glenside, PA 19038
Phone: 215/572-2953
Fax: 215/572-2157

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