With respect to education, AHPA has the twin mission of promoting education in the field of rheumatology and encouraging interdisciplinary communication. There are two avenues by which AHPA strives to do this:

2010 AHPA Pre-Conference Presentations
Presentations from the Pre-Course are now online with more being updated frequently.
2010 Pre-Course Presentations

2010 Educational Audio Conference Series
The 2010 Educational Audio Conference series, which is only open to AHPA members, will include:

• Thursday, March 11th - Dr. Paul Harroui - Early rheumatoid arthritis;
• Thursday, April 29th - Dr. Carrie Matteson - Predictors of obesity in individuals and populations;
• Thursday, May 27th - Dr. Kam Shojania - Co-morbidities in rheumatoid arthritis;
• Thursday, June 17th - Anar Dossa - Overview of complementary therapies in arthritis.
• Thursday, September 30th - Dr. Rick Adachi - Imaging in Arthritis
• Thursday, October 28th - Chuck Ratzlaff - Knee and hip OA research update: Mechanical risk factors and prevention

2010 Audio Conference Presentations

All audio conference sessions run from Noon - 1:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.  A copy of the session handouts and the toll free call-in number will be posted on the AHPA Web site for members the day of the session.