About RhAPP

Mission Statement:

Rheumatology Advanced Practice Providers (RhAPP) is a non-profit 501c3 organization dedicated to developing educational programs, providing professional advancement services, and assembling resources for—and guided by—advanced practice providers (APPs). 

 

Through our peer-to-peer network, we seek to support the integral role APPs play in the rheumatology healthcare community by providing the most relevant and timely information and communication for the treatment of their patients with rheumatic diseases.

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Current Foci:

• Workforce issues

• Unmet educational needs

• Diagnosis, management, and treatment of immune mediated inflammatory diseases

• Management of comorbidities

• Safety and use of conventional DMARDs, biologic and biosimilar therapies, and small molecule therapies

• Guideline implementation

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In addition, RhAPP will provide programming and opportunities designed to support peer-to-peer networking, career development, and advancement for existing APPs and clinical placement for APPs joining the rheumatology workforce.