American College of Rheumatology and Wiley to Launch The Rheumatologist

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American College of Rheumatology and Wiley to Launch The 
Rheumatologist First issue of new controlled-circulation 
newsmagazine to publish in November 2006

Hoboken, N.J., October 12, 2006 - Global publisher John Wiley & 
Sons, Inc., and the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) today 
announced an agreement to launch The Rheumatologist, a new 
controlled-circulation newsmagazine that will provide breaking 
news and information to rheumatology and rheumatologist health 
professionals in a unique and visually compelling format. The 
first issue of The Rheumatologist will be published in November 
2006 to coincide with the 70th annual meeting of the ACR and the 
41st annual meeting of the Association of Rheumatology Health 
Professionals. The scientific meeting will be held November 
10-15, 2006 in Washington, D.C.

"Wiley has a longstanding relationship with the ACR to publish 
their two peer-reviewed journals, Arthritis & Rheumatism and 
Arthritis Care & Research," said Vickie Thaw, Vice President and 
Publisher for Medical Science Journals, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 
"This new agreement is an exciting opportunity for us to enhance 
our existing partnership with the ACR by creating an entirely new 
publication through which we both can further serve the 
rheumatology community."

David Pisetsky, M.D., PhD. will be the Physician Editor for the 
publication. He is Professor of Medicine and Immunology at Duke 
University Medical Center and the former editor of Arthritis & 
Rheumatism. Dr. Pisetsky has served the field for 28 years and is 
widely considered to be one of the most prominent rheumatologists 
in the country. He will be supported by an editorial board 
comprising leading rheumatologists and rheumatology health 
professionals in areas of practice, research, and academia.

After the inaugural issue in November 2006, The Rheumatologist 
will publish monthly beginning in January 2007. Each issue will 
report on general research topics and clinical trends in 
rheumatology, and will include: keys to interpreting research for 
clinical practitioners; general medicine topics of relevance to 
rheumatologists; people-focused content (e.g. profiles of key 
leaders in the field, roundtable discussions about critical 
topics, and one-on-one interviews with newsmakers); public policy 
and legislative trends; career development and practice 
management issues; and college news and events. The 
Rheumatologist will be distributed for free to all ACR members as 
part of their membership, and will also be sent to other select 
audiences.

"I am very honored and excited to be the first Physician Editor 
of The Rheumatologist," said Dr. Pisetsky. "This publication will 
represent a very important venue of communication for members of 
the American College of Rheumatology and the Association of 
Rheumatology Health Professionals. As a newsmagazine, The 
Rheumatologist will provide accessible, engaging and 
authoritative articles on a broad range of topics relevant to 
rheumatology practice. Since The Rheumatologist is a publication 
of the American College of Rheumatology, it will be a unique 
source of information and ideas."

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