ARHP Advanced Practice Skills Training Course

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Philadelphia, PA - Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009 - Local patient volunteers are needed to help improve the care of adult and pediatric patients with rheumatic diseases.

What	partner event
When	Oct 17, 2009 from 10:00 am to 02:00 pm
Where	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Contact Name	Ramona A. Hilliard
Contact Phone	(800) 346-4753 Ext. 808
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Presented by the Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals (ARHP, a division of the American College of Rheumatology), this unique hands-on course will give patient volunteers the opportunity to assist health professionals in the training of proper examination for musculoskeletal abnormalities, joint tenderness and swelling.

Patient volunteers will assist during the breakout sessions held from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. (Other activities will be running from 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.)

Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority

The ACR/ARHP Annual Scientific Meeting

1101 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107

Patient volunteers must be:

1. Willing to participate with a hands-on joint examination for tenderness and swelling.

2. Available from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. on Saturday, October 17, 2009.

The examinations will be broken into several small adult and pediatric groups, with one patient per group.

For their service, volunteers will receive:

1. Complimentary registration to this session

2. An honoraria

3. Reimbursement for ground transportation and parking

4. Complimentary lunch