Publications for medical professionals
The Arthritis Research Campaign (arc) produces a large number of publications for general practitioners, hospital doctors, allied health professionals and medical students.
Much of the material published is available on-line in HTML or Adobe PDF® files. Older documents are available in PDF form only. Printed versions of most of these publications can be ordered, free of charge, from our warehouse using our online ordering system or by post.
WARNING: THESE PUBLICATIONS ARE INTENDED FOR MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS. SOME OF THEIR CONTENTS MAY BE DISTURBING TO READERS WITH ARTHRITIS OR THEIR CARERS.
Reports on the Rheumatic Diseases
arc's Reports on the Rheumatic Diseases ('Hands On' and 'Topical Reviews') are published three times a year, aimed at GPs, hospital doctors, allied health professionals and medical students.
Collected reports and reports binders
Once a series of Reports on the Rheumatic Diseases is completed, the reports are collected into a bound volume. Also available is a ring binder to hold your collection of reports in loose-leaf form.
Synovium
A newsletter for GPs published three times a year on behalf of the arc Working Group on Primary Care Postgraduate Education.
Medical student handbook
This publication, 'Clinical Assessment of the Musculoskeletal System: A Handbook for Medical Students', comes complete with a DVD on regional examination.
Electronic media
A range of electronic resources is available, including a CD-ROM of video clips to be used with the JointZone website for medical students, an interactive history-taking/diagnosis CD-ROM, 'pGALS', and a DVD on musculoskeletal ultrasound.
Other resources
Material published in arc's Conference Proceedings series of specialist reports from meetings and conferences is included here.
