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Abstract Number: 1840 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Disease Activity in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Is Influenced By Countries’ Socioeconomics: Results from the Meteor Registry
Sytske Anne Bergstra¹, José Tavares Costa², David Vega-Morales³, Karen Salomon-Escoto⁴, Nimmisha Govind⁵, Cornelia F. Allaart¹ and Robert B.M. Landewé⁶, ¹Department of Rheumatology, LUMC, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Rheumatology, Unidade Local de Saúde do Alto Minho, Ponte de Lima, Portugal, ³Rheumatology, University Hospital “Dr. José Eleuterio González”, UANL, Monterrey, Mexico, ⁴University of Massachusetts Medical School, Rheumatology Center, UMass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, MA, ⁵University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, ⁶Amsterdam Rheumatology & Immunology Center | Zuyderland Medical Center, Heerlen, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: The treatment and prognosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients have improved tremendously, but patients across the world may not benefit similarly. One of the…
Abstract Number: 1841 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Current Rheumatology Fellows Experiences with Health Disparities and Disparity Education: A Qualitative Study
Irene Blanco¹ and Cristina Gonzalez², ¹Rheumatology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, ²Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
Background/Purpose: Health disparities (HD) are pervasive across all specialties including rheumatology; such that the ACGME has mandated that all programs teach house officers about HD.…
Abstract Number: 1842 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Implementation of an African American Popular Opinion Leader Model to Address Disparities in Lupus Knowledge and Care
Courtnie Phillip¹, Cianna Leatherwood², Elmer Freeman³, Gail Granville⁴, Gayna Sealy⁵, Toni Wiley⁵, Chase Correia⁶, Karen Mancera-Cuevas⁷, Patricia Canessa⁸, Rosalind Ramsey-Goldman⁹ and Candace H. Feldman², ¹Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Northeastern University, Boston, MA, ⁴Women of Courage, Inc., Boston, MA, ⁵Sportsmen's Tennis and Enrichment Center, Dorchester, MA, ⁶Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ⁷Rheumatology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ⁸Illinois Public Health Association, Springfield, IL, ⁹FSM, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Lupus is a chronic, autoimmune disease that disproportionately affects African American individuals. Community-based educational interventions that capitalize on rich social networks can be used…
Abstract Number: 1843 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Improving Access to Rheumatology Care for High-Risk Lupus Patients Can Help Decrease Hospitalizations
Allen P. Anandarajah¹, Sean McMahon², Amanda Ostronic³, Changyong Feng⁴, Jennifer Anolik⁵ and Christopher T. Ritchlin⁶, ¹Dept of Rheumatology, Univ of Rochester Medical Ctr, Rochester, NY, ²Quality office, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, ³University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, ⁴Statistics, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, ⁵Medicine- Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, ⁶Division of Allergy/Immunology and Rheumatology and Center for Musculoskeletal Research, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester Medical School, Rochester, New York, USA, Rochester, NY
Background/Purpose: We previously demonstrated that a small group of high risk, high cost patients (HRHC) account for majority of the hospitalizations, length of stay (LOS)…
Abstract Number: 1844 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Racial Disparities and Accelerated SLE Mortality from a Population-Based Registry: The Georgia Lupus Registry
S. Sam Lim¹, Charles G. Helmick², Gaobin Bao³, Caroline Gordon⁴, Jennifer M. Hootman² and Cristina Drenkard⁵, ¹Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, ²Arthritis Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, ³Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, ⁴Rheumatology Research Group, Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom, ⁵Medicine/Rheumatology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
Background/Purpose: Population-based SLE mortality studies have depended on administrative data from vital statistics records to identify cases. However, a high proportion of SLE deaths have…
Abstract Number: 1845 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Defining and Examining Retention in Care in an Urban Lupus Cohort
Umber Ahmad¹, Ian Chang², Marit Johnson³, Ann Rosenthal³, Amanda Perez⁴ and Christie M. Bartels⁴, ¹Consultant Care (CC111W) - Rheumatology/Medicine, Milwaukee VA Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI, ²Medicine/Rheumatology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, ³Division of Rheumatology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, ⁴Rheumatology/Medicine, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI
Background/Purpose: Systemic Lupus Erythematous (SLE) disproportionately impacts black patients and those of low socioeconomic status who experience higher rates of kidney disease and premature mortality.…
Abstract Number: 1846 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Menarchal Status at Diagnosis and Final Height in Females with Childhood-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Watchareewan Sontichai¹, Daniela Dominguez¹, Lawrence Ng¹, Deborah M. Levy¹, Jonathan Wasserman², Earl Silverman¹ and Linda Hiraki¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Division of Endocrinology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: The diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in childhood affects growth due to disease and therapy. To date, there are few studies of final…
Abstract Number: 1847 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Screening Youth with Lupus for Depression and Anxiety in Pediatric Rheumatology Clinics
Tamar Rubinstein¹, Marija Dionizovik-Dimanovski², Chelsey Smith³, Raphael Kraus⁴, Jordan T. Jones⁵, Julia Harris⁶, Martha Rodriguez⁷, Lauren Faust⁸, Beth Rutstein⁸, Rebecca Puplava⁹, Melissa Tesher⁹, Alaina M. Davis¹⁰, Karen Onel¹¹, Sangeeta Sule¹², Emily von Scheven¹³ and Andrea M. Knight¹⁴, ¹Pediatric Rheumatology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Children's Hospital at Montefiore, Bronx, NY, ²Pediatric Rheumatology, Children's Hospital at Montefiore, Bronx, NY, ³Children's Mercy Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, ⁴Children's Hospital at Montefiore, Bronx, NY, ⁵University of Kansas, Kansas City, KS, ⁶Children's Mercy - Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, ⁷Riley Children’s Hospital at Indiana, Indianapolis, IN, ⁸Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ⁹University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL, ¹⁰Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Monroe Carell Junior Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, Nashville, TN, ¹¹Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ¹²Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ¹³Pediatric Rheumatology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ¹⁴Center for Pediatric Clinical Effectiveness & PolicyLab, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Despite high rates of depression and anxiety in pediatric lupus, standardized mental health screening is not routinely practiced by pediatric rheumatologists. Our objectives were…
Abstract Number: 1848 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Adults with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis in Sustained Remission
Ivan Arias de la Rosa¹, Inmaculada Concepcion Aranda-Valera², Rosa Roldan², Maria Carmen Abalos-Aguilera¹, Maria Dolores de la Rosa-Garrido², Yolanda Jiménez-Gómez³, Carlos Perez-Sanchez³, Alejandro Escudero-Contreras¹, Chary Lopez-Pedrera², Eduardo Collantes-Estévez³ and Nuria Barbarroja³, ¹Rheumatology Service, IMIBIC/Reina Sofia Hospital/University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain, ²IMIBIC/Reina Sofia Hospital/University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain, ³Rheumatology service, IMIBIC/Reina Sofia Hospital/University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain
Background/Purpose: Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) is one of the more common chronic diseases of childhood that often persists into adulthood and can result in significant…
Abstract Number: 1849 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Remission Status after 18 Years of Follow-up in the Population-Based Nordic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) Cohort
Mia Glerup¹, Veronika Rypdal^2,3, Ellen Dalen Arnstad^4,5, Maria Ekelund^6,7, Suvi Peltoniemi⁸, Kristiina Aalto⁸, Marite Rygg^9,10, Peter Toftedal¹¹, Susan Nielsen¹¹, Anders Fasth¹², Lillemor Berntson¹³, Ellen Nordal^14,15 and Troels Herlin¹⁶, ¹Department of Pediatrics, Dept. of Pediatrics, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark, Aarhus, Denmark, ²Dept. of Clin. Med, UIT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway, ³Dept. of Pediatrics, University Hospital of North Norway, Tromsø, Norway, ⁴Dept. Clin. and Mol. Med., NTNU, Norway, Trondheim, Norway, ⁵Dept. of Pediatrics, Levanger Hospital, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway, Trondheim, Norway, ⁶Department of Pediatrics, Dept. of Pediatrics, Ryhov County Hospital, Jonkoping, Sweden, Jonkoping, Sweden, ⁷Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, Jonkobing, Sweden, ⁸Hospital for Children and Adolescents, University of Helsinki, Finland, Helsinki, Finland, ⁹Dep. Clin. and Mol. Med., Dept. Clin. and Mol. Med., NTNU, Norway, Trondheim, Norway, ¹⁰Department of Pediatrics, Dept. of Pediatrics, St. Olavs Hospital, Norway, Trondheim, Norway, ¹¹Department of Pediatrics, Dept. of Pediatrics, Copenhagen University Hospital, Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark, ¹²Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, Gothenburg, Sweden, ¹³Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, Uppsala, Sweden, ¹⁴Departments of Pediatrics, Dept. of Pediatrics, University Hospital of North Norway, Tromsø, Norway, ¹⁵Department of Clinical Medicine, Dept. of Clin. Med, UIT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway, ¹⁶Dept. of Pediatrics, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus N, Denmark
Background/Purpose: Innovative changes towards targeted treatment have improved the outcome dramatically for juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) but the question remains how well these patients perform…
Abstract Number: 1850 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Population Based Study of High School Academic Outcomes in Individuals with Childhood-Onset Chronic Rheumatic Diseases in Manitoba, Canada
Siok Hoon Lily Lim^1,2, Ruth Ann Marrie³, Okechukwu Ekuma⁴, Marni Brownell⁴, Christine A. Peschken⁵, Carol A Hitchon⁶, Kerstin Gerhold^7,8 and Lisa Lix⁹, ¹Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ²Pediatrics, University of MAnitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ³Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ⁴Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ⁵RR 149G, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ⁶University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ⁷Pediatrics, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ⁸Faculty of Health Sciences, Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ⁹Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Background/Purpose: Childhood-onset chronic rheumatic diseases (ChildCRD) are rheumatic diseases with onset <18 years old, including juvenile arthritis (JA) and systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases (SARD). ChildCRD…
Abstract Number: 1851 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Physical Function Trajectories in Children with Juvenile Myositis
Kaveh Ardalan¹, Elizabeth L. Gray², Julia (Jungwha) Lee², Madison L. Wolfe³, Gabrielle A. Morgan⁴ and Lauren M. Pachman⁵, ¹Departments of Pediatrics and Medical Social Sciences, Division of Rheumatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine/Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ²Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ³Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE, ⁴Cure JM Program of Excellence in Myositis Research, Stanley Manne Children’s Research Institute, affiliated with Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ⁵Cure JM Program of Excellence in Juvenile Myositis Research, Stanley Manne Children’s Research Institute, affiliated with Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Juvenile myositis (JM) is an inflammatory disease that causes muscle weakness, skin rashes, and significant deconditioning. Little is known about long-term resolution of physical…
Abstract Number: 1852 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Pregnancy in Lupus: 17-Year U.S. Nationwide Trend in Obstetric and Maternal Outcomes
Yiming Luo¹, Jiehui Xu² and Bella Y. Mehta^3,4, ¹Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai St Luke's and Mount Sinai West Hospitals, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, ²Department of Biostatistics, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, ³Hospital for Special Surgery/Weill Cornell Medicine/Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY, ⁴Patient Oriented Research Program, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Pregnancies in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are considered high risk and associated with medical and obstetric complications [1]. Our objective was to study the…
Abstract Number: 1853 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Paternal Use of Methotrexate (MTX) and Congenital Malformations – a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Thomas Bo Jensen¹, Mikkel Bring Christensen^1,2 and Jon Trærup Andersen^1,2, ¹Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Copenhagen University Hospital Bispebjerg, Copenhagen, Denmark, ²Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Background/Purpose: In rheumatology, fertile men and women are commonly treated with methotrexate (MTX). Maternal preconceptional MTX exposure is teratogenic, but less is known about paternal…
Abstract Number: 1854 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
SLE Flares during and after Pregnancy Are Mild and Occur at Similar Rates
Julia Davis-Porada¹, Sam Stern², Marta M. Guerra³, Carl Laskin^4,5, Michelle Petri⁶, Michael Lockshin⁷, Lisa R Sammaritano^8,9, David Branch^10,11, Allen D. Sawitzke¹², Joan T. Merrill^13,14, Jill P. Buyon¹⁵, Mimi Kim¹⁶ and Jane E. Salmon^8,9, ¹Research, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ²Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY, ³Department of Medicine and Program in Inflammation and Autoimmunity, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ⁴Mount Sinai Hospital Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵Trio Fertility, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ⁷Barbara Volcker Center, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ⁸Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ⁹Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, ¹⁰Intermountain Healthcare, Salt Lake City, UT, ¹¹Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City, UT, ¹²Rheumatology, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City, UT, ¹³University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, ¹⁴Arthritis and Clinical Immunology Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ¹⁵Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, ¹⁶Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) disproportionally affects women of childbearing age. Low disease activity for 6 months prior to conception leads to the best outcomes;…

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