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Abstract Number: 2171 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A 5-Year National Trend in Acute Myocardial Infarctionamong Hospitalized Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis: Data from National Inpatient Sample
Shraddha Jatwani¹, Karan Chugh², Karan Jatwani³, Vivek Modi⁴ and Jasleen Kaur⁵, ¹Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Henry Ford Allegiance Health, Jackson, MI, ²Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep, Wayne State University/Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, MI, ³Department of Internal Medicine, Mount Sinai West - St Luke’s Hospital, New York, NY, ⁴Department of Internal Medicine, Mount Sinai West - St Luke’s Hospital,, New York, NY, ⁵Department of Internal Medicine, Wayne State University/Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, MI
Background/Purpose: Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. The increase in cardiovascular risk evaluated in a meta-analysis on…
Abstract Number: 2172 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Overuse of Glucocorticoids in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A National Survey of Primary Care Physicians
Beth Wallace^1,2, Akbar Waljee^2,3,4, Arlene Weissman⁵, Tanner Caverly^2,6,7 and Sameer Saini^2,6,8, ¹Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI, ²University of Michigan Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation, Ann Arbor, MI, ³Center for Clinical Management Research, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁴Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁵Research Center at American College of Physicians, Philadelphia, PA, ⁶Center for Clinical Management Research, VA Ann Arbor Health Care System, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁷Michigan Medicine Department of Internal Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁸Michigan Medicine Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: Most patients with RA receive oral glucocorticoids (GC) such as prednisone, despite concerns about safety. We sought to evaluate how primary care physicians (PCPs)…
Abstract Number: 2173 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Budget Impact of Etanercept Versus Adalimumab for Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis in Biologic-Naïve Patients in the United Kingdom
Kateryna Onishchenko¹, Miriam Tarallo², Cinzia Curiale² and Stamatia Theodora Alexopoulos¹, ¹Consulting at McCann Health, London, United Kingdom, ²Pfizer, Rome, Italy
Background/Purpose: Etanercept and adalimumab are TNFα inhibitors, both indicated in the UK for the treatment of patients with moderate-to-severe active RA who had inadequate response…
Abstract Number: 2174 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Self-Report of Fracture History Compared to Fracture Codes from an Electronic Health Record Dataset
Maria I. Danila¹, Amy S. Mudano¹, Elizabeth J. Rahn², Andrea Z. LaCroix^3,4, Jeffrey R. Curtis¹ and Kenneth Saag¹, ¹University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²Department of Medicine, Division of Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ³University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, ⁴Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, WA
Background/Purpose: Self-reported fracture (fx) history data is frequently used in epidemiological studies of osteoporosis. Self-reported fx data may differ from fx history coded in electronic…
Abstract Number: 2175 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Change in Frequency of Arthroplasty Surgery in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A 13-Year Population Health Study
John G. Hanly¹, Lynn Lethbridge² and Chris Skedgel³, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine and Department of Pathology, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre and Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada, ²Nova Scotia Health Authority, Halifax, NS, Canada, ³Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
Background/Purpose: Improvement in the medical management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) over the past two decades may have reduced the need for arthroplasty surgery but the…
Abstract Number: 2176 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Association of Gout with Incident Giant Cell Arteritis in Older Adults
Jasvinder A. Singh and John Cleveland, Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a vasculitis that affects large and medium sized arteries in people 50 years or older. Gout, the most common…
Abstract Number: 2177 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Workforce Requirements in Rheumatology: A Systematic Literature Reviewinforming the Development of a Workforce Prediction Risk of Bias Tool and the EULAR Points to Consider
Polina Putrik¹, Julia Unger², Frank Buttgereit³, Daniel Aletaha⁴, Gerolamo Bianchi⁵, Johannes W. J. Bijlsma⁶, Annelies Boonen⁷, Nada Cikes⁸, Joao Madruga Dias⁹, Louise Falzon¹⁰, Axel Finckh¹¹, Laure Gossec^12,13, Tore Kvien¹⁴, Eric L. Matteson¹⁵, Francisca Sivera¹⁶, Tanja Stamm¹⁷, Zoltan Szekanecz¹⁸, Dieter Wiek¹⁹, Angela Zink²⁰, Christian Dejaco²¹ and Sofia Ramiro^22,23, ¹Rheumatology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands, ²FH JOANNEUM, University of Applied Sciences, Institute of Occupational Therapy, Bad Gleichenberg, Austria, ³Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité University Hospital Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁴Department of Internal Medicine III, Division of Rheumatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, Vienna, Austria, ⁵Rheumatology, ASL3-Azienda Sanitaria Genovese, Genua, Italy, ⁶Department of Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands, ⁷Caphri Research Institute, Maastricht, Netherlands, ⁸University of Zagreb School of Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia, ⁹Centro Hospitalar Médio Tejo, Torres Novas, Portugal, ¹⁰Center for Behavioral Cardiovascular Health, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, ¹¹University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland, ¹²Rheumatology, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France, ¹³Rheumatology, Pitié Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, France, ¹⁴Dept. of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ¹⁵Division of Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN, ¹⁶Rheumatology, Hospital General Universitario de Elda. Comunidad Valenciana. Spain, Elda, Spain, ¹⁷Section for Outcomes Research, Center for Medical Statistics, Informatics, and Intelligent Systems, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ¹⁸Department of Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary, Debrecen, Hungary, ¹⁹EULAR Standing Committee of PARE, Zurich, Switzerland, ²⁰Epidemiology Unit / Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, German Rheumatism Research Centre (DRFZ) / Charité University Hospital, Berlin, Germany, ²¹Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria, ²²Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, Netherlands, ²³Department of Rheumatology, Zuyderland Medical Center, Heerlen, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: The projections from existing workforce studies in rheumatology vary by a factor of five, largely due to methodological heterogeneity. The purpose of this study…
Abstract Number: 2178 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Provider Perceptions of Telerheumatology within the Veterans Health Administration: A National Survey Study
Rachel A. Matsumoto¹, Bryant R. England², Ginnifer Mastarone^3,4, Linda Ganzini^1,5, J. Steuart Richards⁶, Elizabeth Chang⁷, Patrick R. Wood⁸ and Jennifer Barton^1,5, ¹VA Portland Health Care System, Portland, OR, ²Rheumatology, VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System & University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ³Center to Improve Veteran Involvement in Care/VA Portland Health Care System, Portland, OR, ⁴Oregon Health & Science University - Portland State University School of Publich Health, Portland, OR, ⁵Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, ⁶Pittsburgh VA Medical Center and University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁷Rheumatology, Phoenix VAHCS, Phoenix, AZ, ⁸Rheumatology, Rocky Mountain Regional Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Aurora, CO
Background/Purpose: Technological advancements and a need to improve access to care due to projected workforce shortages have led to a surge in telehealth use over…
Abstract Number: 2179 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Poor Rates of Screening for Retinal Toxicity in Patients on Antimalarial Medications: A Population-Based Study
Ksenia Gukova¹, John M. Esdaile², Hamid Tavakoli³ and J. Antonio Avina-Zubieta^1,2, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ²Arthritis Research Canada, Richmond, BC, Canada, ³Arthritis Research Canada, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Antimalarial drugs (AM) are commonly used to treat rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). AM can be associated with retinal toxicity that…
Abstract Number: 2180 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Differences in Longitudinal Disease Activity Measures between Research Cohort and Non-Cohort Participants with Rheumatoid Arthritis Using Electronic Health Record Data
Milena Gianfrancesco¹, Laura Trupin¹, Charles McCulloch², Stephen Shiboski³, Jonathan Graf⁴, Gabriela Schmajuk⁵ and Jinoos Yazdany⁶, ¹Medicine/Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ²Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ³Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁴Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁵San Francisco VA Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, ⁶University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Research using electronic health records (EHR) may offer advantages over traditional observational studies, including lower costs and greater generalizability to a broader patient population;…
Abstract Number: 2181 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Development and Feasibility of a Web-Based Data Capture System to Collect Uniform Comprehensive Post-Total Knee Replacement Physical Therapy Intervention Data for Both Clinical and Research Purposes
Carol A. Oatis¹, Marie Westby², Wilfred Peter³, Celeste Lemay⁴, Nathan Taber⁵ and Patricia D. Franklin⁶, ¹Physical Therapy, Arcadia Univ, Glenside, PA, ²Centre for Hip Health and Mobility, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ³Department of Orthopeadics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁴Orthopedics, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, ⁵Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, ⁶Orthopedics and Physical Rehabilitation, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worchester, MA
Background/Purpose: Total knee replacement surgery (TKR) for osteoarthritis is a highly prevalent treatment with widely variable functional outcomes. Most patients receive physical therapy (PT) following…
Abstract Number: 2182 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Defining Alendronate Drug Holidays and Re-Initiation in US Medicare Data
Ayesha Jaleel¹, Jeffrey R. Curtis², Rui Chen², Huifeng Yun³, Phillip J. Foster⁴, Nicole Wright³, Tarun Arora², Amy S. Mudano², Suzanne Cadarette⁵ and Kenneth Saag², ¹Internal Medicine, Baptist Brookwood Health, Birmingham, AL, ²University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ³Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁴Department of Medicine, Division of Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁵Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Given alendronate’s (ALN) prolonged skeletal retention and emerging safety concerns, the ASBMR task force recommended consideration of a “drug holiday” after 5 years of…
Abstract Number: 2183 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Access to Prescription Drugs in Canada: Results from an Online Survey
Nick Bansback^1,2,3, Cheryl L. Koehn⁴, Judy Chiu⁵, Melanie Mulder⁶ and Linda Li¹, ¹Arthritis Research Canada, Richmond, BC, Canada, ²University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ³St Paul's Hospital, Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcomes Sciences, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁴Arthritis Consumer Experts, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁵Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁶St Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Prescription medications are an important treatment option for patients living with arthritis. However, patients may often not have access to certain medications they hear…
Abstract Number: 2184 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
An Economic Evaluation on the Impact of Earlier Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) Diagnosis Using Complement C4d Activation Products in a Multivariate Assay Panel (MAP)
Ann E. Clarke¹, Tom Goss², Andrew Piscitello³, Tarun Chandra³, Tyler O'Malley⁴, Thierry Dervieux⁴ and Tami Powell⁵, ¹Division of Rheumatology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ²Health Economics Outcomes Research, Boston Healthcare, Boston, MA, ³EmpiriQA LLC, Long Grove, IL, ⁴Exagen Diagnostics, Inc., Vista, CA, ⁵Corporate Payer Strategy & Reimbursement, Exagen Diagnostics, Inc., vista, CA
Background/Purpose: Diagnosis (dx) of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is made via a combination of clinical and laboratory examinations; the sensitivity and specificity (S&S) of standard…
Abstract Number: 2185 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Direct Medical Costs for Medicare Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Andrew Hresko¹, Zhi Zhang², Joshua Colls², Michael E Weinblatt², Nancy A. Shadick² and Daniel Solomon², ¹Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) affects over 1 million Medicare enrollees. Despite the size of this population, costs for RA within Medicare remain poorly understood, especially…

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