Abstract Number: 75 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Genetic Analysis of Urate Transporters ABCG2, SLC17A3, SLC22A11 and SLC17A1 in Primary Hyperuricemia and Gout
Background/Purpose: The urate transporters are one of the genetic determinants of serum uric acid concentrations. In the present study, we describe the analysis of sequencing…Abstract Number: 76 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Chromatin Interactions Reveal Novel Gene Targets for Drug Repositioning in Rheumatic Diseases
Background/Purpose: The treatment of rheumatic diseases can be both expensive and ineffective with up to 1/3 of patient’s failing to respond to current treatments. There…Abstract Number: 77 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Integrated Analysis of Microrna and mRNA Expression Profiles Related to Cardiovascular Disease in Monocytes from Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Primary Antiphospholipid Syndrome Patients
Background/Purpose: The interplay between miRNAs and their mRNA targets might constitute an important mechanism in the regulation of the proatherothrombotic status of SLE and APS…Abstract Number: 78 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Whole Blood Gene Modules Show Differences Between Active Lupus Nephritis and Quiescent Disease As Well As Absence of Plasmablast Signature in This Adult Population
Background/Purpose: SLE is a complex disease with heterogeneous manifestations. It seems unlikely that all patients labeled as SLE have homogenous molecular pathology. An approach…Abstract Number: 79 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A NOVEL Missense Mvk mutation in a Family with Familial Mediterranean Fever-like Disease
Background/Purpose: Monogenic autoinflammatory diseases are mainly disorders of innate immunity and characterized by unprovoked inflammatory attacks. We studied a consanguineous family with two affected children,…Abstract Number: 80 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Impact of a Patient Support Program on Abandonment of Adalimumab Treatment Initiation in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Ankylosing Spondylitis, and Psoriatic Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Treatment abandonment (failure to start therapy after prescription) is common among patients (pts) prescribed specialty pharmaceuticals. AbbVie offers a pt support program (PSP) for…Abstract Number: 81 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Understanding the Importance of a Patient’s Role in the Management of RA: Physician- and Patient-Based Survey
Background/Purpose: RA is a chronic, debilitating condition for which there is no cure. To identify and better understand the perspectives of both healthcare providers (HCPs)…Abstract Number: 82 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis in Germany: Are They Ready for Ehealth Via Mobile Medical Applications?
Background/Purpose: Mobile medical Applications (mApps) with diary functions and integrated patient-reported outcome instruments allow patients (pts) with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) to self-monitor their disease apart…Abstract Number: 83 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Qualitative Study Exploring Participants’ Perception of the Making It Work Program, an Online Program to Help People with Inflammatory Arthritis Maintain Employment
Background/Purpose: Health services addressing employment needs for people with arthritis are lacking. To address this need, we developed the Making it Work (MiW) program, an…Abstract Number: 84 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Treatment Outcomes and Predictors of Patient Support Program Use Among Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Results from a Post-Marketing Observational Study (PMOS)
Background/Purpose: Patient (pt) support programs (PSPs) are offered to Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) pts to help manage treatment of this chronic disease. Little information is available…Abstract Number: 85 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Evaluation of Patient Satisfaction with the on-Tracc Program; Benefits of a Joint Approach
Background/Purpose: The University of Alberta Division of Rheumatology has launched a new multidisciplinary clinic, the On-TRACC Program (On Treating Rheumatoid Arthritis – Providing Access to…Abstract Number: 86 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Optimizing the Efficiency of Patient Data Capture Using Smartphone Technology: Evaluation of the Correlation Between Promis Instruments for PRO Data Capture
Background/Purpose: Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) are key to enabling the comprehensive assessment of patient-centered benefits in comparative effectiveness research (CER). However, the relationships between different PROMIS…Abstract Number: 87 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Familiarity Vital for Telemedicine Uptake Among Parents of Pediatric Rheumatology Patients
Background/Purpose: The United States pediatric rheumatology (PR) workforce is committed to a mission of providing children access to PR care. With a limited number and…Abstract Number: 88 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Patient-Clinician Co-Participation in Design of an App for RA Management Via Telehealth Yields an App with High Usability and Acceptance
Background/Purpose: Traditional management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is by rheumatologist review 3 to 6 monthly. This is not sustainable in many healthcare systems as demand…Abstract Number: 89 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
2015 ACR/ARHP Workforce Study (WFS): Adult Rheumatology Specialists in the United States: Effect of Gender and Generation
Background/Purpose: Workforce surveys are essential to plan for training, recruitment, practice management, funding, and access to care. Gender and generational differences may have significant effects…
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