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  • Abstract Number: 1856 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Patient and Physician Perspectives on Content Value for Educational Material Regarding Rare Rheumatic Diseases

    Chris Hatzis1, Elizabeth Soto-Cardona2, Jessica K. Gordon2 and Robert F. Spiera2, 1Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, 2Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY

    Background/Purpose: Internet-based information is important for patients and their caregivers. For the past 4 years, our academic medical center’s Center for Scleroderma, Vasculitis & Myositis…
  • Abstract Number: 1857 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    If Mobile Advertising Is the Future, the Future Is Now:  Productivity of Digital Ads By Terminology and Delivery Device.

    Teresa J. Brady1 and Kamil E. Barbour2, 1Arthritis Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, 2Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA

    Background/Purpose: CDC is pilot-testing a multi-modal marketing campaign to promote self-management education (SME) as a chronic disease management strategy. The campaign targets adults ages 45-75…
  • Abstract Number: 1858 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Utilizing Needs Assessment Data to Establish Foundational Training for Adult and Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NP) and Physician Assistants (PA) Entering Rheumatology Practice

    Barbara Slusher1,2, Jeanne Scott3, Christine A. Stamatos4, Benjamin J Smith5,6,7, Elizabeth A. Schlenk8, Heather Benham9, Daniel Schaffer10 and Karen L. Smarr11, 1Physician Assistant Studies, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, 2Rheumatology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, 3Rheumatology, Cheshire Medical Clinic, Keene, NH, 4Rheumatology, Northwell Health, Great Neck, NY, 5Rheumatology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, 6Rheumatology, McIntosh Clinic, P.C., Thomasville, GA, 7School of Physician Assistant Practice, Florida State University College of Medicine, Tallahassee, FL, 8School of Nursing Room 415, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 9Pediatric Rheumatology, Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, Dallas, TX, 10Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 11Rheumatology Research, Harry S Truman Memorial VA Hospital, Columbia, MO

    Background/Purpose: Rheumatology is a cognitive specialty requiring years of clinical exposure and hands-on training to manage complex patients. However, there is no current standardized training…
  • Abstract Number: 1859 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Meeting the Needs of Rheumatology Health Professional Learners:  the Success of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) and Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals (ARHP) Online Educational Products

    Benjamin J Smith1, Katelyn Graves2, Thomas Morgan2, Debra Bancroft Rizzo3, Geri Neuberger4, Kori Dewing5, Atul A. Deodhar6 and Ramona Hilliard7, 1School of Physician Assistant Practice, Florida State University College of Medicine School of Physician Assistant Practice, Tallahassee, FL, 2Florida State University College of Medicine School of Physician Assistant Practice, Tallahassee, FL, 3Department of Medicine [Division of Rheumatology], University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 4School of Nursing MS 4043, Univ of Kansas Medical Ctr, Kansas City, KS, 5Rheumatology, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, WA, 6Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, 7ARHP, American College of Rheumatology, Atlanta, GA

    Background/Purpose:   Rheumatic diseases are complex conditions often affecting multiple organ systems needing treatment by expert health care providers.  These providers function in multi-disciplinary teams…
  • Abstract Number: 1860 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    A Trial Testing Strategies to Enhance Patient Understanding of Drug Information:  Experience Recruiting Subjects through an Online Patient Community

    Susan J. Blalock1, Elizabeth Solow2, W. Benjamin Nowell3, Steven Woloshin4, Lisa Schwartz4, Delesha M. Carpenter5, Jeffrey R. Curtis6, Larry W. Moreland7, Caprice Hunt1, Genevieve Hickey1 and Valerie Reyna8, 1Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 2Internal Medicine, Univesity of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 3CreakyJoints/Global Health Living Foundation, Upper Nyack, NY, 4Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth, Hanover, NH, 5Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Asheville, NC, 6Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 7Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 8Cornell University, Ithica, NY

    Background/Purpose: Current guidelines for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) underscore the importance of an early and targeted approach to control inflammation. We describe initial…
  • Abstract Number: 1861 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Evaluation of a Longstanding Telephone Peer Counseling Service on People with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Their Loved Ones

    Priscilla Toral1, Melissa T. Flores1, Roberta Horton1 and Jillian Rose2, 1Social Work Programs, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, 2Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY

    Background/Purpose: Studies show telephone peer support has been used to address a range of health concerns in people living with chronic illness. A phone evaluation…
  • Abstract Number: 1862 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Association between Hydroxychloroquine Nonadherence and Adverse Outcomes Among Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

    Candace H. Feldman1, Zhi Zhang2, Rishi J. Desai3, Tzu-Chieh Lin4, Jamie E. Collins5, S.V. Subramanian6, Ichiro Kawachi7, Daniel H. Solomon8 and Karen H. Costenbader4, 1Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, 2Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, 3PharmacoEpidemiology & PharmacoEconomics, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, 4Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 5Orthopaedic and Arthritis Center for Outcomes Research, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, 6Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, 7Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, 8Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

    Background/Purpose: Prior observational studies suggest that SLE patients receiving hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) may have reduced risk of infections, cardiovascular disease and end-stage renal disease (ESRD). However,…
  • Abstract Number: 1863 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Inflammatory Dietary Pattern and Risk of Developing Rheumatoid Arthritis in Women

    Bing Lu1, Jeffrey A. Sparks1, Susan Malspeis1, Medha Barbhaiya1, Sara K. Tedeschi2, Karen H. Costenbader3 and Elizabeth Karlson3, 1Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 2Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy,, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 3Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

    Background/Purpose: The preclinical period of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterized by elevated inflammatory biomarkers but it is unclear whether inflammatory diet may contribute to RA…
  • Abstract Number: 1864 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Longitudinal Changes in Serum Uric Acid Levels and Associated Risk of Cardiometabolic Events and Renal Insufficiency in Gout Patients

    Rishi J. Desai1, Jessica Franklin2, Julia Spoendlin2, Goodarz Danaei3, Daniel H. Solomon4 and Seoyoung C. Kim5, 1PharmacoEpidemiology & PharmacoEconomics, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, 2Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, 3Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, 4Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 5Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA

    Background/Purpose: Gout patients have an increased risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), cardiovascular disease (CVD), and chronic kidney disease (CKD); however, it is not…
  • Abstract Number: 1865 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Novel Approach to Arthritis Surveillance Suggests a Much Higher Prevalence of Arthritis Among US Adults Than Previous Estimate

    S. Reza Jafarzadeh and David T. Felson, Clinical Epidemiology Research and Training Unit, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA

    Background/Purpose: Current national estimates of arthritis prevalence in the United States rely on a single survey question about doctor-diagnosed arthritis from the National Health Interview…
  • Abstract Number: 1866 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Use of Aromatase Inhibitors and Risk of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Problems Among Taiwanese Women with Breast Cancer: A Nationwide Claims Analysis

    Hsu-Chih Chien1,2,3, Wei-Hsuan Lo-Ciganic4, C. Kent Kwoh5 and Yea-Huei Kao Yang6, 1, Department of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, Division of Rheumatology, Tucson, AZ, 2College of Medicine and Health Outcome Research Center, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, Institute of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tainan, Taiwan, 3University of Arizona Arthritis Center, Tucson, AZ, 4Department of Pharmacy, Practice and Science, College of Pharmacy, University of Arizona, Associate professor, TUCSON, AZ, 5University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 6College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Institute of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science, Taian, Taiwan

    Background/Purpose: Asian women accounted for more than 40% of incident breast cancer (BC) worldwide. While aromatase inhibitors (AIs) significantly reduce recurrence of breast cancer (BC)…
  • Abstract Number: 1867 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Can Vs. Do: Using Walking Speed and Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity to Predict Incident Low Health-Related Quality of Life and Disability

    Louise Thoma1, Hiral Master1, Meredith Christiansen1, Dana Mathews2 and Daniel White3, 1Physical Therapy and Biomechanics and Movement Science, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, 2Physical Therapy, Biomechanics and Movement Science, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, 3Department of Physical Therapy, University of Delaware, Newark, DE

    Background/Purpose: Walking speed is a measure of performance, i.e., what people “can” do, and is a known predictor of future health, disability, and mortality in…
  • Abstract Number: 1868 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Association between Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Gene Polymorphisms and Fibromyalgia in a Korean Population: A Multi-Center Study

    Ji-Hyoun Kang1, Kyung-Eun Lee2, Dong-Jin Park1, Seong-Ho Kim3, Seong-Su Nah4, Ji Hyun Lee5, Seong-Kyu Kim6, Yeon-Ah Lee7, Seung-Jae Hong8, Hyun-Sook Kim9, Hye-Soon Lee10, Hyoun-Ah Kim11, Chung-Il Joung12, Sang-Hyon Kim13 and Shin-Seok Lee1, 1Rheumatology, Chonnam National University Medical School and Hospital, Gwangju, Korea, Republic of (South), 2Chonnam National University Medical School and Hospital, Gwangju, Korea, Republic of (South), 3Inje University Haeundae Paik Hospital, Busan, Korea, Republic of (South), 4Soonchunhyang University, College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea, Republic of (South), 5Maryknoll Medical Center, Busan, Korea, Republic of (South), 6Rheumatology, Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea, Republic of (South), 7Rheumatology, Kyung Hee University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South), 8Dept. of Rheumatology, #1 Hoeg, KyungHee University Medical Center, SEOUL, Korea, Republic of (South), 9Soonchenhyang university school of medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South), 10Hanyang University Guri Hospital, Gyeonggi-do, Korea, Republic of (South), 11Ajou University Hospital, Suwon, Korea, Republic of (South), 12Konyang University Medical School, Daejeon, Korea, Republic of (South), 13Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea, Daegu, Korea, Republic of (South)

    Background/Purpose: Several lines of evidence suggest that brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is involved in the pathophysiology of fibromyalgia (FM) and studies have found that FM…
  • Abstract Number: 1869 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Effects of Add-on Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Pain in Korean Patients with Fibromyalgia

    Ji-Hyoun Kang1, Kyung-Eun Lee2, Dong-Jin Park1 and Shin-Seok Lee1, 1Rheumatology, Chonnam National University Medical School and Hospital, Gwangju, Korea, Republic of (South), 2Chonnam National University Medical School and Hospital, Gwangju, Korea, Republic of (South)

    Background/Purpose: Despite promising preliminary results of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) treatment in patients with fibromyalgia (FM), several issues need to be addressed, including its…
  • Abstract Number: 1870 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Validation of an Electronic Version of the Michigan Body Map

    Chad M. Brummett1, David Kohns2, Rishi Bakshi3, Jenna Goesling4, Stephanie Moser1, Jennifer Pierce4, David Williams5, Daniel J. Clauw5, Afton L. Hassett1 and Erin Spencer2, 1Anesthesiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 2University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 3Physical Medicine Rehabilitaion, Univeristy of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 4Department of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 5Chronic Pain & Fatigue Research Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

    Background/Purpose: We previously validated the Michigan Body Map (MBM) to accurately assess widespread body pain and as a means of administering the Widespread Pain Index…
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