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Abstract Number: 0142 • ACR Convergence 2024
The Impact of Hospital Region on Mortality and Other Outcomes in Patients with Gout: A Two-Year Nationwide Analysis
Nidaa Rasheed¹, kHALED ABDULLAH² and Candice Reyes³, ¹UCSF Fresno, Fresno, CA, ²UCSF FRESNO, FRESNO, ³VACCHCS, Fresno, CA
Background/Purpose: Gout is characterized by chronic inflammatory arthritis caused by the deposition of monosodium urate crystals and leads to increased risk of complications, such as…
Abstract Number: 0155 • ACR Convergence 2024
Comparative Analysis and Outcomes of COVID 19: Unveiling Trends in Rheumatological vs. Non-Rheumatological Disease Patients
Fizza Zulfiqar¹, Morgan Steele², Sharanya Shre Ezhilarasan Santhi³, Bryanna Singh², Jaisal Brar³, Sumit Raut³, Prami Nakarmi³, Samhitha Bitla Reddy³, Ojo Ayomide³, Bashar Roumia³, Fariha Tareen³, Nathan Crook³, Vanessa Drust³, Ahmed Fawzy Mohamed³, Asad Mohammad Jani³, Jennifer Orejuela³, Siena Captain³, Nikhil Vojalla³, Muhammad Bilal⁴, Rida Fatima⁴, Sanjana Kesireddy³, Paige Misner³, Rishab Prabhu³, Camelia Arsene³, Jawad Bilal⁵ and Jacky Duong³, ¹Trinity Health Oakland/Wayne State University, Pontiac, MI, ²Trinity Health Oakland, Pontiac, MI, ³Trinity Health Oakland, Pontiac, ⁴Bassett Medical Center, Cooperstown, NY, ⁵Southeast Tucson, Clinician Rheumatologist, Tuscon
Background/Purpose: COVID-19 has brought challenges for people with rheumatic diseases as well as those faced by the general population, such as increased risk of SARS-CoV-2…
Abstract Number: 0144 • ACR Convergence 2024
More Than a Monolith: Disaggregating Rheumatoid Arthritis Prevalence Among Asian American Subgroups
John Chen¹, Tanya Selvam¹, Jeanne Darbinian², Christopher Macko¹, Nirmala Ramalingam², Joan Lo² and Lucy Liu², ¹Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center, Oakland, CA, ²Kaiser Permanente, Oakland, CA
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a disabling, autoimmune condition affecting up to as many as 17.6 million individuals worldwide. Epidemiologic evidence in the United States…
Abstract Number: 0200 • ACR Convergence 2024
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Educational Initiatives on Recruiting Underrepresented Participants into SLE Clinical Trials
Maria Bacalao¹, Marie Maitre² and Shivani Kottur³, ¹UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX, ²Parkland Hospital, Dallas, TX, ³UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Background/Purpose: Healthcare disparities in SLE clinical trials are well known, with minoritized individuals facing more significant SLE morbidity and mortality, while being underrepresented in randomized…
Abstract Number: 0216 • ACR Convergence 2024
Can Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors Safely Combat Cancer in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis?
Betul Ibis and Furkan Bahar, Mount Auburn Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Watertown, MA
Background/Purpose: During the past decade, antibody-based immunotherapies (including anti-PD1, anti-PD-L1, and anti-CTLA4) have revolutionized cancer treatment by enhancing the body's immune response against tumors. However,…
Abstract Number: 0181 • ACR Convergence 2024
Integrated Multidisciplinary Lupus Social Work Program to Manage Social Determinants of Health in SLE and Lupus Nephritis – Preliminary Results
Kimberly DeQuattro¹, Stephanie DeVaughn², Andrew Kanoff³ and Abdallah Geara¹, ¹University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²Uniersity of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, ³University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Minoritized individuals with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) experience social determinants of health (SDOH) challenges that affect access to care and increase the risk for…
Abstract Number: 0213 • ACR Convergence 2024
Electronic Medical Record Inbox Volume Association with Physician Gender, Physician Burnout, and the COVID-19 Pandemic at an Academic Rheumatology Center
Laura Arneson¹, Brian Jaros², Rowland Chang², Anisha Dua², Lutfiyya Muhammad³, Anh Chung² and Yvonne Lee¹, ¹Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ²Northwestern University Division of Rheumatology, Chicago, IL, ³Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: As Rheumatology faces a workforce shortage, factors contributing to physician burnout are crucial to address. Research in other specialties suggests that increased electronic medical…
Abstract Number: 0148 • ACR Convergence 2024
The Incidence and Prevalence of Sarcoidosis in England
Katie Bechman¹, Kathryn Biddle¹, Mark Russell², Mark Gibson¹, maryam adas¹, Zijing Yang², Edward Alveyn¹, deepak Nagra², Sam Norton², Surinder biring¹ and James Galloway³, ¹King's College London, London, United Kingdom, ²King's College London, London, England, United Kingdom, ³Centre for Rheumatic Diseases, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Sarcoidosis is heterogeneous condition, ranging from mild self-limiting disease to severe organ involvement and death. Despite its clinical significance, the epidemiological landscape in England…
Abstract Number: 0217 • ACR Convergence 2024
Understanding Treatment Goals and Factors Influencing Decisions About Clinical Trial Participation in Lupus Patients from Diverse Backgrounds
Joy Buie¹, Safoah Agyemang¹ and Joan Merrill², ¹Lupus Foundation of America, Washington, DC, ²Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City 73104, OK
Background/Purpose: With many emerging treatments in development for lupus, clinical trial recruitment has become increasingly difficult. Growing appreciation of patient input into trial design may be of …
Abstract Number: 0198 • ACR Convergence 2024
COVID-19 Vaccination and Hospitalization Rates Differ Between People with Diagnosed Immune Mediated Inflammatory Disease and the General Population: A Population-based Study
Carol Hitchon¹, Carole Taylor¹, Charles N Bernstein¹, Christine Peschken¹, J. Antonio Avina-Zubieta², Sasha Bernatsky³, Gil Kaplan⁴, Diane Lacaille², Jessica Widdifeild⁵ and RuthAnn Marrie¹, ¹University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ²Arthritis Research Canada, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ³Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁴University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁵University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: People with immune mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs) are at greater risk of severe Coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Vaccination reduces COVID-19 severity however, vaccine uptake may…
Abstract Number: 0184 • ACR Convergence 2024
Improving Age Disparities in Contraceptive Counseling in Women with Lupus: A Quality Improvement Initiative
Hillary Weisleder¹, Chinenye Osuorji², Melissa Fazzari³, Ying Jin² and Bibi Ayesha², ¹Montefiore Einstein, New York, NY, ²Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, ³Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
Background/Purpose: Lupus is an autoimmune disease primarily affecting women of reproductive age. Lupus confers an increased risk of adverse maternal fetal outcomes, and pre-pregnancy planning…
Abstract Number: 0170 • ACR Convergence 2024
Association of General Physical Functioning, Valued Life Activity (VLA) Disability, and Use of Accommodations with Depressive Symptoms Among Individuals with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
Patti Katz¹, Laura Plantinga², Maria Dall'Era³, Kamil Barbour⁴, Kurt Greenlund⁴ and Jinoos Yazdany⁵, ¹UCSF, San Rafael, CA, ²University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ³UCSF, Corte Madera, CA, ⁴CDC, Alpharetta, GA, ⁵University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Physical functioning (PF) is usually assessed generally in SLE rather than as difficulty performing specific activities, and measurements rarely incorporate accommodations (ACCs) that may…
Abstract Number: 0166 • ACR Convergence 2024
Limitations in Activities of Daily Living Among Individuals with SLE
Laura Plantinga¹, Jinoos Yazdany², Courtney Hoge³, Charmayne M. Dunlop-Thomas⁴ and Patti Katz⁵, ¹University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ²UCSF, San Francisco, CA, ³Emory University, Atlanta, GA, ⁴Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Atlanta, GA, ⁵UCSF, San Rafael, CA
Background/Purpose: A better understanding of the capacity of individuals with SLE to perform routine daily life tasks is needed to effectively support the independence and…
Abstract Number: 0163 • ACR Convergence 2024
Modification of 2017 EULAR/ACR Myositis Classification Criteria for Dermatomyositis, Clinically Amyopathic Dermatomyositis, and Immune-mediated Necrotizing Myopathy
Ching Chung¹, Yusra Hasan², Rajesh Gopalarathinam³, shiri keret⁴, Dana Ascherman⁵, Siamak Mogahadam⁶, Chester Oddis⁶ and Rohit Aggarwal⁷, ¹UPMC McKeesport, Pittsburgh, PA, ²CHI health Creighton university medical center, Omaha, NE, ³Division of Rheumatology, Wrightington Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Wigan, United Kingdom, ⁴Rheumatology unit, Bnai-Zion medical center and the faculty of Medicine, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel., Atlit, Israel, ⁵Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁶Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁷Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: The 2017 ACR/EULAR classification criteria for idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) currently used in myositis clinical trials/research demonstrated 87% sensitivity and 82% specificity for a…
Abstract Number: 0095 • ACR Convergence 2024
Expansion of Brain T Cell Subsets Outside of the Choroid Plexus in Murine Models of Neuropsychiatric Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Minjung Kim¹, Cecilia Stumpf², Hadijat Makinde¹, Mohammad Khan¹, Vanessa Rodriguez², Tyler Therron², Jeremy Tilstra³, Deborah Winter⁴ and Carla Cuda¹, ¹Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ²Northwestern University, Chicago, ³University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁴Northwestern University, Skokie, IL
Background/Purpose: Unclear mechanisms underlying diffuse NPSLE (psychosis, anxiety disorder, cognitive dysfunction) may lead to the devastating impact of this disease on patients’ health-related quality-of-life, representing…

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