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Abstract Number: 2022 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
First Nations Persons Have an Increased Risk of Developing Rheumatoid Arthritis with an Early Onset Age but Are Seen Less Frequently By Rheumatologists: A Population Based Study
Carol A. Hitchon¹, Sazzadul Khan², Brenda Elias³, Hani S. El-Gabalawy⁴, Alan Katz⁵ and Christine A. Peschken¹, ¹Rheumatology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ²Manitoba Centre for Health Policy and Research, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ³Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ⁴Arthritis Centre, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ⁵University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Background/Purpose High global prevalence rates of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have been reported in First Nations (FN). For our regional population of 1.2 million, health care…
Abstract Number: 2021 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Association Between Rheumatoid Factor and Cardiovascular Disease in Healthy Adults
Chisun Min¹, Mitsumasa Kishimoto¹, Gautam A. Deshpande², Shunya Kaneshita¹, Masei Suda¹, Yuri Ohara¹, Yoichiro Haji¹, Ryo Rokutanda¹, Yasuhiro Suyama¹, Hisanori Shimizu¹, Tokutaro Tsuda¹, Ken-ichi Yamaguchi¹, Akira Takeda³, Yukio Matsui¹ and Masato Okada¹, ¹Immuno-Rheumatology Center, St. Luke's International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan, ²Center for Clinical Epidemiology, St. Luke's Life Science Instutute, Tokyo, Japan, ³Division of Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology, International University of Health and Welfare Hospital, Nasu-shiobara, Japan
Background/Purpose Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has been shown to be a risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Both elevated rheumatoid factor (RF) and anti-citrullinated protein antibodies…
Abstract Number: 2020 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Circulating Carotenoids and Subsequent Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Yang Hu¹, Karen H. Costenbader², Elizabeth W. Karlson² and Bing Lu², ¹Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Antioxidant components in food may be biologically relevant to the prevention of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Evidence from prospective cohort studies regarding the relationship between…
Abstract Number: 2019 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Antibodies to Citrullinated Clusterin, Filaggrin, Vimentin, and Fibrinogen Are Associated with Blood Pressure in First-Degree Relatives of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: The Studies of the Etiology of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Jan M. Hughes-Austin¹, Ryan W. Gan², Kevin D. Deane³, Peter K. Gregersen⁴, Michael H. Weisman⁵, Joachim H. Ix⁶, Jeremy Sokolove⁷, William H. Robinson⁸, V. Michael Holers⁹ and Jill M. Norris², ¹Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, ²Epidemiology, Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, CO, ³Division of Rheumatology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, ⁴The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY, ⁵Rheumatology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ⁶University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, ⁷VA Palo Alto Healthcare System and Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, ⁸VA Palo Alto Health Care System and Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, ⁹Rheumatology Division, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO
Background/Purpose Hypertension is common in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but it is unclear whether this prevalence is due to RA-related medications or to the disease process…
Abstract Number: 2018 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Do Mediterranean or Vegetarian Diets Influence Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis?
Kari Johansson¹, Maria Sandberg², Saedis Saevarsdottir³, Martin Neovius¹, Lars Alfredsson², Johan Askling^1,3 and Camilla Bengtsson², ¹Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ²The Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ³Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Background/Purpose Lifestyle factors are of major importance for development of RA. Yet, regarding the role of diet surprisingly little is known. The Mediterranean diet, rich…
Abstract Number: 2017 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Fish Consumption and Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis Among Women in Large Prospective Cohorts
Jeffrey A. Sparks¹, Shun-Chiao Chang², Bing Lu¹, Susan Malspeis¹, Karen H. Costenbader¹ and Elizabeth W. Karlson¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ²Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose Prior studies have suggested a protective effect of fish intake on RA. However, these studies were limited by potential recall bias, short follow-up, and…
Abstract Number: 2015 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Fine Particulate Air Pollution and Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Disease in Two Canadian Provinces
Sasha Bernatsky¹, Audrey Smargiassi², Cheryl Barnabe³, Lawrence W. Svenson⁴, Allan Brand⁵, Marie Hudson⁶, Steven M. Edworthy⁷, Ann E. Clarke³, Paul R. Fortin⁸, Patrick Belisle⁹ and Lawrence Joseph¹⁰, ¹Divisions of Rheumatology and Clinical Epidemiology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²Département de santé environnementale et santé au travail, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada, ³Division of Rheumatology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁴Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁵Institut national de santé publique du Québec, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁶Rheumatology, Lady David Institute for Medical Research and Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁷The University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁸Rheumatology, Laval University, Division of Rheumatology, Centre de Recherche du CHU de Québec and Department of Medicine, Quebec City, QC, Canada, ⁹Clinical Epidemiology, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ¹⁰McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: To estimate the degree to which fine particulate (PM2.5) air pollution is associated with systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases (SARDs). Methods: We used population-based administrative…
Abstract Number: 2016 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Occupation and Risk of Developing Rheumatoid Arthritis
Anna Ilar¹, Pernilla Wiebert¹, Lars Klareskog², Lars Alfredsson¹ and Camilla Bengtsson¹, ¹The Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ²Department of Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
Background/Purpose The role of environmental factors in the etiology of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is still fairly unknown. Finding occupations associated with the risk of disease…
Abstract Number: 2007 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Using Photovoice Techniques to Empower Lupus Patients and Create Public Awareness: A Program Evaluation
Jessica Rowshandel and Diane Gross, S.L.E. Lupus Foundation, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Lupus through the Lens is a photography project for people with lupus to capture, in pictures, what it means to live with lupus. Created…
Abstract Number: 2006 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Multiple Joint Osteoarthritis: Patient Preferences for a Generic Exercise and Self-Management Programme
Nicola E. Walsh¹, Geeta Patel² and Rachael Gooberman-Hill³, ¹Allied Health Professions, University of the West of England Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom, ²Allied Health Professions, University of the West of England, Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom, ³Orthopaedics, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: In the UK approximately 1.75 million people age 45 and over are diagnosed with multiple, peripheral joint osteoarthritis (OA), a figure that would increase significantly with…
Abstract Number: 2005 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Multimedia Patient Education Tool for Patients with Osteoporosis
Maria A. Lopez-Olivo¹, Aparna Ingleshwar², Robert Volk², Andrea Barbo³, Maria Jibaja-Weiss⁴, Heather Lin⁵ and Maria E. Suarez-Almazor⁶, ¹Department of General Internal Medicine, The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, ²General Internal Medicine, The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, ³Department of Biostatistics, The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, ⁴Office of Outreach and Health Disparities, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, ⁵Biostatistics, The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, ⁶The Department of General Internal Medicine, The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Background/Purpose: Patient education materials incorporating video modelling can be effective in improving patients’ outcomes. We conducted a randomized control trial to test the efficacy of…
Abstract Number: 2004 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Osteoporosis Screening and Fracture Risk Assessment Tool Usage Among House Staff
Jordan Brodsky¹, Meghan Greenfield² and Erin Patton³, ¹Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Woodmere, NY, ²279 E 10th St, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY, ³Rheumatology, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Despite increased awareness of the magnitude and consequences of osteoporosis and the availability of recommendations for screening and treatment by multiple organizations, osteoporosis is…
Abstract Number: 2003 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Pilot Study of a Web-Based Module on Gout
Bernadette Siaton¹, Elizabeth Clayton², Alexandra Kueider³ and Matthew Rietschel⁴, ¹Rheumatology, University of Maryland Medical System, Baltimore, MD, ²Division of Rheumatology, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, ³Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, ⁴University of Maryland School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD
Background/Purpose: The majority of internal medicine trainees complete residency with little exposure to rheumatology. We aimed to create a validated, self-directed, web-based, core curriculum in…
Abstract Number: 2002 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Implementation of a Collaborative Rheumatology and Physiatry Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Training Program
Minna J. Kohler¹, Chloe Slocum², Imran Siddiqui², Kevin O'Connor² and Marcy B. Bolster³, ¹Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital / Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ²Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital / Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA, ³Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital / Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Rheumatology musculoskeletal ultrasound (MUS) certification has been established and MUS teaching is rapidly being incorporated into U.S. rheumatology fellowship training programs. Similarly, MUS use…
Abstract Number: 2001 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Musculoskeletal Mini-Residency Collaborative Network: A National Department of Veterans Affairs Interdisciplinary and Interprofessional Educational Innovation for Primary Care Providers
Michael J. Battistone¹, Andrea M. Barker², Marissa P. Grotzke³, J. Peter Beck⁴, Anna Quan⁵, Michal Hose⁵, Victoria Seligman⁶, Roneka Ravenell⁷, Pushpa Pavuluri⁷, W. Neal Roberts⁷, Mathilde Pioro⁸, Nancy Fisher⁸, Vanessa Osting⁹, Betty Prihar⁹, Joanne Hackman¹⁰, Susan Kirsh¹⁰ and Grant W. Cannon¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Salt Lake City VA and University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ²General Internal Medicine, Salt Lake City VA and University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ³Division of Endocrinology, Salt Lake City VA and University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁴Salt Lake City VA and University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁵San Diego VA, San Diego, CA, ⁶Denver VA Medical Center, Denver, CO, ⁷Louisville VA, Louisville, KY, ⁸Cleveland VA, Cleveland, OH, ⁹Tampa VA, Tampa, FL, ¹⁰Office of Specialty Care Transformation, Patient Care Services, VHA Central Office, Washington, DC
Background/Purpose To address the problem of insufficient training in Musculoskeletal (MSK) diseases by practicing primary care providers (PCPs), the Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Specialty…

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