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Abstract Number: 116 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Is Socioeconomic Status at Diagnosis Associated with Long-Term Direct Medical Costs in Systemic Sclerosis? a General Population-Based Cohort Study
Natalie McCormick¹, Mohsen Sadatsafavi², Wenjia Chen³, Carlo A. Marra⁴ and J. Antonio Avina-Zubieta⁵, ¹Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia/Arthritis Research Centre of Canada, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ²Division of Respiratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ³Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁴Pharm Sciences, Univ of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁵Rheumatology, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada, Richmond, BC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Low socioeconomic status (SES) is associated with negative health outcomes and higher healthcare costs in general populations, but the impact of SES on costs…
Abstract Number: 115 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Biologic Dmards Modify the Association Between Patient Expectations and Outcomes of Total Knee Replacement in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Hassan Ghomrawi^1,2, Lisa Mandl³, Mark P. Figgie⁴, Michael Alexiades⁵ and Susan M. Goodman⁶, ¹Healthcare Research and Policy, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, ²Healthcare Research Institute, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ³Department of Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ⁴Orthopedics, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ⁵Orthopaedics, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ⁶Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Unmet patient expectations of total knee replacement (TKR) correlate with postsurgical dissatisfaction, and are linked to outcomes. Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), may have…
Abstract Number: 114 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Treat-to-Target (T2T) and Measuring Outcomes in RA Care: a 2014 Longitudinal Survey of US Rheumatologists
John J. Cush¹ and Jeffrey R. Curtis², ¹Baylor Research Institute and Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ²University of Alabama at Birmingham, Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: Changes in US rheumatologic practice for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients in the past decade have been influenced by novel therapies, increasing disease metric use…
Abstract Number: 112 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Relationship Between Rheumatology Physician Supply and Travel Distances to Rheumatologists for Medicare Beneficiaries in the United States
Gabriela Schmajuk¹, Chris Tonner² and Jinoos Yazdany³, ¹Medicine / Rheumatology, UCSF / San Francisco VA, San Francisco, CA, ²3333 California Street, Box 09, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ³Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Workforce shortages in rheumatology have been reported in the face of an aging population and increased number of people gaining insurance under the Affordable…
Abstract Number: 113 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Dermatologic Rheumatism: Our Experience with a Multidisciplinary Dermatology/Rheumatology Clinic
Archana Sharma¹, Lin A. Brown², Dorothea Barton³ and John Mecchella⁴, ¹Rheumatology, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, ²Division of Rheumatology, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Med Ctr, Lebanon, NH, ³Dermatology, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, ⁴Rheumatology, Giesel school of medicine and Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH
Background/Purpose: Multidisciplinary clinics are becoming increasingly common as a way to bring together multiple specialists to care for patients with complex diseases. While multidisciplinary clinics commonly involve…
Abstract Number: 111 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Low Rates of Bone Mineral Density Testing in Medicare Beneficiaries with Breast Cancer Starting Aromatase Inhibitor Therapy
Mamatha Siricilla¹, Ruili Luo², Linda Elting² and Maria E. Suarez-Almazor¹, ¹The Department of General Internal Medicine, The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, ²The Department of Health Services Research, The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Background/Purpose Aromatase inhibitors (AI) are increasingly used as adjuvant hormonal therapy in postmenopausal women with estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer. It is well recognized that therapy…
Abstract Number: 110 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Use of Smartphones in Collecting Patient Reported Outcomes: Can Passively-Collected Behavior Determine Rheumatic Disease Activity? Early Results from a Nation-Wide Pilot Study
Kaleb Michaud^1,2, Sofia Pedro¹, Rebecca Schumacher¹, Karim Wahba³ and Sai Moturu³, ¹National Data Bank for Rheumatic Diseases, Wichita, KS, ²Internal Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ³ginger.io, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and other rheumatic diseases (RD) are associated with depression, fatigue, and disturbed sleep, symptoms that often impact behavior. Many smartphone apps…
Abstract Number: 109 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Knee Arthroscopy in an International Training Centre: An Audit of Safety and Impact on Work Days
Carl Orr¹, Paul MacMullan¹, Phil Gallagher², Mairead Murray¹, Madeline O'Neill¹ and Douglas J. Veale³, ¹Rheumatology, Dublin Academic Medical Centre, St. Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, ²Rheumatology, St. Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, ³Translational Rheumatology Research Group, St. Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin 4, Ireland
Background/Purpose The utility of synovial biopsy has been confirmed as an important research tool in increasing our understanding of the pathogenesis of RA, evaluating new…
Abstract Number: 108 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Patient Reported Outcomes Following Total Knee Arthroplasty in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoarthritis
Anand Dusad¹, Sofia Pedro², Kevin Garvin³, Curtis Hartman⁴, James O'Dell⁵, Ted R. Mikuls⁵ and Kaleb Michaud⁶, ¹Rheumatology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ²National Data Bank for Rheumatic Diseases, Wichita, KS, ³Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁴Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁵University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁶University of Nebraska Medical Center and National Data Bank, Omaha, NE
Background/Purpose: Due to the progressive and debilitating nature of knee arthritis, total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is the ultimate outcome. TKA is an effective surgical intervention…
Abstract Number: 106 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Patient Reported Outcomes Following Upper Extremity Arthroplasties in RA -a Report from the Swedish National Register of Rheuma Surgery (RAKIR)
Ann Bremander^1,2, Sofia Forsberg³, Emelie Gull³ and Anna Nilsdotter³, ¹Department of Clinical Sciences, Section of Rheumatology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden, ²Spenshult Research and Development Center, Halmstad, Sweden, ³Department of Research and Education, Halmstad Central Hospital, Halmstad, Sweden
Background/Purpose: RAKIR, the Swedish National Register of Rheuma Surgery was created to follow joint surgery in patients with RA (rheumatoid arthritis). The aim of this…
Abstract Number: 105 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Resource Use and Health Related Quality of Life Burden of Gout Exacerbated By Common Comorbidities: Results from the 2012-2013 National Health and Wellness Survey
Robert Morlock¹, Natalia M. Flores², Kathy Annunziata³, J. Chapnick⁴ and Sulabha Ramachandran⁵, ¹4939 Directors Place, Ardea Biosciences, San Diego, CA, ²Kantar Health, Foster City, CA, ³Kantar Health, Princeton, NJ, ⁴Kantar Health, Horsham, PA, ⁵AstraZeneca, Wilmington, DE
Background/Purpose: Gout is caused by chronic high serum uric acid (SUA) levels (i.e., hyperuricemia), which leads to the deposition of monosodium urate crystals in musculoskeletal…
Abstract Number: 104 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Reasons for Leaving an Academic Career in Research Among Rheumatologists in the United States
Alexis Ogdie¹, Ami Shah², Una Makris³, Alfred Kim⁴, Sheila Angeles-Han⁵, Amit Golding⁶, J. Michelle Kahlenberg⁷, Eyal Muscal⁸, Flavia V. Castelino⁹ and Amanda Nelson¹⁰, ¹Rheumatology and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²Division of Rheumatology, John Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ³Rheumatology, Dallas VA Medical Ctr, Dallas, TX, ⁴Medicine, Washington University in Saint Louis School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, ⁵Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, ⁶Medicine/Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Baltimore VA and University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ⁷Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁸Rheumatology, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, ⁹Rheumatology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ¹⁰5) Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology and Thurston Arthritis Research Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
Reasons for leaving an academic career in research among rheumatologistsBackground/Purpose: Retention of academic rheumatologists in research careers is increasingly challenging in the current funding environment. …
Abstract Number: 103 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Rheumatology e-Consult Services: a Rheumatology Workforce Management Model
Thomas Schmidt¹, Charles Lappan² and Daniel Battafarano³, ¹Rheumatology, SAUSHEC/ Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, TX, ²United States Army, San Antonio, TX, ³Rheumatology, San Antonio Military Medical Center, JBSA - Ft Sam Houston, TX
Background/Purpose: The regional distribution of adult rheumatologist in the United States (U.S.) was recently analyzed by the American College of Rheumatology (ACR)1. Regional workforce shortages…
Abstract Number: 101 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Country of Residence and Its Wealth Determine Disease Activity Levels in RA: Results from Multi-National Study Across 17 Countries (COMORA)
Polina Putrik^1,2, Sofia Ramiro³, Andras Keszei⁴, Ihsane Hmamouchi⁵, Maxime Dougados⁶, Till Uhlig⁷, Tore K. Kvien⁷ and Annelies Boonen⁸, ¹Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands, ²Health Promotion, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands, ³Rheumatology, Amsterdam Rheumatology Center, University of Amsterdam & Hospital Garcia de Orta, Almada, Portugal, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁴Medical Informatics, Uniklinik RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany, ⁵Biostatistics, Epidemiology LBRCE, Mohamed V Souissi University, Rabat, Morocco, ⁶Cochin Hospital, Paris Descartes University, Paris, France, ⁷Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ⁸Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands
Background/Purpose Socio-economic (SE) inequalities in health persist both between and within countries and even increased in the recent years. Therefore, it is important to explore…
Abstract Number: 100 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Evaluation of Real World Experience with Non-Biologic DMARD in the Treatment of RA: Data from an Electronic Health Record Database
D. Wiederkehr¹, J. Harnett¹, R. Gerber², D. Gruben², E.Y. Mahgoub³, G. Wallenstein¹ and A. Koenig³, ¹Pfizer Inc, New York, NY, ²Pfizer Inc, Groton, CT, ³Pfizer Inc, Collegeville, PA
Background/Purpose: Non-biologic (NB) disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARD) such as methotrexate (MTX) are commonly used to treat rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, NB‑DMARD can have adverse events…

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