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Abstract Number: 2055 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
TEAM-Managed Care of Biological Patients At A Canadian Centre
Melissa Deamude¹, Dawn Heap², Melanie Kanellos², Debbie Kislinsky³, Kathy Kislinsky¹, Cynthia Mech⁴, Helena Ross¹, Peggy Saldanha³, Lauri Vanstone⁵, Kathleen Brown⁶ and William G. Bensen⁷, ¹Dr. William G. Bensen, Rheumatology Health Team, St. Joseph's Hospital Hamilton, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ²Dr. Bensen's Rheumatology Clinic, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ³Dr. William Bensen Rheumatology Clinic, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ⁴Dr. William G. Bensen, Rheumatology Health Team, Dr. Bensen's Rheumatology Clinic, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ⁵Dr. William Bensen Rheumatology Biologic Clinic, Rheumatology Health Team, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ⁶Dr. William Bensen Rheumatology Clinic, Rheumatology Health Team, St. Joseph's Hospital Hamilton, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ⁷Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, St. Joseph's Hospital and McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Managing complex arthritic patients with biologics is exacting and time consuming. As a result in January 2008 we established a separate biologic clinic with…
Abstract Number: 2056 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Effectiveness of a Focused Educational Intervention in Improving the Supplementation of Vitamin D Deficiency and Insufficiency
Candice Low¹, Richard Conway², Gaye Cunnane³, Michele Doran³ and Finbar (Barry) D. O'Shea¹, ¹Rheumatology Dept, St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, ²Rheumatology, St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, ³Dept of Rheumatology, St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
Background/Purpose: Vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency are important clinical states with the potential for adverse skeletal and non-skeletal consequences. In our experience the management of…
Abstract Number: 2057 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Analysis of the Adherence to the Monitoring of Glucocorticoid Eye Toxicity and of the Prevalence of Cataracts and Glaucoma Among Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Linda Carli¹, Chiari Tani¹, Francesca Querci², Alessandra Della Rossa¹, Sabrina Vagnani³, Anna d'Ascanio⁴, Rossella Neri⁵, Antonio Tavoni⁶, Stefano Bombardieri³ and Marta Mosca¹, ¹Internal Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Pisa, PISA, Italy, ²Rheumatology Unit, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy, ³Department of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Pisa, PISA, Italy, ⁴Department of Internal Medicine, University of Pisa, Rheumatology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Pisa, PISA, Italy, ⁵University of Pisa, Rheumatology Unit, Pisa, Italy, ⁶Dept of Internal Medicine, Immunoallergology Unit, Department of Internal Meicine, University of Pisa, PISA, Italy
Background/Purpose: Cataracts and glaucoma are among the main causes of impaired visual acuity and have a prevalence respectively of 9-17% and 1-2% among subjects older…
Abstract Number: 2058 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Differences in Psychological Characteristics Between Patients with Rheumatoid and Psoriatic Arthritis
Panagiota Tsitsi¹, Athina Theodoridou¹, Foteini Lada¹, Konstantinos Papanikolaou², Despina Dimopoulou¹, Georgios Garyfallos³, Alexios Benos⁴ and Alexandros Garyfallos⁵, ¹4th Department of Internal Medicine,Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece, ²Psychiatric Hospital of Petra Olympus, Katerini, Greece, Katerini, Greece, ³2nd Department of Psychiatry, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece, ⁴Department of Hygiene, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece, ⁵4th Department of Internal Medicine, Aristotle University, Hippocratio Hospital, 4th Department of Internal Medicine, Aristotle University, Hippocratio Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece
Background/Purpose: Both rheumatoid (RA) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA) seem to have a negative impact on patients’ psychological status mostly due to the chronic character of…
Abstract Number: 2059 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Efficacy of Clinical Guidelines in Promoting Co-Prescription of Bone Protection with Glucocorticoids Among Hospital Doctors Treating Inpatients
Leonard C. Harty¹, James Clare², Dylan Finnerty², Susan Van Der Kamp², Fionnuala Kennedy³, Malachi McKenna⁴ and Oliver M. FitzGerald¹, ¹Rheumatology, Dublin Academic Medical Centre, St. Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, ²Department of Rheumatology, St. Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, ³Pharmacy Department, St. Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, ⁴Department of Endocrinology & Metabolic Bone Disease, St. Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
Background/Purpose: Therapeutic glucocorticoids (GC) rapidly decrease bone mineral density, inducing a remodelling imbalance by promoting osteoclast differentiation and activation and by inhibiting oscteocytes. Current guidelines…
Abstract Number: 2060 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Using the Electronic Medical Record to Increase Rates of Physician Assessment of Lipids in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Quality Improvement Initiative
Astrud Lorraine Leyva¹, Laura L. Tarter¹, Elizabeth Blair Solow² and David R. Karp³, ¹Division of Rheumatic Diseases, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ²Rheumatology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ³Rheumatic Diseases Division, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Background/Purpose: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Guidelines for the management…
Abstract Number: 2020 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Assessment of Procedure Safety and Cannula Position in Temporomandibular Joint Puncture Evaluated by Cone Beam Computerized Tomography
Thomas K. Pedersen¹, Kasper D. Kristensen¹, Per Alstergren², Peter Stoustrup³, Annelise Küseler¹ and Troels Herlin⁴, ¹Department of Orthodontics, University of Aarhus, Aarhus C, Denmark, ²Department of Orofacial Pain and Jaw Function Faculty of Odontology, Malmö University, Malmö, Sweden, ³Section of Orthodontics, University of Aarhus, Aarhus C, Denmark, ⁴Pediatric Rheumatology Clinic, Department of Pediatrics, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
Background/Purpose: Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) arthritis frequently occurs in juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). Only sparse information is available concerning the inflammatory activity and the underlying biology…
Abstract Number: 2021 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Schedule of Administration of Canakinumab in Cryopyrin Associated Periodic Syndrome Is Driven by the Phenotype Severity Rather Than the Age
Roberta Caorsi¹, Loredana Lepore², Francesco Zulian³, Maria Alessio⁴, Achille Stabile⁵, Antonella Insalaco⁶, Martina Finetti¹, Antonella Battagliese⁴, Giorgia Martini⁷, Chiara Bibalo⁸, Alberto Martini⁹ and Marco Gattorno¹, ¹Second Division of Paediatrics, G. Gaslini Institute, Genova, Italy, ²Istituto Burlo Garofolo, Trieste, Italy, ³Department of Pediatrics, University of Padua, Padova, Italy, ⁴Department of Pediatrics,, Federico II Hospital, Napoli, Italy, ⁵DipartimentoPediatria, Policlinico Gemelli, Roma, Italy, ⁶Department of Pediatric Rheumatology, Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù, Roma, Italy, ⁷Department of Pediatrics,, University of Padua, Padua, Italy, ⁸Pediatrics-Univ of Trieste, Ospedale-Infantile Trieste, Trieste, Italy, ⁹Pediatric Rheumatology Collaborative Study Group [PRSCG], Cincinnati, OH
Background/Purpose: to identify the optimal regimen for the treatment with Canakinumab in CAPS patients and, in patients receiving both Anakinra and Canakinumab during their disease…
Abstract Number: 2022 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Individual Disease Burden in Children and Adolescents with Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain – Multilevel-Analysis of a Nationwide Prospective Longitudinal Observation Study
Kerstin Gerhold¹, Rebecca Muckelbauer², Jacqueline Müller-Nordhorn², Angelika Thon³, Thomas Müller⁴, Gerd Ganser⁵, Martina Niewerth⁶ and Kirsten Minden⁷, ¹Programme Area Epidemiology, German Rheumatism Research Center, a Leipniz Institute, Berlin, Germany, ²Berlin School of Public Health, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ³Kinderklinik der Medizinischen Hochschule Hannover, Hannover, Germany, ⁴Universitätsklinikum Halle (Saale), Halle (Saale), Germany, ⁵Pediatric Rheumatology, Sankt Josef Stift, Sendenhorst, Germany, ⁶Epidemiology unit, German Rheumatism Research Center, Berlin, Germany, ⁷Programme Area Epidemiology, German Rheumatism Research Center, a Leibniz Institute, Berlin, Germany
Background/Purpose: Chronic musculoskeletal pain was described to be a frequent complaint in children and adolescents with assumed relevant impairment of health-related quality of life (HRQoL)…
Abstract Number: 2023 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Should Joint Ultrasound Contribute to Therapeutic Decisions in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis?
Marie Halbwachs¹, Geraldine Durand², Caroline Robin¹, Catherine Gambert Abdel Rahman¹, Pierre Ingrand³ and Elisabeth Solau-Gervais², ¹Paediatric, University Hospital, Poitiers, France, ²Rheumatology, University Hospital, Poitiers, France, ³Inserm, CIC-P 802, University Hospital, Poitiers, France
Background/Purpose: Over several years, numerous studies have been published on the interest of joint ultrasound in juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Several authors have demonstrated that ultrasonography…
Abstract Number: 2024 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Articular Symptoms in Cryopyrin-Associated Periodic Syndrome: Retrospective French Study
Laetitia Houx¹, Pierre Quartier², Isabelle Kone-Paut³, Xavier Guennoc⁴, Pascal Pillet⁵, Thierry Lequerre⁶, Irene Lemelle⁷, Mohamed Hamidou⁸, Gilles Grateau⁹, Eric Hachulla¹⁰, Jean-Marie Berthelot¹¹, Benedicte Neven¹², Christophe Richez¹³, Anne Pagnier¹⁴, Veronique Hentgen¹⁵ and Valerie Devauchelle-Pensec¹⁶, ¹Physical Medical Rehabilitation, Brest, France, ²Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital,, Paris, France, ³Pediatrics, Hospital Kremlin Bicêre, Kremlin-Bicêtre, France, ⁴Rheumatology, Hopital de Saint Brieuc, France, ⁵Paediatry, CHU, Bordeaux, France, ⁶Rheumatology, Rouen, France, ⁷Paediatry, CHU, Nancy, France, ⁸Internal Medicine Department, Nantes University Hospital, Nantes, France, ⁹Service De Médecine Interne, Hopital Tenon, Paris, France, ¹⁰Department of Internal Medicine, Claude Huriez University Hospital, Lille, France, ¹¹Rheumatology Unit, Nantes University Hospital, Nantes, France, ¹²Inserm U768, Paris, France, ¹³Rheumatology, Hôpital Pellegrin and Université Victor Segalen Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France, ¹⁴Service de pediatrie, Grenoble, France, ¹⁵Versailles Hospital, Le Chesnay Cedex, France, ¹⁶Department of rheumatology and unit of immunology (EA2216), Brest Occidentale university, Brest, France
Background/Purpose: The cryopyrin-associated periodic syndrome (CAPS) is a rare inherited inflammatory disease associated with a mutation in the NLRP3 gene. Articular symptoms are often described…
Abstract Number: 2025 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Clinical Characteristics and Therapy Response in a Large Single-Centre Cohort of Patients with Periodic Fever with Aphtous Stomatitis, Pharyngitis and Cervical Adenitis Syndrome
Francesca Ricci¹, Antonella Meini¹, Lucio Verdoni², Laura Dotta¹, Marta Bolis², Marco Berlucchi³, Gianfranco Savoldi⁴ and Marco Cattalini², ¹Pediatric Clinic, University of Brescia and Spedali Civili di Brescia, Pediatric Immunology and Rheumatology Unit, Brescia, Italy, ²Pediatric Clinic, Spedali Civili di Brescia and University of Brescia, Pediatric Immunology and Rheumatology Unit, Brescia, Italy, ³Spedali Civili di Brescia, Department of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, Brescia, Italy, ⁴Spedali Civili di Brescia, Angelo Nocivelli Institute of Molecular Medicine, Brescia, Italy
Background/Purpose: PFAPA (Period Fever with Aphtous stomatitis, Pharyngitis and cervical Adenitis), is a periodic syndrome described for the first time in 1987 by Marshall et…
Abstract Number: 2026 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
High Prevalence of Cervical Spine and Temporomandibular Joint Involvement in Patients with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Nikolay Tzaribachev¹, Catrin Tzaribachev¹ and Bernd Koos², ¹Pediatric Rheumatology, Center for Rheumatic Diseases, Bad Bramstedt, Germany, ²Clinic of Orthodontics, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany
Background/Purpose: Detection of involvement of temporomandibular joints (TMJ), which are frequently affected by juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), is only possible on Gadolinium enhanced MRI…
Abstract Number: 2027 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Chronic Nonbacterial Osteomyelitis of the Mandible in Children: a Tertiary Center Experience
Daniela S. Ardelean¹ and Ronald Laxer², ¹Pediatric Rheumatology, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Rheumatology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Chronic nonbacterial osteomyelitis (CNO) of the mandible is a rare osseous autoinflammatory disease. Diagnosis is based on characteristic clinical, laboratory and imaging features. Our…
Abstract Number: 2028 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Medication Adherence and Quality of Life in Children with Rheumatic Disease
Stacey E. Tarvin¹, Lisa M. Macharoni², Christine M. Raches³ and Nicole M. Taylor², ¹Pediatric Rheumatology, Riley Hospital for Children, Indianapolis, IN, ²School of Psychological Sciences, University of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN, ³Riley Child Development Center, Riley Hospital for Children, Indianapolis, IN
Background/Purpose: Children with rheumatic diseases are often prescribed complex medication regimens. Medication side-effects may have a negative impact on physical appearance and subsequently impact adherence. …

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