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Abstract Number: 1946 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Can Satisfactory Reliability Of The 7-Joint Ultrasound Score Be Attained By Inexperienced Readers In a Single Calibration Exercise? Results From The Biodam Program
Marina Backhaus¹, Stephanie G. Werner¹, Sarah Ohrndorf¹, Shafeeq Alraqi², Sean Crowther³, Sukhvinder Dhillon³, Navjot Dhindsa⁴, Arthur J. Fernandes⁵, Oliver FitzGerald⁶, Hilde B. Hammer⁷, Christophe Hudry⁸, Sandrine Jousse-Joulin⁹, Robert GW Lambert³, Maggie Larche¹⁰, Anouck Remy-Moulard¹¹, Lene Terslev¹², Ramin Yazdani¹³, Rana Dadashova¹⁴, Joel Paschke¹⁴ and Walter P. Maksymowych¹⁵, ¹Rheumatology/Immunology, Charite University Hospital, Berlin, Germany, ²Rheumatology, St. Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, ³Radiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ⁴Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ⁵Rheumatology, Universite de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, ⁶Department of Rheumatology, St.Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, ⁷Dept of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ⁸Rheumatology, Hopital Cochin, Paris, France, ⁹Rheumatology/Immunology, CHU de la Cavale Blanche, Brest, France, ¹⁰McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ¹¹Hopital Peyronie, Montpellier, France, ¹²Copenhagen University Hospital at Glostrup, Copenhagen, Denmark, ¹³St.Clare's Mercy Hospital, St.John's, NF, Canada, ¹⁴CaRE Arthritis, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ¹⁵Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Background/Purpose: While ultrasound assessment of patients with RA using the 7-joint score (US7) demonstrates reliability in the hands of experienced readers it is unclear to…
Abstract Number: 1947 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The 7-Joint Ultrasound Score Is a Feasible Tool For Evaluating Joint Inflammation In Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients. Experience Among Rheumatologists With Basic Or Intermediate Level Of Ultrasound Training
Jana Hurnakova^1,2, Jakub Zavada^2,3, Herman F. Mann^1,2, Ladislav Senolt^2,4, Martin Klein^2,4, Petra Hanova^5,6, Sarka Forejtova^2,4, Marta Olejarova^2,4, Olga Ruzickova^2,4, Olga Sleglova^2,4 and Karel Pavelka^2,7, ¹Institute of Rheumatology and Department of Rheumatology, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Prague, Czech Republic, ²1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Prague, Czech Republic, ³Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, ⁴Institute of Rheumatology, Prague, Prague, Czech Republic, ⁵Institute of Rheumatology, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Prague, Czech Republic, ⁶1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, ⁷Institute of Rheumatology and Department of Rheumatology, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
Background/Purpose: Musculoskeletal ultrasound plays an increasingly important role in monitoring disease activity and therapy response. German US-7 score is a recently introduced ultrasound scoring index…
Abstract Number: 1948 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Power Doppler Ultrasound 7-Joint Score Vs. Simplified Disease Activity Index In Rheumatoid Arthritis Associated With Fibromyalgia
Rafael Chakr¹, Marina Behar², José A. Mendonça³, Daniela Cervantes², Nizele Calegaro², Nicole Andrade², Iuri Siqueira², Daniel Zanchet², Andrese Gasparin², Penélope Esther Palominos², Charles Kohem⁴, Odirlei Andre Monticielo⁵, Claiton Brenol⁶, Ricardo M. Xavier² and João Carlos T. Brenol⁷, ¹Rheumatology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil, ²Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil, ³Rheumatology, Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas / Institute of Clinical Research – IPECC, Campinas, Brazil, ⁴Brazilian Registry of Spondyloarthritis, São Paulo, Brazil, ⁵Department of Internal Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil, ⁶Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre RS, Brazil, ⁷Rheumatology Division, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia (FM) falsely increases rheumatoid arthritis (RA) disease activity clinical composite scores, such as the simplified disease activity index (SDAI), recently incorporated into ACR/EULAR…
Abstract Number: 1921 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Ask The Rheumatologist: Evaluating The Use Of a Patient Centered Web Based Service
Steven J. Katz, Rheumatology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Background/Purpose: Previous studies have demonstrated growing and significant patient use of the internet as a health resource. Yet, many web based resources have been shown…
Abstract Number: 1908 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Quality Of Life and Adherence To Treatment In Patients Managed In Nursing Clinics In Rheumatology
Santiago Muñoz-Fernández¹, Pablo Lazaro², Antonio Javier Blasco³, Sandra Fortea Gracia⁴, Laura Cano-García⁵, Jose A. Roman Ivorra⁶, Raquel Almodóvar González⁷, José Santos Rey Rey⁸, Teresa Navío-Marco⁹ and Mercedes Cabañas³, ¹Rheumatology, Hospital Infanta Sofía. San Sebastián de los Reyes. Spain, Madrid, Spain, ²Research, Advanced Techniques in Health Services Research (TAISS), Madrid, Spain, ³Advanced Techniques in Health Services Research (TAISS), Madrid, Spain, ⁴Servicio de Reumatología, Hospital de Sagunto, Sagunto, Spain, ⁵Hospital Regional Universitario Carlos Haya, Málaga, Spain, ⁶Servicio de ReumatologIa, Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe, Valencia, Spain, ⁷Rheumatology Unit, Hospital Universitario Fundación Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain, ⁸Servicio de Reumatología, Complejo Hospitalario de Toledo, Toledo, Spain, ⁹Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Infanta Leonor, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: Nursing clinics in rheumatology (NCR) are organizational models in the field of nursing care. However, little is known about the NCR outcomes. The purpose…
Abstract Number: 1909 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Interpretation Of Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) By Rheumatologists
Vivek Nagaraja¹, David A. Fox², Sheeja Francis¹, Ora Singer¹, Puja Khanna¹, Timothy Laing¹, Rory Marks¹, Seetha U. Monrad¹, Vladimir M. Ognenovski¹, Kristine Phillips³ and Dinesh Khanna¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI, ²Rheumatology/Int Medicine, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI, ³Division of Rheumatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: The National Institutes of Health Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS¨) roadmap initiative is a cooperative research program designed to develop, evaluate, and…
Abstract Number: 1910 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Validation Of The Mayo Hip Questionnaire: Validity and Sensitivity To Change
Jasvinder A. Singh¹, Cathy Schleck², W. Scott Harmsen³ and David Lewallen⁴, ¹Department of Medicine, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, ²Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, ³Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁴Orthopedics, Mayo Clinic college of medicine, Rochester, MN
Background/Purpose: Mayo Hip questionnaire has previously been shown to have face, content and test-retest reliability. Our objective was to assess the validity and responsiveness of the…
Abstract Number: 1911 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
How Are Actual Patterns Of Care For a Health System In Rheumatology In Comparison With Validated Quality Measures?
Susan Mathew¹, Tarun S. Sharma¹, Oscar Quintero¹, Olga Bailey¹, Debra Webb¹, Eric D. Newman² and Androniki Bili¹, ¹Rheumatology, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA, ²Department of Rheumatology, Geisinger Health System, Danville, PA
Background/Purpose: The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) in 2008 and 2012 published guidelines for the use of disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARD) and biologics…
Abstract Number: 1912 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Do Persons With SLE In Poverty Rate Interactions With Providers and Health Plans Differently?
Edward H. Yelin¹, Chris Tonner², Laura Trupin² and Jinoos Yazdany³, ¹Medicine, UC San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ²Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ³Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: We previously showed that poverty is associated with the quantity, type, and technical quality of care in SLE.[1] Here we assess whether poverty is…
Abstract Number: 1913 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Expectations RA Patients Have For Their Treatment – A Comparison Of Clinical Results For Biologic and Disease-Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drug Treated Patients Using Multiple Medical Cohorts
Tsukasa Matsubara^1,2, Hiroaki Matsuno², Tomomaro Izumihara², Yuichi Takahashi², Akira Sagawa², Motohiro Oribe², Eisuke Shono², Kensuke Kume², Masanori Adachi², Yuichi Nishioka², Nobumasa Miyake², Keisuke Hashimoto², Toshikaki Miyamoto², Shigeto Kiyokawa², Tomohiko Yoshida², Syoichi Kondo², Yoshiki Shiohira², Takanori Azuma², Yukio Sato², Masaaki Yoshida², Kenji Mannami², Akihiko Nakamura², Yasuhiko Hirabarashi², Keiko Funahashi³ and James E. Middleton⁴, ¹Department of Orthopedics, Matsubara Mayflower Hospital, Kato, Japan, ²Japanese Clinician's Biologic Research Group, Kobe, Japan, ³Department of Clinical Research, Matsubara Mayflower Hospital, Kato, Japan, ⁴Research Institute of Joint Diseases, Kobe, Japan
Background/Purpose: Treat to Target (T2T) primary principal - “The treatment of rheumatoid arthritis must be based on a shared decision between patient and rheumatologist”. Japan…
Abstract Number: 1914 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Patient and Physician Perspectives On Family Planning and Pregnancy Issues In Systemic Inflammatory Diseases: Mind The Gap!
Megan E. B. Clowse¹, Eliza Chakravarty², Daphnee S. Pushparajah³, Sarah Mertens³ and Caroline Gordon⁴, ¹Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, ²Arthritis and Clinical Immunology, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ³UCB Pharma, Brussels, Belgium, ⁴School of Immunity and Infection, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Autoimmune and inflammatory diseases often affect women of reproductive age and can impact pregnancy outcomes. This patient (pt) group has important concerns about family…
Abstract Number: 1916 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Approaches and Challenges To Reducing Wait Times For Total Hip and Knee Replacement
Aileen M. Davis¹, Cheryl Cott², Rose Wong³, Michel Landry⁴, Linda C. Li⁵, Allyson Jones⁶, Cy Frank⁷, Sydney C. Lineker⁸, Louise Bergeron⁹, Rhona McGlasson¹⁰, Gillian A. Hawker¹¹, Dianne P. Mosher¹², Susan B. Jaglal¹³, Richard Birtwhistle¹⁴, Sherry Bar¹⁵ and Elizabeth M. Badley¹⁶, ¹Division of Health Care and Outcomes Research, Toronto Western Research Institute, University Health Network, Ontario, ON, Canada, ²Divison of Health Care and Outcomes Research, Toronto Western Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Division of Health Care & Outcomes Research, Toronto Western Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Department of Community and Family Medicine, Physical Therapy Division, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, ⁵Physical Therapy, Arthritis Centre of Canada, Richmond, BC, Canada, ⁶Department of Physical Therapy, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ⁷Alberta Bone and Joint Institute and Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁸The Arthritis Society, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁹Canadian Arthritis Patient Alliance, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ¹⁰Bone and Joint Canada, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹¹Women's College Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹²Med, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ¹³Department of Physical Therapy, Department of Physical Therapy, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹⁴Centre for Studies in Primary Care and Family Medicine and Community Health and Epidemiology, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada, ¹⁵British Columbia Ministry of Health Services, Victoria, BC, Canada, ¹⁶Division of Health Care and Outcomes Research, Toronto Western Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Due to obesity, the growing prevalence of hip and knee osteoarthritis and boarder indications for hip and knee replacement, there is increasing pressure on…
Abstract Number: 1917 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Falls Among Hospitalized Orthopedic Patients: A Prospective Case-Control Study
Lisa A. Mandl¹, Wei-Ti Huang², Jaimie Lee³, Tina Bailey³, Danielle Edwards³, Patricia Quinlan³, Mayu Sasaki³ and Steven K. Magid⁴, ¹Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ²Biostatistics, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ³Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ⁴Dept of Rheumatic Diseases, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: This study evaluated rates and predictors of falls among adult orthopedic in-patients at a musculoskeletal specialty hospital. Methods: Researchers prospectively studied falls from 5/2/10-5/1/12.…
Abstract Number: 1918 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Adoption Of New Electronic Medical Records May Inhibit Documentation Of Physician Quality Reporting System
Minzi Chen, William E. Davis, Austin Fraser, Jerald M. Zakem, Eve Scopelitis, Kismet Collins, MD, Tamika A. Webb-Detiege and Robert Quinet, Rheumatology, Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, LA
Background/Purpose: Lower back pain (LBP) is a common complaint in the general population and accounts for 2.5% of all outpatient office visits. Critical assessment…
Abstract Number: 1919 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Rheumatology-Ophthalmology Collaborative Uveitis Units May Improve The Diagnostic Approach Of This Pathology: Experience From a Uveitis Unit In a Secondary Spanish Hospital
Elena Aurrecoechea¹, Ana Diez del Corral², Angel de la Mora², Jaime Calvo-Alén³ and Ernesto Romera⁴, ¹Hospital Sierrallana. Torrelavega, Torrelavega, Spain, ²Ophthalmology, Ophthalmology Unit Hospital Sierrallana, Torrelavega, Spain, ³Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Sierrallana, Torrelavega, Spain, ⁴Ophthalmology, Hospital Sierrallana Torrelavega, Torrelavega, Spain
Background/Purpose: Uveitis is defined as an intraocular inflammation, and may be associated to a systemic disease, it has a worldwide distribution, and it is a…

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