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Abstract Number: PP21 • ACR Convergence 2022
What Lies Beneath: Making Rheumatoid Arthritis Visible for the Seronegative Patient Through Blood Work
Shilpa Venkatachalam, Global Healthy Living Foundation, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: When I first received my Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) diagnosis 5 years ago, I experienced a combination of relief and disbelief. Relief because now all…
Abstract Number: PP23 • ACR Convergence 2022
The Journey to Collaborative Care and Patient-Centric Educational Opportunities for a Scleroderma Patient
Amy Gietzen and Hannah Bowen, The Ann Steffens Scleroderma Foundation, Albany, NY
Background/Purpose: In 2001 I started to experience forearm, elbow, and wrist pain. My fingers were constantly swollen, and sensitive. After 6 months of living in…
Abstract Number: PP20 • ACR Convergence 2022
‘It Is Due to Stress’ – But Which Type of Stress? Cumulative childhood stress is a risk factor for autoimmune disease
Melissa Allman, Michigan State University, Meridian Charter Township, MI
Background/Purpose: Trauma can have profound detrimental influences on our health and well-being. I am tangibly familiar with how trauma can impact the individual due to…
Abstract Number: PP24 • ACR Convergence 2022
Planting Seeds of Self-Advocacy: Increasing Healthcare Engagement in Children and Adolescents Through Arthritis Camp
Kaye Anderson¹, Kristine Carandang² and Courtney Wells³, ¹Young Patients' Autoimmune Research & Empowerment Alliance, River Falls, WI, ²Young Patients' Autoimmune Research & Empowerment Alliance, San Diego, CA, ³University of Wisconsin-River Falls; Young Patients' Autoimmune Research and Empowerment Alliance, St. Paul, MN
Background/Purpose: I was diagnosed with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis at the age of ten. The constant battle between doctor appointments, pain, and medication side effects left…
Abstract Number: 2272 • ACR Convergence 2022
Temporal Trends in COVID-19 Outcomes Among Patients with Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases: From the First Wave to Omicron
Yumeko Kawano¹, Naomi Patel², Xiaosong Wang¹, Claire Cook³, Kathleen Vanni¹, Emily Kowalski¹, Emily Banasiak¹, Grace Qian¹, Michael Diiorio¹, Tiffany Hsu¹, Michael Weinblatt⁴, Derrick Todd¹, Zachary Wallace³ and Jeffrey Sparks⁵, ¹Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Massachusetts General Hospital, Sale Creek, TN, ³Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁴Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁵Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Advances in prevention, testing, and treatment of COVID-19 have contributed to less severe outcomes in the general population, but whether outcomes have improved for…
Abstract Number: 2234 • ACR Convergence 2022
Obesity, Adipokines, and Chronic and Persistent Pain in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Joshua Baker¹, Kristin Wipfler², Marianna Olave³, Sofia Pedro⁴, Patricia Katz⁵ and Kaleb Michaud⁶, ¹University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²FORWARD, The National Databank for Rheumatic Diseases, Omaha, NE, ³Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴Forward, The National Databank for Rheumatic Diseases, Wichita, KS, ⁵UCSF, San Rafael, CA, ⁶University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Background/Purpose: Obesity has been linked to chronic pain and pain sensitization in the general population and among patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The mechanism by…
Abstract Number: PP12 • ACR Convergence 2022
We Became Advocates, Educators, and a Support System for Hispanic/Latino Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Their Caregivers Through Involvement in a Virtual Patient Advisory Board
Zucy Almonacid¹, Wigna Cruz², Francisca Garcia³, Teresa Hernandez⁴, Velia Martinez⁵, Patricia Mattos³, Mario Mutis⁶ and Denise Serrano⁷, ¹Hicsville, NY, ²Juan Diaz, PR, ³Lake Worth, FL, ⁴Greenacres, FL, ⁵Guaynabo, PR, ⁶Fort Pierce, FL, ⁷Toa Alto, PR
Background/Purpose: Each of us has been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), from as recently as one year ago to as long as 20 years ago.…
Abstract Number: 2254 • ACR Convergence 2022
Detection of Active Inflammatory and Structural Changes Indicative of Axial Spondyloarthritis on MRI of Sacroiliac Joint Using a Deep Learning Framework
Keno Kyrill Bressem¹, Lisa Adams¹, Fabian Proft², Kay-Geert Hermann³, Torsten Diekhoff¹, Laura Spiller¹, Stefan Niehues¹, Marcus Makowski⁴, Bernd Hamm¹, Mikhail Protopopov⁵, valeria Rios-Rodriguez⁶, Hildrun Haibel⁷, Judith Rademacher⁵, Murat Torgutalp⁷, Robert G Lambert⁸, Xenofon Baraliakos⁹, Walter P Maksymowych¹⁰, Janis Vahldiek¹ and Denis Poddubnyy², ¹Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ²Department of Gastroenterology, Infectious Diseases and Rheumatology, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ³Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁴Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany, ⁵Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁶Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁷Charité - Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁸University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ⁹Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Herne, Germany, ¹⁰Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Background/Purpose: Magnetic resonance tomography (MRI) plays a key role in the early diagnosis of axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA). However, the detection of changes indicative of axSpA…
Abstract Number: 2032 • ACR Convergence 2022
Major Salivary Gland Ultrasound and Elastography for Assessment of Disease Activity in Patients of Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome
Kunal Chandwar¹, Juhi Dixit¹, Kriti Kishor¹, DOGGA PRASANNA KUMAR², DIGVIJAY EKBOTE³, PUNEET KUMAR¹ and Urmila Dhakad¹, ¹King George's Medical University, Lucknow, India, ²KGMU, LUCKNOW, Uttar Pradesh, India, ³KING GEORGE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, LUCKNOW, Uttar Pradesh, India
Background/Purpose: To assess major salivary gland involvement by ultrasonography and elastography in patients with Sjögren's syndrome , compare it with controls and correlate the severity…
Abstract Number: 2235 • ACR Convergence 2022
Clinical Impact of a Digital Behavioral Therapy for Fibromyalgia Management in a Decentralized Trial
Yifei Dai¹, Michael Rosenbluth², Michael Gendreau³, Nicolette Vega⁴, Zunera Ghalib⁴, Allison Kraus⁴ and Brian Keefe⁵, ¹Swing Therapeutics, Gainesville, FL, ²Swing Therapeutics, San Francisco, CA, ³GENDREAU CONSULTING, LLC, Poway, CA, ⁴Swing Therapeutics, San Francisco, ⁵Swing Therapeutics, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) has demonstrated level 1A evidence for management of fibromyalgia (FM). Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), a form of CBT, has…
Abstract Number: 1786 • ACR Convergence 2022
Anterior Knee Pain Is Associated with 2-year Compartment Specific Patellofemoral Cartilage Worsening: The MOST Study
Corey Lanois¹, Natalie Collins², Tuhina Neogi³, Ali Guermazi⁴, Frank Roemer⁵, Michael LaValley⁶, Michael Nevitt⁷, James Torner⁸, Cora E. Lewis⁹ and Joshua Stefanik¹⁰, ¹Northeastern University, Providence, RI, ²University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, ³Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ⁴Boston University, Boston, MA, ⁵Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany, ⁶Boston University School of Public Health, Arlington, MA, ⁷University of California at San Francisco, Orinda, CA, ⁸University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, ⁹University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ¹⁰Northeastern University, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Anterior knee pain (AKP) may be a precursor to patellofemoral osteoarthritis (PFOA). Cross-sectionally, frequent AKP has been associated with MRI features of PFOA; however,…
Abstract Number: 2265 • ACR Convergence 2022
Autoimmune RNA Dysregulation and Seizures: Therapeutic Prospects in Neuropsychiatric Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Henri Tiedge¹, ILHAM MUSLIMOV², Valerio Berardi², Stacy Stephenson³, Ellen M. Ginzler⁴, Anca Askanase⁵ and John Hanly⁶, ¹SUNY, Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, ²SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, ³SUNY Downstate Medical Center, dep. of Comparative Medicine, Brooklyn, NY, ⁴SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Department of Medicine, Brooklyn, NY, ⁵Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, ⁶Division of Rheumatology, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Center (Nova Scotia Rehabilitation Site) and Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
Background/Purpose: Neuropsychiatric (NP) involvement is common in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Manifestations often include seizures and cognitive impairment but underlying etiology remains poorly understood. Brain…
Abstract Number: 2257 • ACR Convergence 2022
MRI Spinal Lesions in Patients Without MRI or Radiographic Lesions in the Sacroiliac Joints Typical of Axial Spondyloarthritis
Walter P Maksymowych¹, Mikkel Østergaard², Xenofon Baraliakos³, Pedro Machado⁴, Susanne J. Pedersen⁵, Ulrich Weber⁶, Iris Eshed⁷, Manouk de Hooge⁸, Joachim Sieper⁹, Denis Poddubnyy¹⁰, Martin Rudwaleit¹¹, Désirée van der Heijde¹², Robert Landewé¹³ and Robert G Lambert¹⁴, ¹Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ²Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Glostrup, Denmark, ³Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Herne, Germany, ⁴University College London, London, United Kingdom, ⁵Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁶Practice Buchsbaum Schaffhausen, Schaffhausen, Switzerland, ⁷Sheba Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel, ⁸Ghent University Hospital, Luxembourg, Luxembourg, ⁹Charité - Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ¹⁰Department of Gastroenterology, Infectious Diseases and Rheumatology, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ¹¹University of Bielefeld, Klinikum Bielefeld, Bielefeld; Germany Klinikum Bielefeld and Charité Berlin, Germany, and Gent University, Gent, Belgium, ¹²Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands, Leiden, Netherlands, ¹³Amsterdam University Medical Center, Meerssen, Netherlands, ¹⁴University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Background/Purpose: There is limited data as to the frequency of spinal lesions on MRI in patients without MRI or radiographic features typical of sacroiliac joint…
Abstract Number: 2259 • ACR Convergence 2022
Complete Resolution of Inflammation on MRI Is Associated with a Better Clinical Response over Time in Patients with Early Axial Spondyloarthritis
valeria Rios-Rodriguez¹, Murat Torgutalp², Christian Althoff³, Hildrun Haibel², Kay-Geert Hermann², Fabian Proft⁴, Mikhail Protopopov⁵, Judith Rademacher⁵, Joachim Sieper² and Denis Poddubnyy⁴, ¹Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ²Charité - Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ³Helios Klinikum Emil von Behring, Berlin, Germany, ⁴Department of Gastroenterology, Infectious Diseases and Rheumatology, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁵Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Background/Purpose: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the spine and sacroiliac joints (SIJ) are important tools for the diagnosis of axial SpA and the presence of…
Abstract Number: 1785 • ACR Convergence 2022
PROs and Sociodemographic Factors in Year Prior to COVID Predict Trajectories of Depressive Symptoms in Adults with RA in First 2 Years of Pandemic: Data from the Canadian Early Arthritis Cohort
Susan Bartlett¹, orit schieir², Marie-France Valois², Janet Pope³, Louis Bessette⁴, Gilles Boire⁵, Carol Hitchon⁶, Edward Keystone⁷, Carter Thorne⁸, Diane Tin⁹, Glen Hazlewood¹⁰ and Vivian Bykerk¹¹, ¹McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada, ³University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, ⁴Centre de l'Ostoporose et de Rhumatologie de Québec, Québec, QC, Canada, ⁵Universite de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, ⁶University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ⁷Keystone Consulting Enterprises Inc., Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁸Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, ON, Canada, ⁹The Arthritis Program Research Group, Newmarket, ON, Canada, ¹⁰University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ¹¹Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Growing evidence points to considerable mental health impacts of the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, though data from longitudinal studies in rheumatic diseases are sparse. We…

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