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Abstract Number: 0563 • ACR Convergence 2020
Relation of Pain Sensitization to Isokinetic Knee Extension Torque: The MOST Study
Patrick Corrigan¹, Tuhina Neogi², Laura Frey Law³, Neil Segal⁴, Michael Nevitt⁵, Beth Lewis⁶ and Joshua Stefanik¹, ¹Northeastern University, Boston, MA, ²Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ³University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, ⁴University of Kansas Medical Center, Iowa City, IA, ⁵Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California San Francisco, Orinda, CA, ⁶University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham
Background/Purpose: Central and local alterations in nociception are related to heightened pain severity and can be present in people who have knee osteoarthritis (OA). Yet,…
Abstract Number: 0577 • ACR Convergence 2020
Qualitative Review of Unsuccessful Pilot Study of Super-Utilizer Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) Patients Enrollment into Team Based Program to Improve Patient Outcomes
Sarah Min¹, Devy Setyono², Sunghye Kim³, Feben Girma¹, Melanie Martin¹ and Rachel Wolfe¹, ¹Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC, ²Emkey Arthritis and Osteoporosis Clinic, Wyomissing, PA, ³W.G. Hefner VA Medical Center, Salisbury, NC
Background/Purpose: SLE is a chronic multi-system autoimmune disease, affecting mostly women of child-bearing age and more racial minorities, with a wide spectrum of outcomes: from…
Abstract Number: 0576 • ACR Convergence 2020
Medical Savings of Timely Rheumatoid Arthritis Diagnoses
Kathryn Johnson¹, Christine Sawicki¹, Cristina Sotelo², Tanvi Kalevar³, Sylvie Lardeux⁴, Fabio Casadio³, David Baghdadi⁵, Michele Hamburger⁶, Elisea Avalos-Reyes⁷ and Kjel Johnson¹, ¹CVS Health, Lincoln, RI, ²CVS Health, Austin, TX, ³CVS Health, New York, NY, ⁴CVS Health, Wellesley, MA, ⁵CVS Health, Woonsocket, RI, ⁶Frances Hamburger Institute, Hauppauge, NY, ⁷CVS Health, Irving, TX
Background/Purpose: Previous studies suggest that early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) recognition and treatment provides greater clinical benefits than treatment started later in the disease course. However,…
Abstract Number: 0582 • ACR Convergence 2020
Mortality and Cost of Hospitalization: Do Hospitals Caring for More SLE Patients Perform Better?
Christine Anastasiou¹, Laura Trupin¹, Patricia Katz², Zara Izadi³, Milena Gianfrancesco¹, Gabriela Schmajuk⁴ and Jinoos Yazdany⁵, ¹University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ²University of California, San Francisco, Novato, CA, ³University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁴University of California, San Francisco, Atherton, CA, ⁵UCSF, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Individuals with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have an increased risk of hospitalization throughout their lifetime, potentially leading to higher patient mortality and healthcare costs.…
Abstract Number: 0581 • ACR Convergence 2020
A Proposed Economic Framework to Model the Consequences of Psoriatic Arthritis Disease Domains
Jacquelyn Chou¹, Ervant Maksabedian², David Collier³ and Howard Thom⁴, ¹PRECISION heor, Los Angeles, CA, ²Amgen Inc., LOS ANGELES, CA, ³Amgen, Thousand Oaks, CA, ⁴University of Bristol, Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) manifests heterogeneous signs and symptoms (e.g., dactylitis, enthesitis, axial involvement, skin- and nail disease), which may respond to treatments differently. While…
Abstract Number: 0587 • ACR Convergence 2020
Barriers to Rheumatologic Care and Antimalarial Refills Among a Cohort of Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Alfredo Aguirre¹, Laura Trupin¹, Sarah Patterson², Kimberly DeQuattro², Patricia Katz³, Cristina Lanata², Stephanie Rush¹, Lindsey Criswell⁴, Maria Dall'Era⁵ and Jinoos Yazdany¹, ¹University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ²UCSF, San Francisco, CA, ³University of California, San Francisco, Novato, CA, ⁴Rosalind Russell/Ephraim P. Engleman Rheumatology Research Center, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: The pandemic of coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) has led to widespread disruptions across the spectrum of healthcare. We sought to investigate barriers to medical…
Abstract Number: 0589 • ACR Convergence 2020
The Ideal Mhealth Application for Rheumatoid Arthritis: Qualitative Findings from Stakeholder Focus Groups
Diederik De Cock¹, Maryline Vandeputte², Rani Van Melder², Michael Doumen², Delphine Bertrand¹, Veerle Stouten¹, Sofia Pazmino¹, Rene Westhovens³ and Patrick Verschueren⁴, ¹KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, ²KU Leuven, Leuven, ³University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium, Leuven, Belgium, ⁴University Hospital Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Background/Purpose: Early access to specialized rheumatological care is under increasing pressure. Many countries are currently confronted with a relative shortage of practicing rheumatologists, while recent…
Abstract Number: 0584 • ACR Convergence 2020
Total Cost of Care for Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Kjel Johnson¹, Rebecca Karos², Elisea Avalos-Reyes³, Fabio Casadio⁴, Michele Hamburger⁵ and Chiara Leprai⁴, ¹CVS Health, Lincoln, RI, ²CVS Health, Wellesley, MA, ³CVS Health, Irving, TX, ⁴CVS Health, New York, NY, ⁵Frances Hamburger Institute, Hauppauge, NY
Background/Purpose: The range of medical costs associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is, in part, related to the various treatment options. Treatment for RA focuses on…
Abstract Number: 0579 • ACR Convergence 2020
Risk Factors of Nonadherence in New Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Guy Cozzi¹, Pavlo Kyrychenko², Michele Hamburger³ and Elisea Avalos-Reyes⁴, ¹CVS Health, Northbrook, IL, ²CVS Health, Norhtbrook, IL, ³Frances Hamburger Institute, Hauppauge, NY, ⁴CVS Health, Irving, TX
Background/Purpose: Biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (bDMARD) therapies are commonly prescribed for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treatment. However, their high out-of-pocket (OOP) cost may limit patient access…
Abstract Number: 0592 • ACR Convergence 2020
A Rheumatology-Driven Protocol and Treatment Algorithm of SARS-CoV-2 Cytokine Release Syndrome and Its Associated Outcomes
Sandy Lee¹, Neha Chiruvolu², Muntarin Karim³, Patil Injean⁴, Loomee Doo⁵, Donna Jose⁶, Deepa Panikkath¹, Micah Yu⁵, Anna Lafian⁵, Wendy De La Pena⁷, Albert Chow⁸, Karina Torralba⁹, Vaneet Sandhu¹⁰, Mehrnaz Hojjati⁵, Marven Cabling⁵ and Christina Downey¹, ¹Loma Linda University Medical Center, Redlands, CA, ²UC Riverside School of Medicine, Riverside, CA, ³Loma Linda University Health System, Loma Linda, CA, ⁴LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER - RHEUMATOLOGY, Redlands, CA, ⁵Loma Linda University Medical Center, LOMA LINDA, CA, ⁶Loma Linda University Medical Center, Ontario, CA, ⁷PRCSG, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ⁸Loma Linda University, San Bernardino, CA, ⁹Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Redlands, CA, ¹⁰Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA
Background/Purpose: The newly identified SARS-CoV-2 has brought Cytokine Release Syndrome (CRS) to a level of prominence not often seen in adult medicine. Mortality rates of…
Abstract Number: 0595 • ACR Convergence 2020
High Satisfaction with Tele-medicine in a New York City Clinic
Tommy Chen¹, Cathy Guo¹, Wei Tang¹, Leila Khalili¹ and Anca Askanase², ¹Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, ²Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: The face of medicine is changing with the time. A twenty-first century technological revolution in medicine happened in March 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic…
Abstract Number: 0596 • ACR Convergence 2020
Clinical Academic Rheumatology: A Boon for Health Systems
Kathleena D'Anna¹, Karina Torralba², Christina Downey³ and Carlos Silva Lynch⁴, ¹Loma Linda University Medical Center, Moreno Valley, CA, ²Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Redlands, CA, ³Loma Linda University Medical Center, Redlands, CA, ⁴Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda
Background/Purpose: Finding a balance between clinical and scholarly productivity is a challenge for many academic clinician-educator (CE) rheumatologists. An examination of workload and practice-generated downstream…
Abstract Number: 0591 • ACR Convergence 2020
Intervention to Improve SLE Medication Adherence Using Surescripts Pharmacy Refill Data
Kai Sun¹, Jennifer Rogers², Rebecca Sadun³, Amanda Eudy³, Jayanth Doss³, Lisa Criscione-Schreiber⁴, Ann Cameron Barr⁵, Lena Eder⁶, Mithu Maheswaranathan³, Amy Corneli⁷, Hayden Bosworth¹ and Megan Clowse⁸, ¹Duke University Hospital, Durham, ²Duke University Hospital, Durham, DE, ³Duke University, Durham, NC, ⁴Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, ⁵Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC, ⁶Duke University Hospital, Chapel Hill, NC, ⁷Duke University, Durham, ⁸Duke University, Chapel Hill, NC
Background/Purpose: Medication nonadherence is as high as 80% among SLE patients and leads to higher morbidity, mortality, and healthcare costs. Few studies have tested interventions…
Abstract Number: 0599 • ACR Convergence 2020
Evaluation of Telephone Consultations in Germany as an Additional Tool in Outpatient Rheumatology Clinics During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Ulrich Drott¹, Axel Braner¹, Thomas Kollewe², Harald Burkhardt³ and Florian Meier¹, ¹Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany, Frankfurt, Germany, ²J. W. Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, FB Medizin, Frankfurter Arbeitsstelle für Medizindidaktik, Frankfurt, Germany, Frankfurt, Germany, ³Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Background/Purpose: The Covid-19 pandemic holds multiple challenges for the healthcare system. Quick adoptions and adjustments are the mainstays during these times. Hygiene management and plans…
Abstract Number: 0594 • ACR Convergence 2020
Mechanical and Temperature Stress During Biologic Shipments to Rheumatology Patients
Sarah Dill¹, Elizabeth Cheng², Kyle Brees², John Carpenter³ and Liron Caplan², ¹University of Colorado, Denver, CO, ²Rocky Mountain Regional Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Aurora, CO, ³University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy, Aurora, CO
Background/Purpose: Biologic medications are expensive, and unfortunately their immunogenicity contributes to loss of efficacy over time. Protein particles may form as a result of medication…

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