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Abstract Number: PP04 • ACR Convergence 2022
Invisible to Invincible: The Role of Virtual Events in Autoimmune Advocacy, Education and Community Building
Kara Wada, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Background/Purpose: After years of ignoring my dry eyes and mouth, unrelenting fatigue, and body pain, an off-the-cuff comment from my dental hygienist finally pushed me…
Abstract Number: 2261 • ACR Convergence 2022
Pain in Osteoarthritis – Identification of GPR34 and GPR150 as Novel Targets in the Dorsal Root Ganglia
Matthew Wood¹, Terese Geraghty², David Thomas³, Alia Obeidat¹, Jun Li², Richard Miller⁴, Rachel Miller¹ and Anne-Marie Malfait⁵, ¹Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ²Rush University, Chicago, IL, ³University of Minnesota Internal Medicine Residency, St. Paul, MN, ⁴Northwestern University, Evaston, IL, ⁵Rush University, Oak Park, IL
Background/Purpose: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a leading cause of chronic pain worldwide. Currently available pain-alleviating therapies are often inadequate and associated with serious adverse effects, resulting…
Abstract Number: 2237 • ACR Convergence 2022
Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial to Evaluate Efficacy and Safety of Subcutaneous Abatacept in Adults with Active Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathy: Results of the 24-Week Double-Blind and 28-Week Open-Label Periods
Rohit Aggarwal¹, Ingrid Lundberg², Yeong-Wook Song³, Aziz Shaibani⁴, Victoria Werth⁵ and Michael Maldonado⁶, ¹Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ³Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea, ⁴Nerve and Muscle Center of Texas, Houston, TX, ⁵Philadelphia VAMC, Philadelphia, PA, USA and Department of Dermatology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ⁶Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ
Background/Purpose: A 52-week (wk), randomized, placebo (PBO)-controlled phase 3 trial of subcutaneous (SC) abatacept (ABA) and standard of care (SOC) was performed in patients (pts)…
Abstract Number: 2093 • ACR Convergence 2022
Hazard Index Equations Using Data Collected at Baseline and After One Year Treatment Allow Early Prediction of Poor Outcome in an Incident Lupus Nephritis Population: Data from the Louvain Lupus Nephritis Cohort
Farah Tamirou and Frédéric A. Houssiau, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium
Background/Purpose: While long-term follow-up (FU) is needed to unmask poor outcome in lupus nephritis (LN), most clinical trials evaluate outcome measures at short-term. Early endpoints…
Abstract Number: 1900 • ACR Convergence 2022
CoLchicine for Treatment of OsteoArthritis of the Knee (CLOAK)-A Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Trial
Jonathan Samuels¹, Michael Pillinger², Michael Toprover³, Svetlana Krasnokutsky Samuels⁴, Apoorva Patil⁵, Fernando Bomfim⁶, Renata La Rocca Vieira⁶, David Wei⁵, Sydney Catron⁵, Maryfe coronel⁵, Annie Kim⁵ and Sarah Moussavi⁵, ¹NYU Langone, Rye Brook, NY, ²NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, ³Division of Rheumatology, New York University Grossman School of Medicine and Rheumatology Section, New York Harbor Health Care System, New York Campus of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, New York, NY, ⁴Westmed, Rye Brook, NY, ⁵NYU Langone Health, New York, NY, ⁶NYU Langone, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is an inflammatory disease, with a probable role for IL-1b. Calcium and urate crystals may promote OA by activating the NLRP3…
Abstract Number: PP11 • ACR Convergence 2022
Exercise as a Supportive Treatment for My Ankylosing Spondylitis
Sara King-Dowling, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Patients with autoimmune rheumatic diseases (ARDs) are often caught in a paradox as they experience mobility challenges, but long periods of immobility cause increased…
Abstract Number: PP18 • ACR Convergence 2022
From Devastated to Empowered: How Patient Engagement in Research Changes Lives
Eileen Davidson, Burnaby, BC, Canada
Background/Purpose: In April of 2015 I was a 29 year-old single mom diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). RA wasn't unknown to me; my aunt who…
Abstract Number: PP19 • ACR Convergence 2022
Living with Rheumatoid Arthritis in a Rural Farming Community: How I Found a Rheumatologist and Got Targeted Treatment
Vanessa Kerr, Mexico, MO
Background/Purpose: I'm Vanessa and I've been married to James, a farmer, for 27 years. We have 5 children and when my fourth was born, I…
Abstract Number: PP17 • ACR Convergence 2022
Engaging with the Spoon Theory: How I Make Decisions Using a Cost-Benefit Analysis That Works to Improve My Mental Health While Living with RA
Stephanie Aleite, AiArthritis, St. Louis, MO
Background/Purpose: Patients living with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) often also live with comorbid mental health conditions. Regardless of diagnosed mental health condition, living with a chronic…
Abstract Number: PP16 • ACR Convergence 2022
Please Hear Me: How Effective Provider-Patient Communication Improved My Psoriatic Arthritis
Ashley Krivohlavek, Oklahoma City, OK
Background/Purpose: At age 12, I was diagnosed with psoriasis (PsO) followed by a diagnosis of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) at age 30. I'm now 38. In…
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: PP25 • ACR Convergence 2022
From Denial of Spondyloarthritis to Becoming a Support Group Leader and Medical Doctor of Rheumatology: A Patient’s Perspective
Shung Chiu¹ and Mei Nee Chiu², ¹Spondylitis Association of America, Ludhiana, Punjab, India, ²University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Panjab University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
Background/Purpose: From being a table tennis champion to getting into medical school, I thought my life was smooth sailing. But little did I know it…
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: PP10 • ACR Convergence 2022
How Advocating for My Autoimmune Disease Led Me to Desire to Pursue a Career in Rheumatology
Brooklyn Johnson¹ and Kathleen Collins², ¹Memphis, TN, ²LeBonheur Children's Hospital, Memphis, TN
Background/Purpose: The summer before my senior year, I developed a faint rash on my face and my arms. At a dermatology appointment, I pointed this…
Abstract Number: PP15 • ACR Convergence 2022
Coordination of Care by a Healthcare Team for Unexpected and Unusual Side Effects Occurring During a Global Pandemic
Laura Genoves, Arthritis Foundation, Bainbridge Island, WA
Background/Purpose: I am a patient who lives with moderate to severe RA. My quality of life is dependent on medications such as a biologic, DMARDs…

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