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Abstract Number: PP08 • ACR Convergence 2022
Learning to Advocate for Myself and the Young Adult Community While Finding My Place as a Patient Partner at CARRA (Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance)
Ela Chintagunta¹, Courtney Wells² and Kristine Carandang³, ¹Young Patients' Autoimmune Research & Empowerment Alliance, Chicago, IL, ²University of Wisconsin-River Falls; Young Patients' Autoimmune Research and Empowerment Alliance, St. Paul, MN, ³Young Patients' Autoimmune Research & Empowerment Alliance, San Diego, CA
Background/Purpose: I was diagnosed with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis at the age of 13 when I was experiencing joint swelling in my lower body and my…
Abstract Number: PP05 • ACR Convergence 2022
From Practical Tips to Heartfelt Encouragement: How Social Media Can Improve Quality of Life with Rheumatic Disease
Cheryl Crow¹ and Zoe Rothblatt², ¹Arthritis Life, Bellevue, WA, ²Global Healthy Living Foundation, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Living with different autoimmune rheumatic diseases, we (Cheryl and Zoe) share similar struggles with disease management, and successes in learning new ways to use…
Abstract Number: 2262 • ACR Convergence 2022
Albumin-hitchhiking MMP13 siRNA Conjugate (siMMP13< (EG18L)2) for the Treatment of Rheumatic Disease
Juan Colazo¹, Ella Hoogenboezem¹, Fang Yu¹, Veeraj Shah¹, Justin Lo¹, Hongsik Cho², Karen Hasty², Leslie Crofford³ and Craig Duvall¹, ¹Department of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Nashville, TN, ²Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Biomedical Engineering, Memphis VA Medical Center, Memphis, TN, ³Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
Background/Purpose: Osteoarthritis (OA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) decrease quality of life due to joint destruction, pain, and decreased function. Multiple joint osteoarthritis (MJOA) can occur…
Abstract Number: 2241 • ACR Convergence 2022
Autoantibodies and Damage in Patients with Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies: A Longitudinal Multicenter Study from the EuroMyositis International Network
Fabricio Espinosa-Ortega¹, Karin Lodin², Marie Holmqvist¹, Maryam Dastmalchi³, Angela Ceribelli⁴, Jiri Venkovsky⁵, Hector Chinoy⁶, Louise Diederichsen⁷, Samuel Shinjo⁸, Ingrid Lundberg⁹ and Helene Alexanderson¹, ¹Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ²Karolinska University hospital, Huddinge, Sweden, ³Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁴Humanitas Research Hospital, Humanitas University, Rozzano (MI) Italy, Borgo San Giacomo, Italy, ⁵Charles Univ Prague, Inst Rheumatol, Prague, Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic, ⁶The University of Manchester, Sale, United Kingdom, ⁷Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Dragør, Denmark, ⁸Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ⁹Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) may harbor autoantibodies that are associated with well-defined clinical phenotypes. The association of these autoantibodies with level of…
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: PP14 • ACR Convergence 2022
The Use of Social Support as Treatment
Aleta McLean, Open Hand Atlanta, Atlanta, GA
Background/Purpose: The months leading up to my diagnosis were frustrating. Initially my hair started falling out. I was told it was stress related. I was…
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: 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: 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: PP22 • ACR Convergence 2022
Patients Raising Awareness for Patients – A Collaborative Partnership Between Take a Pain Check Foundation and Canadian Arthritis Patient Alliance
Natasha Trehan¹ and Laurie Proulx², ¹Take a Pain Check Foundation, Markham, ON, Canada, ²Canadian Arthritis Patient Alliance, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis is a chronic disease that affects a child's school life and relationships, creating social isolation for youth and young adults. Take…
Abstract Number: PP13 • ACR Convergence 2022
How Becoming Engaged in My Care with Specialized Tools and Support Helped Me Find My Personal Lupus Triggers and Regain Control of My Health
Tonya Hinton-Green, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: My story begins in the ER where I was diagnosed with lupus right after my 22nd birthday.For the next 25 years I went from…
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: PP26 • ACR Convergence 2022
Chronically Catherine: A Sex and the City-Inspired Autobiographical Column for Disabled Young Adults on Subjects We Really Care About – Like Disabled Dating and How Hot Cheetos Saved My Life
Catherine Ames¹, Courtney Wells² and Kristine Carandang¹, ¹Young Patients' Autoimmune Research & Empowerment Alliance, San Diego, CA, ²University of Wisconsin-River Falls; Young Patients' Autoimmune Research and Empowerment Alliance, St. Paul, MN
Background/Purpose: What if Carrie Bradshaw, sex advice columnist, fashionsta, and all around icon from Sex and the City were chronically ill? Or disabled? That's the…
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: 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…

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