Abstracts tagged "Access to care"

Abstract Number: 2551 • ACR Convergence 2025
Integrating Advanced Practice Providers into a Rheumatology Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Clinic: Enhancing Patient Access and Procedural Expertise
Christopher Estes¹, Janeth Yinh¹, Mark Matza¹, Marcy Bolster² and Minna Kohler³, ¹Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Massachusetts General Hospital, Concord, MA, ³Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Point-Of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) use among Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) is expanding across health care, yet formal rheumatology-specific POCUS training remains limited. Existing POCUS curricula…
Abstract Number: 1930 • ACR Convergence 2025
Can a Multinational Awareness Campaign Improve Referral Rates and Reduce Diagnostic Delays in Patients with Chronic Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases? The Impact of a Prospective Interventional Study
Nelly Ziade¹, Karen Mechleb², Fatima Alnaimat³, Sherif Gamal⁴, Avin Maroof⁵, Bassel Elzorkany⁶, Manal Mashaleh⁷, Manal El Rakawi⁸, Mahmoud Adly⁹, Lina Elkibbi¹⁰, ERRAOUI Mariam¹¹, Krystel Aouad¹², Chafika Haouichat¹³, Nizar Abdullateef¹⁴, ASAL ADNAN RIDHA¹⁵, Fatemah Baron¹⁶ and Ihsane Hmamouchi¹⁷, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Saint-Joseph University and Hotel-Dieu de France, Beirut, Lebanon, ²Saint Joseph University Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, ³The University of Jordan, amman, Jordan, ⁴Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt, ⁵University of Kurdistan Hawler, Erbil, Iraq, ⁶Private (BZRC), Cairo, Egypt, ⁷Al Saudi Hospital, Amman, Jordan, ⁸Djillali Bounaama University Hospital, Algiers, Algeria, Algiers, Algeria, ⁹Ministry of Health, Kuwait, Kuwait, Saad Elabdulla, Kuwait, ¹⁰Specialized Medical Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ¹¹CHU Agadir, Agadir, Morocco, ¹²Department of Rheumatology, Saint George Hospital University Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon, ¹³Djillali Bounaama University Hospital, Algiers, Algeria, ¹⁴Baghdad College of Medicine, Baghdad, Iraq, ¹⁵Baghdad Teaching Hospital, Baghdad, Iraq, ¹⁶Al-Jahra Hospital, Kuwait, Kuwait, Kuwait, Kuwait, ¹⁷Health Sciences Research Center (CReSS).Faculty of Medicine, International University of Rabat, Rabat, Morocco
Background/Purpose: Delayed diagnosis and treatment in chronic inflammatory rheumatic diseases (CIRDs), including rheumatoid arthritis (RA), axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), and psoriatic arthritis (PsA), is associated with…
Abstract Number: 1265 • ACR Convergence 2025
Patient Portal Awareness and Utilization Across Diverse Rheumatology Populations
Emily Gutowski¹, Joshua Novack², Allyson Covello², Philip Carlucci³, Scott Goldberg¹, Mary Guan⁴, Marcus Hines², Elliot Philips², Michael Pillinger⁵ and Sara Stream⁶, ¹New York University Grossman School of Medicine, Brooklyn, NY, ²New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, ³New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, ⁴NYU Grossman SOM, Brooklyn, NY, ⁵New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York,, NY, ⁶New York University Grossman School of Medicine, Great Neck, NY
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatic diseases face complex and chronic diagnoses that require close monitoring and frequent communication with their providers. Given increasing challenges to in-person…
Abstract Number: 0606 • ACR Convergence 2025
Increased Recombinant Zoster Vaccination in SLE following Public Reimbursement: Data from Two Prospective SLE Cohorts
Arielle Mendel¹, Nathalie Amiable², Yvan St-Pierre³, Sasha Bernatsky⁴, Ines Colmegna⁵, Michaël Desjardins⁶, Louis-Pierre Grenier⁷, Fares Kalache⁸, Christian Pineau⁹, Chantal Sauvageau¹⁰, Evelyne Vinet⁴ and Paul Fortin¹¹, ¹McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, Canada, ²Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec – Université Laval, Quebec City, QC, Canada, ³Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, Canada, ⁴Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁵The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, Canada, ⁶Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM)), Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁷Montreal General Hospital, Montréal, QC, Canada, ⁸McGill University Health Center, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁹McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada, ¹⁰Institut national de santé publique du Québec, Quebec City, QC, Canada, ¹¹Centre ARThrite - CHU de Québec - Université Laval, Quebec, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Herpes Zoster (shingles) is a common preventable adverse event in SLE. In Quebec, Canada, the Recombinant Zoster Vaccine (RZV) became free of charge for…
Abstract Number: 0181 • ACR Convergence 2025
Launch of the National Tele-Rheumatology Program (NTRP) to Expand Rheumatology Care to Rural Veterans
Cherish Wilson¹, Catherine Nasrallah², Gary Tarasovsky³, Alicia Hamblin⁴, Asia Williams⁵, Broderick Flynn⁵, Bernard Ng⁶ and gabriela Schmajuk⁷, ¹UCSF / SFVA, San Francisco, CA, ²University of California San Francisco (UCSF), San Francisco, CA, ³SFVA, San Francisco, ⁴UCSF, San Francisco, CA, ⁵Lexington VA, Lexington, ⁶Lexington VA, University of Washington, Seattle, ⁷University of California, San Francisco, and San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Given the nationwide shortage of rheumatologists, particularly in rural areas, many Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities have struggled to hire or retain specialists, resulting in…
Abstract Number: 2550 • ACR Convergence 2025
Development of a ‘Training Toolkit’ to Support Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) Entry into a Rheumatology Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Subspecialty Clinic
Christopher Estes¹, Janeth Yinh¹, Mark Matza², Marcy Bolster³ and Minna Kohler⁴, ¹Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Massachusetts General Hospital, Newton, MA, ³Massachusetts General Hospital, Concord, MA, ⁴Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: The integration of advanced practice providers (APPs) into rheumatology practice may help address increasing demand and long wait times.1 However, outcome data on APP…
Abstract Number: 1928 • ACR Convergence 2025
Oral Health in Patients with Rheumatic Diseases: A Pilot Quality Improvement Program
Margarita Isabel Alarcon-Jarquin¹, Fernanda M. Garcia-Garcia², Vanessa L. Lopez-Flores¹, Aleydis Gonzalez-Melendez³, Gabriel Figueroa-Parra³, Dionicio A. Galarza-Delgado² and Janett C. Riega-Torres⁴, ¹Rheumatology Service, University Hospital “Dr. José Eleuterio González”, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, ²Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario Dr. José Eleuterio González, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico, ³Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario “Dr. Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez”, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Mexico, ⁴Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario “Dr. Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez”, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatic diseases commonly experience oral health issues such as dental caries, xerostomia, and periodontal disease. These complications are linked to both the…
Abstract Number: 1248 • ACR Convergence 2025
Patient and Clinician Perception and Use of Complementary and Alternative (CAM) Medicine for Rheumatic Disease
Ailia Ali¹, Sarah Sun¹, Faryal Shaikh¹, Tamiko Katsumoto², Neha Shah³, Kimberly Trotter¹ and Pankti Reid⁴, ¹University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ²Division of Immunology and Rheumatology, Stanford University, Millbrae, CA, ³Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, ⁴University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use is increasingly prevalent among patients with rheumatic diseases, yet alignment between patient practices and clinician perspectives remains poorly…
Abstract Number: 0765 • ACR Convergence 2025
Rural Access to Physical Therapy for Osteoarthritis Rehabilitation (RAPTOR): A Pilot Feasibility Study
Allyn Bove, Emma Zavacky, Hallie Zeleznik, Christopher Bise, Charity Patterson, Bambang Parmanto and G Kelley Fitzgerald, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: Individuals who live in rural areas are more likely to experience knee osteoarthritis-related disability and less likely to be referred to physical therapy for…
Abstract Number: 0175 • ACR Convergence 2025
Patient Satisfaction with a New Patient Video Triage Program
Adam Dore¹ and Yue Yin², ¹Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh
Background/Purpose: To assist with lowering new rheumatology patient appointment wait times, our division initiated a New Patient Video Triage Program in 2023. In this program,…
Abstract Number: 2423 • ACR Convergence 2025
Clinical and Sociodemographic Factors Associated with Diagnostic Delays in Pediatric Lupus Patients
Michaela Harter¹, Rebecca Hetrick², James Slaven³ and Martha Rodriguez⁴, ¹Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, ²Indiana University School of Medicine, Zionsville, IN, ³Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, ⁴Riley Hospital For Children At Indiana University, Carmel, IN
Background/Purpose: Early recognition and treatment of juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus (jSLE) improves outcomes and prevents disease-related mortality. This study examines the contributions of clinical factors…
Abstract Number: 1927 • ACR Convergence 2025
Development of the PREVAIL model of care: Optimizing feasibility and acceptability for trial implementation
Louise Thoma¹, Joel Thompson², Jason Sharpe³, Beth Jonas⁴, Patti Katz⁵ and Kelli Allen⁶, ¹University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, ²University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Cary, NC, ³Flatiron Health, Durham, NC, ⁴University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, ⁵UCSF, San Rafael, CA, ⁶University of North Carolina, Durham, NC
Background/Purpose: Exercise guidance and referral to physical therapy are not consistently delivered when appropriate in rheumatology care for adults with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The PREVAIL…
Abstract Number: 1244 • ACR Convergence 2025
PACFiND: Co-Designing Principles To Inform Reconfiguration Of Fibromyalgia Care Across Health Systems
Rosemary Hollick¹, Marcus Beasley¹, Ernest Choy², Caroline Cupit³, Debra Dulake¹, Teresa Finlay³, Louise Locock¹, Paul McNamee¹, Catherine Pope³, Elaine Wainwright¹, David Williams⁴ and Gary Macfarlane¹, ¹University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom, ²Division of Infection and Immunity, CREATE Centre, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom, ³University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, ⁴University of Michigan, Michigan
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia is a contested and poorly supported condition, characterised by widespread pain, fatigue, and cognitive symptoms, often compounded by stigma and delayed diagnosis. Existing…
Abstract Number: 0761 • ACR Convergence 2025
Fast-Track Clinics Improve Visual Outcomes in Giant Cell Arteritis: A Meta-Analysis
Tiago Beirão¹, Catarina Rua¹, Catarina Silva¹, Mariana Patela¹, Romana Vieira¹, Joana Abelha-aleixo¹, Patrícia Pinto¹, Flávio Costa¹, Ana Sofia Pinto¹, Diogo Fonseca¹, Tiago Meirinhos¹, Ajexandro Souto² and Taciana Videira¹, ¹Unidade Local de Saude Gaia e Espinho, Porto, Portugal, ²Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Background/Purpose: Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) is a chronic, inflammatory condition, primary affecting the medium and larger arteries, usually in patients older than 50 years. It…
Abstract Number: 0582 • ACR Convergence 2025
Long-Term Efficacy and Safety of Tofacitinib in Active Axial Spondyloarthritis: Experience from a Tertiary Care Center in South India
Prabhu Vasantha Kumar¹, John Mathew², Ashish Jacob Mathew³ and Ruchika Goel², ¹Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India, ²Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India, ³Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
Background/Purpose: Despite the good efficacy of bDMARDs in nearly 60% of patients with axial spondyloarthritis (AxSpA), high costs limit their use in resource-limited settings. Few…

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