Abstracts tagged "Access to care"

Abstract Number: 0089 • ACR Convergence 2022
Racial Disparities in Rheumatology Clinical Trials
Pushti Khandwala¹, Anila Hussain² and Irene Tan³, ¹Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia, Glen Mills, PA, ²Crozer Chester Medical Center, Glen Mills, PA, ³Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Healthcare disparities exist in patients living with rheumatologic diseases. Factors contributing to disparities include age, sex, race, or sociodemographic variables, each playing a crucial…
Abstract Number: 0730 • ACR Convergence 2022
Improving Mental Health Services in Children and Adolescents with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by Establishing a Mental Health Care Navigator
Colleen Correll, Erika Vaughn, Amanda Schlesinger and Danielle Bullock, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Background/Purpose: Anxiety and depression are three times more common in children with childhood onset-systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE) compared to their peers, and both are associated…
Abstract Number: 1291 • ACR Convergence 2022
Development and Pilot Implementation of a Predictive Model to Identify Visits Appropriate for Telehealth
david leverenz¹, Mary Solomon¹, Nicoleta Economau-Zavlanos¹, Bhargav Srinivas Adagarla², Theresa Coles¹, Isaac Smith³, Robert Overton¹, Catherine Howe³, Jayanth Doss⁴, Ricardo Henao¹ and Megan Clowse⁴, ¹Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, ²Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC, ³Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC, ⁴Duke University, Durham, NC
Background/Purpose: Since January 2021, providers in our practice have used the Encounter Appropriateness Score for You (EASY) to document their perception of the appropriateness of…
Abstract Number: 1944 • ACR Convergence 2022
Description and Delays in Care in the Bridge to Adult Care from Childhood for Young Adults with Rheumatic Disease (BACC YARD) Program, a Pediatric-to-Adult Rheumatology Transition Program
John Bridges¹, Livie Huie², Amanda Alexander³, Randy Cron², Maria Danila², Victoria Gennaro⁴, Laura Hughes², Bailey Lipham⁵, Linda McAllister⁶, Matthew Mullen⁷, Annelle Reed⁴, Daniel Reiff², Carolyn Smith⁴, Emily Smitherman², Matthew Stoll², Peter Weiser² and Melissa Mannion², ¹University of Alabama at Birmingham/Children's of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, ²University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ³University of Alabama at Birmingham, Homewood, AL, ⁴Children's of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, ⁵University of Alabama Medical School, Birmingham, AL, ⁶Children's of Alabama, Trussville, AL, ⁷University of Alabama-Birmingham, Vestavia Hills, AL
Background/Purpose: Children with chronic rheumatic conditions age and require transfer to adult rheumatologists for continued care. The transition period from pediatric to adult-oriented care is…
Abstract Number: 0098 • ACR Convergence 2022
Delays in Access to Specialized Care and Diagnosis in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Alain Sanchez-Rodriguez¹, Jose A Meade-Aguilar², Jeffrey X. Yang², Gabriel Figueroa Parra², Shirley-Ann Osei-Onomah², Rachel Giblon³, Hannah Langenfeld⁴, Alanna Chamberlain², Cynthia Crowson⁵ and Ali Duarte-Garcia², ¹Division of Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ³Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, Rochester, MN, ⁴Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁵Mayo Clinic, Eyota, MN
Background/Purpose: Delays in access to specialized care and diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are associated with poor outcomes. Prior studies rely mostly on cross-sectional…
Abstract Number: 0731 • ACR Convergence 2022
Remote Monitoring of Chronic Inflammatory Musculoskeletal Diseases– Results of the Digireuma Feasibility Study
Diego Benavent¹, Luis Fernández-Luque², María Sanz-Jardón¹, Victoria Navarro-Compán³, Pau Altur², Enrique Calvo⁴, Leticia Lojo⁴, Alejandro Balsa⁵ and Chamaida Plasencia-Rodriguez⁶, ¹La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain, ²AdheraHealth Inc, Palo Alto, ³Department of Rheumatology, La Paz University Hospital, IdiPaz, Madrid, Spain, ⁴Hospital Universitario Infanta Leonor, Madrid, Spain, ⁵Hospital La Paz Institute for Health Research, Madrid, Spain, ⁶Rheumatology Department, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs) require a tailored follow-up that is limited by the capacity of healthcare professionals. The implementation of innovative…
Abstract Number: 1296 • ACR Convergence 2022
Impacting Demand Through Supply: An Evaluation of the Types of Pediatric Rheumatology Referrals at a Single Institution
Emma Leisinger¹, Carter Worth², Linder Wendt³ and Katherine Schultz⁴, ¹University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, ²University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, ³University of Iowa Institute for Clinical and Translational Science, Iowa City, IA, ⁴University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital, Iowa City, IA
Background/Purpose: The worsening Pediatric Rheumatology Workforce Shortage necessitates improving referral accuracy. Chief complaints of joint pain (arthralgia) are ideal to target as arthralgia alone does…
Abstract Number: 1963 • ACR Convergence 2022
Lipid Screening and Statin Use in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients in an Underserved Population
Colleen O'Neill¹ and Veena Patel², ¹Dell Medical School - UTHealth Austin, Austin, TX, ²Dell Medical School - UT Health Austin, Austin, TX
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have an increased risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) compared to the general population and RA is considered a…
Abstract Number: 0103 • ACR Convergence 2022
Retention in Rheumatology Care and Receipt of Lupus-Specific Serologic Testing Among Young Adults with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Medicare Cohort Study
Maria Schletzbaum¹, W. Ryan Powell², Shivani Garg³, Joseph A. Kramer⁴, Brad C. Astor⁵, Andrea Gilmore-Bykovskyi⁶, Amy J. Kind⁷ and Christie Bartels⁸, ¹University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Population Health Sciences, Middleton, WI, ²University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Center for Health Disparities Research, Thousand Oaks, CA, ³University of Madison, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, ⁴University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Medicine & Center for Health Disparities Research,, Madison, WI, ⁵University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Medicine, Nephrology Division and Department of Population Sciences, Madison, WI, ⁶University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Emergency Medicine; and the Center for Health Disparities Research, Madison, WI, ⁷University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Medicine, Geriatrics Division & Center for Health Disparities Research, Madison, WI, ⁸University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
Background/Purpose: SLE is a leading cause of mortality in young adults, particularly in those identifying as Black or Hispanic or who are socioeconomically disadvantaged. These…
Abstract Number: 0734 • ACR Convergence 2022
Comfort Levels and Practice Patterns for Osteoporosis-Related Care Among Persons Living with HIV in Peru: A National Physician Survey
Rebecca Slotkin¹, Camila Lucero Granda Calderón², Diego Cabrera³, Carlos Manuel Benites Villafane⁴, Patricia Jannet Garcia⁵ and Evelyn Hsieh³, ¹Yale University School of Public Health, New Haven, CT, ²Facultad de Medicina Alberto Hurtado de la Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru, ³Section of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, ⁴Ministerio de Salud, Lima, Peru, ⁵Epidemiology, STD, and HIV Unit, School of Public Health, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
Background/Purpose: As they age, persons living with HIV (PLWH) are at increased risk for osteoporosis due to chronic infection and antiretroviral therapies (ART). In Peru,…
Abstract Number: 1297 • ACR Convergence 2022
A Paediatric-Adult Provider Dyad Care Model Improves Transition from Paediatric to Adult Health Care for Youth with Childhood-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Tala El Tal¹, Abdulaziz el Mutairi¹, Amanda Steiman² and Earl Silverman³, ¹The Hospital for Sick Children, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Sinai Health System, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³The Hospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic multi-system autoimmune disease affecting 1 in 1000 individuals, of whom 20% develop the disease in childhood. Childhood-onset…
Abstract Number: PP01 • ACR Convergence 2022
Why Communication Is the Most Important Thing in Healthcare
India Murphy-Miller, Ardeer, Victoria, Australia
Background/Purpose: My name is India I got diagnosed with JIA when I was 8 and I'm now about to turn 28 so as you can…
Abstract Number: 0110 • ACR Convergence 2022
Does Access Reduce Excess Use? Lupus Outcomes in Two Distinct Socioeconomic Groups Seen by University Rheumatologists
Alissa Chandler¹, Rodney Tehrani¹ and Varun Bhalla², ¹Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, ²Loyola University Medical cneter, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: SLE is a multi-organ chronic autoimmune disease, which requires chronic medication use and close follow up with a rheumatologist. Poor disease control can lead…
Abstract Number: 0743 • ACR Convergence 2022
Home-Based Telehealth in Rheumatology: A Systematic Review & Narrative Synthesis
Alexander Peck¹, Rebecca Grainger², Jeffrey Curtis³, John Cush⁴, Neelkamal Soares⁵, Nikhil Davuluri⁶, William Benjamin Nowell⁷, Sandeep Sodhi⁸, Danielle Grauer⁸, Natalie Fortune⁶, Shilpa Venkatachalam⁹, Daniel Kirby¹⁰, Jeffrey Alper¹¹, Kelly Gavigan¹², Laura Stradford⁷, David Curtis¹² and Swamy Venuturupalli¹, ¹Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ²University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand, ³Division of Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁴RheumNow, Dallas, TX, ⁵Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, ⁶Attune Health, Beverly HIlls, CA, ⁷Global Healthy Living Foundation, Nyack, NY, ⁸Illumination Health, Birmingham, AL, ⁹Global Healthy Living Foundation, New York, NY, ¹⁰Bendcare, Charlotte, NC, ¹¹Bendcare, Naples, ¹²Global Healthy Living Foundation, Upper Nyack, NY
Background/Purpose: Home based telehealth (HBT) visits, where a patient is located at home with a remote provider, became common during the COVID-19 pandemic. Patients now…
Abstract Number: 1300 • ACR Convergence 2022
Impact of Demographics and Health Literacy on Transition Readiness for Adolescents with Rheumatic Disease
Maryem Al Manaa¹, Chan-hee Jo², Una Makris³, Nicole Bitencourt⁴, Tracey Wright⁵ and Lorien Nassi⁶, ¹UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX, ²Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, Dallas, TX, ³UT Southwestern Medical Center and Dallas VA, Dallas, TX, ⁴Loma Linda University Health, San Bernardino, CA, ⁵UT Southwestern, Plano, TX, ⁶University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX
Background/Purpose: The transition to adult care for adolescents with rheumatic disease is a vulnerable period for many and can be associated with adverse outcomes. Adolescents…

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