Abstracts tagged "Access to care"

Abstract Number: 0005 • ACR Convergence 2022
The Rheumatology Access Expansion (RAE) Initiative: Improving Rheumatoid Arthritis Care on Navajo Nation Through Primary Care Provider Education
Jennifer Mandal¹, Tabitha Carroway², Zara Izadi¹, Gwendolyn Grant³, Mary Margaretten², Starla Blanks⁴, Nataya Cabrera⁴, Peter Emanuel², Jeannie Hong⁵, Sheryl McCalla⁴, John McDougall⁶, Catherine Nasrallah⁷, McKinsey Pillsbury² and Jinoos Yazdany², ¹University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ²UCSF, San Francisco, CA, ³Centura Health, Durango, CO, ⁴American College of Rheumatology, Atlanta, GA, ⁵Phoenix Indian Medical Center/Indian Health Service, Phoenix, AZ, ⁶Northern Navajo Medical Center - Shiprock, NM, Shiprock, NM, ⁷UCSF, San Francisco
Background/Purpose: The burden of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in the United States falls disproportionately on communities of color and rural populations. The Navajo Nation is the…
Abstract Number: 0184 • ACR Convergence 2022
Exploring Patient Journeys and Education Needs of Hispanic Individuals with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Daniel Hernandez¹, Julio Bravo², Juan Maya Villamizar³, William Benjamin Nowell¹, Oscar Soto-Raices⁴, Angel Tapia⁵, Guillermo Valenzuela⁶ and Shilpa Venkatachalam⁷, ¹Global Healthy Living Foundation, Nyack, NY, ²Novant, Winston-Salem, NC, ³Rheumatology Center of Palm Beach, PLLC, Boca Raton, FL, ⁴Fundación FER, San Juan, PR, ⁵Global Healthy Living Foundation, Upper Nyack, NY, ⁶Guillermo Valenzuela MD PA/ IRIS Rheumatology, Plantation, FL, ⁷Global Healthy Living Foundation, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: There is little research on rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in the US Hispanic population (< 0.2% of publications on RA indexed in PubMed.gov), but it…
Abstract Number: 0876 • ACR Convergence 2022
Investigation of Predictive Factors for Active Disease Status Within 24 Months of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Diagnosis
Erin Balay¹ and Susan Shenoi², ¹University of Washington, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA, ²Seattle Children's Hospital and Research Center / University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Background/Purpose: Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) is the most common rheumatologic disease in children. JIA disease course and prognosis varies significantly between its seven categories, and…
Abstract Number: 1359 • ACR Convergence 2022
Usability and Acceptability of a Digital Behavioral Therapy for the Management of Fibromyalgia
Nelson Mitchell¹, Yifei Dai², Michael Rosenbluth³, Allison Kraus¹, Maggie Avila¹, Aabha Morey¹, Michael Gendreau⁴, Nicolette Vega¹, Zunera Ghalib¹ and Brian Keefe⁵, ¹Swing Therapeutics, San Francisco, ²Swing Therapeutics, Gainesville, FL, ³Swing Therapeutics, San Francisco, CA, ⁴GENDREAU CONSULTING, LLC, Poway, CA, ⁵Swing Therapeutics, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is considered a gold-standard treatment with demonstrated level 1A evidence for management of fibromyalgia (FM). Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT),…
Abstract Number: 0057 • ACR Convergence 2022
Accelerating AxSpA Diagnosis: Exploring At-home Self-sampling, Symptom Checkers, Medical Student-visits and Asynchronous Report-based Assessment
Hannah Labinsky¹, Sophie von Rohr², Maria Gabriella Raimondo³, Ekaterina Vogt⁴, Britta Horstmann², Isabel Gehring⁵, Jessica Rojas-Restrepo⁵, Fabian Proft⁶, Felix Mühlensiepen⁷, Daniela Bohr², Georg Schett⁸, Andreas Ramming³ and Johannes Knitza³, ¹Department of Internal Medicine 3 - Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, 91054 Erlangen, Germany; Deutsches Zentrum Immuntherapie, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ²Department of Internal Medicine 3, Rheumatology & Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-University (FAU) Erlangen-Nurnberg and University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ³Department of Internal Medicine 3 – Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, 91054 Erlangen, Germany; Deutsches Zentrum Immuntherapie, Friedrich-Alexander-UniversityErlangen-Nürnberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ⁴Thermo Fisher Scientific, Freiburg, Germany, ⁵Thermo Fisher Scientific, Freiburg, ⁶Department of Gastroenterology, Infectious Diseases and Rheumatology, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁷Center for Health Services Research, Brandenburg Medical School Theodor Fontane, Rüdersdorf, ⁸Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
Background/Purpose: The growing shortage of rheumatologists threatens adequate rheumatological care. The diagnostic delay for axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) is particularly long, ranging between 3 to 11…
Abstract Number: 0188 • ACR Convergence 2022
COVID-19 and Autoimmune Rheumatic Patients: Behavioral Changes Adopted by Patients in the Midst of the Pandemic
Dzifa Dey¹, Bright Katso², Saudatu Issaka², Derrick Nyame³ and Patrick Adjei¹, ¹University of Ghana Medical School, Accra, Ghana, ²Rheumatology Unit Korle bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana, ³Korle bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana
Background/Purpose: Several changes following the COVID-19 pandemic have emerged globally regarding the delivery of healthcare services. Giving concerns that, patients with Autoimmune Rheumatic Disease (AIRD)…
Abstract Number: 0973 • ACR Convergence 2022
Assessing Musculoskeletal Health Needs of Underserved Patients & Community Members Using a Community Based Participatory Research Approach
Titilayo Adeniran, Bertilia Trieu, Sandra Goldsmith and Laura Robbins, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Musculoskeletal disorders are the most prevalent health conditions in the U.S. resulting in financial and social burdens, especially in underserved communities. There are also…
Abstract Number: 1372 • ACR Convergence 2022
Telemedicine Use in the Assessment of Juvenile Dermatomyositis and Polymyositis: A Survey of Caregivers and Patients
Stacey Tarvin¹, Y. Ingrid Goh², Nicole Taylor³, Bianca Lang⁴, Marietta De Guzman⁵, Julie Fuller⁶, Kristin Houghton⁷, Susan Kim⁸, Vanessa Carbone⁹, Kathryn Cook¹⁰, Tanya Slater⁹, Angela Robinson¹¹, Liza McCann¹², Charalampia Papadopoulou¹³, Clarissa Pilkington¹⁴, Phoebe Rushe¹⁵ and Peter Blier¹⁶, ¹Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health, Indianapolis, IN, ²Division of Rheumatology, The Hospital for Sick Children; Child Health Evaluative Services, SickKids Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³University of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN, ⁴Dalhousie University - Halifax, Halifax, NS, Canada, ⁵Baylor College of Medicine/ Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, ⁶UT Southwestern, Frisco, TX, ⁷University of British Columbia - Vancouver, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁸UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital, San Francisco, CA, ⁹The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹⁰Akron Children's Hospital, Copley, OH, ¹¹Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ¹²Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, United Kingdom, ¹³UCL Institute of Child Health, and Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Section Head Infection, Immunology, and Rheumatology, London, United Kingdom, ¹⁴Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, United Kingdom, ¹⁵Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, United Kingdom, ¹⁶Retired, Amherst, MA
Background/Purpose: Care of patients with juvenile myositis (JM) involves complex assessments performed by highly trained specialists. Restrictions surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in many patients…
Abstract Number: 0064 • ACR Convergence 2022
Utilization of Preventive Services in a Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Population-Based Cohort: A Lupus Midwest Network Study
Baptiste Chevet¹, Gabriel Figueroa Parra¹, Jeffrey X. Yang¹, Mehmet Hocaoglu¹, Shirley-Ann Osei-Onomah¹, Cassondra Hulshizer¹, Tina Gunderson¹, Divi CORNEC², Cynthia Crowson³ and Ali Duarte-Garcia¹, ¹Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²CHRU Brest, Brest, France, ³Mayo Clinic, Eyota, MN
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a disease that can damage multiple organs and, along with certain treatments, increase the risk of developing cancer, cardiovascular…
Abstract Number: 0194 • ACR Convergence 2022
A Survey of Patients with Ehlers Danlos Syndrome and Their Interest in Multidisciplinary Care
Jordan Jones¹, William Black², Wendy Cogan³ and Elisabeth Callen⁴, ¹Children's Mercy Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, ²University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, KS, ³EDSKC Collaboration Inc., Kansas City, MO, ⁴American Academy of Family Physicians, Leawood, KS
Background/Purpose: Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) represents a family of heritable connective tissue disorders with overlapping phenotypic features, frequently including joint hypermobility, tissue fragility, and skin hyperextensibility,…
Abstract Number: 1098 • ACR Convergence 2022
Perceived Barriers and Opportunities to Accessing Rheumatoid Arthritis Care on Navajo Nation: The Primary Care Providers’ Perspectives
Jennifer Mandal¹, Catherine Nasrallah², Tabitha Carroway³, Mary Margaretten³, Gwendolyn Grant⁴ and Jinoos Yazdany³, ¹University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ²UCSF, San Francisco, ³UCSF, San Francisco, CA, ⁴Centura Health, Durango, CO
Background/Purpose: Navajo Nation is the largest American Indian reservation, home to 250,000 tribal members living on 27,000 square miles. The prevalence of RA among the…
Abstract Number: 1446 • ACR Convergence 2022
Contrast Enhaced Articular Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Health Related Quality of Life in SLE Patients
Tarek Carlos Salman-Monte¹, Patricia Corzo², Ivan Garcia-Duitama³, ANA Agustí Claramunt³, Irene Carrion Barbera⁴, Salvatore Marsico³ and Jordi Monfort⁵, ¹Hospital del Mar/Parc de Salut Mar-IMIM/UEC-AIS, Barcelona, Spain, ²Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ³Hospital del Mar, Radiology, Barcelona, Spain, ⁴Hospital del Mar, Rheumatology, Barcelona, Spain, ⁵Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain
Background/Purpose: Joint involvement in SLE is the most frequent manifestation and shows a wide heterogeneity (1) . It has not a valid classification and it…
Abstract Number: 0068 • ACR Convergence 2022
Differential Diagnostic Coding Patterns and Associated Sociodemographic Factors in Childhood-Onset Lupus Nephritis
Emily Smitherman¹, Rouba Chahine¹, Aimee Hersh² and Jeffrey Curtis³, ¹University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ³University of Alabama at Birmingham, Hoover, AL
Background/Purpose: Disparities in long-term kidney outcomes have been documented in patients with childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE) complicated by lupus nephritis (LN). However, there remains…
Abstract Number: 0227 • ACR Convergence 2022
The Rheumatology Workforce: Analyzing Geographic and Temporal Variations Among the Rheumatology Physician Workforce in the United States
Kavish Singh¹, Lynn Foster-Johnson², Sladjana Skopelja-Gardner³, Arabi Rasendrakumar⁴, Temitope Ajayi⁵ and Aakanksha Khanna⁶, ¹Montefiore Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, ²Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine, Lebanon, NH, ³Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, ⁴University of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, ⁵University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, ⁶Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH
Background/Purpose: To analyze recent trends in the rheumatology workforce related to temporal and national geographic variation in the United States (US). Methods: The publicly available physician workforce…
Abstract Number: 1101 • ACR Convergence 2022
Sex and Racial Differences in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Among U.S. Adults in the All of Us Research Program
Rachel Elam¹, Deepak Ayyala¹, Adria Madera-Acosta¹, Stephen Bell¹, Anam Qureshi¹, Christopher Rice², Laura Carbone¹, Steven Coughlin¹ and Hong Shi³, ¹Augusta University, Augusta, GA, ²Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, Augusta, GA, ³Department of Internal Medicine/Division of Rheumatology, Vascular Biology Center, Augusta, GA
Background/Purpose: Most persons with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are women, and men with SLE are an understudied demographic. The purpose of this study was to…

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