Abstracts tagged "Access to care"

Abstract Number: 1929 • ACR Convergence 2024
Use of Digital Health Tools for Health Promotion Among Individuals with Rheumatologic Diseases in the United States
Ufuoma Mamoh¹, Soziema Salia¹, Alejandro Jaller¹, Comfort anim-koranteng², Joshua Halliday³, Joseph Atarere⁴, Ted Akhiwu¹ and Indira Acharya¹, ¹Medstar Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, MD, ²Harlem Medical Center, Harlem, NY, ³Grreater Accra Regional Hospital, Accra, Ghana, ⁴Department of Internal Medicine, MedStar Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, MD
Background/Purpose: Rheumatologic diseases (RDs) significantly impact the quality of life, cause significant socioeconomic burdens, and increase the risk of other systemic diseases including cardiovascular disease,…
Abstract Number: 2179 • ACR Convergence 2024
Evaluation of Diagnostic Concordance Between Telehealth Encounters and In-Person Follow-up Assessments in Pediatric Rheumatology
Laura Aisenberg¹, Irit Rasooly¹, Pamela Weiss², Jon Burnham³ and Anna Costello¹, ¹Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ²Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ³Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Bryn Mawr, PA
Background/Purpose: In early 2020, much of the country’s pediatric rheumatology practice shifted to a telehealth model secondary to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. During this discrete period,…
Abstract Number: 0546 • ACR Convergence 2024
Hiding in Plain Sight: The Impact of Implementing an Automated Inflammatory Back Pain Screening Tool on the Identification of Axial Spondyloarthritis in a Community Rheumatology Practice
Nehad Soloman¹, Jawad Bilal² and John Tesser³, ¹Arizona Arthritis & Rheumatology Associates, P.C., Glendale, AZ, ²Arizona Arthritis & Rheumatology Associates, PC, Tucson, AZ, ³Arizona Arthritis and Rheumatology Associates, P.C., Phoenix, AZ
Background/Purpose: Axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) is a chronic inflammatory disease affecting 1.4% of the US adult population. The leading clinical symptom of axSpA is chronic inflammatory…
Abstract Number: 1043 • ACR Convergence 2024
A Prospective Study on Early Diagnosis of Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases Using an Enhanced Online Questionnaire System (RhePort 1.3)
Cay von Der Decken¹, Stefan Kleinert², Matthias Englbrecht³, Kirsten Karberg⁴, Georg Gauler⁵, Susanna Spaethling-Mestekemper⁶, Christoph Kuhn⁷, Wolfgang Vorbrueggen⁸, Martin Welcker⁹ and Peter Bartz-Bazzanella¹⁰, ¹Klinik für Internistische Rheumatologie, Rhein-Maas-Klinik Wuerselen, Würselen, ²Praxisgemeinschaft Rheumatologie - Nephrologie (PGRN), Erlangen, Germany, ³Freelance Healthcare Data Scientist, Eckental, ⁴Rheumatologisches Versorgungszentrum Steglitz, Berlin, Germany, ⁵rheumapraxis, Osnabrück, Germany, ⁶Rheumapraxis Muenchen, Muenchen, Germany, ⁷Praxis für Rheumatologie, Karlsruhe, Germany, ⁸Verein zur Foerderung der Rheumatologie e.V, Wuerselen, Germany, ⁹Medizinisches Versorgungszentrum für Rheumatologie Dr. M. Welcker GmbH, Planegg, Germany, ¹⁰Rhein-Maas Klinikum, Wuerselen, Germany
Background/Purpose: The RhePort system, accessible via "www.RhePort.de" and featuring an integrated questionnaire with a specialized algorithm, aims to facilitate the early diagnosis of inflammatory rheumatic…
Abstract Number: 1744 • ACR Convergence 2024
Artificial Intelligence: A Novel Tool in the Belt for Improving Rheumatoid Arthritis Outcomes in the National Health Service, United Kingdom
Urwah Ahmed¹, Katharine Kalap² and Hilary Johnson³, ¹Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Aylesbury, United Kingdom, ²Princeton University, Princeton, ³Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Earlier diagnosis and treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) improve patient outcomes including pain, disability and overall mortality (NICE, 2024). The National Institute for Health…
Abstract Number: 1933 • ACR Convergence 2024
Telemedicine for Under-resourced Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Qualitative Study Exploring the Views and Experiences of Patients and Rheumatology Health Care Professionals
Sebastian Bruera¹, Savannah Bowman¹, Keshia Ferguson¹, MaryJo Maliekel¹, Maria A. Lopez-Olivo², Maria Suarez-Almazor³, Maria I. ("Maio") Danila⁴, Jinoos Yazdany⁵ and Sandeep Agarwal¹, ¹Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, ²The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, ³MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, ⁴University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL, ⁵UCSF, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: There is a paucity of knowledge regarding the benefits and limitations of telemedicine in patients with SLE, particularly in those with under-resourced backgrounds. We…
Abstract Number: 2192 • ACR Convergence 2024
Utilizing Electronic Health Record Pre-Consultation Data to Create a Predictive Algorithm for Diagnosis of Chronic Pediatric Rheumatic Conditions
Kendra Lauer¹, Kyla Driest², Laura Pratt³ and Alysha Taxter², ¹Nationwide Children's Hospital, Dublin, OH, ²Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, ³Nationwide Children's Hospital/The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH
Background/Purpose: With the current workforce shortage, wait times for initial consultation with pediatric rheumatology are lengthy and many referrals do not result in a rheumatic…
Abstract Number: 0140 • ACR Convergence 2024
Estimation of 10-year Cardiovascular (CV) Risk and Traditional CV Risk Factors Distribution in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis from Three Italian Macro-areas
Fabiola Atzeni¹, Fabio Cacciapaglia², Elena Bartoloni Bocci³, Matteo Piga⁴, Garifallia Sakellariou⁵, Ombretta Viapiana⁶, Alessandro Giollo⁷, SIMONE PARISI⁸, Maria Sole Chimenti⁹, Ennio Giulio Favalli¹⁰, Addolorata Corrado¹¹, Eleonora Celletti¹², Ivan Giovannini¹³, Serena Guiducci¹⁴, Elisa Gremese¹⁵, Andreina Manfredi¹⁶, Francesca Romana Spinelli¹⁷ and Gian Luca Erre¹⁸, and "Cardiovascular Obesity and Rheumatic DISeaases" Study Group of the Italian Society of Rheumatology, ¹University of Messina, Italy, Messina, Italy, ²Rheumatology Unit DiMePRe-J, University and AOU Policlinico of Bari, Italy, Bari, Italy, ³Rheumatology Unit. Department of Medicine, Perugia, Perugia, Italy, ⁴Rheumatology Unit - Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Monserrato, Italy, ⁵Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Therapy, University of Pavia, and Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS Pavia,, Pavia, Italy, ⁶Rheumatology Unit, University of Verona, Verona, Italy, ⁷Azienda Ospedale Università Padova, Padova, Padua, Italy, ⁸Rheumatology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, TURIN, Italy, ⁹Rheumatology, Allergology and Clinical Immunology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Roma, Italy, ¹⁰ASST Gaetano Pini-CTO, Milan, Lombardia, Italy, ¹¹Rheumatology Unit, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy, ¹²Medical Clinic, SS. Annunziata Hospital of Chieti, Department of Medicine and Science of Aging, G. D'Annunzio University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy, ¹³Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, Udine, Udine, Italy, ¹⁴University of Florence, Pistoia, Italy, ¹⁵Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Rome, Italy, ¹⁶University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, ¹⁷Sapienza University of Rome, Rome - Italy, Roma, Rome, Italy, ¹⁸Rheumatology Unit - University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
Background/Purpose: Geographic origins can significantly impact people’s health, particularly in Italy, where regional health disparities are among the most pronounced [1]. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is…
Abstract Number: 0558 • ACR Convergence 2024
Patient Diagnostic Journey and Time to Diagnosis in Axial Spondyloarthritis: A Retrospective Cohort Study Using US Claims Data
Maureen Dubreuil¹, Marina Magrey², Kathrin Haeffs³, Evgueni Ivanov⁴ and Julie Gandrup Horan⁵, ¹Section of Rheumatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ²Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine/University Hospitals, Richfield, OH, ³UCB Pharma, Monheim, Germany, ⁴UCB Pharma, Bulle, Switzerland, ⁵UCB Pharma, Slough, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: The journey to axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) diagnosis is often prolonged and challenging, resulting in poor clinical, psychological, social, and economic outcomes.1 Understanding the factors…
Abstract Number: 1052 • ACR Convergence 2024
Challenges and Opportunities in Post-Pandemic Remote Therapeutic Monitoring for Musculoskeletal Disease
Angela Degrassi¹, Jeffrey Curtis², David Curtis¹, Kelly Gavigan¹, Laura Stradford³, Shelley Fritz⁴, Sandeep Sodhi⁵ and Shilpa Venkatachalam⁶, ¹Global Healthy Living Foundation, Upper Nyack, NY, ²University of Alabama at Birmingham, Hoover, AL, ³Global Healthy Living Foundation, Nyack, NY, ⁴Global Healthy Living Foundation, Kalaheo, HI, ⁵Illumination Health, Hoover, AL, ⁶Global Healthy Living Foundation, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Remote Therapeutic Monitoring (RTM) connects patients to their healthcare provider using a smartphone app with or without a physiologic biosensor device in an insurance-reimbursable…
Abstract Number: 1746 • ACR Convergence 2024
Global Recruiting Patterns Are Associated with Placebo Response Rates in Clinical Trials of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Andreas Kerschbaumer¹, Marlene Steiner², Pascale Pruckner¹, Josef Smolen³ and Daniel Aletaha⁴, ¹Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Wien, Austria, ²Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Wien, Austria, ³Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ⁴Department of Medicine III, Division of Rheumatology, Medical University of Vienna, Wien, Austria
Background/Purpose: Therapeutic advances of the recent past have led to significant changes in clinical practice when treating patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Since the advent…
Abstract Number: 1936 • ACR Convergence 2024
Referral and Diagnostic Delays of Patients with Chronic Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases: A Cross-sectional Study in Eight Countries
Nelly Ziade¹, Nizar Ani², avin maroof³, ASAL ADNAN RIDHA⁴, Manal El Rakawi⁵, Chafika Haouichat⁵, Bassel Elzorkany⁶, Sherif Gamal⁷, Mariama Erraoui⁸, Manal Al-Mashaleh⁹, Fatima Alnaimat¹⁰, Basel masri¹¹, fatemah Baron¹², Lina El Kibbi¹³, Krystel Aouad¹⁴, Karen Mechleb¹⁵ and Ihsane Hmamouchi¹⁶, and ARCH ArLAR, ¹Saint-Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon, ²Baghdad College of Medicine, Baghdad, Iraq, ³University of Kurdistan Hawler, Erbil, Iraq, ⁴Baghdad Teaching Hospital, baghdad, Iraq, ⁵Djillali Bounaama University Hospital, Algiers, Algeria, ⁶Private (BZRC), Cairo, Egypt, ⁷Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt, ⁸Souss Massa Univeristy, Rabat, Morocco, ⁹Royal Medical Services, Amman, Jordan, ¹⁰The University of Jordan, amman, Jordan, ¹¹Jordan Hospital and Medical Center, Amman, Jordan, ¹²Al-Jahra Hospital, Ministry of Health, Kuwait, Kuwait, ¹³Specialized Medical Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ¹⁴Saint George Hospital University Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon, ¹⁵Saint Joseph University Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, ¹⁶Rheumatology Unit, Lalla Aicha Temara Hospital, Temara, Rabat, Morocco
Background/Purpose: Patients with chronic inflammatory rheumatic diseases (CIRDs) may benefit from a critical window of opportunity for early intervention, yet referral delays remain a major…
Abstract Number: 2199 • ACR Convergence 2024
Mycobacterial Infection and Renal and Bladder Malignancy in 2 IFNopathy Patients on High Doses of JAK Inhibitors
Sara Alehashemi¹, Kader Cetin Gedik², Cassandra Calabrese³, Sherry Nguyen⁴, Alexi Baumgardner⁴, Katsiaryna Uss⁴, Kip Friend⁴, Ariane Soldatos⁵, Adriana Almeida de Jesus⁶ and Raphaela Goldbach-Mansky⁷, ¹NIH/NIAID/TADS, Potomac, MD, ²Translational Autoinflammatory Diseases section (TADS), LCIM, NIAID, NIH, Pittsburgh, PA, ³Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland Heights, OH, ⁴Translational Autoinflammatory Diseases section (TADS), LCIM, NIAID, NIH, Bethesda, MD, ⁵NINDS/NIH, Bethesda, MD, ⁶NIAID, NIH, Silver Spring, MD, ⁷Translational Autoinflammatory Diseases section (TADS), LCIM, NIAID, NIH, Potomac, MD
Background/Purpose: Autoinflammatory Type I Interferonopathies (IFNopathies) include STINGopathies (e.g., SAVI and COPA syndrome), proteasomopathies (e.g., CANDLE/Proteasome associated autoinflammatory syndrome (PRAAS), and oligonucleotidopathies (e.g., AGS: Aicardi-Goutières…
Abstract Number: 0153 • ACR Convergence 2024
Frequencies and Rates of All-Cause Emergency Visits and Hospitalizations in Persons with Inflammatory Arthritis Conditions and Gout: A Systematic Review
Kara Irwin, Ran Huo, Claire Barber and Cheryl Barnabe, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
Background/Purpose: Despite advances in the management of inflammatory arthritis (IA) and gout, many patients still access acute care services. This may be related to their…
Abstract Number: 0615 • ACR Convergence 2024
Socioeconomic Determinants of Lupus Hospitalization Outcomes: A Review of Current Knowledge and Analysis of the 2016-2019 NRD Database
Akhila Arya P V¹, Madhumitha Rondla², Jai Juganya Tirupur Ponnusamy³ and Dileep C Unnikrishnan⁴, ¹Bridgeport Hospital, Stratford, CT, ²Texas tech university health sciences center, El paso, El Paso, TX, ³Metrowest Medical Center, Framingham, ⁴Bridgeport Hospital, Bridgeport, CT
Background/Purpose: Hospitalizations due to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) often stem from lupus flares and infections. Socioeconomic factors influencing outcomes in SLE hospitalizations have been studied…

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