Abstracts tagged "Administrative Data"

Abstract Number: 1002 • ACR Convergence 2020
Prostate Cancer Risk Is Not Increased in Rheumatoid Arthritis After Accounting for Retention in a Health Care System
Kaitlyn Brittan¹, Punyasha Roul¹, Joshua Baker², Yangyuna Yang¹, Brian Sauer³, Namrata Singh⁴, Harlan Sayles¹, Grant Cannon⁵, Ted Mikuls¹ and Bryant England¹, ¹University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ²University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ³University of Utah, Omaha, NE, ⁴University of Washington, Bellevue, WA, ⁵Salt Lake City VA Medical Center and University of Utah, Salt Lake City
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may have up to a 15% increased risk of prostate cancer per a recent meta-analysis (Simon et al. Arthritis…
Abstract Number: 0392 • ACR Convergence 2020
Prevalence and Survival of Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) and Associated Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) in Ontario, Canada over 10 Years
Janet Pope¹, Kobina Quansah², Martin Kolb³, Jason Flavin⁴, Hassan Shazia⁵ and Soo Jin Seung⁵, ¹Department of Medicine, University of Western Ontario, St. Joseph's Health Centre, London, ON, Canada, ²Boehringer Ingelheim (Canada) Limited, Burlington, ON, Canada, ³McMaster University and Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health, St Joseph's Healthcare, Hamliton, ON, Canada, ⁴Boehringer Ingelheim, Corporate Headquarters, Burlington, ON, Canada, ⁵HOPE Research Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune disease characterized by skin thickening, vascular lesions and fibrotic changes in various organs, mainly the lungs, heart, intestinal…
Abstract Number: 1004 • ACR Convergence 2020
The Incidence, Mortality, and Economic Burden of Potentially Preventable Infections in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Soumyasri Kambhatla¹, Estefania Gauto-Mariotti² and Augustine Manadan³, ¹John H Stroger Hospital of Cook County, Riverside, IL, ²John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, IL, ³Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Streptococcus pneumoniae, Herpes zoster, and influenza infections are common and potentially preventable causes of morbidity and mortality. Vaccinations have been shown to reduce infection…
Abstract Number: 0400 • ACR Convergence 2020
Outcomes of Systemic Sclerosis Hospitalizations by Hospital Teaching Status: Analysis of the National Inpatient Sample
Ehizogie Edigin¹, Precious Eseaton² and Pius Ojemolon³, ¹John H Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, IL, ²University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin, ³St. George's University, St. George's, Grenada
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a chronic autoimmune connective tissue disease that results in hospitalizations in different hospital settings. It is unclear if outcomes of…
Abstract Number: 1012 • ACR Convergence 2020
The Global Prevalence of Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Meta-Analysis
Khalid Almutairi¹, Johannes Nossent¹, David Preen¹, Helen Keen¹ and Charles Inderjeeth¹, ¹The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Background/Purpose: To determine the global population prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) based on published studies and assess factors that influence RA prevalence estimates.Methods: Four electronic…
Abstract Number: 0477 • ACR Convergence 2020
Rheumatology Fellowship Program Directors in the United States: Analysis of Demographics, Educational and Scholarly Achievements
Aakanksha Khanna¹, Dawid Czarny², Vibhor Wadhwa³ and Alysia Kwiatkowski⁴, ¹Department of Medicine, University at Buffalo, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, NY, ²University at Buffalo, Amherst, NY, ³Department of Radiology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, ⁴State University of New York at Buffalo, Clarence, NY
Background/Purpose: Rheumatology program directors (PDs) play a vital role in developing, improving and overseeing the fellowship programs. Although PDs have an important role to play…
Abstract Number: 1014 • ACR Convergence 2020
Disease Modifying Anti-rheumatic Drugs, Biologics and Corticosteroid Use in Older Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis over 20 Years
John Hanly¹ and Lynn Lethbridge², ¹Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada, ²Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada
Background/Purpose: The objective of the current study was to examine the change in prescribing patterns for older adults with RA over a 20 year period…

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