Best practices Archives - ACR Meeting Abstracts

Abstract Number: 337 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2018
Does a Best Practice Alert Improve RA Patient Referral to Preventative Cardiology?
Savanna Smoker¹, Ellen Romich², Amy Nowacki³ and M. Elaine Husni⁴, ¹Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, ²Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, ³Quantitative Health Sciences, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ⁴Rheumatology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Background/Purpose: RA patients are at about 50% increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD)1. Despite this risk, numerous studies show inadequate cardiovascular risk assessment of these…
Abstract Number: 2859 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2018
Do Preventive Cardiology Consults Versus Usual Care Improve Cardiovascular Risk Factor Assessment and Management in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis?
Ellen Romich¹, Haitham Ahmed², Amy Nowacki³ and M. Elaine Husni⁴, ¹Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, ²Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ³Quantitative Health Sciences, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ⁴Rheumatology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients have around 50% increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Both traditional and RA-specific cardiovascular (CV) risk factors contribute to the…
Abstract Number: 1040 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2017
Perceptions of US Community Rheumatologists on Biosimilars
Janna Radtchenko, Yolaine Smith, Jonathan Kish and Bruce Feinberg, Specialty Solutions, Cardinal Health, Dallas, TX
Background/Purpose: Biosimilars contain a highly similar version of the active substance of an already approved biologic or “reference product.”1 Regulatory agencies mandate that safety, efficacy,…
Abstract Number: 472 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2015
Quality Assessment in Clinical Management of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis. Are We Using the “Treat to Target” Strategy?
Jose Luis Andreu^1,2, Maria Auxiliadora Martin³, H Corominas⁴, Jose Javier Perez Venegas⁵, Jose Andres Roman Ivorra^6,7, Angel Gil⁸, Fernando Sánchez-Alonso⁹, Tamara Jiménez¹⁰ and Miguel Angel Sánchez-Ruiz¹⁰, ¹Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda, Majadahonda, Spain, ²Rheumatology, HU Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain, ³Research Unit of Spanish Society of Rheumatology,, Madrid, Spain, ⁴CapiCAT group (Nailfold Capillaroscopy group from the Catalan Society for Rheumatology)., Catalonia, Spain, ⁵Rheumatology, Hospital de Jerez de la Frontera, Jerez de la Frontera, Spain, ⁶Rheumatology, H.U. P. La Fe, Valencia, Spain, ⁷Servicio de Reumatología, Servicio de Reumatología Hospital Universitario La Fe, Valencia, Spain, ⁸Cátedra de Resultados en Salud, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid, Spain, ⁹Unidad de Investigación. Sociedad Española de Reumatología, Madrid, Spain, ¹⁰Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: The current paradigm of optimal clinical management of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) recommends reaching a state of remission or low activity of the disease,…
Abstract Number: 2485 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2015
Quality of Evidence of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Clinical Practice Guidlines
Mushabab Alghamdi¹ and Mohammed Al Mansour², ¹Internal Medicine, University of Bisha, Bisha, Saudi Arabia, ²Rheumatology, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Background/Purpose: The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) regularly establishes and publishes guidelines for the management of various rheumatic diseases. These guidelines assist physicians in providing…
Abstract Number: 2313 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2014
Best Practices for Best Practice Alerts: Evaluation of a Best Practice Alert to Detect Chronic Glucocorticoid Use
Mingyuan Zhang¹, Catherine Staes¹, Lara Kapp² and Karla L. Miller³, ¹Department of Biomedical Informatics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ²University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, ³Internal Medicine-Division of Rheumatology, University of Utah School of Medicine, SLC, UT
Background/Purpose Chronic glucocorticoid (GC) use is a known risk factor for osteoporosis and fracture. Patients with chronic GC use often receive suboptimal osteoporosis prevention, diagnosis,…

Abstracts tagged "Best practices"

Does a Best Practice Alert Improve RA Patient Referral to Preventative Cardiology?

Do Preventive Cardiology Consults Versus Usual Care Improve Cardiovascular Risk Factor Assessment and Management in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis?

Perceptions of US Community Rheumatologists on Biosimilars

Quality Assessment in Clinical Management of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis. Are We Using the “Treat to Target” Strategy?

Quality of Evidence of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Clinical Practice Guidlines

Best Practices for Best Practice Alerts: Evaluation of a Best Practice Alert to Detect Chronic Glucocorticoid Use