Abstracts tagged "Clinical practice guidelines"

Abstract Number: 1000 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comparison Of The Cost-Effectiveness Of The Treatment Strategies With and Without Biological Response Modifiers For Patients With Recently Diagnosed Rheumatoid Arthritis Following A Clinical Guideline For Treatment Selection
An Tran-Duy¹, Annelies Boonen², Wietske Kievit³, Piet L.C.M. van Riel⁴, Mart A.F.J. van de Laar⁵ and Johan L. Severens⁶, ¹Department of Internal Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands, ²Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands, ³Department of Rheumatology and DREAM registry, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, Netherlands, ⁴Rheumatology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, Netherlands, ⁵Rheumatology, Medisch Spectrum Twente & University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands, ⁶Institute of Health Policy and Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: In clinical practice, management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterized by a sequence of drugs which is determined based on patient characteristics, notably disease…
Abstract Number: 1845 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Inequalities Across 46 European Countries in Clinical Eligibility Criteria for the Start of A First (Reimbursed) Biologic in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Polina Putrik¹, Sofia Ramiro², Tore K. Kvien³, Tuulikki Sokka⁴, Till Uhlig³, Annelies Boonen⁵ and Equity in Clinical Eligibility Criteria for RA treatment⁶, ¹Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands, ²Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands and Hospital Garcia de Orta, Almada, Portugal, ³Dept. of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ⁴Rheumatology, Jyvaskyla Central Hospital, Jyvaskyla, Finland, ⁵Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands, ⁶European Region
Background/Purpose: In the treatment of patients with RA, strategies that include biologics have resulted in a better outcome for patients with regard to disease activity,…
Abstract Number: 1573 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Baseline Screening Recommendations for Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Treated with Disease Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs: Does an Educational Intervention Change Practice in an Outpatient Clinic?
Debra C. Lloyd¹, John N. Mecchella² and Daniel Albert³, ¹Rheumatology, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Med Ctr, Lebanon, NH, ²Rheumatology, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, ³Rheumatology, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Geisel School of Medicine, Lebanon, NH
Background/Purpose: In 2008, the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) developed recommendations for use of non-biologic and biologic DMARDs in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). …
Abstract Number: 768 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
An Easy to Use Referral Model for Arthritis From the Rotterdam Early Arthitis Cohort
C. Alves¹, Jolanda J. Luime¹, Darian P. Shackleton², P.J. Barendregt³, A.H. Gerards⁴ and Johanna M.W. Hazes¹, ¹Rheumatology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ²Medisch Centrum Parklaan, Netherlands, ³Department of Rheumatology, Maasstad Hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, Vlietland Hospital, Schiedam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: The first hurdle general practitioners (GPs) face to identify Rheumatoid Arthritis(RA) is to recognize presence of arthritis. Due to the low incidence of arthritis…
Abstract Number: 96 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Quality of Care: Reference and Counter Reference From Family Physicians and Rheumatologists’ perspectives– A Pilot Study
Thiago D. Baumgratz¹, Raphael Battisti¹, Mirella Cuziol², Ana Carolina Reiff Janini², R.A. Levy³ and Mirhelen M. Abreu⁴, ¹Medical Student at Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos, Brazil, ²Medicine, Medical Student at Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos, Brazil, ³Hospital Universitário Pedro Ernesto, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, ⁴Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos SP, Brazil
Background/Purpose: We delineated family physicians' and rheumatologists’ point of view when primary care is facing cases of rheumatic diseases. We also tried to identify barriers…
Abstract Number: 75 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Patient-Reported Outcomes Associated with Achieving and Maintaining Low Disease Activity in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Martin J. Bergman¹, James W. Shaw², Mary Cifaldi³, Gourab De⁴, Tony He⁵, Rajeev Ayyagari⁵ and James Signorovitch⁵, ¹Taylor Hospital, Ridley Park, PA, ²Global Health Economics and Outcomes Research, Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL, ³Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL, ⁴Analysis Group, Inc., New York, NY, ⁵Analysis Group, Inc., Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Treat-to-target (T2T) guidelines for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) recognize low disease activity (LDA) as an acceptable therapeutic goal, particularly in patients with longstanding disease. The…
Abstract Number: 84 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Benefits of Treat-to-Target Guideline Compliance in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Retrospective Claims Analysis
Martin J. Bergman¹, James W. Shaw², Mary A. Cifaldi³, Annie Guerin⁴, Pooja Chopra⁵ and James Signorovitch⁵, ¹Taylor Hospital, Ridley Park, PA, ²Global Health Economics and Outcomes Research, Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL, ³Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL, ⁴Analysis Group, Inc., Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁵Analysis Group, Inc., Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: To achieve clinical remission/low disease activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), the treat-to-target (T2T) guidelines recommend frequent disease monitoring through patient-rheumatologist interactions. The…

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