Abstracts tagged "Disparities"

Abstract Number: 0055 • ACR Convergence 2020
Racial and Sex-based Disparities in Health Care Utilization: Eye Inflammation as a Paradigm
Krati Chauhan¹ and James Rosenbaum², ¹Southern Illinois University - School of Medicine, Springfield, IL, ²Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR
Background/Purpose: Disparities in health care utilization based on sex, race, education, or income affect outcomes in rheumatologic care. We have used ocular inflammatory and infectious…
Abstract Number: 1137 • ACR Convergence 2020
Access to Digital Health in an Urban Rheumatology Population
Bruce Youm¹ and Aruni Jayatilleke², ¹University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, San Jose, CA, ²Section of Rheumatology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Advances in treatment of rheumatologic diseases have increased emphasis on physician and patient use of health information technologies (HIT). While studies indicate that e-health…
Abstract Number: 0056 • ACR Convergence 2020
Role of Socioeconomic and Cultural Factors in Racial Disparities in Disease Severity and Health Status of Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis
Leila Muhieddine¹, Shakaib Hayat², Katja Reuter³, Charles Thomas⁴ and Marina Magrey⁵, ¹Case Western Reserve University- Metrohealth Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, ²Case Western Reserve University-Metrohealth Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, ³University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, ⁴Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, ⁵Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH
Background/Purpose: To confront the persistent racial and ethnic disparities in health outcomes in the United States, it is imperative to study cultural and socioeconomic differences…
Abstract Number: 1298 • ACR Convergence 2020
Lupus Damage Free-Survival by Age at Diagnosis: A Retrospective Incident Lupus Cohort
Maria Schletzbaum¹, Nnenna Ezeh², Trevor McKown³, Shivani Garg⁴ and Christie Bartels⁵, ¹University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Population Health Sciences, Madison, WI, ²University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Milwaukee, WI, ³William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, Madison, WI, ⁴UW Madison, Madison, WI, ⁵University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Madison, WI
Background/Purpose: While medical comorbidities increase with age, younger age at onset of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) has been associated with greater risk of some types…
Abstract Number: 0057 • ACR Convergence 2020
Increased Susceptibility to Measles in Patients from Central America and Mexico in a U.S. Rheumatology Clinic
Alice Fike¹, Abhimanyu Amarnani², Yanira Ruiz-Perdomo³, Sarfaraz Hasni³, Michael Ward³ and James Katz⁴, ¹NIAMS, Bethesda, MD, ²SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, NY, ³National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, ⁴NIH NIAMS, Bethesda, MD
Background/Purpose: Infections in patients with rheumatic disease are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Preventive measures such as immunizations can reduce the burden of…
Abstract Number: 1499 • ACR Convergence 2020
The Frequency of Contraception Documentation in Women with Lupus and Rheumatoid Arthritis Within the RISE Registry
Megan Clowse¹, Jing Li², Amanda Eudy³, Mehret Birru Talabi⁴ and Gabriela Schmajuk⁵, ¹Duke University, Chapel Hill, NC, ²University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ³Duke University, Durham, NC, ⁴University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁵University of California, San Francisco, Atherton, CA
Background/Purpose: Several of the most commonly prescribed anti-rheumatic medications for women with rheumatic disease are known teratogens, posing a risk for pregnancy loss and birth…
Abstract Number: 0059 • ACR Convergence 2020
EHR-Supported Staff Protocol Improves Smoking Cessation in a Diverse Rheumatology Clinic: Results of Quit Connect Dissemination Project
Jennifer Brandt¹, S. Sam Lim¹, Edmond Ramly², Monica Messina³ and Christie Bartels⁴, ¹Emory University, Atlanta, GA, ²University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health;, Madison, ³University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Medicine, Rheumatology Division, Madison, WI, ⁴University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Madison, WI
Background/Purpose: Smoking is a key risk factor for rheumatologic conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis and lupus that disproportionately impacts disadvantaged patients and predicts worse outcomes.…
Abstract Number: 1509 • ACR Convergence 2020
Leukocyte Telomere Length and Childhood Onset of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in the Black Women’s Experiences Living with Lupus (BeWELL) Study
John Bridges¹, Kara Chung², Connor Martz², Emily Smitherman¹, Cristina Drenkard³, S. Sam Lim⁴ and David Chae², ¹University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²Auburn University, Auburn, AL, ³Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Emory School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, ⁴Emory University, Atlanta, GA
Background/Purpose: Childhood-onset SLE is generally more aggressive than adult-onset SLE. Leukocyte telomere length (LTL) has been posited to reflect immune system aging. Short LTL in…
Abstract Number: 0001 • ACR Convergence 2020
Management of Rheumatic Diseases During COVID-19: A National Veterans Affairs Survey of Rheumatologists
Jasvinder Singh¹, John Richards², Elizabeth Chang³, Amy Joseph⁴ and Bernard Ng⁵, ¹University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA, ³PVAHCS, Phoenix, AZ, ⁴Washington University / St. Louis VA, Saint Louis, MO, ⁵VA Puget Sound HCS, Seattle, WA
Background/Purpose: To assess the experience, views and opinions of rheumatology providers at Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities about rheumatic disease healthcare issues during the COVID-19 pandemic.Methods:…
Abstract Number: 0250 • ACR Convergence 2020
Lupus Nephritis and Renal Outcomes in African-Americans: The Accelerating Medicines Partnership Cohort Experience
Andrea Fava¹, Jessica Li¹, Philip Carlucci², David Wofsy³, Judith James⁴, Chaim Putterman⁵, Betty Diamond⁶, Derek Fine⁷, Jose Monroy-Trujillo⁷, Kristin Haag⁷, Kristina Deonaraine⁸, The Accelerating Medicines Partnership in SLE Network⁹, William Apruzzese¹⁰, Jill Buyon¹¹ and Michelle Petri¹², ¹Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ²New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, ³University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁴Arthritis and Clinical Immunology Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation;Department of Pathology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center;Department of Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Edmond, OK, ⁵Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, ⁶Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY, ⁷Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, ⁸New York University School of Medicine, New York, ⁹Multiple Institutions, Multiple Cities, ¹⁰., Boston, ¹¹Department of Medicine, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, ¹²Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Timonium, MD
Background/Purpose: The Accelerating Medicines Partnership (AMP) will use multi-omics modalities including single cell RNA sequencing to understand lupus nephritis with the ultimate goal to devise…
Abstract Number: 1653 • ACR Convergence 2020
Bilateral vs Unilateral Total Knee Arthroplasty: Racial Variation in Utilization and In-Hospital Major Complication Rates
Bella Mehta¹, Kaylee Ho², Jennifer Bido³, Stavros Memtsoudis³, Michael Parks⁴, Susan Goodman¹, Linda Russell⁵ and Said Ibrahim⁶, ¹Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, ²Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, ³Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, ⁴Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, ⁵Hospital for Special Surgery/Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, ⁶Weill Cornell Medicine, Cleveland, OH
Background/Purpose: Compared to White Patients, African Americans (AAs) are reported to have lower utilization and higher complication rates outcomes in Unilateral Total knee arthroplasty (UTKA).…
Abstract Number: 0006 • ACR Convergence 2020
Race/ethnicity Is Associated with Poor Health Outcomes Amongst Rheumatic Disease Patients Diagnosed with COVID-19 in the US: Data from the COVID-19 Global Rheumatology Alliance Physician-Reported Registry
Milena Gianfrancesco¹, Liza Leykina², Zara Izadi³, Carly Harrison⁴, Suleman Bhana⁵, Wendy Costello⁶, Rebecca Grainger⁷, Jonathan Hausmann⁸, Jean Liew⁹, Emily Sirotich¹⁰, Paul Sufka¹¹, Zachary Wallace¹², Gabriela Schmajuk¹³, Pedro M Machado¹⁴, Philip Robinson¹⁵ and Jinoos Yazdany¹⁶, ¹University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ²UCSF, San Francisco, ³University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁴Lupus Chat, NA, ⁵Crystal Run Health, Middletown, ⁶Irish Children's Arthritis Network, Tipperary, Ireland, ⁷University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand, ⁸Boston Children's Hospital / Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Cambridge, MA, ⁹University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ¹⁰McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ¹¹Healthpartners, St Paul, ¹²Massachusetts General Hospital, Newton, MA, ¹³University of California, San Francisco, Atherton, CA, ¹⁴University College London, London, United Kingdom, ¹⁵University of Queensland, Herston, Queensland, Australia, ¹⁶UCSF, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Individuals with rheumatic disease, particularly those on immunosuppressive medications, have a higher risk of developing severe infections. However, whether these patients experience more severe…
Abstract Number: 0433 • ACR Convergence 2020
Racial Disparities and New SLE-Specific Predictors of Stroke and Ischemic Heart Disease in Patients with Lupus
Shivani Garg¹, Christie Bartels², Gaobin Bao³, Cristina Drenkard⁴ and S. Sam Lim³, ¹UW Madison, Madison, WI, ²University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Madison, WI, ³Emory University, Atlanta, GA, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Emory School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
Background/Purpose: In the US, cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of disparities in life expectancy between black and white populations. We recently reported a…
Abstract Number: 1963 • ACR Convergence 2020
Variation in Quality of Care Among Patient Sociodemographic Groups in RISE Practices
Zara Izadi¹, Gabriela Schmajuk² and Jinoos Yazdany³, ¹University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ²University of California, San Francisco, Atherton, CA, ³University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Previous studies have shown that sociodemographic factors are associated with quality of care. Using the Rheumatology Informatics System for Effectiveness (RISE) registry, we assessed…
Abstract Number: 0042 • ACR Convergence 2020
Racial and Ethnic Differences in a Multiple Biochemical Measure of Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity
Rahaf Baker¹, Jonathan Graf², Laura Trupin², Sarah Goglin³, Patricia Katz⁴, Jennifer Barton⁵, Jean Liew⁶ and Katherine Wysham⁷, ¹Highland Hospital Internal Medicine, Oakland, CA, ²UCSF, San Francisco, CA, ³University of California San Francisco, Burlingame, CA, ⁴University of California, San Francisco, Novato, CA, ⁵VAPORHCS/OHSU, Portland, OR, ⁶University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ⁷VA Puget Sound/University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Background/Purpose: Although management of RA has improved greatly over the past two decades with the advent of novel therapeutics, racial/ethnic and socioeconomic disparities persist. Traditional…

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