Abstracts tagged "Disparities"

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…
Abstract Number: 0439 • ACR Convergence 2020
Hurried Communication and Low Patient Self-Efficacy Are Associated with Persistent Non-Adherence to SLE Medications
Ann Cameron Barr¹, Megan Clowse², Amanda Eudy³, Jennifer Rogers⁴, Rebecca Sadun³, Lisa Criscione-Schreiber⁵, Jayanth Doss³, Lena Eder⁶, Mithu Maheswaranathan³, Amy Corneli⁷, Hayden Bosworth⁷ and Kai Sun³, ¹Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC, ²Duke University, Chapel Hill, NC, ³Duke University, Durham, NC, ⁴Duke, Durham, NC, ⁵Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, ⁶Duke University Hospital, Chapel Hill, NC, ⁷Duke University, Durham
Background/Purpose: Medication non-adherence is common among SLE patients and contributes to poor outcomes. Underrepresented racial minorities have disproportionately lower rates of medication adherence and often…
Abstract Number: 1986 • ACR Convergence 2020
Determinants of Variation in Pediatric Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Care Delivery
Jon Burnham¹, Rosemary Peterson¹, Joy Ukaigwe¹, Lynsey Cecere¹, Andrea Knight² and Joyce Chang¹, ¹Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ²Division of Rheumatology, The Hospital for Sick Children and Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Patients with pediatric systemic lupus erythematosus (pSLE) receive only a fraction of recommended care. Moreover, variation in care delivery likely contributes to pervasive racial…
Abstract Number: 0043 • ACR Convergence 2020
Geographical Disparity in Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Burden Independent of Race/Ethnicity
Gail Kerr¹, Christopher Swearingen², Manuela Pedra-Nobre³, Dianne Wollaston⁴, Sawsan Najmey⁵, Cynthia Lawrence-Elliott⁶, Theresa Lawrence Ford⁶, Sharon Dowell⁷, Heather North⁸, Robin Dore⁹, Soha Dolatabadi¹⁰, Thaila Ramanujam¹¹, Anne Winkler¹², Stacy Kennedy¹³, Ilona Jileaeva¹⁴, Amina Richardson¹⁵, Jeffrey Kaine¹⁶ and Grace Wright¹⁷, ¹Washington DC VA Medical Center, Washington, DC, ²New York University, New York, NY, ³North Jersey Rheumatology Center, Westfield, NJ, ⁴Memorial Advanced Rheumatology, Inc, HOUSTON, TX, ⁵Midstate Rheumatology Center, Freehold, NJ, ⁶North Georgia Rheumatology Group, Lawrenceville, GA, ⁷Howard University, Washington, DC, ⁸Pardee UNC Rheumatology, Hendersonville, NC, ⁹Private practice, Tustin, CA, ¹⁰Soha Dolatabadi, MD, Los Angeles, CA, ¹¹Thaila Ramanujanm. M.D Inc, Santa Cruz, CA, ¹²Cox Medical Center, Springfield, MO, ¹³Rowan Diagnostic Clinic, Concord, NC, ¹⁴Howard University Hospital, Washington, DC, ¹⁵Howard University College of Medicine, Washington, DC, ¹⁶Sarasota Arthritis Center, Sarasota, FL, ¹⁷Association of Women in Rheumatology, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: In the US, health care systems vary, as does cost sharing and access to various RA therapies. However, the burden of RA – a…
Abstract Number: 0441 • ACR Convergence 2020
Use of an Integrated Care Management Program to Uncover and Address Social Determinants of Health for Individuals with Lupus
Kreager Taber¹, Jessica Williams¹, Weixing Huang², Katherine McLaughlin¹, Christine Vogeli³, Rebecca Cunningham¹, Lisa Wichmann¹ and Candace Feldman⁴, ¹Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity; Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, ³Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁴Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston
Background/Purpose: The burden of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) falls disproportionately on racial/ethnic minorities and individuals of lower socioeconomic status who often receive fragmented, inconsistent care.…
Abstract Number: PP12 • ACR Convergence 2020
COVID-19, Racism, and Gender Discrimination: The Function of Stress in Widening the Gap in Health Disparities
Carly Harrison¹ and Christele Felix², ¹LupusChat, Richmond, VA, ²LupusChat, Rosedale, NY
Background/Purpose: Populations experiencing rheumatic diseases are often at higher risk of increased levels of stress. This may result in disease complications and can potentially lead…
Abstract Number: 0044 • ACR Convergence 2020
Characterization of Racial Disparities in Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment Choice and Location of Care
Elston He¹, Eli Cornblath², Pratyusha Yalamanchi³, Alexis Ogdie², Joshua Baker² and Michael George², ¹Synovium, Inc., Philadelphia, PA, ²University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ³Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: Racial disparities in access to care and treatment regimens exist but remain poorly characterized in the rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patient population. Previous studies using…
Abstract Number: 0442 • ACR Convergence 2020
Disparities in CoronaViridae Infection Are Readily Apparent in Rheumatology Patients Despite Use of Hydroxychloquine And/or Methotrexate
Maria Antonelli¹ and Nora Singer², ¹MHMC/CWRU, Cleveland, OH, ²The MetroHealth System, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH
Background/Purpose: In the initial months of the SARS CoV2/COVID19 pandemic, broad use of off-label therapy with hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) was prescribed to reduce CoV2-related morbidity and…
Abstract Number: 0045 • ACR Convergence 2020
Healthcare Practitioner Confidence Assessing Rashes in Patients of Skin of Color with Lupus
Vijay Kannuthurai¹, Jacob Murray², Lisa Zickuhr³ and Ling Chen², ¹Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, Hazlehurst, MS, ²Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, ³Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium, St. Louis, MO
Background/Purpose: Medical education can promote bias that disproportionately affects patients of color. Patients of color with lupus are especially vulnerable as they often carry a…

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