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  • Abstract Number: 2183 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Bridging the Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Training Gap: Analysis of Confidence, Competency, and Clinical Readiness

    Kamini Shah1, Jonathan Samuels2, Jennifer Medlin3, Philip Chu4, Midori Nishio5, Norman Madsen6, Michelene Hearth-Holmes3, Shivani Shah7, Catherine Bakewell8, Anthony M. Reginato9 and Minna Kohler10, 1Northwell Health, New York, NY, 2NYU Langone, Rye Brook, NY, 3University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 4Duke University Hospital, Raleigh, NC, 5John Muir Specialty Medical Group, Lafayette, CA, 6URMC, Rochester, NY, 7University of Chicago, New York, NY, 8Intermountain Healthcare, Salt Lake City, UT, 9Brown University, Providence, RI, 10Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

    Background/Purpose: While point-of care ultrasound (POCUS) training is increasingly introduced during rheumatology fellowship, limited exposure may not provide the depth or continuity needed to build…
  • Abstract Number: 2162 • ACR Convergence 2025

    An Updated Needs Assessment for the Virtual Rheumatology Program for Fellows in Training (V-FIT)

    Laura Arneson1, M. Dave Dimachkie2, Juliet Aizer3, Janet Mitchell4, David Leverenz5, Anisha Dua6 and Lisa Zickuhr7, 1Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, 2Washington University in Saint Louis, St. Louis, MO, 3Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, 4ACR, Winston-Salem, NC, 5Duke University, Durham, NC, 6Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, 7Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium, St. Louis, MO

    Background/Purpose: The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) created the Virtual Rheumatology Program for Fellows in Training (V-FIT) in 2020 to provide rheumatology fellowship training programs…
  • Abstract Number: 2181 • ACR Convergence 2025

    A Pilot High-Fidelity Simulation for Pediatric Rheumatology Learners

    John Bridges1, Livie Timmerman2 and Nicholas Rockwell3, 1University of Alabama at Birmingham/Children's of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, 2University of Alabama at Birmingham, Gardendale, AL, 3University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham

    Background/Purpose: The ACGME’s core competencies for pediatric residency training include medical knowledge, patient care, and interpersonal communication skills. At our institution, residents only spend two…
  • Abstract Number: 2160 • ACR Convergence 2025

    RadRheum: Improving Resident and Medical Student Musculoskeletal Radiology Interpretation Skills Utilizing an Interactive Module

    Elizabeth Konon1, Laura Nichols2 and Meredith Morcos2, 1University of Colorado Internal Medicine Residency Program, Denver, CO, 2University of Colorado, Aurora, CO

    Background/Purpose: Plain radiographs remain a cornerstone for diagnosis in rheumatology. Despite the importance of radiograph interpretation in rheumatology, there is little formalized instruction documented in…
  • Abstract Number: 2180 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Helping Hands: Curriculum using Simulators to Teach the Hand Exam and Assessment of Small Joint Swelling in Inflammatory Arthritis

    Ibtissam Gad1, Christopher Podgorski2, Kylie Springer3, amita Bishnoi4 and Lisa Zickuhr5, 1University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 2Park Nicollet, Lake Elmo, MN, 3Henry Ford Health, Detroit, 4Henry Ford Health System, Troy, MI, 5Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium, St. Louis, MO

    Background/Purpose: The hand examination is crucial for internal medicine (IM) residents to learn, as it is important for the diagnosis and treatment of patients with…
  • Abstract Number: 2159 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Teaching Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Improves Knowledge and Confidence in the Knee Exam: A Pilot Session with Internal Medicine Trainees

    Ann Cameron Barr1, David Leverenz1, Lisa Criscione-Schreiber2 and Philip Chu3, 1Duke University, Durham, NC, 2Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, 3Duke University Hospital, Raleigh, NC

    Background/Purpose: Poor confidence in musculoskeletal (MSK) care among practicing internists and internal medicine (IM) trainees is well described in the literature. A needs assessment of…
  • Abstract Number: 2179 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Educational online webinars of European Reference Network (ERN) on Rare and Complex Connective Tissue and Musculoskeletal Diseases (ReCONNET) for patients, caregivers and healthcare professionals: six years’ experience

    Emanuele Gotelli1, Rosanna Campitiello1, Eric HACHULLA2, Vanessa Smith3, João Eurico Fonseca4, Tadej Avcin5, Gabriele Simonini6, Silvia Aguilera7, Lisa Matthews8, Charissa Frank9, Wiebke Lautré10, Monica Testoni11, Diana Marinello11, Rosaria Talarico12, Marta Mosca13 and Maurizio Cutolo14, 1University of Genoa, Genoa, Liguria, Italy, 2CHU Lille, Département de Médecine Interne et Immunologie Clinique, Centre de Référence des Maladies Auto-Immunes et Auto-Inflammatoires Rares du Nord, Nord-Ouest, Méditerranée et Guadeloupe (CeRAINOM), Lille, France, Lille, France, 3Ghent University Hospital, Gent, Belgium, 4Faculdade Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, ULS Santa Maria, Centro Académico Medicina de Lisboa, Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal, 5University Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 6Rheumatology Unit, ERN-ReCONNET center, Meyer Children's Hospital IRCCS, Firenze, Firenze, Italy, 7Spanish Antiphospholipid Association, Alicante, Spain, 8Relapsing Polychondritis Awareness and Support, London, United Kingdom, 9Flemish Association for Hereditary Connective Tissue Disorders, Koersel, Belgium, 10CHU Bordeaux Pellegrin, Centre de Références Maladies Auto-Immunes Systémiques Rares, Bordeaux, France, 11ERN ReCONNET, Pisa, Italy, 12Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Pisa, Italy, 13University of Pisa, Pisa, Pisa, Italy, 14University of Genova, Genova, Italy

    Background/Purpose: The European Reference Network on Connective Tissue and Musculoskeletal Diseases (ERN ReCONNET), founded in 2017 by the European Union (EU) Commission, aimed to improve…
  • Abstract Number: 1984 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Improving Lipid Screening Rates in Rheumatic Disease Patients: An Academic Fellowship Quality Improvement Project

    Mahnoor Javed1, Deepak Jagannath2, Lilly Morgan1, Rishi Patel1, Eleonora Avenatti1, Kanika Monga1 and Kenneth Williams1, 1Houston Methodist, Houston, 2Houston Methodist Hospital, Sugar Land, TX

    Background/Purpose: Autoimmune diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and spondyloarthritis (SpA)—which encompasses ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA)—are associated with chronic inflammation and increased cardiovascular…
  • Abstract Number: PP01 • ACR Convergence 2025

    When You Become the Story: A Journalist’s Approach to Managing Complex Care

    Lindsay Guentzel

    Background/Purpose: As a journalist, I’ve spent my career digging for answers. But when I became the story, I had to learn how to ask the…
  • Abstract Number: 2178 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Online Education Significantly Improved Rheumatologists’ Knowledge of the Diagnosis and Management of Sjögren’s Disease

    Elaine Bell1, michele Bombardieri2 and Alessia Piazza3, 1MEDSCAPE GLOBAL, LONDON, United Kingdom, 2Experimental Medicine and Rheumatology, William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, UK, London, United Kingdom, 3Medscape, london, United Kingdom

    Background/Purpose: Sjögren’s disease is a chronic autoimmune disease affecting multiple organ systems beyond the eyes and mouth. Diagnosis is challenging and therapy is often initiated…
  • Abstract Number: 1419 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Effectivenss of an educational program on non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis

    Hideto Kameda1, Toshihide Shuto2, Akimichi Morita3, Yasuharu Nakashima4, Kiyoshi Matsui5, Masaaki Mori6 and Masahiro Yamamura7, 1Department of Internal Medicine, Toho University, Tokyo, Japan, 2Chiyoda Hospital, Hyuga, Japan, 3Department of Geriatric and Environmental Dermatology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Nagoya, Japan, 4Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan, 5Amagasaki Chuo Hospital, Amagasaki, Japan, 6Institute of Science Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, 7Okayama Saiseikai General Hospital, Okayama, Japan

    Background/Purpose: Non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (nr-axSpA) is a relatively new disease concept. We developed an educational program to promote early and appropriate referral to specialists based…
  • Abstract Number: 2550 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Development of a ‘Training Toolkit’ to Support Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) Entry into a Rheumatology Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Subspecialty Clinic

    Christopher Estes1, Janeth Yinh1, Mark Matza2, Marcy Bolster3 and Minna Kohler4, 1Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 2Massachusetts General Hospital, Newton, MA, 3Massachusetts General Hospital, Concord, MA, 4Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

    Background/Purpose: The integration of advanced practice providers (APPs) into rheumatology practice may help address increasing demand and long wait times.1 However, outcome data on APP…
  • Abstract Number: 2176 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Addressing Hesitancy in JAK Inhibitor Use: Outcomes from Continuing Medical Education Reveal Confidence-Knowledge Gaps Among Community Rheumatologists

    Carole Drexel1, Eve Wilson2, Vibeke Strand3 and Jon Giles4, 1Medlive, Pasadena, MD, 2Medlive, Needham, MA, 3Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto CA, Portola Valley, CA, 4Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA

    Background/Purpose: Despite supportive real-world evidence, the use of Janus kinase inhibitors (JAKi) for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) remains limited in community settings. Concerns stemming from the…
  • Abstract Number: 1265 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Patient Portal Awareness and Utilization Across Diverse Rheumatology Populations

    Emily Gutowski1, Joshua Novack2, Allyson Covello2, Philip Carlucci3, Scott Goldberg1, Mary Guan4, Marcus Hines2, Elliot Philips2, Michael Pillinger5 and Sara Stream6, 1New York University Grossman School of Medicine, Brooklyn, NY, 2New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, 3New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, 4NYU Grossman SOM, Brooklyn, NY, 5New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York,, NY, 6New York University Grossman School of Medicine, Great Neck, NY

    Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatic diseases face complex and chronic diagnoses that require close monitoring and frequent communication with their providers. Given increasing challenges to in-person…
  • Abstract Number: 2282 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Effect of Online Continuing Education on Advancing Care for Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Real-World Outcome Analysis

    Nimish Mehta1, Katie Lucero2, Freddy Green3 and Karen Badal4, 1Medscape, Three Bridges, NJ, 2Medscape, Newark, 3Medscape, London, United Kingdom, 4Medscape, New York, NY

    Background/Purpose: In recent years, an increasing number of cytokines and their function in the pathophysiology of immunologic conditions have been identified, leading to the development…
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