Abstracts tagged "education, medical"

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…
Abstract Number: 2175 • ACR Convergence 2025
Skin Manifestations of Rheumatic Diseases: Educating Providers to Improve Diagnostic Skills
Brittany Ashe¹, Ellen Koch², Tiffany Yang¹ and Kathryn Torok², ¹UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ²University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: Among pediatric patients with scleroderma, there is a significant delay between onset of symptoms and diagnosis ranging from 1.2-1.6 years for Localized Scleroderma (LS)…
Abstract Number: 1046 • ACR Convergence 2025
Cannabis Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Among Rheumatology Providers: Implications for Clinical Care and Education
Joanna Zeiger¹, Patti Katz², Mary-Ann Fitzcharles³, Stuart Kassan⁴, Teresa Simon⁵ and Kaleb Michaud⁶, ¹Canna Research Foundation, Boulder, CO, ²UCSF, San Rafael, CA, ³McGill University, Montreal-West, Canada, ⁴National Jewish Health, Denver, CO, ⁵Physicians Research Center, LLC, Toms River, NJ, ⁶University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Background/Purpose: As medical cannabis becomes increasingly integrated into clinical care, healthcare providers—particularly those managing chronic rheumatologic conditions—must navigate wide-ranging levels of knowledge, attitudes, and prescribing…
Abstract Number: 2194 • ACR Convergence 2025
Utilizing Case-Based Learning to Teach the Teacher and Improve Health Insurance Literacy
Tyler Reese, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Madison, TN
Background/Purpose: It is expected that pediatric rheumatology providers prepare adolescent and young adult (AYA) patients to successfully navigate the transition from a pediatric to an…
Abstract Number: 2174 • ACR Convergence 2025
Using Natural Language Processing to Identify Character Strengths in Rheumatology Fellowship Candidate Applications: A Feasibility Study
Amir Abidov, Manish Suneja and Bharat Kumar, UNVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS, Iowa City, IA
Background/Purpose: Holistic review is an approach to candidate selection that emphasizes alignment of candidate attributes to a program’s mission. Identifying character strengths in personal statements…

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