Abstracts tagged "education, medical"

Abstract Number: 2184 • ACR Convergence 2025
Diagnosing the Deficit: Addressing Gaps in Rheumatology Training for Internal Medicine Residents
Kristen Young¹, Samantha Kohn² and Brenda Shinar³, ¹Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ, ²University Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, ³University of Arizona College of Medicine Pheonix, Phoenix
Background/Purpose: Rheumatologic diseases are common and complex, requiring internal medicine physicians to develop skills in musculoskeletal examination, diagnosis, and management. Despite this, exposure during residency…
Abstract Number: 2164 • ACR Convergence 2025
East Meets West: A Novel Tofu-Pasta-Cardstock Phantom Model for Teaching Ultrasound-Guided Procedures
Philip Chu¹, Erin Chew², Lily Kao³, Karina Torralba⁴, Fawad Aslam⁵ and Janeth Yinh⁶, ¹Duke University Hospital, Raleigh, NC, ²Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ³Evergreen Medical Group, San Jose, CA, ⁴Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Redlands, CA, ⁵Mayo Clinic, Arizona, Scottsdale, AZ, ⁶Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Certain ultrasound (US)-guided procedures may be integral to the diagnosis and management of arthritis. US-guided carpal tunnel (CT), flexor tendon sheath (FTS), and hip…
Abstract Number: 0179 • ACR Convergence 2025
Digital Divide in Rheumatology: Patterns of Technology and AI Adoption Across Generations of Specialists
CARLA F DIONELLO¹, ANA F PADUA², Claudia Marques³, BRUNA L PORTO⁴, LEONARDO R CAMPOS⁵, RODRIGO OLIVEIRA⁶, GUSTAVO GM BALBI⁷, RODRIGO LUPPINO-ASSAD⁶, YURE G AZEVEDO⁸, LUIZ F DIPE⁹, BRUNO BORDALLO⁵, Cleandro Pires¹⁰, Licia Maria Henrique da Mota¹⁰ and PAULA MONTINA¹⁰, ¹FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO - UFRJ, RIO DE JANEIRO, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, ²SANTA CASA MG, BELO HORIZONTE, Minas Gerais, Brazil, ³Hospital das Clinicas - Universidade Federal de Pernambuco - UFPE, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil, ⁴UNIVATES, SÃO LEOPOLDO, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, ⁵UFF, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, ⁶FMRP-USP, Ribeirão Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ⁷UFJF, JUIZ DE FORA, Minas Gerais, Brazil, ⁸SCR, SOBRAL, Ceara, Brazil, ⁹GRUPO AMIL, SÃO PAULO, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ¹⁰UNB, Brasilia, Distrito Federal, Brazil
Background/Purpose: The integration of digital tools and artificial intelligence (AI) in rheumatology practice has advanced rapidly. However, disparities in adoption across generations of specialists remain…
Abstract Number: 2182 • ACR Convergence 2025
Rheum for Improvement: A Needs Assessment Survey for an Internal Medicine Resident Curriculum
Kailey Singh¹, Lara El Khoury², Karen Friedman³ and Julie Schwartzman-Morris⁴, ¹Northwell Health-NS/LIJ, Queens, NY, ²Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell Health, Great Neck, NY, ³Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY, ⁴Northwell Health Physician Partners, roslyn heights, NY
Background/Purpose: Rheumatology is a core Internal Medicine (IM) residency requirement, yet IM residents report low confidence in their knowledge and skills. This project aimed to…
Abstract Number: 2163 • ACR Convergence 2025
Enhancing Post-Conference Engagement Through Expert Q&A: A Pilot Collaboration Between ACR Convergence & theMednet.org
Nina Couette¹, Herveen Singh², Melissa Briones³, Nadine Housri⁴ and Rebecca Manno⁵, ¹The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, ²theMednet.org, New York, NY, ³Loyola University, Maywood, IL, ⁴theMednet.org, New York, ⁵University of The Virgin Islands / The Arthritis and Rheumatology Center of the Caribbean, St. Thomas
Background/Purpose: ACR Convergence is a key platform for sharing cutting-edge research and clinical insights in rheumatology. To extend the educational value of select sessions beyond…
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: 1288 • ACR Convergence 2024
Wellness, Resilience and Burnout Among Pediatric Rheumatology Fellows
Aviya Lanis¹, Jacob Spitznagle², Kathryn Cook³, Sheetal Vora⁴, Kimberly Hays⁵, Kara Murphy Schmidt⁶, Aryn Bartley⁷, Lakshmi Nandini Moorthy⁸ and Courtney Wells⁹, ¹Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA, ²CHLA, Los Angeles, CA, ³Akron Children's Hospital, Akron, OH, ⁴Atrium Health Levine Children's Hospital, Charlotte, NC, ⁵Penn State, Hershey, PA, ⁶Cincinnati Children's Hospital, St. Matthews, KY, ⁷Lane Community College, Lane County, OR, ⁸Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, ⁹University of Wisconsin-River Falls, River Falls, WI
Background/Purpose: Burnout, a syndrome of emotional exhaustion, has adversely impacted the delivery of high-quality, compassionate care across healthcare settings for years. While physicians have higher…
Abstract Number: 1308 • ACR Convergence 2024
Measuring the Educational Impact of a Collaboration Between RheumMadness and TheMednet
Nina Couette¹, Herveen Kaur Singh², Nadine Housri³, Eric Wilson⁴, Benjamin Lueck⁵, Sabahat Usmani⁶, Laura Arneson⁷, Meredith Balbach⁸, Lauren Phillips⁹, John Kellogg⁵, Courtney Bair¹⁰, Michael Macklin¹¹, Iman Qaiser¹², Amanda Rodriguez¹³, Akrithi Garren¹⁴, Matthew Sparks¹⁵, Lisa Criscione-Schreiber⁵, Guy Katz¹⁶, David Leverenz¹⁵ and Melissa Briones¹⁷, ¹Genesis Healthcare System, Columbus, OH, ²theMednet, New York, NY, ³Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, ⁴Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC, ⁵Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, ⁶WEISS Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL, ⁷Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ⁸Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, ⁹University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ¹⁰Duke Univerisity, Durham, ¹¹University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ¹²Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Health Services Authority, McKinney, TX, ¹³Main Line Health, Wynnewood, PA, ¹⁴MedStar/Georgetown Washington Hospital Center, Silver Spring, MD, ¹⁵Duke University, Durham, NC, ¹⁶Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ¹⁷Loyola University, Maywood, IL
Background/Purpose: theMednet.org is an online educational forum in which physicians submit clinical questions that are answered by experts in the field. RheumMadness is an online…

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