Abstracts tagged "education, medical"

Abstract Number: 2079 • ACR Convergence 2023
Comparative Analysis of Teledidactic and On-Campus Training in Musculoskeletal Ultrasound – the TELMUS Study
Ricarda Neubauer¹, Florian Recker², Claus Juergen Bauer³, Simon Petzinna¹, Pantelis Karakostas³, Charlotte Behning⁴ and Valentin Sebastian Schäfer³, ¹Clinic of Internal Medicine III, Oncology, Hematology, Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany, ²Department of Obstetrics and Prenatal Medicine, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany, ³Clinic of Internal Medicine III, Department of Oncology, Hematology, Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Hospital of Bonn, Bonn, Germany, ⁴Institute of Medical Biometry, Informatics and Epidemiology, Medical Faculty, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
Background/Purpose: Musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) plays a vital role as a diagnostic imaging modality in rheumatology, while also serving as an effective teaching tool to enhance…
Abstract Number: 1683 • ACR Convergence 2023
Moving the ACR’s Reproductive Health Guidelines into Practice: Assessment of a Novel Reproductive Rheumatology ECHO
Megan Clowse¹, Teresa Swezey², Jerome (Jeff) Federspiel², Catherine Sims², Amanda Snyderman², Amy Corneli², Sarahn Wheeler² and JoAnn Zell³, ¹Duke University, Chapel Hill, NC, ²Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, ³University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Denver, CO
Background/Purpose: Project ECHO™ in an education model that links experts with community providers through a series of video teleconferences. Each conference involves a brief didactic…
Abstract Number: 2080 • ACR Convergence 2023
Implementation of a Clinically-Focused Online Journal Club in Rheumatology: Experience from TheMednet
Nina Couette¹, Melissa Briones² and Nadine Housri³, ¹Genesis Healthcare System, Columbus, OH, ²Loyola University, Maywood, IL, ³Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
Background/Purpose: Journal clubs are an essential part of lifelong learning for physicians. After fellowship, access to journal club discussions may be limited. TheMednet is a…
Abstract Number: 2050 • ACR Convergence 2023
Variability in Vaccination Practices in Children with Rheumatic Diseases: Results of a Rheumatology Provider Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance (CARRA)-wide Survey
Randal De Souza¹, Merav Heshin Bekenstein², Beth Rutstein³, Maria Schletzbaum⁴, Nora Singer⁵, Melanie Kohlheim⁶, vincent del gaizo⁷, Kelly Wise⁸, Melica Nikahd⁹, Guy Brock¹⁰, Rebecca Sadun¹¹, Monica Ardura¹, Vidya Sivaraman¹ and For The CARRA Registry Investgators⁷, ¹Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, ²Dana Children's Hospital of Tel Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel, ³Division of Rheumatology at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴St. Louis Children’s Hospital / Washington University in St. Louis, Middleton, WI, ⁵The MetroHealth System at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, ⁶Self, Granville, OH, ⁷CARRA, Inc, Washington, DC, ⁸Nationwide Children's Hospital, Hilliard, OH, ⁹Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, ¹⁰Dept. of Biomedical Informatics, Columbus, OH, ¹¹Duke University, Durham, NC
Background/Purpose: Immunocompromised children (ICC), including children with rheumatic diseases receiving immunosuppressive therapies (IST) are at increased risk of morbidity from vaccine-preventable infections. The 2022 American…
Abstract Number: 2081 • ACR Convergence 2023
Harnessing the Power of Social Media for Good: Using Instagram as a Formative Assessment Tool
Anna Thompson¹, Jessica Nguyen², Amanda Braddock¹, Shelley Kumar¹ and Miriah Gillispie-Taylor³, ¹Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, ²Baylor College of Medicine, Manvel, TX, ³Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX
Background/Purpose: Childhood rheumatologic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs) have an estimated prevalence of 1:300,000 in the general population and are associated with morbidity and mortality in…
Abstract Number: 2064 • ACR Convergence 2023
Perceptions of Rheumatology Fellows on Mentorship Quality After Implementation of a Formalized Mentorship Program
Sarah Capponi¹ and Rachel Hilburg², ¹Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, New Hope, PA, ²Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Despite the importance of mentorship, there are few formalized mentorship organizations in fellowship training programs. Rheumatology is a field with increasing popularity[1], and mentorship…
Abstract Number: 2082 • ACR Convergence 2023
Delivery of Rheumatology Education to Internal Medicine Residents in Rwanda: Evaluation of a New Virtual Rheumatology Course Supplemented by On-site Clinical Teaching
Carol Hitchon¹, Becky Abdissa Adugna², Richard Akintayo³, Paul Caldron⁴, Ines Colmegna⁵, Ida Dey⁶, Paul McGill⁷, Andres Ponce⁸, Rosie Scuccimarri⁹, Mohammed Tikly¹⁰, Girish Mody¹¹ and Michele Meltzer¹², ¹University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ²Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, ³Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, ⁴Arizona Arthritis & Rheumatology Associates, P.C. - Emeritus (no longer in patient care role), Depoe Bay, OR, ⁵The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, Canada, ⁶University of Ghana Medical School, Accra, Ghana, ⁷Department of Rheumatology Stobhill Hospital, Glasgow, United Kingdom, ⁸Jefferson, Philadelphia, PA, ⁹McGill University/Montreal Children's Hospital, Montréal, QC, Canada, ¹⁰Wits University, Johannesburg, South Africa, ¹¹University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa, ¹²Thomas Jefferson University/Rheumatology for All,Inc., Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: There exists a critical lack of rheumatology resources in many parts of the world including sub-Saharan African countries. As a result, in these countries,…
Abstract Number: 2065 • ACR Convergence 2023
Exploring the Power of Ultrasound in Rheumatology: Insights from Young Rheumatologists in Mexico
Mario R. Garcia-Pompermayer¹, Sarah G. Ayton², Karina Silva Luna³ and Mario Alberto Garza Elizondo³, ¹Hospital San Jose, TecSalud, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico, ²Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, ³Hospital Zambrano-Hellion, TecSalud, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) is a valuable tool in Rheumatology as it is non-invasive, cost-effective, and useful in regular clinical practice. However, its adoption has…
Abstract Number: 2083 • ACR Convergence 2023
Compiled Verbal Feedback as a Novel Mechanism for Faculty Feedback from Rheumatology Fellows-in-Training
Guy Katz¹, Eli Miloslavsky², Ana Fernandes¹ and Marcy Bolster³, ¹Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Massachusetts General Hospital, Newton, MA, ³Massachusetts General Hospital, Concord, MA
Background/Purpose: Feedback from fellows-in-training (FITs) is important for faculty professional development and to enrich clinical teaching in rheumatology fellowship training programs. Most fellowship training programs…
Abstract Number: 2067 • ACR Convergence 2023
A New Tool Assessing Trainees’ Interventional Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Skills
Stine Maya Dreier Carstensen¹, Lene Terslev², Søren Just³, Mikkel Østergaard⁴, Mogens Pfeiffer-Jensen¹ and Lars Konge⁵, ¹Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Centre for Head and Orthopaedics, Copenhagen University Hospital – Rigshospitalet Glostrup, Copenhagen, Denmark, ²Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Denmark, ³Section of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Odense University Hospital – Svendborg Hospital, Odense, Denmark, ⁴Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Centre for Head and Orthopaedics, Rigshospitalet; University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁵Copenhagen Academy for Medical Education and Simulation The Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
Background/Purpose: Interventional musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) procedures, such as ultrasound-guided arthrocentesis and joint injections, are routinely used in rheumatology practice. However, the efficacy and safety of…
Abstract Number: 2084 • ACR Convergence 2023
Enhancing Internal Medicine Curriculum: Key Rheumatology Themes in Inpatient Setting
Jose Ferraz Neto¹, Dina Ismail¹, Stepan Esagian¹ and Milena Vukelic², ¹Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Jacobi Medical Center, New York, NY, ²Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
Background/Purpose: Despite rheumatology being a critical component of internal medicine (IM) residency training, internists are often inadequately trained to identify and manage rheumatologic disorders. In…
Abstract Number: 2068 • ACR Convergence 2023
Integration of Basic Science into Virtual Patient Cases to Enhance Clinical Reasoning Skills
Karl Rombo¹, Alexander Borg¹ and Ioannis Parodis², ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden, ²Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Digital education, also known as e-learning, comprises several different learning modalities e.g. virtual patient (VP) simulations. VPs have been proposed to be an effective…
Abstract Number: 2088 • ACR Convergence 2023
Room for Racial and Ethnic Diversity in Adult Rheumatology Fellowship Pipeline
Bessie Roca Loor¹, Maya Pandit², Tracey Wright³ and Mill Etienne⁴, ¹New York Medical College, Yonkers, NY, ²Columbia University, New York, NY, ³UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX, ⁴New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY
Background/Purpose: The 2015 American College of Rheumatology Workforce study showed 8 of 1011 adult rheumatologists identified as Black, 85 Hispanic and 3 American Indian or…
Abstract Number: 2069 • ACR Convergence 2023
Navigating the Residency-to-Fellowship Transition in Rheumatology
Lilian Otalora Rojas¹ and Gurjit S Kaeley², ¹University of Florida, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, ²University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
Background/Purpose: Transitioning from residency to fellowship is a significant milestone in a medical professional's career. Physicians acquire foundational knowledge and skills during residency, while fellowship…
Abstract Number: 2455 • ACR Convergence 2023
Addressing Native American Health Disparities in Rheumatoid Arthritis by Training Primary Care Providers: Expanding the Reach of the RAE Initiative
Jennifer Mandal¹, Zara Izadi¹, Tabitha Carroway¹, Gwendolyn Grant², Mary Margaretten¹ and Jinoos Yazdany¹, ¹University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ²Centura Health, Durango, CO
Background/Purpose: The United States faces a critical shortage of rheumatology providers. This shortage is especially dire in rural areas, such as Navajo Nation, where primary…

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