Abstracts tagged "education, medical"

Abstract Number: 1277 • ACR Convergence 2022
Improving Patient Appropriate Osteoporosis Screening with Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry Scans in an Academic Internal Medicine Practice
Nithin Pusapati¹, Rebecca Fitzpatrick¹, Manya Gupta¹ and Sonali Khandelwal², ¹Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ²Rush University, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Nearly 53.6 million people in America have osteoporosis with increasing incidence each year (Brauer, JAMA 2009). Almost 25% of people with a hip fracture…
Abstract Number: 0226 • ACR Convergence 2022
Linguistics Biases in Letters of Recommendation Written for Rheumatology Fellowship Applicants
Margaret Kramer¹, Amy Cannella¹, Harlan Sayles² and Michelene Hearth-Holmes¹, ¹University of Nebraska Medical Center/Division of Rheumatology, Omaha, NE, ²University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Background/Purpose: The importance of letters of recommendation (LoR) grow each year. It is more important than ever that LoR are written in an unbiased manner…
Abstract Number: 1937 • ACR Convergence 2022
Adult Rheumatologists’ Knowledge, Comfort Level, and Perceived Barriers in Supporting Newly Transitioned Youth with Chronic Rheumatic Diseases in Canada
Madhavi Prasad¹, Michelle Batthish², KAREN BEATTIE² and Roberta Berard¹, ¹London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON, Canada, ²McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Transitioning from pediatric to adult rheumatology care around age 18 is an important and often challenging period in patients' lives. Differences between adult and…
Abstract Number: 0228 • ACR Convergence 2022
Are We Choosing Wisely? Results of a Survey of Internal Medicine Residents in a Single Center
Joel Wright and Dipal Patel, Englewood Health, Englewood, NJ
Background/Purpose: High value care must be prioritized given the rising costs associated with health care in the United States. The unwarranted testing of ANAs often…
Abstract Number: PP04 • ACR Convergence 2022
Invisible to Invincible: The Role of Virtual Events in Autoimmune Advocacy, Education and Community Building
Kara Wada, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Background/Purpose: After years of ignoring my dry eyes and mouth, unrelenting fatigue, and body pain, an off-the-cuff comment from my dental hygienist finally pushed me…
Abstract Number: 1173 • ACR Convergence 2021
Bringing Reproductive Health Guidelines into Fellowship Training: A National Survey of Adult and Pediatric Rheumatology Fellows and Program Directors to Assess Educational Need and Inform Curriculum Development
Megan Clowse¹, Stacy Ardoin², Elise Berlan², Kristine Carandang³, Kate Chiseri⁴, Arthur Kavanaugh⁵, Whitney White⁶, Kelly Wise⁷, Andrew Wong⁸ and Michael Battistone⁹, ¹Duke University, Chapel Hill, NC, ²Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, ³Independent, San Diego, CA, ⁴American College of Rheumatology, Atlanta, GA, ⁵University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, ⁶Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL, ⁷Nationwide Children's Hospital, Hilliard, OH, ⁸Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, Sylmar, CA, ⁹Salt Lake City VA, Salt Lake City, UT
Background/Purpose: In 2020, the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) published clinical practice guidelines addressing reproductive health for patients with rheumatic diseases. The guidelines are the…
Abstract Number: PP05 • ACR Convergence 2021
Fighting Health-Related Misinformation Using Social Media / How Creating an Online Group for Patients with Relapsing Polychondritis — and Moderating It with Health Professionals — Helps Spread Reliable and Empowering Information
Michael Linn¹, Spenser Mestel² and Susie Ratledge³, ¹Relapsing Polychondritis Foundation, New York, NY, ²New York, NY, ³Relapsing Polychondritis: Secular Science and Support group, Chattanooga, TN
Background/Purpose: Before I became ill in 2017, I was a registered nurse with a degree in health science who'd often educate patients about how they…
Abstract Number: 1174 • ACR Convergence 2021
Teaching and Reproducibility of a Pediatric Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Scoring System
Ysabella Esteban¹, Jackeline Rodriguez-Smith², Marie Tominna², Arthur Meyers², Michael Henrickson², Amy Cassedy², Tracy Ting² and Patricia Vega-Fernandez², ¹Cincinnati Children's Hospital and Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ²Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
Background/Purpose: Localized musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) examination is used in adult rheumatology clinics and has been shown to be a valid and feasible method for assessing…
Abstract Number: 1177 • ACR Convergence 2021
Assessing Resident Needs and Faculty Perceptions for Rheumatology Curriculum Development
Lauren He¹, Kichul Ko¹, Laarni Quimson², David Leverenz³, Shannon Martin¹ and Didem Saygin¹, ¹University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ²University of Chicago, Oak Park, IL, ³Duke University, Durham, NC
Background/Purpose: The goal of rheumatology rotation during internal medicine (IM) residency is to develop competency in work-up and treatment of common rheumatological conditions. IM residents…
Abstract Number: 1178 • ACR Convergence 2021
Implementation of a Dermatologic Manifestations of Connective Tissue Disease Learning Module Including All Skin Tones and Social Determinants of Health for Medical Students: A Pilot Study
Mavra Masood, Fnu Nutan, Julia Nunley and Beth Rubinstein, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
Background/Purpose: There is a dearth of resources for medical students on identifying skin findings of autoimmune disorders in skin of color. Considering how several rheumatologic…
Abstract Number: 1181 • ACR Convergence 2021
Self Directed Learning Among Internal Medicine Residents: Incorporating a New Teaching Module on Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition in the Rheumatology Curriculum
Bassel Bou Dargham, Abhishek Nandan, Beth Rubinstein and Stamatina Danielides, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
Background/Purpose: Medical knowledge is evolving at a fast pace, and it is important for medical students and residents to develop self-directed learning skills that will…
Abstract Number: 1182 • ACR Convergence 2021
Pilot Health Literacy Curriculum Addressing Skills and Content Knowledge for Adult and Pediatric Rheumatology Fellows
Gabriel Tarshish¹, Heather Archer-Dyer², Pablo Joo³, Dawn Wahezi⁴, Tamara Tanner⁵, Rhonda Acholonu⁴, Tamar Rubinstein⁶ and Irene Blanco⁷, ¹Children's Hospital at Montefiore, New York, NY, ²Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, ³UC Riverside School of Medicine, Riverside, CA, ⁴Children's Hospital at Montefiore, Bronx, NY, ⁵Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, ⁶Albert Einstein College of Medicine, White Plains, NY, ⁷Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Cresskill, NJ
Background/Purpose: 36% of adults in the US have a basic to below basic level of health literacy. Studies show that limited health literacy (LHL) has…
Abstract Number: 1185 • ACR Convergence 2021
A New Virtual Reality: Needs Assessment and Gains in Current Trainees Experience with a Novel Video-Based Post Rheumatology Rotation Intervention
Ami Purohit¹, Camille Hawkins², Meenakshi Jolly² and Sonali Khandelwal³, ¹Rush University Mediccal Center, Chicago, IL, ²Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ³Rush University, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Though trainees see patients at varying stages of their diagnostic course on subspecialty electives, there is often no organized opportunity for residents to follow…
Abstract Number: 1186 • ACR Convergence 2021
The Kardashian Index of Rheumatology Program Directors: Comparing Scholarly Activity and Twitter Use of Rheumatology Fellowship Program Directors in the United States
Aakanksha Khanna¹, Keerthy Gopalakrishnan², Dawid Czarny¹, Brian Quigley¹ and Alysia Kwiatkowski¹, ¹State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, ²S.R.M. Medical College Hospital and Research Center, Buffalo, NY
Background/Purpose: Social media has changed the way we communicate and disseminate information. Program directors (PDs) can use social media to boost visibility for professional networking,…
Abstract Number: 1187 • ACR Convergence 2021
Is Your Program Website Optimized for Recruitment? An Evaluation of Rheumatology Fellowship Program Websites
Temitope Ajayi, Aakanksha Khanna, Brian Quigley and Alysia Kwiatkowski, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
Background/Purpose: A program’s website is a helpful source of information for a prospective applicant whose decision on where to apply is influenced by the data…

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