Abstracts tagged "Education"

Abstract Number: 1700 • ACR Convergence 2020
Curricular Implementation of the Rheumatic Disease Patient Expert Program: The Students’ Perspective
Eleni Sophocleous¹, Andri Phoka² and Konstantinos Parperis³, ¹University of Cyprus Medical school, Nicosia, Cyprus, ²Cyprus League Against Rheumatism, Nicosia, Cyprus, ³University of Cyprus Medical School, Nicosia, Nicosia, Cyprus
Background/Purpose: Medical education can be enriched by embracing patient involvement so that students can learn about rheumatic diseases (RMD) from patient experts. Patient experts have…
Abstract Number: 1705 • ACR Convergence 2020
In-Person Musculoskeletal Exam Demonstration by Rheumatologist More Effective Than Virtual PowerPoint Presentation in Teaching Internal Medicine Residents
Deepa Shah¹ and Shuwei Wang², ¹Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, ²Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ
Background/Purpose: The musculoskeletal exam is critical to rheumatologists for evaluating and diagnosing patients with joint pain. The goal of our study was to compare differences…
Abstract Number: 1709 • ACR Convergence 2020
Teaching Clinical Application of Bayesian Reasoning in Rheumatology to Internal Medicine Residents and Medical Students
Joshua Gavin¹, Kristen Fadel¹, Yashswee KC², Evan Dombrosky³, Sandra Johnson⁴, Huzaefah Syed⁵, Beth Rubinstein⁶, Stamatina Danielides⁶ and Abhishek Nandan⁷, ¹Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, ²Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Henrico, VA, ³Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Glen Allen, VA, ⁴Virginia Commonwealth University Health Systems, Richmond, ⁵VCU Health, Richmond, VA, ⁶Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, VA, ⁷VCUHS and VA Medical Center- Richmond, VA, Richmond, VA
Background/Purpose: Evidence-based medicine (EBM) is becoming an increasingly important skill in the clinical application of diagnostic reasoning. Didactic lectures focusing on EBM concepts are a…
Abstract Number: PP09 • ACR Convergence 2020
An Integrative Approach to Managing Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA): Healing the Body, Mind & Spirit
Elisabeth Abeson¹, ¹Westport, CT

Background/Purpose: Diagnosed with RA in 2012, rheumatologists prescribed methotrexate or a biologic. As I was profoundly impacted by my mom’s 30-year battle with RA, I…
Abstract Number: PP11 • ACR Convergence 2020
“Knitting a Community of Hope”- Supporting, Empowering and Educating Those Living with Lupus, and Overlapping Conditions and Their Loved Ones via in Person and Virtual Support Groups That Include Art Therapy, and Wellness Techniques Is Key; Mental Health Is as Important as Physical Health
Juana Mata¹ and Ma. Estela Mata-Carcamo², ¹Looms for Lupus, La Puente, CA, ²Looms for Lupus, Baldwin Park, CA

Background/Purpose: Juana was Diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis in April 2009. In May 2009 she ended up in the hospital with a variety of symptoms and…
Abstract Number: 0047 • ACR Convergence 2020
Administrative Barriers to Enrollment of Ethnic Minorities in Clinical Research of Rheumatic/Immune-Mediated Diseases
Brittany Banbury¹, Sharon Dowell¹, Gail Kerr², Mercedes Quinones², Ginette Okoye¹ and Ilona Jileaeva¹, ¹Howard University Hospital, Washington, DC, ²Washington DC VA Medical Center, Washington, DC
Background/Purpose: Inclusion of ethnic minority subsets in clinical research remains subpar despite mandates for increased participation. Lack of trust, cultural sensitivity and bias, stereotyping, health…
Abstract Number: 209 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Joint Overuse in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Daisuke Kobayashi¹, Sachimi Amao ², Satoshi Ito ³, Kiyoshi Nakazono ³, Hajime Ishikawa ⁴ and Ichiei Narita ¹, ¹Division of Clinical Nephrology and Rheumatology, Niigata University, Niigata, Niigata, Japan, ²Nursing department, Niigata Rheumatic Center, Shibata, Japan, ³Department of Rheumatology, Niigata Rheumatic Center, Shibata, Japan, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, Niigata Rheumatic Center, Shibata, Niigata, Japan
Background/Purpose: The development of drug therapies for rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and control of synovitis has now become easier. However, once patients are relieved of pain,…
Abstract Number: 146 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Simulated Rheumatology Clinic: Bridging Basic Science and Clinical Application
Rachel Wolfe¹, Donna Williams ¹ and Jennifer Jackson ¹, ¹Wake Forest Baptist Health, Winston-Salem, NC
Background/Purpose: Traditional medical school curricula divided the basic sciences from clinical rotations using a compartmentalized approach, though the need for curricular integration in the preclinical…
Abstract Number: 429 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Concordance Between Physician and Patient Assessment of Disease Activity in Rheumatoid Arthritis Using Disease Activity Score: Phase II Results
Nelly Ziade¹, Samar Alemadi ², Mohammad Abu Jbara ³, Sahar Saad ⁴, Lina El-Kibbi ⁵, Manal Al-Mashaleh ⁶, Bassel El-Zorkany ⁷, Georges Merheb ⁸, Elie Alam ⁹, Alla Aiko ¹⁰, Jamil Messaykeh ¹¹, Nelly Salloum ¹², Amani Daher ¹, Hussein Halabi ¹³, Kamel Mroue' ¹⁴, Basel Masri ¹⁵, Humeira Badsha ¹⁶, Ghita Harifi ¹⁶ and Thurrayya Arayssi ¹⁷, ¹Saint-Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon, ²Hamad medical corporation, Doha, Qatar, ³Jordan, Amman, Jordan, ⁴King Hamad University Hospital, Bahrain, Bahrain, ⁵Specialized Medical Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ⁶King Hussein Medical Center, Amman, Jordan, ⁷Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt, ⁸Holy Spirit University of Kaslik, Kaslik, Lebanon, ⁹Levant Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon, ¹⁰Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, ¹¹Monla Hospital, Tripoli, Lebanon, ¹²RN, Beirut, Lebanon, ¹³King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, ¹⁴Bahman Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon, ¹⁵Jordan Hospital, Amman, Jordan, ¹⁶Dr Humeira Badsha Medical Center, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, ¹⁷Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, Doha, Qatar
Background/Purpose: Involving patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in the assessment of their disease may increase adherence to treatment, improve disease outcomes and reduce consultation time.…
Abstract Number: 148 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
The Combat Rheumatologist: Long Term Professional Outcomes of Graduates from a Tri-Service Military Rheumatology Fellowship Program
Caleb Anderson¹, Wayne Bailey ² and Jess Edison ¹, ¹Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, ²Fort Belvoir Community Hospital/U.S. Army, Bethesda, MD
Background/Purpose: The Walter Reed Army / Walter Reed National Military Medical Center National Capital Consortium (WRNMMC) Rheumatology fellowship program has been in existence since 1973,…
Abstract Number: 704 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Improving Patient-Centered Care by Utilizing Lupus Wellness Program
Jacinta Renaldi¹, Fotios Koumpouras ¹, Lenore Buckley ¹ and Mei Xue Dong ¹, ¹Yale University, New Haven
Background/Purpose: Although the mortality rate of lupus has decreased with improvement of treatment options, it remains high compared to non-SLE mortality. The factors that contribute…
Abstract Number: 152 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
A Shoulder to Lean On: Differences in Shoulder Examinations Between Rheumatology Educators and Fellows
Linett Martirossian¹, Robert Kalish ², Kenneth O'Rourke ³, Sreelakshmi Panginikkod ⁴ and Eugene Kissin ⁵, ¹Boston University, Boston, MA, ²Tufts Medical Center, Boston, ³Maine Health, Maine, ⁴University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center, Worchester, MA, ⁵Boston University Medical Center, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: The maneuvers to include in a comprehensive shoulder exam are debatable. For rheumatology fellows, rheumatology fellowship program directors (PD) serve as models of competency…
Abstract Number: 1753 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Are Patterns of Early Disease Severity Predictive of Grade 12 Academic Achievement in Patients with Childhood-onset Chronic Rheumatic Diseases?
Lily SH Lim¹, Okechukwu Ekuma ², Ruth Ann Marrie ¹, Marni Brownell ², Christine Peschken ¹, Carol Hitchon ¹, Kerstin Gerhold ¹ and Lisa Lix ³, ¹University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ²Manitoba Center for Health Policy, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ³University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
Background/Purpose: Youths with childhood-onset chronic rheumatic diseases (ChildCRD), including juvenile arthritis (JA) and systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases (SARD), have worse grade 12 standards tests results…
Abstract Number: 156 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
The Impact of Spaced Education and Reciprocal Peer Teaching on Rheumatology Fellows’ Long-term Recall from Core Curriculum
David Leverenz¹, Jon Golenbiewski ¹ and Lisa Criscione-Schreiber ², ¹Duke University, Durham, NC, ²Duke University, Durham
Background/Purpose: Spaced education (SE) and reciprocal peer teaching (RPT) are known to promote knowledge retention and learner engagement. We wanted to understand the educational impact…
Abstract Number: 1795 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Education of Rheumatology Faculty: Evaluation of an Interactive Team Based Approach versus Traditional Didactic Teaching
Alysia Kwiatkowski¹, Najia Shakoor ¹, Andrew Ruthberg ¹, Joel A. Block ¹ and Sonali Khandelwal ¹, ¹Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Medical schools have been moving from traditional teaching to interactive approaches. Team-based learning (TBL) is a conceptual model that focuses on learner engagement, and…

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