Abstracts tagged "Education"

Abstract Number: 965 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The “Mini-Residency” In Musculoskeletal Care: An Efficient and Effective Mixed Method Model For Continuing Professional Education
Michael J. Battistone¹, Andrea M. Barker², Marissa Grotzke³, J Peter Beck⁴, Robert Z. Tashjian⁵, Timothy A. Huhtala⁶, Grant W. Cannon¹ and Patrice Kennedy⁷, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Salt Lake City VA and University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ²General Internal Medicine, Salt Lake City VA and University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ³Division of Endocrinology, Salt Lake City VA and University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁴Salt Lake City VA and University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁵Division of Orthopaedics, Salt Lake City VA and University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁶Division of General Internal Medicine, Salt Lake City VA and University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁷500 Foothill Boulevard, Salt Lake City VA, Salt Lake City, UT
Background/Purpose: The societal burden of musculoskeletal (MSK) disease is amplified by the limited number of subspecialists. Developing knowledge and skills of primary providers is projected…
Abstract Number: 1107 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Randomized Trial Of a Physical Self-Management Program For Fibromyalgia Syndrome
Aline Ranzolin¹, Suélem S. Barros², Vanessa M. Fernandes³, Eduardo A. S. Pimentel³, Claudia Diniz L. Marques⁴ and Angela Luzia B. Pinto Duarte⁵, ¹Rheumatology, Hospital das Clínicas - Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil, ²Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil, ³Centro Universitário Maurício de Nassau, Recife, Brazil, ⁴Disciplina de Reumatologia, Hospital das Clínicas - Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil, ⁵Hospital das Clínicas - Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is a painful disorder that interferes directly in the functional capacity and quality of life. Treatment advocates interventions in the physical,…
Abstract Number: 903 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Qualitative Study Of The Educational Needs Of Children With Scleroderma and Their Parents
Cindy F. Mendelson¹, Ana-Alicia Huerta², Jane Kastning³, Bernadette Vargas³ and Janet L. Poole⁴, ¹College of Nursing, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, ²Univeristy of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, ³Occupational Therapy, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, ⁴Occupational Therapy Program, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
Background/Purpose: Scleroderma is a rare disease, especially in childhood. Skin changes can be physically disfiguring which can lead to lowered self-esteem, especially during the adolescent…
Abstract Number: 1049 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Formal Education Level Explains Variation In Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Core Data Set Measures and Indices In Korean Patients At Higher Levels Of Significance Than Age, Sex, and Duration Of Disease
Sung-Hoon Park^1,2, Isabel Castrejón³, Jung-Yoon Choe¹, Seong-Kyu Kim¹, Hwajeong Lee¹, Sang Gyu Kwak¹ and Theodore Pincus³, ¹Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, South Korea, ²NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases and New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, ³Rheumatology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Poor health is associated with low socioeconomic status (SES), with higher prevalence, greater severity and earlier mortality of many diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis (RA).…
Abstract Number: 189 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Implementation Of a Methotrexate Self-Injection Education Video – Reducing Teaching Time While Maintaining Patient Confidence and Knowledge
Steven J. Katz¹ and Sylvia Leung², ¹Rheumatology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ²University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Background/Purpose: To compare the effect of standard nurse led methotrexate self-injection patient education to a methotrexate self-injection web based education video added to standard teaching on 1)…
Abstract Number: 1030 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Readability of Participant Information and Consent Forms for Rheumatology Clinical Trial Participants
Stephen Hall¹, Gail Grant² and Christina Meyer², ¹Melbourne Rheumatology, Melbourne, Australia, ²emeritus research, melbourne, Australia
Background/Purpose: To determine the readability of written information (Participant Information and Consent Forms [PICS]) provided to clinical trial participants prior to enrolment into a clinical…
Abstract Number: 990 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Utilizing Facebook Chats To Convey Health Information To Lupus Patients At The Systemic Lupus Erythematosus – Antiphospholipid Syndrome Center Of Excellence At Hospital For Special Surgery
Nadine H. Spring¹, Elyse Bernstein², Su Jin Kim³, Monica C. Richey¹, Jessica Rowshandel⁴ and Jane E. Salmon¹, ¹Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ²Public Relations, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ³Department of Social Work Programs, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ⁴S.L.E. Lupus Foundation, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: The SLE-APS Center of Excellence at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) uses Facebook chats as a means to increase awareness, reach a wider audience,…
Abstract Number: 2623 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Taking Charge of Systemic Sclerosis: A Pilot Study of an Internet Self-Management Program
Janet L. Poole¹, Dinesh Khanna², Betty Skipper³ and Cindy F. Mendelson⁴, ¹Occupational Therapy Program, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, ²Division of Rheumatology, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI, ³Family and Community Medicine, University of New Mexico, NM, ⁴College of Nursing, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune connective tissue disease with serious implications for quality of life. The disease is challenging due to the variable…
Abstract Number: 2047 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Impact of a Rheumatology Consultation Service in Hospitalized Patients
Shirley L. Chow¹, Dafna D. Gladman² and Heather McDonald-Blumer³, ¹Division of Rheumatology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Rheumatology, University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Medicine/Rheum Box 11, Mt. Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Rheumatologists provide hospital in-patient consultation for urgent and emergency referrals. In an increasingly cost-conscious, accountable, and integrated health-care system, the appropriate role of specialty…
Abstract Number: 602 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Sexual and Reproductive Health Counseling Among Adolescents with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Xue Tian¹, Murray H. Passo², Janice D. Key³, Thomas C. Hulsey⁴ and Natasha M. Ruth¹, ¹Pediatric Rheumatology, The Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ²Pediatric Rheumatology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ³Adolescent Medicine, The Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ⁴Pediatrics, The Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
Background/Purpose: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease that is known to target young adults, especially women of child-bearing age. Although it is well-accepted…
Abstract Number: 2587 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Practice Makes Perfect: Assessment of Proficiency of Rheumatology Fellows in Specific Joint Procedural Skills
Tara J. Rizvi¹, Min Xu¹ and Nancy Searle², ¹Rheumatology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, ²Department of Pediatrics and Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Background/Purpose: Rheumatology training programs require fellows to be proficient in joint procedural skills as a requirement for graduation. However, specific procedures required to attain proficiency…
Abstract Number: 2056 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Effectiveness of a Focused Educational Intervention in Improving the Supplementation of Vitamin D Deficiency and Insufficiency
Candice Low¹, Richard Conway², Gaye Cunnane³, Michele Doran³ and Finbar (Barry) D. O'Shea¹, ¹Rheumatology Dept, St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, ²Rheumatology, St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, ³Dept of Rheumatology, St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
Background/Purpose: Vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency are important clinical states with the potential for adverse skeletal and non-skeletal consequences. In our experience the management of…
Abstract Number: 2588 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Standardized Patient Simulation Improves Internal Medicine Resident Musculoskeletal Examination Skills
Floranne C. Ernste¹, Uma Thanarajasingam¹, Courtney Shourt², Andrew Halvorsen³ and Furman S. McDonald³, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, MN, ³Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Background/Purpose: Few studies have addressed use of simulation-based education (SBE) to teach musculoskeletal (MSK) medicine to Internal Medicine (IM) residents. Our purpose was to obtain…
Abstract Number: 1899 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Factors Contributing to Non-Publication of Abstracts Presented At the American College of Rheumatology/Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals Annual Meeting
Jennifer M.P. Woo¹, Daniel Furst², Deborah K. McCurdy³, Olivia I. Lund⁴, Rotem Eyal⁴, Cijin Piao⁴ and Gil Amarilyo¹, ¹Pediatrics/Rheumatology, Mattel Children's Hospital, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ²David Geffen School of Medicine, Div of Rheumatology, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ³Pediatric Rheumatology, UCLA Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Los Angeles, CA, ⁴David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose: The American College of Rheumatology/Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals (ACR/ARHP) Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) provides a premier forum for the rapid dissemination of novel…
Abstract Number: 2589 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
From Novice to Expert: Competency Milestones for Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
Karina D. Torralba¹, Jay B. Higgs², Amy C. Cannella³ and Gurjit S. Kaeley⁴, ¹Rheumatology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, ²Rheumatology, San Antonio Military Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, TX, ³Divison of Rheumatology, University of Nebraska Med Ctr, Omaha, NE, ⁴University of Florida, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
Background/Purpose: The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education and the American Board of Internal Medicine have initiated the development of milestones for internal medicine (IM)…

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