Abstracts tagged "Employment"

Abstract Number: 0350 • ACR Convergence 2024
Piloting an Adaptation of the Making It Work Program for Systemic Sclerosis: Promising Effects on Job Related Self-efficacy and Risk of Work Disability
Janet Poole¹, Kristine Carandang², Mary Thelander Hill¹, Jessica Salazar¹, Anna Koch³, Timothy Dionne¹ and Diane Lacaille⁴, ¹University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, ²Young Patients' Autoimmune Research & Empowerment Alliance, San Diego, CA, ³Comfy Couch Counseling LLC, Albuquerque, NM, ⁴Arthritis Research Canada, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Although work disability presents a substantial burden for people with systemic sclerosis (SS), there are no tailored programs that aim to support their employment.…
Abstract Number: 0650 • ACR Convergence 2023
Understanding the Employment Landscape in People with Systemic Sclerosis
Hila Jazayeri¹, Zareen Ahmad¹, Monique Gignac² and Sindhu Johnson³, ¹University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Institute for Work & Health, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western and Mount Sinai Hospitals; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a systemic rheumatic disease that restricts participation in various life roles, including in the workplace. Our objectives were to identify…
Abstract Number: 2090 • ACR Convergence 2023
Adaptation of the Making it WorkTM for People with Systemic Sclerosis
Janet Poole¹, Kristine Carandang², Mary Thelander Hill¹, Anna Koch³, Pamela Rogers⁴ and Diane Lacaille⁵, ¹University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, ²University of Wisconsin, San Diego, CA, ³New Mexico Highlands University, Rio Rancho, NM, ⁴Arthritis Research Canada, Richmond, BC, Canada, ⁵Arthritis Research Canada, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) limits participation in paid employment, threatening well-being. Few resources exist to help people with SSc remain in the work force despite…
Abstract Number: 1967 • ACR Convergence 2022
Sex Differences in Employment Outcomes in Patients with Recent Onset Rheumatoid Arthritis
Carol Hitchon¹, Marie-France Valois², orit schieir², Louis Bessette³, Gilles Boire⁴, Susan Bartlett⁵, Glen Hazlewood⁶, Edward Keystone⁷, Janet Pope⁸, Carter Thorne⁹, Diane Tin¹⁰ and Vivian Bykerk¹¹, ¹University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ²McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada, ³Centre de l'Ostoporose et de Rhumatologie de Québec, Québec, QC, Canada, ⁴Universite de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, ⁵McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁶University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁷Keystone Consulting Enterprises Inc., Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁸University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, ⁹Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, ON, Canada, ¹⁰The Arthritis Program Research Group, Newmarket, ON, Canada, ¹¹Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Early work cessation and reduced work and activity productivity are significant contributors to the personal and societal costs associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We…
Abstract Number: 2100 • ACR Convergence 2022
Employment Trajectory of Canadian Young Adults with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Lily Lim¹, Menelaos Konstanidis², Zahi Touma³, Diane Lacaille⁴, Umut Oguzoglu¹, Christine Peschken¹, Nicole Anderson³, Ramandeep Kaur¹ and Eleanor Pullenayegum², ¹University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ²University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Arthritis Research Canada, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Young adulthood (18-30 years) is a time of many changes. Young adults finish school, enter the labour force, and maybe start their own families.…
Abstract Number: 1470 • ACR Convergence 2022
Work Disability and Function in Systematic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): Results from a Mixed-Methods Exploratory Canadian Study
Behdin Nowrouzi-Kia¹, J. Antonio Avina-Zubieta², Mary T Fox³, William Shaw⁴, Maggie Ho⁵, Derek Haaland⁶, Janet Pope⁷, Paul R Fortin⁸, Kathleen Bingham⁹, Nathalie Rozenbojm¹⁰, Mark Matsos¹¹, Christine Peschken¹², Amanda Steiman¹³, Earl Silverman¹⁴, Jiandong Su¹⁵, Jennifer Reynolds¹⁶, Catherine Ivory¹⁷, Dafna Gladman¹⁸, Murray Urowitz¹⁹, Francisco Sanchez-Guerrero²⁰, Lily Lim¹², Stephanie Keeling²¹, Ana Soberanis¹, Patricia Katz²² and Zahi Touma¹⁵, ¹University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Arthritis Research Canada, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ³York University, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Framington, CT, ⁵University Health Network, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶The Waterside Clinic, Oro Medonte, ON, Canada, ⁷University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, ⁸Centre ARThrite - CHU de Québec - Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada, ⁹Centre for Mental Health, University Health Network; Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹⁰University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹¹McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ¹²University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ¹³Sinai Health System, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹⁴The Hospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹⁵Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹⁶University of British Columbia Dept of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ¹⁷University of Ottawa, Rheumatology, Ottawa, Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ¹⁸Toronto Western Hospital, Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹⁹University of Toronto, University Health Network, Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²⁰University Health Network/Sinai Health system, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²¹University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ²²UCSF, San Rafael, CA
Background/Purpose: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic, multisystemic, autoimmune disease which can result in disability and mortality. A functional assessment tool that measures the…
Abstract Number: 0227 • ACR Convergence 2021
Work Participation Is Impaired Months Before Clinical Arthritis Is Apparent
Cleo Rogier¹, Pascal de Jong², Annette H.M van der Helm-van Mil³ and Elise van Mulligen⁴, ¹Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, ²Erasmus MC, Hendrik Ido Ambacht, Netherlands, ³Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁴Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Work participation is still a major issue for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) despite improved management and outcomes. Work loss can be divided into…
Abstract Number: 0357 • ACR Convergence 2021
Identifying Predictors of Unemployment in Axial Spondyloarthropathy: Data from the Ankylosing Spondylitis Registry of Ireland
Sinead Maguire¹, Wilson Fiona², Phil Gallagher³ and Finbar (Barry) O'Shea¹, ¹St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, ²Discipline of Physiotherapy, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, ³St Vincent's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
Background/Purpose: Axial spondyloarthropathy (axSpA) is an inflammatory arthritis of the axial skeleton. Persistent disease activity can result in significant disability and affect ability to maintain…
Abstract Number: 0593 • ACR Convergence 2021
Labour Force Participation Among Individuals with Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis/Other Arthritis Types, or with Joint Symptoms but Without a Diagnosis: An Age-Stratified Population-Based Study
Shatabdy Zahid, Elizabeth Badley and Anthony Perruccio, Schroeder Arthritis Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Having arthritis is known to affect labour force participation. Most research has focused on individuals with doctor-diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and, to a lesser…
Abstract Number: 1077 • ACR Convergence 2021
Effectiveness of Non-Pharmacological Interventions to Promote Work Participation of People with Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases: A Systematic Review and Meta-Regression Analysis
Maarten Butink¹, Casper Webers², Suzanne Verstappen³, Robin Christensen⁴, Louise Falzon⁵, Johannes Bijlsma⁶, Gerd Burmester⁷ and Annelies Boonen², ¹Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Maastricht University Medical Centre+ (MUMC+); Department of Social Medicine, Care and Public Health Research Institute (CAPHRI), Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands, ²Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Maastricht University Medical Centre+ (MUMC+), Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands, ³School of Social Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁴Section for Biostatistics and Evidence-Based Research, the Parker Institute, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, Copenhagen & Research Unit of Rheumatology, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁵Center for Personalized Health, Northwell Health, New York City, NY, ⁶Department of Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands, ⁷Charité University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Background/Purpose: Despite improvements in the treatment of rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs), reduced work participation persists when compared to the general population. A Task Force…
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…
Abstract Number: 1297 • ACR Convergence 2021
Factors Associated with Employment and Work Disability in Patients with SLE: A Nested Case-control Study
Connor Maddock¹, Behdin Nowrouzi-Kia², Jiandong Su³ and Zahi Touma⁴, ¹University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, ²University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴University of Toronto, Mississauga, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease that can affect multiple organ systems and can vary in its manifestations between individuals. SLE…
Abstract Number: 1926 • ACR Convergence 2021
Effectiveness of the Making It Work™ Program at Improving Absenteeism in Workers with Inflammatory Arthritis – Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial
Andre Luquini¹, Yufei Zheng², Hui Xie², Catherine L. Backman³, Pamela Rogers⁴, Alex Kwok⁴, Astrid Knight⁴, Monique Gignac⁵, Dianne Mosher⁶, Linda Li³, John Esdaile⁷, Carter Thorne⁸ and Diane Lacaille², ¹University of British Columbia / Arthritis Research Canada, Fort Saint John, BC, Canada, ²Arthritis Research Canada, Richmond, BC, Canada, ³University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁴Arthritis Research Canada / UBC, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁵Institute for Work & Health, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁷Arthritis Research Canada, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁸Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Despite advances in treatment, absenteeism remains a major problem for workers living with inflammatory arthritis (IA), leading to reduced income and quality of life.…
Abstract Number: 0477 • ACR Convergence 2020
Rheumatology Fellowship Program Directors in the United States: Analysis of Demographics, Educational and Scholarly Achievements
Aakanksha Khanna¹, Dawid Czarny², Vibhor Wadhwa³ and Alysia Kwiatkowski⁴, ¹Department of Medicine, University at Buffalo, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, NY, ²University at Buffalo, Amherst, NY, ³Department of Radiology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, ⁴State University of New York at Buffalo, Clarence, NY
Background/Purpose: Rheumatology program directors (PDs) play a vital role in developing, improving and overseeing the fellowship programs. Although PDs have an important role to play…
Abstract Number: 1467 • ACR Convergence 2020
Effectiveness of the Making It Work™ Program at Improving Presenteeism and Work Cessation in Workers with Inflammatory Arthritis – Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial
Andre Luquini¹, Yufei Zheng², Hui Xie³, Catherine Backman¹, Pamela Rogers³, Alex Kwok³, Astrid Knight³, Monique Gignac⁴, Dianne Mosher⁵, Linda Li¹, John Esdaile⁶, Carter Thorne⁷ and Diane Lacaille¹, ¹University of British Columbia / Arthritis Research Canada, Richmond, BC, Canada, ²Simon Fraser University / Arthritis Research Canada, Richmond, BC, Canada, ³Arthritis Research Canada, Richmond, BC, Canada, ⁴Institute for Work & Health / University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁶Arthritis Research Canada, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁷Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Arthritis often leads to presenteeism (decreased at-work productivity) and permanent work disability, the worst occupational outcome of a disease, leading to reduced quality of…

All abstracts accepted to ACR Convergence are under media embargo once the ACR has notified presenters of their abstract’s acceptance. They may be presented at other meetings or published as manuscripts after this time but should not be discussed in non-scholarly venues or outlets. The following embargo policies are strictly enforced by the ACR.

Accepted abstracts are made available to the public online in advance of the meeting and are published in a special online supplement of our scientific journal, Arthritis & Rheumatology. Information contained in those abstracts may not be released until the abstracts appear online. In an exception to the media embargo, academic institutions, private organizations, and companies with products whose value may be influenced by information contained in an abstract may issue a press release to coincide with the availability of an ACR abstract on the ACR website. However, the ACR continues to require that information that goes beyond that contained in the abstract (e.g., discussion of the abstract done as part of editorial news coverage) is under media embargo until 10:00 AM ET on November 14, 2024. Journalists with access to embargoed information cannot release articles or editorial news coverage before this time. Editorial news coverage is considered original articles/videos developed by employed journalists to report facts, commentary, and subject matter expert quotes in a narrative form using a variety of sources (e.g., research, announcements, press releases, events, etc.).

Violation of this policy may result in the abstract being withdrawn from the meeting and other measures deemed appropriate. Authors are responsible for notifying colleagues, institutions, communications firms, and all other stakeholders related to the development or promotion of the abstract about this policy. If you have questions about the ACR abstract embargo policy, please contact ACR abstracts staff at [email protected].