Abstracts tagged "Health Care"

Abstract Number: 0629 • ACR Convergence 2021
Patient and Physician Satisfaction with Telemedicine Utilization for Delivery of Care in Patients with SLE – A Single Centre Experience
Tanmayee Bichile¹, Amanda Bembic², Susan Manzi¹ and Sonia Manocha¹, ¹Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Allgheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: COVID 19 has forced the healthcare system to utilize telemedicine to provide dependable and timely care for patients with SLE. Telemedicine has been used…
Abstract Number: 0659 • ACR Convergence 2021
Understanding the Rheumatologic Population We Serve Through Objective Analysis of Referrals and Diagnoses: Does Perception Match Actual Data?
Kirsten Koons¹, Jonida Cote², Sanjeev Shrestha³, Melissa Band³, David Pugliese⁴ and Eric Newman³, ¹Geisinger Medical Center, Lewisburg, PA, ²Geisinger Medical Center, Orefield, PA, ³Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA, ⁴Geisinger Medical Center, Wilkes Barre, PA
Background/Purpose: Healthcare access in our Rheumatology Department is challenging. Fibromyalgia is perceived to occupy a large portion of clinic visits, leading to increased wait times…
Abstract Number: 0824 • ACR Convergence 2021
Physicians’ Reasons for Prescribing Janus Kinase Inhibitors (JAKi) in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis, and Associated Alignment Between Physicians and Patients in a Real-world Clinical Setting
Peter C Taylor¹, Bruno Fautrel², Yves Piette³, Susana Romero-Yuste⁴, Jasper Broen⁵, Martin Welcker⁶, Elizabeth Holdsworth⁷, Monia Zignani⁸, Katrien Van Beneden⁸, Roberto Caporali⁹ and Rieke Alten¹⁰, ¹University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, ²Pitié Salpêtrière Hospital, APHP, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France, ³AZ Sint-Jan Brugge-Oostende AV, Bruges, Belgium, ⁴Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Pontevedra, Pontevedra, Spain, ⁵Maxima Medical Centre, Veldhoven, Netherlands, ⁶MVZ für Rheumatologie, Planegg, Germany, ⁷Adelphi Real World, Bollington, United Kingdom, ⁸Galapagos, NV, Mechelen, Belgium, ⁹Policlinico S. Matteo University, Pavia, Italy, ¹⁰Schlosspark-Klinik University, Berlin, Germany
Background/Purpose: Shared decision making, a cornerstone of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) management1, allows physicians and their patients to make informed decisions about their treatment goals and…
Abstract Number: 1072 • ACR Convergence 2021
The Multidisciplinary Approach with Patient Collaboration Improve the Clinical Effectiveness of the Intervention
Carlos González¹, Luis Menchén-Viso¹, Ofelia Baniandres-Rodriguez¹, Carmen Lobo-Rodríguez¹, Ana Herranz-Alonso¹, Ignacio Marín-Jiménez¹, Juan Carlos Nieto², Lucia Ibares-Frias¹, Indalecio Monteagudo¹, Esther Chamorro de Vega¹, Javier Torresano-Bruno¹, Amparo Lopez-Esteban¹, Arantza Ais-Larisgoitia¹, Paloma Morales de los Ríos Luna¹, ana Lopez-Calleja¹, Sonia Garcia de San Jose³ and Jose Maria Alvaro-Gracia³, ¹CEIMI, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain, ²Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain, ³Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Maranón, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: We have developed a multidisciplinary unit for patients in treatment with biological therapies (BT) with the collaboration of Dermatology (Der), Gastroenterology (GE), Rheumatology (Rheu),…
Abstract Number: 1079 • ACR Convergence 2021
A Multifaceted Approach to Increasing Enrollment and Activation of Pediatric Rheumatology Patient Portal Profiles
Y. Ingrid Goh¹, Ma'Anne Gawaran¹, Neelam Walji-Jivraj¹, Kristi Whitney², Christine O'Brien¹, Tala El Tal³, Shirley Tse², Deborah Levy¹, Brian Feldman¹, Holly Convery¹, Audrey Bell-Peter¹, Michelle Anderson¹, Lynn Spiegel¹, Dilan Dissanayake¹, Chelsea DeCoste¹, Raphael Kraus¹, Jayne MacMahon¹, Jeanine McColl¹, Alaa Shehab¹, Paul Tsoukas⁴, Linda Hiraki¹, Andrea Knight⁴, Elizaveta Limenis¹, Rayfel Schneider¹, Ruud Verstegen¹, Rae Yeung¹, Alexa Latourelle¹, Leah Moscato¹, Alisha Panjwani¹ and Ronald Laxer², ¹The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²SickKids, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³University of Toronto/Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Patient portals provide patients and caregivers the opportunity to be more engaged in their healthcare, as it promotes autonomy and encourages patients and caregivers…
Abstract Number: 1081 • ACR Convergence 2021
Improving Rheumatology Resource Utilization and Access to Specialty Care for Patients with Early Inflammatory Arthritis Through Enhanced Triage
Kristina Roche¹, John Hanly¹, Jennifer MacKinnon², Susan Parlee², Trudy Taylor¹, Volodko Bakowsky¹, Cheri Gunn², Nikolas Harris³ and Janet Roberts⁴, ¹Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada, ²Nova Scotia Health Authority, Halifax, NS, Canada, ³The Arthritis Society, Halifax, NS, Canada, ⁴Dalhousie University, Halifac, NS, Canada
Background/Purpose: In many health care jurisdictions the demand for rheumatology consultation exceeds the capacity to provide timely access for all referrals. This has highlighted the…
Abstract Number: 1624 • ACR Convergence 2021
Patient-Reported Care Utilization, Socioeconomic Status, and Health Status Among Young Adults with JIA
Emily Smitherman¹, Rouba Chahine¹, Nicole Bitencourt², AKM Rahman¹, Erica Lawson³ and Joyce Chang⁴, ¹University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²Loma Linda University Medical Center, Redlands, CA, ³University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁴Boston Children's Hospital, Brookline, MA
Background/Purpose: Young adulthood is a vulnerable period for individuals with childhood-onset rheumatic diseases, especially the transition from pediatric to adult care. Our objective was to…
Abstract Number: 1852 • ACR Convergence 2021
Healthcare Utilization and Economic Burden in Systemic Sclerosis
Leonardo Martin Calderon¹, Mitali Chaudhary¹ and Janet Pope², ¹Western University, London, ON, Canada, ²University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) is a multi-system autoimmune disease, characterized by vasculopathy, fibrosis of the skin and internal organs, and autoimmunity with distinct antibodies. SSc…
Abstract Number: PP09 • ACR Convergence 2021
Family Planning while Living with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Shannan O'Hara-Levi, Monroe, NY
Background/Purpose: Over the course of my 30+ years living with Polyarticular Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis, I have never had long term success on any one biologic treatment,…
Abstract Number: 0091 • ACR Convergence 2021
Vaccination of Patients with Chronic Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases: An Analysis of Barriers and Facilitators in a Prospective Cohort
Ioana Andreica, Iulia Roman, Xenofon Baraliakos, Juergen Braun and Uta Kiltz, Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Herne, Germany
Background/Purpose: Patients (pts.) with chronic inflammatory rheumatic diseases (CIRD) are often not adequately protected against infectious diseases. As shown in an earlier study, less than…
Abstract Number: 0139 • ACR Convergence 2021
Treatment of Ankylosing Spondylitis by Primary Care Physicians and Rheumatologists in an Academic Health System: A Retrospective Study
Alexis Ogdie-Beatty¹, Marina Magrey², Robert Fitzsimmons¹, Shahrzad Abdollahi¹, Ana Biljan³, Christopher Saffore⁴ and Jessica Walsh⁵, ¹University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²Case Western Reserve University, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA, Richfield, OH, ³Abbvie Inc., Chicago, IL, ⁴AbbVie, North Chicago, IL, ⁵Salt Lake City Veteran Affairs Medical Center (VAMC)/University of Utah Hospital, Salt Lake City, UT
Background/Purpose: While recommendations for the treatment of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) are largely aligned across various guidelines,1,2 there remains variability in the treatment. Patients with inflammatory…
Abstract Number: 0256 • ACR Convergence 2021
Consensus Approach to a Treat to Target Strategy in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Care: Report from the 2020 Pediatric Rheumatology Care and Outcomes Improvement Network Consensus Conference
Tala El Tal¹, Meghan Ryan², Brian Feldman³, Catherine Bingham⁴, Jon Burnham⁵, Michelle Batthish⁶, Danielle Bullock⁷, Kerry Ferraro⁸, Mileka Gilbert⁹, Beth Gottlieb¹⁰, Julia Harris¹¹, Melissa Hazen¹², Ronald Laxer¹³, Tzielan Lee¹⁴, Daniel Lovell¹⁵, Melissa Mannion¹⁶, Laura Noonan¹⁷, Edward Oberle¹⁸, Anne Paul¹⁹, Janalee Taylor²⁰, Jennifer Weiss²¹, Cagri Yildirim-Toruner²² and Esi Morgan²³, ¹University of Toronto/Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²University of Minnesota, Vadnais Heights, MN, ³The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Penn State Children's Hospital, Allentown, PA, ⁵Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ⁶McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ⁷University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ⁸Pediatric Rheumatology Care and Outcomes Improvement Network, Cincinnati, OH, ⁹Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ¹⁰Cohen Children's Medical Center, Lake Success, NY, ¹¹Children's Mercy Kansas City, Overland Park, KS, ¹²Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, ¹³SickKids, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹⁴Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, ¹⁵Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, ¹⁶University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ¹⁷Levine Children's Hospital/Carolinas Healthcare System, Charlotte, NC, ¹⁸Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, ¹⁹Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Centre, Cincinnati, OH, ²⁰Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, ²¹Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ, ²²Texas Children's Hospital/Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, ²³Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA
Background/Purpose: Treat to target (T2T) is a strategy of adjusting treatment until a therapeutic target is reached. There is growing evidence supporting the use and…
Abstract Number: 0359 • ACR Convergence 2021
Patient Journey with Axial Spondyloarthritis: Critical Issues from the Patient Perspective. Results from the European Map of Axial Spondyloarthritis (EMAS)
Marco Garrido-Cumbrera¹, Denis Poddubnyy², Christine Bundy³, Laura Christen⁴, Raj Mahapatra⁵, Souzi Makri⁶, Carlos Jesús Delgado-Domínguez⁷, Sergio Sanz-Gomez⁷, Pedro Plazuelo-Ramos⁸ and Victoria Navarro-Compán⁹, ¹Health & Territory Research (HTR), University of Seville, Sevilla, Spain, ²Department of Rheumatology, Charité – Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany, ³Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom, ⁴Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland, ⁵Axial Spondyloarthritis International Federation (ASIF), London, United Kingdom, ⁶Cyprus League Against Rheumatism (CYPLAR), Limassol, Cyprus, ⁷Health & Territory Research (HTR), Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain, ⁸Spanish Federation of Spondyloarthritis Associations (CEADE), Madrid, Spain, ⁹Rheumatology service, Hospital Universitario La Paz-IdiPaz, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: The journey of axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) for most patients is slow and arduous. The goal of this analysis is to assess the journey to…
Abstract Number: 0494 • ACR Convergence 2021
The Distribution of Social Deprivation, Distance to Care and Disease Burden in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients in the United States
Sharon Dowell¹, Huifeng Yun², Jeffrey Curtis³, Lang Chen⁴, Manuela Pedra-Nobre⁵, Dianne Wollaston⁶, SAWSAN NAJMEY⁷, Cynthia Lawrence-Elliott⁸, Theresa Lawrence-Ford⁹, Heather North¹⁰, Robin Dore¹¹, Soha Dolatabadi¹², Thaila Ramanujam¹³, Anne Winkler¹⁴, Stacy Kennedy¹⁵, Stephanie Ott¹⁶, Stephanie Ledbetter¹⁷, Grace Wright¹⁸ and Gail Kerr¹⁹, ¹Howard University College of Medicine, Washington, DC, ²University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ³Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Department of Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁴University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, ⁵North Jersey Rheum. Center, Westfield, NJ, ⁶Memorial Advanced Rheumatology, Houston, TX, ⁷Midstate Rheumatology Center, PA, Freehold, NJ, ⁸North Georgia Rheum Group, Atlanta, GA, ⁹North Georgia Rheum Group, Atlanta, MD, ¹⁰Pardee UNC, Hendersonville, NC, ¹¹Robin K. Dore, MD Inc, Tustin, CA, ¹²Soha Dolatabadi, MD, Los Angeles, CA, ¹³Santa Cruz Rheumatology, Inc., Santa Cruz, CA, ¹⁴Winkler Medical Practice, Springfield, MO, ¹⁵Rowan Diagnostic Clinic, Concord, NC, ¹⁶Fairfield Medical Center, Carroll, OH, ¹⁷University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ¹⁸Grace C Wright MD PC, and Association of Women in Rheumatology, New York, NY, ¹⁹Washington D.C., Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC)/Georgetown and Howard Universities, Washington, DC
Background/Purpose: The overall success of RA therapy is dependent on access to specialty care, insurance coverage and effective management of associated comorbidities. Whether RA disease…
Abstract Number: 0612 • ACR Convergence 2021
Rheumatology Care for the Underserved in Central Texas
Veena Patel, Rajvi Patel and Kevin Hackshaw, Dell Medical School - UT Health Austin, Austin, TX
Background/Purpose: Health disparities exist among the uninsured and access to rheumatology is incredibly limited to this patient population. We reside in a state without Medicaid…

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