Abstracts tagged "Health Care"

Abstract Number: 0614 • ACR Convergence 2020
Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Rheumatology Practice in Mexico: Mexican College of Rheumatology Survey
Natllely Ruiz¹, José Enrique Ruiz Guizar², Erick A Zamora Tehozol³, Iris Jazmín Colunga Pedraza⁴, Cristina Hernández-Díaz⁵, Vijaya Rivera-Terán⁶, Cesar Pacheco Tena⁷ and Deshire Alpizar-Rodriguez⁶, ¹Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico, ²Independent, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico, ³Centro Médico Pensiones, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico, ⁴Rheumatology service, Hospital Universitario “Dr. José Eleuterio González”, Universidad Autónoma Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico, ⁵Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico, ⁶Colegio Mexicano de Reumatología, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico, ⁷Universidad Autonoma de Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico
Background/Purpose: COVID-19 pandemic is an evident challenge for healthcare systems and daily clinical practice in developing countries. Particularly, chronic diseases attention has faced difficulties. The…
Abstract Number: 0053 • ACR Convergence 2020
¿Comprende? Assessing the Readability of Freely Available Spanish-Language Online Patient Education Materials for Rheumatologic Diseases
Carleigh Zahn¹, Bharat Kumar¹ and Cindy Puga², ¹University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, ²Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City
Background/Purpose: Spanish is the second most popular language in the United States and third most commonly spoken language internationally. Despite the high prevalence of Spanish…
Abstract Number: 0980 • ACR Convergence 2020
Hospitalized Infections in Lupus: A Nationwide Study of Types of Infections, Time-trends, Healthcare Utilization and In-Hospital Mortality
Jasvinder Singh¹ and John Cleveland¹, ¹University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: To examine the time-trends in hospitalized infections in lupus and the factors associated with healthcare utilization and in-hospital mortality.Methods: We used the U.S. National…
Abstract Number: 0059 • ACR Convergence 2020
EHR-Supported Staff Protocol Improves Smoking Cessation in a Diverse Rheumatology Clinic: Results of Quit Connect Dissemination Project
Jennifer Brandt¹, S. Sam Lim¹, Edmond Ramly², Monica Messina³ and Christie Bartels⁴, ¹Emory University, Atlanta, GA, ²University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health;, Madison, ³University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Medicine, Rheumatology Division, Madison, WI, ⁴University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Madison, WI
Background/Purpose: Smoking is a key risk factor for rheumatologic conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis and lupus that disproportionately impacts disadvantaged patients and predicts worse outcomes.…
Abstract Number: 0984 • ACR Convergence 2020
Neighborhood Deprivation and Race/Ethnicity Affects COVID-19 Risk and Severity in SLE
Ashira Blazer¹, Ruth Fernandez-Ruiz², Mala Masson², Rebecca Haberman³, Rochelle Castillo⁴, Jose Scher⁴, Huda Algasas⁵, Allison Guttmann², Philip Carliucci³, Kristina Deonaraine², Michael Golpanian⁶, Kimberly Robins², Miao Chang², H. Michael Belmont⁶, Jill Buyon⁷, Amit Saxena³ and Peter Izmirly⁶, ¹NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, ²New York University School of Medicine, New York, ³NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, New York, NY, ⁴NYU School of Medicine, New York City, ⁵Columbia University, New York, NY, ⁶New York University, New York, NY, ⁷Department of Medicine, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Disparities have been reported during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak. Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients represent a unique group that is affected by clinical,…
Abstract Number: 0146 • ACR Convergence 2020
Patients’ Perceptions and Expectations Towards the Role of Rheumatologists in the Recommendations of Physical Activity’s Practice – A Cross-sectional Study Involving 308 Patients Living with Rheumatoid Arthritis in France
Anne-Christine Rat¹, Arnaud Constantin², Catherine Beauvais³, Yannick Guillodo⁴, Valérie Guay⁵, Emilie Pain⁶, Alexis Bombezin--Domino⁶ and Florence E Lévy Weil⁷, ¹Universite de Caen Normandie and Université de Lorraine, EA 4360, Caen, France, ²Hospital Pierre Paul Riquet, Toulouse, France, ³Saint-Antoine Hospital, AP-HP, Rheumatology Department, Sorbonne-Université, Paris, France, Paris, France, ⁴La Cavale Blanche University Hospital, Rheumatology Department, Brest, France, Brest, France, ⁵Argenteuil Hospital, Physiotherapist, Health executive, Argenteuil, France, Argenteuil, France, ⁶Carenity, Online Patient Community, Paris, France, Paris, France, ⁷Sanofi Genzyme, Gentilly, France, Gentilly, France
Background/Purpose: Rheumatologists consider physical activity (PA) to be an important goal in the care for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, there are very few…
Abstract Number: 1140 • ACR Convergence 2020
How Did SARS-CoV2/COVID-19 Pandemic Affected Patients with Rheumatic Diseases in Latin America? A Regional Survey from PANLAR
Daniel Fernández-Ávila¹, Julián Barahona-Correa¹, Diana Romero-Alvernia¹, Sergio Kowalski², Ana María Sapag Durán³, Antonio Cachafeiro Vilar⁴, Belia Lucía Meléndez Muñoz⁵, Carlos Santiago Pastelín⁶, Claudia Ramírez⁷, Daniel Palleiro Rivero⁸, Diego Alejandro Jaimes⁹, Dina María Arrieta¹⁰, Guillermo Pons-Estel¹¹, Jossiell Then Báez¹², Manuel Ugarte-Gil¹³, Mario Cardiel¹⁴, Nelly Colman¹⁵, Nilmo Chávez Pérez¹⁶, Paula Burgos¹⁷, Rubén Montufar¹⁸, Sayonara Sandino¹⁹, Yurilis Fuentes-Silva²⁰ and Enrique Soriano²¹, ¹Pontificia Universidad Javeriana - Hospital Universitario San Ignacio, Bogota, Colombia, ²Unidad de Investigación PANLAR. Universidade Federal do Paraná, Paraná, Brazil, ³Hospital Universitario Japonés, Santa Cruz, Bolivia, ⁴Pacífica Salud - Hospital Punta Pacífica,, Ciudad de Panamá, Panama, ⁵Hospital de la Policía Nacional N1 Quito, Quito, Ecuador, ⁶Instituto Hondureño de la Seguridad Social, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, ⁷Organización Keralty, Bogota, ⁸Instituto Nacional de Reumatología del Uruguay - Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay, ⁹Clínicos IPS- Universidad de la Sabana, Bogotá D.C., Colombia, ¹⁰Hospital México, San José de Costa Rica, Costa Rica, ¹¹Centro Regional de Enfermedades Autoinmunes y Reumáticas (GO-CREAR), Rosario, Argentina, ¹²Hospital Metropolitano de Santiago (HOMS), Santiago, Dominican Republic, ¹³Servicio de Reumatología. Hospital Nacional Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen and Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima, Peru, ¹⁴Centro de Investigación Clínica de Morelia, Morelia, Mexico, ¹⁵Hospital de Clínicas - Universidad Nacional de Asunción, Asunción, Paraguay, ¹⁶Instituto Guatemalteco de Seguridad Social, Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala, ¹⁷Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago de Chile, Chile, ¹⁸Consultorio de Especialidades del Instituto Salvadoreño del Seguro Social, San Salvador, El Salvador, ¹⁹Policlínica Nicaragüense, Managua, Nicaragua, ²⁰Centro Clínico Universitario de Oriente - Universidad de Oriente, Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela, ²¹Department of Public Health, Instituto Universitario, Escuela de Medicina Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Rheumatology Unit, Internal Medicine Services, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Capital Federal, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Background/Purpose: Social isolation during SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 pandemic has undermined follow-up of patients with rheumatic diseases. These patients face a critical dilemma between the risk of exposure…
Abstract Number: 0478 • ACR Convergence 2020
Increasing Awareness of Advocacy During Early Career – a Web-Based Educational Program
Sirisha Gokaraju¹, Angus Worthing², Katherine Maher³, Grace Wright⁴ and Gail Kerr⁵, ¹Georgetown University hospital, Bethesda, MD, ²Arthritis & Rheumatism Associates, PC, Washington, DC, ³Arthritis & Rheumatism Associates, PC, Alexandria, VA, ⁴Association of Women in Rheumatology, New York, NY, ⁵Washington DC VA Medical Center, Washington, DC
Background/Purpose: In 2015, the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) began Advocacy 101 in person-education for Fellows in Training (FIT) and physicians to encourage participation in…
Abstract Number: 1384 • ACR Convergence 2020
Usage, Needs and Preferences Regarding Physical Therapy in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis
Sophie Liem¹, Nina van Leeuwen², Thea Vliet Vlieland³, Lian de Pundert⁴, Rita Schriemer⁵, Julia Spierings⁶, Madelon Vonk⁷ and Jeska de Vries-Bouwstra¹, ¹Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²LUMC, Leiden, Netherlands, ³Leiden University Medical Center, 2300 RC Leiden, Netherlands, ⁴HAGA Hospital, The Hague, Netherlands, ⁵NVLE, Utrecht, ⁶University Medical Center Utrecht, Maastricht, Netherlands, ⁷Department of Rheumatology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands, Nijmegen, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: The importance of non-pharmacologic interventions in systemic sclerosis (SSc) is increasingly recognized. Physical therapy is among the most frequently used interventions, but knowledge on…
Abstract Number: 0569 • ACR Convergence 2020
Ability and Willingness to Utilize Telemedicine Among Rheumatology Patients – a Cross Sectional Survey
Steve Kong¹, Lilian Otalora Rojas², Amnie Ashour³, Mathew Robinson¹ and Neha Bhanusali¹, ¹University of Central Florida College of Medicine, Orlando, ²University of Central Florida HCA Healthcare GME, Orlando, ³Stony Brook University School of Medicine, New York
Background/Purpose: Telemedicine (TM) is the delivery of health care services using information and communication technologies. TM presents unique opportunities and benefits specifically in rheumatology as…
Abstract Number: 1385 • ACR Convergence 2020
Physical Therapy in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis: The Perspective of Physical Therapists on Current Delivery and Educational Needs
Sophie Liem¹, Nina van Leeuwen², Thea Vliet Vlieland³, Lian de Pundert⁴, Rita Schriemer⁵, Julia Spierings⁶, Madelon Vonk⁷ and Jeska de Vries-Bouwstra¹, ¹Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²LUMC, Leiden, Netherlands, ³Leiden University Medical Center, 2300 RC Leiden, Netherlands, ⁴HAGA Hospital, The Hague, Netherlands, ⁵NVLE, Utrecht, ⁶University Medical Center Utrecht, Maastricht, Netherlands, ⁷Department of Rheumatology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands, Nijmegen, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: As there is currently no cure available for systemic sclerosis (SSc), nonpharmacologic care is an essential element in the management of the disease. Physical…
Abstract Number: 0576 • ACR Convergence 2020
Medical Savings of Timely Rheumatoid Arthritis Diagnoses
Kathryn Johnson¹, Christine Sawicki¹, Cristina Sotelo², Tanvi Kalevar³, Sylvie Lardeux⁴, Fabio Casadio³, David Baghdadi⁵, Michele Hamburger⁶, Elisea Avalos-Reyes⁷ and Kjel Johnson¹, ¹CVS Health, Lincoln, RI, ²CVS Health, Austin, TX, ³CVS Health, New York, NY, ⁴CVS Health, Wellesley, MA, ⁵CVS Health, Woonsocket, RI, ⁶Frances Hamburger Institute, Hauppauge, NY, ⁷CVS Health, Irving, TX
Background/Purpose: Previous studies suggest that early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) recognition and treatment provides greater clinical benefits than treatment started later in the disease course. However,…
Abstract Number: 1584 • ACR Convergence 2020
Telemedicine Visits During COVID-19 Improved Clinic Show Rates
Reem Alkilany¹ and Raymond Hong², ¹MetroHealth medical center, lakewood, OH, ²Metrohealth Medical center, Richfield, OH
Background/Purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic has tremendously affected the healthcare sector. State of Ohio officials recommended to hold in-person outpatient visits and elective procedures to limit…
Abstract Number: 0583 • ACR Convergence 2020
Cost of Illness in Patients with Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis
Santos Castañeda¹, Esther Francisca Vicente-Rabaneda², Mar Llamas-Velasco³, Javier Sánchez-Pérez³, José Pardo⁴, Rita Cabeza-Martínez⁵, Mercedes Miranda-Fontes⁶, Juan Márquez⁷, Jaime Calvo-Alén⁸, Susana Armesto⁹, Isabel Belinchón¹⁰, Alejandro Gómez¹¹, María Dolores Miranda¹², Silvia Martínez-Pardo¹³, Leticia Merino Melendez¹⁴, Miguel Ángel Casado¹⁵, María Yébenes¹⁵ and Araceli Casado¹⁵, ¹Princesa University Hospital, Universidad Autónoma, Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ²Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, IIS-Princesa, UAM, Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ³Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, IIS-Princesa, Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ⁴H.G.U. Santa Lucía, Cartagena, Murcia, Spain, ⁵H.U. Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda, Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ⁶H.U. Río Hortega, Valladolid, Valladolid, Castilla y Leon, Spain, ⁷H.G. Jerez de la Frontera, Cádiz, Andalucia, Spain, ⁸Hospital Universitario Araba, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Pais Vasco, Spain, ⁹H.U. Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Cantabria, Spain, ¹⁰H.G.U. Alicante, Alicante, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain, ¹¹H.U. Infanta Sofía, San Sebastián de los Reyes, Madrid, Spain, ¹²H.G. San Agustín de Linares, Jaen, Andalucia, Spain, ¹³H. Mutua de Terrassa, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, ¹⁴H. San Pedro, Logroño, Spain, ¹⁵Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research Iberia (PORIB), Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: Psoriasis (Ps) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA) have a major impact on patients’ health-related quality of life. Cost of illness of patients with Ps, PsA and…
Abstract Number: 1604 • ACR Convergence 2020
The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Rheumatology Practice: A Study in 15 Arab Countries
Nelly Ziade¹, Ihsane Hmamouchi², Lina El Kibbi³, Nizar Abdulateef⁴, Hussein Halabi⁵, Fatemah Abutiban⁶, Wafa Hamdi⁷, Manal el Rakawi⁸, Mervat Eissa⁹ and Basel Masri¹⁰, ¹Saint-Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon, Beirut, Lebanon, ²Temara Hospital, Laboratory of Biostatistics, Clinical Research and Epidemiology (LBRCE), Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco, Rabat, Morocco, ³Specialized Medical Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ⁴Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Baghdad, Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq, ⁵King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, ⁶Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Jaber Alahmed Alsabah hospital, State of Kuwait, Jahra, Kuwait, ⁷Department of Rheumatology, Kassab Institute of orthopedics, UR17SP04, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, Tunis El Manar University, Tunisia, Tunis, Tunisia, ⁸Departement of Rheumatology, Douera Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Saad Dahlab, Blida, Algeria, Blida, Algeria, ⁹Rheumatology Department, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt, Cairo, Egypt, ¹⁰Jordan Hospital, Amman, Jordan, Amman, Jordan
Background/Purpose: To date, information about the impact of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic on rheumatology practice and on rheumatologists is limited.The primary objective of the…

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