Abstracts tagged "Health Care"

Abstract Number: 1931 • ACR Convergence 2024
Health System Improvement in Appropriate Test Utilization Involving ANA Testing in the Inpatient and Outpatient Setting
Benjamin Wolff¹, Nayeon Oh², Amy Slenker³, Kathryn Zaffiri³, Rahul Mhaskar⁴ and Marie O'Brien⁵, ¹Lehigh Valley Health Network - Internal Medicine Residency, Macungie, PA, ²Univeristy of South Florida, Allentown, PA, ³Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, PA, ⁴University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, ⁵Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network, Orefield, PA
Background/Purpose: To manage patients In the current healthcare environment, objective data and laboratory tests drive medical decision making. This has led to an increase in…
Abstract Number: 1082 • ACR Convergence 2023
Reducing No-shows and Late Cancellations at an Academic Medical Center Subspecialty Clinic
Nicola Jackson¹, Meg James², Kim Nguyen³, Priyanka Vashisht² and Avis Ware⁴, ¹University of Cincinnati, Rheumatology, Blue Ash, OH, ²University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ³University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Loveland, OH, ⁴University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Loveland, OH
Background/Purpose: Patient no-shows and late cancellations, defined as less than 24 hours from the visit, reduce operational efficiency, revenue generation, and lead to negative clinical…
Abstract Number: 1092 • ACR Convergence 2023
Improving Screening of Lupus Nephritis in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematous
Lilian Otalora Rojas¹, Gurjit S Kaeley² and Myint Thway³, ¹University of Florida, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, ²University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, ³UF Jacksonville, Ponte Vedra, FL
Background/Purpose: Nephritis remains one of the most devastating complications of Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Lupus nephritis (LN) significantly reduces overall survival to approximately 88% at…
Abstract Number: 0125 • ACR Convergence 2023
Decreasing Ischemic Heart Disease, but Increasing Cancer Among the Underlying Causes of Death in Decedents with Lupus Nephritis
snehin Rajkumar¹ and Ram Singh², ¹University of California Los Angeles, Irvine, CA, ²UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose: Patients with lupus nephritis may die of active systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) disease, end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and its complications as well as of…
Abstract Number: 1231 • ACR Convergence 2023
Successful Implementation of a Mental Health Screening Program for Youth with Juvenile Dermatomyositis
Y. Ingrid Goh¹, Kayla Baker¹, Audrey Bell-Peter¹, Vanessa Carbone¹, Brian Feldman¹, Luana Flores Pereira¹, Jayne MacMahon¹, Valerio Maniscalco¹, Jo-Anne Marcuz¹, Greta Mastrangelo², Tanya Slater¹, Kristi Whitney¹ and Andrea Knight¹, ¹The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Division of Rheumatology, Department of Paediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: High levels of emotional distress have been reported in children with juvenile myositis (JM). Inadequate recognition of mental health concerns by healthcare providers (HCPs)…
Abstract Number: 0158 • ACR Convergence 2023
Analyzing User Log Data to Track Provider Use of an EHR-based Dashboard for Rheumatoid Arthritis Outcomes
Lindsay Jacobsohn¹, Emma Kersey¹, Jing Li¹, Catherine Nasrallah¹, Cherish Wilson², Cammie Young³, Cammie Young³, Alicia Hamblin¹, Jinoos Yazdany¹ and Gabriela Schmajuk², ¹University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ²UCSF / SFVA, San Francisco, CA, ³University of California San Francisco, Oakland, CA
Background/Purpose: We developed an electronic health record (EHR)-based patient-facing sidecar dashboard application to display RA outcomes, including disease activity, functional status, and pain scores over…
Abstract Number: 1578 • ACR Convergence 2023
Impact of Anxiety or Depression Status and Fibromyalgia on Adherence to Treatment of Patients with Takayasu Arteritis
Alejandra Espinosa-Orantes¹, David Vera-Bustamante², Jessica Roldan Ortega³, Maria Mejia-Avila⁴, Jose Raul Molina⁵, Evelyn Aranda Cano⁵, Adriana Miguel-Alvarez⁵, Ismael Valenzuela⁵, Viridiana Del Río-Guerrero⁶, Paloma Rodriguez⁵, Mauricio Mora-Ramirez⁵, Nilda Espinola-Zavaleta⁴, Luis H Silveira-torre⁶, Angélica Vargas Guerrero⁷ and Laura A Martínez-Martínez⁸, ¹Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Mexico City, Mexico, ²BENEMERITA UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA DE PUEBLA, Mexico City, Mexico, ³INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CARDIOLOGIA, Ciudad de México, Mexico, ⁴Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia Ignacio Chavez, Mexico City, Mexico, ⁵Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia, Mexico City, Mexico, ⁶Instituto Nacional de Cardiología, Mexico City, Mexico, ⁷Instituto Nacional de Cardiología, Mexico City, Mexico, ⁸Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México - Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Mexico City, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Takayasu arteritis (TAK) is a chronic, granulomatous large-vessel vasculitis. As TAK has a chronic course, higher frequency rates of anxiety and depression are reported…
Abstract Number: 0161 • ACR Convergence 2023
Differences and Similarities Between the EULAR/ASAS-EULAR Recommendations and National Recommendations for Treatment of Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis and Axial Spondyloarthritis Across Europe
Brigitte Michelsen¹, Mikkel Østergaard², Michael Nissen³, Adrian Ciurea⁴, Burkhard Moeller⁵, Lykke Ørnbjerg⁶, Jakub Zavada⁷, Bente Glintborg⁸, Alan MacDonald⁹, Karin Laas¹⁰, Dan Nordstrom¹¹, Bjorn Gudbjornsson¹², Florenzo Iannone¹³, Pasoon Hellamand¹⁴, Tore Kvien¹⁵, Ana Maria Rodrigues¹⁶, Catalin Codreanu¹⁷, Ziga Rotar¹⁸, Isabel Castrejon¹⁹, Johan Karlsson Wallman²⁰, Jiri Vencovsky²¹, Anne Gitte Loft²², Maureen Heddle²³, Sigrid Vorobjov²⁴, Anna-Mari Hokkanen²⁵, Gerdur Maria Grondal²⁶, Marco Sebastiani²⁷, Marleen van de Sande²⁸, Eirik Kristianslund²⁹, Maria Jose Santos³⁰, Corina Mogosan³¹, Matija Tomsic³², Jose Federico Diaz-Gonzalez³³, Daniela Di Giuseppe³⁴ and Merete Hetland⁶, ¹Rigshospitalet Glostrup; Diakonhjemmet Hospital; Sørlandet Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark, ²Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Centre for Head and Orthopaedics, Rigshospitalet; University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark, ³Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland, ⁴University Hospital Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland, ⁵Inselspital - University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland, ⁶Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁷Institute of Rheumatology; Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, ⁸Rigshospitalet Glostrup, University of Copenhagen, Virum, Denmark, ⁹NHS Grampian, Aberdeen, United Kingdom, ¹⁰Department of Rheumatology, East-Tallinn Central Hospital, Tallinn, Estonia, ¹¹Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland, ¹²Centre for Rheumatology Research, University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland, ¹³Rheumatology Unit, Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy, ¹⁴Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ¹⁵Center for Treatment of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases (REMEDY), Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ¹⁶Sociedade Portuguesa de Reumatologia; Nova Medical School; Hospital dos Lusíadas, Lisbon, Portugal, ¹⁷Center for Rheumatic Diseases, Bucharest, Romania, ¹⁸University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia, ¹⁹Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain, ²⁰Lund University and Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden, ²¹Institute of Rheumatology, Prague, Czech Republic, Department of Rheumatology, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, ²²Aarhus University, Horsens, Denmark, ²³Aberdeen Centre for Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Health, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom, ²⁴National Institute for Health Development, Tallinn, Estonia, ²⁵Helsinki University and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland, ²⁶Department for Rheumatology, Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland, ²⁷Azienda Policlinico di Modena, Modena, Italy, ²⁸Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Department of Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology and Department of Experimental Immunology, Amsterdam Infection & Immunity Institute; Amsterdam Rheumatology & Immunology Center (ARC), Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²⁹Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ³⁰Hospital Garcia de Orta, Almada, Lisboa, Portugal, ³¹University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania, ³²University Medical Centre Ljubljana; Universitiy of Ljubljana, Ljubliana, Slovenia, ³³Hospital Universitario de Canarias, La Laguna, Spain, ³⁴Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Background/Purpose: National treatment recommendations are often used to optimize patient care and may differ from international recommendations. The aim of this study was to assess…
Abstract Number: 1615 • ACR Convergence 2023
Therapeutic Hydroxychloroquine Blood Levels Are Cost Effective and May Reduce Health Disparities by Reducing Lupus Hospitalizations
Shivani Garg¹, Giancarlo Valiente², Lexie Kolton³, Callie Saric³, Betty Chewning⁴ and Christie M. Bartels², ¹Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, ²University of Wisconsin, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, ³University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, ⁴University of Wisconsin, School of Pharmacy, Madison, WI
Background/Purpose: Studies show factors including daily hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) dosing or nonadherence affect blood concentrations risking 6-fold higher lupus (or SLE) flares requiring hospitalization. Given disparities…
Abstract Number: 0167 • ACR Convergence 2023
Healthcare Resource Utilization Associated with Tumor-Induced Osteomalacia: Review of Patient Histories Prior to Entry in Clinical Trial UX023T-CL201
Suzanne Jan de Beur¹, Thomas Carpenter², Kathryn Dahir³, Erik Imel⁴, María Belén Zanchetta⁵, Angela Williams⁶, Zhiyi Li⁷, Matthew Sharp⁶ and Ben Johnson⁶, ¹Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ²Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, ³Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ⁴Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, ⁵Universidad del Salvador, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ⁶Kyowa Kirin International, Marlow, United Kingdom, ⁷Kyowa Kirin North America, Bedminster, NJ
Background/Purpose: Tumor-induced osteomalacia (TIO) is an ultra-rare paraneoplastic disorder, characterized by renal phosphate wasting due to increased production of fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23). Chronic…
Abstract Number: 1655 • ACR Convergence 2023
Usability Testing of JIActiv, an Instagram-Based Program Promoting Engagement in Physical Activity Among Young People Living with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Zeinab Ahmadian Sangkar¹, Fatou Bagayogo², Karina Cristea², Ciaran Duffy³, Jennifer Stinson⁴, Karine Toupin April³, Michele Gibbon⁵, Marianne Boulet¹, Élodie Bolduc¹, Aymane Alilou⁶, Sara Ahmed⁷, Claudine Auger¹, Laurie Proulx⁸, Alexandra Sirois⁹ and Sabrina Cavallo¹⁰, ¹University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²CRIR, Montreal, QC, Canada, ³University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ⁴The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario RI, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ⁶Unviersity of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁷McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁸Canadian Arthritis Patient Alliance, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ⁹CARRA, Outremont, QC, Canada, ¹⁰University of Montreal, Montréal, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: This study evaluated the usability (user performance and satisfaction) of an Instagram-based educational and interactive program promoting physical activity among young people living with…
Abstract Number: 0172 • ACR Convergence 2023
Barriers and Strategies to Enhance Patient Research Partner Involvement in Rheumatology Research: A Systematic Literature Review
Krystel Aouad¹, Maarten de Wit², Muriel Elhai³, Diego Benavent⁴, Heidi Bertheussen⁵, Jette Primdahl⁶, Codruta Zabalan⁷, Paul Studenic⁸ and Laure Gossec⁹, ¹Saint George Hospital University Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon, ²Patient Research Partner, Stichting Tools, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ³University Hospital zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ⁴Hospital la Paz, Madrid, Spain, ⁵Patient Research Partner, Oslo, Norway, ⁶University Hospital of Southern Denmark, Danish Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Sønderborg, Denmark, ⁷Patient Research Partner, Romania, Romania, Romania, ⁸Medical University of Vienna and Karolinska Institutet (sweden), Vienna, Austria, ⁹Sorbonne Université and Pitié Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, France
Background/Purpose: Patient research partners (PRPs) participate in research teams and provide unique and valuable input. Their integration as equal partners is recommended (1). However, PRP…
Abstract Number: 1896 • ACR Convergence 2023
Systematic Review and Analysis of Mobile Apps for Rheumatoid Arthritis Using the Mobile Application Rating Scale
Pamela Gonzalez Manrique¹, Vinit Gilvaz², Ravinder Kaler³, Neha Batra³ and Anthony Reginato², ¹Roger Williams Medical Center, North Providence, RI, ²The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, ³Roger Williams Medical Center, Providence, RI
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a systemic autoimmune disease characterized by inflammatory polyarthritis with infrequent extra-articular involvement. The management of RA typically requires frequent clinic…
Abstract Number: 0219 • ACR Convergence 2023
Safety and Efficacy of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis with Tixagevimab/Cilgavimab (Evusheld) in Patients with Autoimmune Diseases and Renal Involvement Who Received Rituximab
Savino Sciascia¹, MARIA LETIZIA RILAT², ROBERTA FENOGLIO², SILVIA GRAZIETTA FODDAI³, MASSIMO RADIN³, IRENE CECCHI³, giacoma cinnirella², paola crosasso², maria gabriella guidetti², ALICE BARINOTTI³, simone baldovino², ELISA MENEGATTI⁴ and Dario Roccatello⁵, ¹University of Turin, Torino, Italy, ²University Center of Excellence on Nephrologic, Rheumatologic and Rare Diseases (ERK-net, ERN-Reconnect and RITA-ERN Member) with Nephrology and Dialysis Unit and Center of Immuno-Rheumatology and Rare Diseases (CMID), Coordinating Center of the Interregional Network for Rare Diseases of Piedmont and Aosta Valley, San Giovanni Bosco Hub Hospital, Turin, Italy, ³University Center of Excellence on Nephrologic, Rheumatologic and Rare Diseases (ERK-Net, ERN-Reconnect and RITA-ERN Member) with Nephrology and Dialysis Unit and Center of Immuno-Rheumatology and Rare Diseases (CMID), Coordinating Center of the Interregional Network for Rare Diseases of Piedmont and Aosta Valley, Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy, ⁴School of Specialization of Clinical Pathology, Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy, ⁵University of Torino, Torino, Italy
Background/Purpose: Patients on B-cell depleting agents may have a suboptimal response to vaccination, placing them at a higher risk of contracting SARS-CoV-2 or suffering from…
Abstract Number: 2049 • ACR Convergence 2023
Vaccination Coverage and Caregiver Perspectives for Children with Rheumatic Diseases Compared to Healthy Controls
Shine Vazhappilly¹, Racheal Githumbi², Nicole Johnson², Otto G Vanderkooi² and Heinrike Schmeling², ¹Saba University, Blue Ash, OH, ²University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
Background/Purpose: Children with rheumatic diseases (RD) have an increased incidence of infections and their complications, both from underlying disease activity and immunosuppressive treatments. Vaccines have…

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