Abstracts tagged "Health Care"

Abstract Number: 1372 • ACR Convergence 2022
Telemedicine Use in the Assessment of Juvenile Dermatomyositis and Polymyositis: A Survey of Caregivers and Patients
Stacey Tarvin¹, Y. Ingrid Goh², Nicole Taylor³, Bianca Lang⁴, Marietta De Guzman⁵, Julie Fuller⁶, Kristin Houghton⁷, Susan Kim⁸, Vanessa Carbone⁹, Kathryn Cook¹⁰, Tanya Slater⁹, Angela Robinson¹¹, Liza McCann¹², Charalampia Papadopoulou¹³, Clarissa Pilkington¹⁴, Phoebe Rushe¹⁵ and Peter Blier¹⁶, ¹Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health, Indianapolis, IN, ²Division of Rheumatology, The Hospital for Sick Children; Child Health Evaluative Services, SickKids Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³University of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN, ⁴Dalhousie University - Halifax, Halifax, NS, Canada, ⁵Baylor College of Medicine/ Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, ⁶UT Southwestern, Frisco, TX, ⁷University of British Columbia - Vancouver, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁸UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital, San Francisco, CA, ⁹The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹⁰Akron Children's Hospital, Copley, OH, ¹¹Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ¹²Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, United Kingdom, ¹³UCL Institute of Child Health, and Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Section Head Infection, Immunology, and Rheumatology, London, United Kingdom, ¹⁴Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, United Kingdom, ¹⁵Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, United Kingdom, ¹⁶Retired, Amherst, MA
Background/Purpose: Care of patients with juvenile myositis (JM) involves complex assessments performed by highly trained specialists. Restrictions surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in many patients…
Abstract Number: 0188 • ACR Convergence 2022
COVID-19 and Autoimmune Rheumatic Patients: Behavioral Changes Adopted by Patients in the Midst of the Pandemic
Dzifa Dey¹, Bright Katso², Saudatu Issaka², Derrick Nyame³ and Patrick Adjei¹, ¹University of Ghana Medical School, Accra, Ghana, ²Rheumatology Unit Korle bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana, ³Korle bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana
Background/Purpose: Several changes following the COVID-19 pandemic have emerged globally regarding the delivery of healthcare services. Giving concerns that, patients with Autoimmune Rheumatic Disease (AIRD)…
Abstract Number: 1409 • ACR Convergence 2022
Impact of a Hybrid Medical Care Model in the Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient-Reported Outcomes: A Non-inferiority Crossover Randomized Study
Guillermo Guaracha Basañez¹, Irazu Contreras-Yáñez², Vivian Estrada-González², Lexli Pacheco-Santiago², Salvador Valverde-Hernández² and Virginia Pascual Ramos³, ¹Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición "Salvador Zubirn", Ciudad de México, Mexico, ²Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Ciudad de México, Mexico, ³Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran, Ciudad de México, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Patients and physicians can naturally adopt hybrid healthcare models (HC), that combine face-to-face consultations (FFC) with telemedicine. The study's objective was to compare the…
Abstract Number: 0383 • ACR Convergence 2022
Analysis of the Performance of an Artificial Intelligence Algorithm for the Detection of Radiographic Sacroiliitis in an Independent Cohort of axSpA Patients Including Both Nr-axSpA and r-axSpA
Fabian Proft¹, Janis Vahldiek², Joeri Nicolaes³, Rachel Tham⁴, Bengt Hoepken⁵, Baran Ufuktepe⁶, Denis Poddubnyy¹ and Keno Kyrill Bressem², ¹Department of Gastroenterology, Infectious Diseases and Rheumatology, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ²Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ³UCB Pharma, Anderlecht, Belgium, ⁴UCB Pharma, Slough, UK, Overland Park, KS, ⁵UCB Pharma, Monheim am Rhein, Germany, ⁶UCB Pharma A.S., Istanbul, Turkey
Background/Purpose: Conventional radiography of the sacroiliac joints is the first imaging method if axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) is suspected. The presence of definite radiographic sacroiliitis is…
Abstract Number: 1774 • ACR Convergence 2022
Performance of an Early Triage System for Identification of Patients with Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases
Xenofon Baraliakos¹, Imke Redeker², Maria Zacharopoulou², Styliani Tsiami³ and Juergen Braun⁴, ¹Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Herne, Germany, ²Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Ruhr-University Bochum, Herne, Germany, ³Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne, Ruhr-University Bochum, Herne, Germany, ⁴Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne, Germany
Background/Purpose: The preselection of patients with suspicion of an inflammatory rheumatic disease is not easy for general practitioners and orthopedists. In countries with a limited…
Abstract Number: 0549 • ACR Convergence 2022
Efficacy and Safety of the SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Esther Vicente-Rabaneda¹, María Torres², Miren Uriarte³, Patricia Quiroga-Colina³, Ainhoa Gutiérrez⁴, Ana Triguero⁵, Francisco Gutiérrez³, Noelia García³, Ana Romero-Robles³, Laura Cardeñoso⁴ and Santos Castañeda¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, IIS-Princesa, Madrid, Spain, ²Medical student, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ³Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Madrid, Spain, ⁴Division of Microbiology, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Madrid, Spain, ⁵Hospital Universitario La Princesa, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: To describe the efficacy and safety of the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine in a series of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).Methods: Retrospective observational study of RA…
Abstract Number: 1938 • ACR Convergence 2022
Current Approach to COVID-19 and Other Vaccinations in Children with Previous Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome (MIS-C): An International Survey
Francesca Minoia¹, Federica Lucioni¹, Merav Heshin-Bekenstein², Sebastiaan Vastert³, Christoph Kessel⁴, Yosef Uziel⁵, Lovro Lamot⁶, Nicola Ruperto⁷, Marco Gattorno⁸, Claudia Bracaglia⁹ and Natasa Toplak¹⁰, ¹Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milano, Italy, ²Dana Dwek Children's Hospital, Tel Aviv Medical Center Israel, Binyamina, Israel, ³Pediatric Rheumatology & Immunology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands, ⁴Department of Pediatric Rheumatology & Immunology, WWU Medical Center (UKM), Münster, Germany, ⁵Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba; Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Kfar Saba, Israel, ⁶University Hospital Center Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia, ⁷IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini; PRINTO, Clinica Pediatrica e Reumatologia, Genova, Italy, ⁸Pediatric Clinic and Rheumatology Unit, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy, ⁹Division of Rheumatology, IRCCS Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesu', Rome, Italy, ¹⁰University Children's Hospital, University Medical Centre, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Background/Purpose: Following the Coronavirus Disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic outbreaks, the hyperinflammatory condition termed Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) has become a healthcare issue worldwide. Since…
Abstract Number: 0724 • ACR Convergence 2022
Development of a Global Strategy to Strengthen Health Systems for Prevention and Management of Musculoskeletal Health
Andrew Briggs¹, Anthony Woolf², Carmen Huckel Schneider³, Helen Slater⁴, Joanne Jordan⁵, Sakira Parambath⁶, James Young⁷, Saurab Sharma⁸, Deborah Kopansky-Giles⁷, Swatee Mishra⁹, Kristina Akesson¹⁰, Karsten Dreinhoefer¹¹, Neil Betteridge¹² and Lyn March¹³, ¹Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, ²Bone and Joint Resaerch Group, Truro, United Kingdom, ³Menzies Centre for Health Policy and Economic, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia, ⁴Curtin School of Allied Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, ⁵HealthSense (Aust) Pty, Ltd, Melbourne, Australia, ⁶Menzies Centre for Health Policy and Economics, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia, ⁷Department of Research, Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁸Department of Physiotherapy, Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences, Kavre, Nepal, ⁹Sydney Musculoskeletal, Bone and Joint Health Alliance. Institute of Bone and Joint Research, Kolling Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia, ¹⁰Department of Clinical Sciences Malmo, Clinical and Molecular Osteoporosis Research Unit, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden, ¹¹Medical Park Berlin Humboldtmühle, Berlin, Germany, ¹²Neil Betteridge Associates, London, United Kingdom, ¹³Sydney Medical School, Institute of Bone and Joint Research, and Department of Rheumatology, Royal North Shore Hospital, St. Leonards, Australia
Background/Purpose: The need to control the burden of musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions is not reflected in policies and practices across the globe. This study aims to…
Abstract Number: 1964 • ACR Convergence 2022
Systematic Screening of Multimorbidities Results in an Increased Intake of Comorbidity Preventive Medications and a Decreased Hospitalization Rate
Claire DAIEN¹, Vera Georgescu², Guillaume Decarriere³, Jenica Pastor³, Gaël Mouterde⁴, Cédric Lukas⁵, Grégoire Mercier³ and Jacques Morel⁶, ¹University Hospital, Saint-Gély-du-Fesc, France, ²Unité de Recherche Médico-économique, CHU de Montpellier et Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France, ³CHU Montpellier, Montpellier, France, ⁴Lapeyronie Hospital, Montpellier, France, ⁵University Hospital Centre Montpellier, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France, ⁶University and CHU Montpellier, Montpellier, France
Background/Purpose: A systematic screening of multimorbidities is performed since 2014 at the Montpellier University Hospital in patients with chronic inflammatory rheumatic diseases (IRD). The objective…
Abstract Number: 0736 • ACR Convergence 2022
Educational Needs Among Health Professionals in Rheumatology: Low Awareness of EULAR Offerings and Unfamiliarity with Course Content as a Major Barrier – a EULAR Funded European Survey
Lisa Sperl¹, Tanja Stamm², Margaret Renn Andrews¹, Mathilda Bjork³, Carina Boström⁴, Jeannette Cappon⁴, Jenny de la Torre⁵, Annette de Thurah⁶, Andrea Domján⁷, Razvan Dragoi⁸, Fernando Estévez-López⁹, Ricardo Ferreira¹⁰, George E. Fragoulis¹¹, Jolanta Grygielska¹², Katti Kõrve¹³, Marja Leena Kukkurainen¹⁴, Christel Madelaine-Bonjour¹⁵, Andréa Marques¹⁶, Jorit Meesters¹⁷, Rikke Moe¹⁸, Ellen Moholt¹⁹, Erika Mosor², Claudia Naimer-Stach²⁰, Mwidimi Ndosi²¹, Polina Pchelnikova²², Jette Primdahl²³, Polina Putrik²⁴, Anne-Kathrin Rausch-Osthoff²⁵, Hana Smucrova²⁶, Marco Testa²⁷, Leti van Bodegom²⁸, Wilfred Peter²⁹, Heidi A. Zangi³⁰, Olena Zimba³¹, Thea Vliet Vlieland³² and Valentin Ritschl¹, ¹Medical University of Vienna, CeMSIIS - Center for Medical Statistics, Informatics, and Intelligent Systems, Section for Outcomes Research, Vienna, Austria, ²Medical University of Vienna, CeMSIIS - Center for Medical Statistics, Informatics, and Intelligent Systems, Section for Outcomes Research, Wien, Austria, ³Pain and Rehabilitation Centre, and Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden, ⁴Department of Neurobiology, care sciences and society, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁵Department of Alicante General and University Hospital, Alicante, Spain, ⁶Department of Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark. Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark, ⁷Division of Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary, ⁸Department of Balneology, Rehabilitation and Rheumatology, Research Center for the Assessment of Human Motion, Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara, Romania, ⁹Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry/Psychology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ¹⁰Rheumatology department – Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Health Sciences Research Unit: Nursing (UICISA: E), Nursing School of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal, ¹¹Joint Rheumatology Programme, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece, ¹²Department of Polish Rheuma Federation "REF" - member of EULAR PARE, Warsaw, Poland, ¹³Center of Rheumatology, East Tallinn Central Hospital, Tallinn, Estonia, ¹⁴Department of the Finnish Society of Rheumatology Nurses, Helsinki, Finland, ¹⁵Department of Department of Rheumatology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland, ¹⁶RN at Rheumatology Department, Centro Hospitaler e Universitário de Coimbra Professor at Nursing School of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal, ¹⁷Department of Orthopaedics, Rehabilitation Medicine and Physical Therapy, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ¹⁸National Advisory Unit on Rehabilitation in Rheumatology (NKRR) Division of Rheumatology and Research Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ¹⁹Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ²⁰BG/BRG Wolkersdorf, Wolkersdorf, Austria, ²¹School of Health and Social Welbeing, University of the West of England, Bristol, United Kingdom, ²²Standing Committee of People with Arthritis/Rheumatism in Europe (PARE), EULAR, Zürich, Switzerland, ²³Department of Regional Health, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark and Danish Hospital for Rheumatic diseases, University Hospital of Southern Denmark, Sønderborg, Denmark, ²⁴Department of Rheumatology, Internal Medicine, MUMC, CAHPRI, Maastricht, Netherlands, ²⁵Department of Zurich University of Applied Sciences, School of Health Sciences, Institute for Physiotherapy, Winterthur, Switzerland, ²⁶Center of Medical Rehabilitation, Institute of Rheumatology, Praha, Czech Republic, ²⁷Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health, Genoa, Italy, ²⁸Department of Biomedical Data Sciences, Medical Decision Making, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²⁹Amsterdam Rehabilitation Research Center, Department of Orthopaedics, Rehabilitation Medicine and Physical Therapy, Leiden University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ³⁰Department of Rheumatology and Research, Diakonhjemmet Hospital and Faculty of Health, VID Specialized University, Oslo, Norway, ³¹Department of Internal Medicine N2, Danylo Halytsky Lviv Neurobiology National Medical University, Lviv, Ukraine, ³²Department of Orthopaedics, Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Health professionals in rheumatology (HPRs) should participate in post-graduate or continuous education to update and advance their knowledge and skills. This can improve patient…
Abstract Number: 2006 • ACR Convergence 2022
Healthcare Resource Utilization and Economic Burden of Patients with Adequate and Inadequate Responses to Advanced Therapies for Rheumatoid Arthritis in Japan
Kei Ikeda¹, Yuko Kaneko², Jayeshkumar Patel³, Toru Yamazaki⁴, Siran Fang³, Tsujita Yuki⁴ and Yutaka Kawahito⁵, ¹Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan, ²Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ³AbbVie, Inc., North Chicago, IL, ⁴AbbVie GK, Tokyo, Japan, ⁵Inflammation and Immunology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
Background/Purpose: Substantial numbers of patients with RA receiving advanced therapies including biologics, biosimilars, and Janus kinase inhibitors do not achieve ACR50 responses and lack of…
Abstract Number: 0749 • ACR Convergence 2022
Virtual Care in Rheumatology Ambulatory Clinics During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Patient/Family and Healthcare Provider Perspectives and Experiences
Whitney Hung, Carina Majaesic, Katharina Kovacs Burns, Aisha Bruce and Elaine Yacyshyn, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Background/Purpose: With the expansion of virtual care during COVID-19, a cross-sectional study was designed to explore the experiences of adult patients and their families (PFs),…
Abstract Number: 2022 • ACR Convergence 2022
Outcome of Pregnancy in Women with Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome Compared to the General Population: The French Multicenter Prospective GR2 Study
Gregoire Martin de Fremont¹, Nathalie Costedoat-Chalumeau², Rakiba Belkhir³, Gaelle Guettrot-Imbert⁴, Nathalie Morel⁴, Gaetane Nocturne⁵, Anna Molto⁶, Tiphaine Goulenok⁷, Elisabeth Diot⁸, Estibaliz Lazaro⁹, Laurent Perard¹⁰, Nicole Ferreira¹¹, Maelle Le Besnerais¹², Nicolas Limal⁷, Nihal Martis¹³, Noémie Abisror¹⁴, Odile Debouverie¹⁵, Christophe Richez¹⁶, Vincent Sobanski¹⁷, Francois Maurier¹⁸, Gaetan Sauvetre¹², Herve Levesque¹², Marie Agnes Timsit¹⁹, Nathalie Tieule¹³, Pauline Orquevaux²⁰, GEFA Collaborative group²¹, Matthieu Mahevas²², Celine Lartigau Roussin²³, Elodie Chauvet²⁴, Emilie Berthoux²⁵, Francoise Sarrot Reynauld²⁶, Loic Raffray²⁷, Marion Couderc²⁸, Nicolas Martin Silva²⁹, Noemie Jourde Chiche³⁰, Nicolas Belhomme³¹, Thierry Thomas³², Vincent Poindron³³, Viviane Queyrel¹³, Juliette Delforge³⁴, Camille Le Ray³⁵, Emmanuelle Pannier³⁵, Xavier Mariette³⁶, Veronique Le Guern⁴ and Raphaèle Seror³⁷, ¹Rheumatology department, Kremlin Bicêtre hospital, APHP, Paris, France, ²Inserm DR Paris 5, Paris, France, ³Rheumatology departement, Bicêtre, Paris-Saclay university, Le Kremlin Bicêtre, France, ⁴Hôpital Cochin, Paris, France, ⁵APHP, Le Kremlin Bicêtre, France, ⁶Rheumatology Department, Cochin Hospital, APHP, Paris, France, ⁷APHP, Paris, France, ⁸CHU Tours, Tours, France, ⁹Bordeaux Hospital University, Bordeaux, France, ¹⁰CHU Lyon, Lyon, France, ¹¹department of Internal Medecine, CHU de Tours, Tours, France, ¹²CHU Rouen, Rouen, France, ¹³CHU Nice, Nice, France, ¹⁴Hopital Saint Antoine, Paris, France, ¹⁵CHU Poitiers, Poitiers, France, ¹⁶Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France, ¹⁷Université de Lille, Lille, France, ¹⁸Hôpitaux privés de Metz, Metz, France, ¹⁹CHU Brest, Brest, France, ²⁰CHU Reims, Reims, France, ²¹Saint Joseph Hospital, Marseille, France, ²²CHU Mondor, Creteil, France, ²³CH La Réunion, CH la Réunion, France, ²⁴CH Cabestany, Cabestany, France, ²⁵CH Saint Joseph Saint Luc, Lyon, France, ²⁶CHU Grenoble, CHU Grenoble, France, ²⁷CH St Denis Reunion, Saint Denis Reunion, France, ²⁸University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand, France, ²⁹CHU Caen, Caen, France, ³⁰APHM, Marseille, France, ³¹CHU Rennes, Rennes, France, ³²CHU Saint Etienne, Saint Etienne, France, ³³Immunologie clinique et médecine interne, Hôpitaux universitaires de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France, ³⁴Jean Verfier, Bobigny, France, ³⁵Port Royal, Paris, France, ³⁶Paris-Saclay University, Rueil Malmaison, Ile-de-France, France, ³⁷University Hospital Paris-Saclay, Le Kremlin Bicêtre, France
Background/Purpose: In the context of primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS), only a few retrospective studies using heterogeneous methods have investigated the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes…
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…

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