Abstracts tagged "Health Care"

Abstract Number: 1224 • ACR Convergence 2022
‘No Route Map’: The Complex Healthcare Journeys of People with Fibromyalgia – a Record Linkage Study in the UK
Rosemary Hollick, Ka-Kin Lam, Marcus Beasley, Gareth Jones, Corri Black and Gary Macfarlane, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Healthcare services for persons with fibromyalgia (FM) lack co-ordination. Patients describe feeling 'invisible' within healthcare systems and often report poor experiences of care, particularly…
Abstract Number: 0069 • ACR Convergence 2022
Capturing Clinical Reasoning in Real Time Reveals Low Rate of Serious Adverse Reactions Requiring B/tsDMARD Discontinuation in Inflammatory Joint Disease: An Analysis of the OPAL Real-World Dataset
Geoffrey Littlejohn¹, Tegan Smith², Sabina Ciciriello³, Peter Youssef⁴, Claire Deakin⁵, Nithila Anbumurali⁶ and Catherine OSullivan⁶, ¹OPAL Rheumatology Ltd, Melbourne, Australia, ²OPAL Rheumatology Ltd, Geelong, Australia, ³Melbourne Health, Melbourne, Australia, ⁴University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia, ⁵OPAL Rheumatology Ltd, Mosman, Australia, ⁶OPAL Rheumatology Ltd, Sydney, Australia
Background/Purpose: Routine management of inflammatory joint disease requires clinicians to consider an abundance of factors unique to each patient when deciding on the most appropriate…
Abstract Number: 1286 • ACR Convergence 2022
Increasing Biosimilar Uptake in the Rheumatology Clinics Within a Large Academic Medical Center
Joad Eseddi¹, DeAnne Carmichael², Shannon Wishin³ and Puneet Bajaj², ¹UT Southwestern School of Medicine, Dallas, TX, ²UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ³UT Southwestern Medical Centre, Dallas, TX
Background/Purpose: Biological drugs have revolutionized the treatment of rheumatic diseases. However, increasing the use of biologics over the past few years has directly contributed towards…
Abstract Number: 0076 • ACR Convergence 2022
Real World Rheumatology Practice of Biologic Monotherapy for the Treatment of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Four-year Cohort Study Using a National Claims Database
Ko-Jen Li¹, Kuo-Cherh Huang², Chia-Cheng Lin³ and Chia-Li Chang², ¹National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ²Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan, ³Chugai Pharma Taiwan Ltd., Taipei, Taiwan
Background/Purpose: There is a growing concern over the rise of polypharmacy, arguably one of the most pressing prescribing challenges. The option of biologic monotherapy is…
Abstract Number: 1287 • ACR Convergence 2022
Are the American College of Rheumatology’s Web-Based Patient Education Materials Easy for Patients to Read and Comprehend?
Ugochukwu C Nweke¹, Sobia Hassan², Usama Ahmad³ and Meenakshi Jolly⁴, ¹Rush University,Graduate College, Chicago, IL, ²Rush University Medical Center, Chicago,IL, Chicago, IL, ³Rush Univesity Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ⁴Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Patient education materials (PEMs), obtainable from online resources, can be accessed by patients and physicians and used to supplement the medical information provided by…
Abstract Number: 0078 • ACR Convergence 2022
Treatment of Ankylosing Spondylitis by Primary Care Physicians and Rheumatologists: A Retrospective Study in Three Health Systems
Alexis Ogdie¹, Marina Magrey², Robert Fitzsimmons³, Shahrzad Abdollahi⁴, Wai Chung Yong⁵, Yasir Tarabichi⁶, Ana Biljan⁷, Christopher D. Saffore⁷, Kristin Tacelosky⁷ and Jessica Walsh⁸, ¹Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals, Richfield, OH, ³Department of Dermatology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, The MetroHealth System Campus of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, ⁶Department of Clinical Informatics Research and Education, The MetroHealth System Campus of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, ⁷AbbVie, Inc., North Chicago, IL, ⁸University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
Background/Purpose: Most patients with undiagnosed ankylosing spondylitis (AS) seek care for back pain from primary care providers (PCPs), and treatment strategies adopted by PCPs may…
Abstract Number: 1300 • ACR Convergence 2022
Impact of Demographics and Health Literacy on Transition Readiness for Adolescents with Rheumatic Disease
Maryem Al Manaa¹, Chan-hee Jo², Una Makris³, Nicole Bitencourt⁴, Tracey Wright⁵ and Lorien Nassi⁶, ¹UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX, ²Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, Dallas, TX, ³UT Southwestern Medical Center and Dallas VA, Dallas, TX, ⁴Loma Linda University Health, San Bernardino, CA, ⁵UT Southwestern, Plano, TX, ⁶University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX
Background/Purpose: The transition to adult care for adolescents with rheumatic disease is a vulnerable period for many and can be associated with adverse outcomes. Adolescents…
Abstract Number: 0088 • ACR Convergence 2022
Challenges in the Management of Psoriatic Arthritis in Latin America: A Systematic Review
Andre Ribeiro¹, Larissa Dullius², Andre Azeredo², Laura Coates³, Odirlei Monticielo², Charles Kohem², Penelope Palominos² and Natalia Sartori¹, ¹Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil, ²Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil, ³Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK, Oxford, England, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: In 2020, the International League of Associations for Rheumatology (ILAR) recommendations for management of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) were published. It aimed to adapt GRAPPA…
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: 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…

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