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  • Abstract Number: 272 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Ethnic Disparities in Lupus Nephritis Outcomes in the Inland Empire: Findings from the Southern California Lupus Registry

    Kristal Choi1, Arezoo Haghshenas2, Abigail Benitez3, Lorena Salto1, Karina Torralba4 and Vaneet K. Sandhu2, 1Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, 2Division of Rheumatology, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, 3Rheumatology, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, 4Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA

    Background/Purpose: Loma Linda University Health (LLUH) serves Riverside and San Bernardino County, which are the two largest counties by geographic size in California and make…
  • Abstract Number: 274 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Socioeconomic Disparities in Disease Activity in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

    Lei Zhu1, Evelyn Talbott2 and Larry W. Moreland1, 1Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Division of Rheumatology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 2Epidemiology, University of Pittsbugh, Pittsburgh, PA

    Background/Purpose: To develop a methodology for well-defined rheumatoid arthritis (RA) measurement as an outcome and provide a clear definition of social determinants related to disease…
  • Abstract Number: 277 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Outcomes of Telemedicine for Rheumatoid Arthritis in the Alaska Native Population

    Elizabeth Ferucci1, Tammy Choromanski1, Gretchen Day2 and Sarah Freeman3, 1Division of Community Health Services, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, Anchorage, AK, 2Clinical and Research Services, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, Anchorage, AK, 3Telehealth, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, Anchorage, AK

    Background/Purpose: In rheumatoid arthritis (RA), access to a rheumatologist is associated with improved quality of care and outcomes. Telemedicine has been proposed as a solution…
  • Abstract Number: 1845 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Defining and Examining Retention in Care in an Urban Lupus Cohort

    Umber Ahmad1, Ian Chang2, Marit Johnson3, Ann Rosenthal3, Amanda Perez4 and Christie M. Bartels4, 1Consultant Care (CC111W) - Rheumatology/Medicine, Milwaukee VA Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI, 2Medicine/Rheumatology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 3Division of Rheumatology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 4Rheumatology/Medicine, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI

    Background/Purpose: Systemic Lupus Erythematous (SLE) disproportionately impacts black patients and those of low socioeconomic status who experience higher rates of kidney disease and premature mortality.…
  • Abstract Number: 2922 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Outcomes of Lupus Nephritis in Vulnerable Populations

    Christine Peschken1, Rebecca Gole2, Carol A Hitchon3, David Robinson3, Ada Man4, Annaliese Tisseverasinghe4 and Hani El-Gabalawy4, 1Medicine & Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, 2University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, 3Arthritis Center, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, 4Rheumatology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

    Background/Purpose: Lupus nephritis is a known predictor of mortality; we have previously shown an increased frequency of nephritis in North American Indian (NAI) and Asian…
  • Abstract Number: 218 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Social Factors and Racial Disparities in Total Hip Arthroplasty Outcomes

    Susan M. Goodman1, Bella Y. Mehta2, Meng Zhang3, Jackie Szymonifka4, Joseph T. Nguyen3, Yuo-Yu Lee3, Mark P. Figgie5, Michael L. Parks5, Shirin A. Dey4, Daisy B. Crego4, Linda A. Russell6, Lisa A. Mandl7 and Anne R. Bass6, 1Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery/Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, 2Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery/Weill Cornell Medicine/Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY, 3Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, 4Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, 5Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery/Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, 6Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery/Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, 7Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY

    Background/Purpose:  Socioeconomic factors such as poverty may mediate racial disparities in health outcomes including those of total hip arthroplasty (THA), and confound analyses of differences…
  • Abstract Number: 225 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Barriers to the Use of Methotrexate in Ethiopia: Survey of Pharmacy Providers

    Carol A Hitchon1, Yvon de Jong2, Michele Meltzer3, Rosie Scuccimarri4, Birhanu D Desyibelew5, Addisu Melkie5, Yewondwossen Mengistu5 and Ines Colmegna6,7, 1University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, 2Ecumenical Pharmaceutical Network, Nairobi, Kenya, 3Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, 4Department of Pediatrics, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, 5Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 6Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Division of Experimental Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Montreal, QC, Canada, 7Rheumatology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada

    Background/Purpose: African countries with a low Human Development Index (LHDI) based on life expectancy, education and income per capita, face competing social, economic, health and…
  • Abstract Number: 230 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    The Impact of Limited Health Literacy on Patient-Reported Outcomes (PROs) in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

    Patricia P. Katz1, Maria Dall'Era2, Laura Trupin3, Cristina Lanata2, Stephanie Rush4, Charles G. Helmick5, Lindsey A. Criswell4 and Jinoos Yazdany3, 1Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 2Medicine/Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 3Medicine/Rheumatology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 4University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 5Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA

    Background/Purpose: PROs play a prominent role in evaluating patient status in rheumatic diseases. PROs often reveal disparities in individuals with low education or income or…
  • Abstract Number: 634 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    International League of Associations for Rheumatology. Systematic Review of the Literature to Inform Treatment Recommendations for Psoriatic Arthritis in Resource-Poor Countries

    Musaab Elmamoun1, Maria Eraso2, Laura C Coates3, Ajesh Maharaj4, Vinod Chandran5, Ahmed Abogamal6, Valderilio F Azevedo7, Wilson Bautista-Molano8, Alex G. Ortega9, Jorge Medina-Rosas10,11, Fabian Hernandez12,13, Adma Lima14, Uyi Ima-Edomwonyi15, Adeola Ajibade16, Tarun Narang17, Olusola Ayanlowo18, Claudia Goldenstein-Schainberg19, Roberto Ranza20,21,22,23,24,25, Girish M Mody26, Sueli Carneiro27,28, Aman Sharma29, Oscar Vega-Hinojosa30, Luis E. Vega31, Adewale O Adebajo32 and Sergio Toloza33, 1Rheumatology, University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, 2University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Tornoto, ON, Canada, 3Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences,, Oxford, United Kingdom, 4Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu Natal, Durban, South Africa, 5Medicine, Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, 6Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt, 7Adjunct Professor of Rheumatology, Federal University of Paraná; Brazil, Curitiba, Brazil, 8School of Medicine, Universidad Militar Nueva Granada and Rheumatology Department Hospital Militar. Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia, 9Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 10Rheumatology, Universidad de la Sabana, Bogota, Colombia, 11Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia, 12Universidad del Cauca, Popayan, Colombia, 13Universidad de Caldas, Pereira, Colombia, 14Federação Universidade Regional de Blumenau, Blumenau, Brazil, 15Internal Medicine, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Surulere, Nigeria, 16Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex Osun state, Nigeria., Osogbo, Nigeria, 17Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India, 18Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria, 19Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, 20on behalf of the BiobadaBrasil study group, Sociedade Brasileira de Reumatologia, Uberlandia, Brazil, 21Rua Otavio Rodrigues DaCunha, Uberlandia MG, Brazil, 22Servicio de Reumatología, Universidade Federal de Uberlandia, Uberlandia, Brazil, 23Reumatologia, Reumatologia, Universidade Federal de Uberlandia, Uberlandia, Brazil, 24Matematica, Matematica, Universidade Federal de Uberlandia, Uberlandia, Brazil, 25Universidade Federal de Uberlandia, Uberlandia MG, Brazil, 26Dept of Rheumatology, University of Kwa Zulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa, 27Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 28University of São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 29Internal Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India, 30Clínica Reumacenter,, Juliaca, Peru, 31Hospita Central Fuerza Aerea Perú, Lima, Peru, 32University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom, 33Rheumatology, Hospital San Juan Batista, Catamarca, Argentina, Catamarca, Argentina

    Background/Purpose: Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA) is a heterogeneous disease which makes management of PsA a challenge. European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) and the Group for Research…
  • Abstract Number: 1093 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Effectiveness of the Outreach Model for Rheumatology Specialty Clinics to On-Reserve First Nations in Canada: System-Level and Individual Measures of Performance and Outcomes

    Sujay Nagaraj1, Claire Barber2, Margaret Kargard3, Tyler White3 and Cheryl Barnabe4, 1McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, 2Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, 3Siksika Health Services, Siksika, AB, Canada, 4Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada

    Background/Purpose: Inflammatory arthritis (IA) disproportionately affects Canada’s First Nations population. A Model of Care (MoC) consisting of rheumatology specialty services embedded in the primary care…
  • Abstract Number: 16 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Differences Between Patient and Physician Global Assessment on Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity Status in High and Lower Income  Countries Contribute to Inequity

    SA Bergstra1, R van den Berg1, A Chopra2, JAP da Silva3, D Vega-Morales4, N Govind5, TWJ Huizinga6 and RBM Landewé7,8, 1Department of Rheumatology, LUMC, Leiden, Netherlands, Leiden, Netherlands, 2Department of Rheumatology, Center for Rheumatic Diseases, Pune, India, Pune, India, 3Department of Rheumatology, SRHUC, Coimbra, Portugal, Coimbra, Portugal, 4Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo Léon, Monterrey, Mexico, Monterrey, Mexico, 5Department of Rheumatology, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa, 6Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, Netherlands, 7Amsterdam Rheumatology & Immunology Center, Netherlands, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 8Zuyderland Medical Center, Heerlen, Netherlands, Heerlen, Netherlands

    Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients score their global disease activity (ptGD) on average higher than physicians (phGD). This difference can vary between countries with high…
  • Abstract Number: 117 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    The Relationship Between Socioeconomic Factors and Dmards Use in Rheumatoid Arthritis

    Adegbenga Bankole, Rheumatology, Carilion Clinic, Roanoke, VA

    Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disorder affecting millions of Americans with societal costs estimated in the billions. With the expansion in…
  • Abstract Number: 1248 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Access to Care: The Patient Perspective from the 2015 ACR/ARHP Workforce Study

    Seetha Monrad1, Lisa Imundo2, Daniel Battafarano3 and Marcia Ditmyer4, 1Internal Medicine/Rheumatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 2Pediatrics, Columbia University, New York, NY, 3Medicine, San Antonio Military Medical Center, San Antonio, TX, 4University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV

    Background/Purpose: The 2015 Workforce Study (WFS) sought to expand our current understanding of the rheumatology workforce utilizing an integrated, patient-centered approach to workforce modeling. Primary…
  • Abstract Number: 1249 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    “There Are Still a Lot of Things That I Need”: A Qualitative Study Exploring Opportunities to Improve the Health Outcomes of First Nations People with Arthritis Seen at an on-Reserve Outreach Rheumatology Clinic

    Adalberto Loyola-Sánchez1, Lynden Crowshoe2, Tyler White3, Diane Lacaille4 and Cheryl Barnabe5, 1Rheumatology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, 2Family Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, 3Siksika Health Services, Siksika, AB, Canada, 4Rheumatology, Arthritis Research Canada, Richmond, BC, Canada, 5Division of Rheumatology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada

    Background/Purpose: A rheumatology specialty clinic embedded in a primary health care clinic on a First Nations reserve was established six years ago to improve access…
  • Abstract Number: 1262 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Sociodemographic and Clinical Correlates of Physical Therapy Utilization in Adults with Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis

    Maura D. Iversen1,2, Todd A. Schwartz3, Leigh F. Callahan4, Yvonne M. Golightly5, Adam P. Goode6, Carla Hill7, Kim Huffman8, Ami Pathak9 and Kelli Allen10, 1Northeastern University, Department of Physical Therapy, and Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 2Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, 3Department of Biostatistics, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 4Thurston Arthritis Research Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, 5Epidemiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 6O, Duke University, Durham, NC, 7University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 8School of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Molecular Physiology and Durham VA Medical Center, Duke University, Durham, NC, 9Comprehensive Physical Therapy, Chapel Hill, NC, 10University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Durham VA Medical Center, Chapel Hill, NC

    Background/Purpose: Although physical therapy (PT) is recommended for managing symptomatic knee osteoarthritis (sxKOA), little is known about correlates of PT utilization among adults with sxKOA.…
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