Abstracts tagged "Health policy"

Abstract Number: 0198 • ACR Convergence 2023
Improving Vaccination Uptake of Herpes Zoster in Young Rheumatic Disease Patients Ages 18-49 Using Specialty Pharmacy Partnership
Stephen Lindsey¹, Brittany Hill², Sheela Sheth³ and Arya Loghmani², ¹LSU Health Science Center, New Orleans, LA, ²Louisiana State University, New Orleans, LA, ³Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
Background/Purpose: Herpes zoster (HZ), also known as shingles, causes an estimated one million cases annually in the United States. Many studies have shown that the…
Abstract Number: 0217 • ACR Convergence 2023
Safety and Efficacy of Tixagevimab/Cilgavimab (Evusheld) in Autoimmune Inflammatory Rheumatic Disease Patients – a Prospective Multicenter Open-label Study
Tali Eviatar¹, Victoria Furer², Ilana Kaufman³, David levartovsky², Ofir Elalouf², Devy Zisman⁴, Tal Gazitt⁵, Amir Haddad⁴, Muna Elias⁶, Joy Feld⁷, Alexandra Balbir-Gurman⁸, Yolanda Braun Moscovici⁹, Sara Pel¹⁰, sharon Nevo¹¹, Daphna Paran² and Ori Elkayam², ¹Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical center, Ramat Gan, Israel, ²Tel Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel, ³Tel Aviv Medical Center, Petah-Tikva, Israel, ⁴Carmel Medical Center, Haifa, Israel, ⁵Carmel Hospital, Haifa, Israel, ⁶rheumatology unit, Haifa, Israel, ⁷Carmel and Zvulun Medical Centre, Haifa, Israel, ⁸Rheumatology Institute, Rambam Health Care Campus and Rappaport Faculty of |Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel, ⁹Rambam Heath Care Campus, Haifa, Israel, ¹⁰Tel Aviv Medical Center, Modiin, Israel, ¹¹Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Givataim, Israel
Background/Purpose: Autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic disease (AIIRD) patients treated with rituximab (RTX) are at risk for severe COVID19 infection, and a blunted humoral response to SARS-CoV-2…
Abstract Number: 0465 • ACR Convergence 2023
The Effects of Post-Dobbs Abortion Policy on Rheumatology Clinical Practice: A Survey of Rheumatologists
Mehret Birru Talabi¹, Bonnie Bermas², Irene Blanco³, Ashira Blazer⁴, Megan Clowse⁵, Cuoghi Edens⁶, Leslie Pierce⁷, Catherine Wright¹ and Rosalind Ramsey-Goldman³, ¹University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ²UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX, ³Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ⁴Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ⁵Duke University, Chapel Hill, NC, ⁶University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ⁷University of Pittsburgh, Raleigh, NC
Background/Purpose: In June 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health removed the federal constitutional right to abortion, returning abortion policy…
Abstract Number: 1019 • ACR Convergence 2023
Association of Historical Redlining and Present-Day Neighborhood Inequities with Missed Outpatient Appointments Among Individuals with Rheumatic Conditions
Sherry Yang¹, Leah Santacroce² and Candace Feldman², ¹Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Structural racism pervades U.S. history with continued effects on health inequities. Residential segregation serves as an example, where redlining maps outlined areas with high…
Abstract Number: 1616 • ACR Convergence 2023
Geographic and Demographic Representation in Industry-sponsored, US-based Clinical Trials of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Therapies
Joshua Skydel¹, Reshma Ramachandran², Sakinah Suttiratana², Joseph Ross², Joshua Wallach³ and Christopher Burns⁴, ¹Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, ²Yale University, New Haven, CT, ³Emory University, Atlanta, GA, ⁴Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH
Background/Purpose: Clinical trials of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) therapies have increased over the last decade, driven by evolving knowledge of targetable pathways. However, these trials…
Abstract Number: 2019 • ACR Convergence 2023
2023 EULAR Recommendations for the Management of Fatigue in People with Inflammatory Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases
Emma Dures¹, Bayram Farisogullari², Eduardo Santos³, Anna Molto⁴, Caroline Feldthusen⁵, Claire Harris⁶, Corinna Elling-Audersch⁷, Deirdre Conolly⁸, Elena Elefante⁹, Fernando Estévez-López¹⁰, Ilaria Bini¹¹, Jette Primdahl¹², Kirsten Hoeper¹³, Marie Urban¹⁴, Mart van de Laar¹⁵, Marta Redondo¹⁶, Peter Böhm¹⁷, Raj Amarnani¹⁸, Rhys Hayward⁶, Rinie Geenen¹⁹, Simona Rednic²⁰, Susanne Pettersson²¹, Tanja Thomsen²², Till Uhlig²³, Valentin Ritschl²⁴ and Pedro Machado²⁵, ¹Academic Rheumatology, Bristol Royal Infirmary; and Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, University of the West of England, Bristol, United Kingdom, ²Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Ankara, Turkey, ³Health Sciences Research Unit: Nursing (UICISA: E), Nursing School of Coimbra (ESEnfC), Coimbra, Portugal, ⁴HOPITAL COCHIN AP-HP, Service de Rhumatologie, Paris, France, ⁵Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, University of Gothenburg, Department of Health and Rehabilitation, Unit of Physiotherapy, Sahlgrenska Academy, Gothenburg, Sweden, ⁶Northwick Park Hospital, London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust, Department of Rheumatology, London, United Kingdom, ⁷Deutsche Rheuma-Liga Bundesverband e.V., Patient Research Partner, Bonn, Germany, ⁸School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, Discipline of Occupational Therapy, Dublin, Ireland, ⁹Rheumatology Unit, Department of clinical and experimental medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy, ¹⁰Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Boston, MA, ¹¹Anmar, Young, Rome, Italy, Rome, Italy, ¹²University Hospital of Southern Denmark, Danish Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Sønderborg, Denmark, ¹³Hannover Medical School, Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Hannover, Germany, ¹⁴University Hospitals Bristol, Research Design Service, Bristol, United Kingdom, ¹⁵University of Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, Enschede, Netherlands, ¹⁶Camilo José Cela University, Faculty of Heath Sciences, Madrid, Spain, ¹⁷German League against rheumatism, Forschungspartner, Bonn, Germany, ¹⁸Barts Health NHS Trust, Barts Health Rheumatology Service, London, United Kingdom, ¹⁹Utrecht University, Vorstenbosch, Netherlands, ²⁰Prof Dr Simona Rednic, Cluj, Romania, ²¹Karolinska Institute, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine Solna, Stockholm, Sweden, ²²University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen Centre for Arthritis Research, Centre for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases VRR, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark, ²³Center for Treatment of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases (REMEDY), Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ²⁴Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ²⁵Centre for Rheumatology & Department of Neuromuscular Diseases, University College London, London, UK. Department of Rheumatology, Northwick Park Hospital, London North West University Healthcare NHS trust, London, UK., London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Fatigue is prevalent in people with inflammatory rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (I-RMDs) and recognized as one of the most challenging symptoms to manage (1).…
Abstract Number: 2283 • ACR Convergence 2023
Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination Among Patients Living with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Sweden: Coverage and Clinical Effectiveness
Arthur Mageau¹, Julia Simard², Elisabet Svenungsson³ and Elizabeth Arkema⁴, ¹Department of Medicine Solna, Clinical Epidemiology Division, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden / Internal Medicine Unit, Hopital Bichat, Paris, France, ²Department of Epidemiology & Population Health, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, ³Department of Medicine Solna, Unit of Rheumatology, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁴Department of Medicine Solna, Clinical Epidemiology Division, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Real-world data assessing the effectiveness of the anti-SARS-CoV2 vaccination in patients living with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are currently lacking. We aimed to describe…
Abstract Number: 2480 • ACR Convergence 2023
Definition of Rheumatoid Arthritis Flare Based on SDAI and CDAI
Victoria Konzett¹, Andreas Kerschbaumer², Josef S Smolen³, Eirik Kristianslund⁴, Sella Provan⁴, Tore Kvien⁵ and Daniel Aletaha⁶, ¹Medical University of Vienna, Wien, Austria, ²Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ³Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ⁴Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ⁵Center for Treatment of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases (REMEDY), Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ⁶Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, Wien, Austria
Background/Purpose: Measures of improvement and state of disease activity are well-established in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), whereas distinct classifiers for worsening (“flare”) are lacking to date.…
Abstract Number: 084 • 2023 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Rheum to Improve: Patient-reported Transition Readiness in a Large Pediatric Rheumatology Clinic
Kristiana Nasto¹, David McDonald¹, Kyla Fergason¹, Mary Robichaux¹, Bernard Danna¹, Monique Maher¹, Alexander Alexander¹, Danielle Guffey¹, Miriah Gillispie-Taylor² and Tiphanie Vogel¹, ¹Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, ²Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX
Background/Purpose: Transition of adolescents with chronic healthcare needs to adult care may result in poor outcomes. We have developed a program to improve the transition…
Abstract Number: L09 • ACR Convergence 2022
Impact on Access to Methotrexate in the Post-Roe Era
Kristin Wipfler¹, Adam Cornish¹, Rebecca Schumacher², Yomei Shaw³, Patricia Katz⁴ and Kaleb Michaud⁵, ¹FORWARD, The National Databank for Rheumatic Diseases, Omaha, NE, ²FORWARD, The National Databank for Rheumatic Diseases, Wichita, KS, ³FORWARD, The National Databank for Rheumatic Diseases, Santa Fe, NM, ⁴UCSF, San Rafael, CA, ⁵University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Background/Purpose: Methotrexate is the first line therapy for RA and is used to treat several other rheumatic and non-rheumatic disorders. In high doses, it can…
Abstract Number: 0227 • ACR Convergence 2022
The Rheumatology Workforce: Analyzing Geographic and Temporal Variations Among the Rheumatology Physician Workforce in the United States
Kavish Singh¹, Lynn Foster-Johnson², Sladjana Skopelja-Gardner³, Arabi Rasendrakumar⁴, Temitope Ajayi⁵ and Aakanksha Khanna⁶, ¹Montefiore Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, ²Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine, Lebanon, NH, ³Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, ⁴University of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, ⁵University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, ⁶Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH
Background/Purpose: To analyze recent trends in the rheumatology workforce related to temporal and national geographic variation in the United States (US). Methods: The publicly available physician workforce…
Abstract Number: 0571 • ACR Convergence 2022
National Rollout of a Medication Safety Dashboard to Improve Testing for Latent Infections Among Biologic/targeted Synthetic DMARD Users Within the Veterans Health Administration: Initial Results
Anna Montgomery¹, Gary Tarasovsky², Mary Whooley², Jennifer Barton³, Karla Miller⁴, Holly Mitchell⁵, Jo Dana², Kimberly Reiter⁶, Elizabeth Wahl⁷, Karine Rozenberg-Ben-Dror⁸, Jing Li⁹ and Gabriela Schmajuk¹⁰, ¹University of California San Francisco, Reno, NV, ²San Francisco VA Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, ³VA Portland Health Care System/OHSU, Portland, OR, ⁴University of Utah Division of Rheumatology/VA Salt Lake City Health Care, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁵Ralph H. Johnson VA Hospital, Mount Pleasant, SC, ⁶Albuquerque VA Medical Center, Albuquerque, NM, ⁷VA Puget Sound Healthcare System, Seattle, WA, ⁸Greater Lakes Region/VISN 12 Dept Veterans Affairs, Hines, IL, ⁹University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ¹⁰UCSF / SFVA, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Guidelines recommend testing for latent hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), and tuberculosis (TB) infection prior to initiating biologics or targeted synthetic…
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: 1194 • ACR Convergence 2022
Key Self-reported Determinants of COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance Among Persons with and Without Autoimmune Disease
Jenny Gong¹, Emma Barnboym², megan O'Mara³, Natalie Gurevich³, Maya Mattar⁴, Donald Anthony⁵, Adam Perzynski² and Nora Singer⁶, ¹Case Western School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, ²The MetroHealth System, Cleveland, OH, ³Cleveland Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, ⁴Louis Stokes VA Medical Center, Mayfield Heights, OH, ⁵Case, VA, Metro, Chardon, OH, ⁶The MetroHealth System at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH
Background/Purpose: Patients with autoimmune disease are at increased risk for complications from SARS-CoV-2 infection. We aimed to compare patient perspectives on COVID-19 vaccination among persons…
Abstract Number: 1430 • ACR Convergence 2022
Time to First Remission and Prevalence of Sustained Remission After Etanercept Biosimilar (ETA-B) or Originator (ETA-O) Initiation in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Cristiano Moura¹, Luck Lukusa¹, Laura Yan¹, Walter P Maksymowych², Denis Choquette³, Gilles Boire⁴ and Sasha Bernatsky¹, ¹Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, Canada, ²Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ³Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada, ⁴Universite de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: The first biosimilar etanercept (ETA-B) was approved in Canada in 2016, but real-world data comparing the effectiveness of ETA-B versus its equivalent originator (ETA-O)…

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