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  • Abstract Number: 1156 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting

    Differences in Clinical Outcomes According to the Healthcare Regime in Colombian Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

    Julian Barahona-Correa1, Jorge Florez 1, Mateo Rodriguez 2, Karen Ramirez 3, Paul Mendez-Patarroyo 1, Paola Coral-Alvarado 1 and Gerardo Quintana-López 1, 1Reumavance Group, section of Rheumatology, Fundacion Santa Fe de Bogota University Hospital, Bogota DC, Distrito Capital de Bogota, Colombia, 2School of Medicine, Universidad de Los Andes, Bogota, Distrito Capital de Bogota, Colombia, 3School of Medicine, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogota DC, Distrito Capital de Bogota, Colombia

    Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) generates high impact on patients and healthcare systems. Adequate control of disease activity depends to a large extent on the access…
  • Abstract Number: 2828 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting

    Implementing the BP Connect Systems-Based Blood Pressure Follow-Up Protocol with Community Rheumatology Clinic Teams

    Edmond Ramly 1, Douglas White 2, Amanda Perez 1 and Christie Bartels1, 1University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, 2Gundersen Health System, Onalaska

    Background/Purpose: Despite recognition that rheumatoid arthritis (RA) accelerates cardiovascular disease (CVD) and hypertension impacts 50% of RA patients, up to 50% lack blood pressure (BP)…
  • 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: 2389 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Evaluating Disease Activity Outcomes for Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis across the Pediatric Rheumatology Care and Outcomes Improvement Network (PR-COIN)

    Emily A. Smitherman1, Bin Huang2, Ronald M. Laxer3, C. April Bingham4, Cagri Yildirim-Toruner5, Beth Gottlieb6, Jennifer Weiss7, Tzielan Lee8, Sheetal S. Vora9, Jon (Sandy) Burnham10, Julia Harris11, Judyann C. Olson12, Mileka Gilbert13, Michelle Batthish14, Michael Shishov15, Dustin Fleck16 and Esi Morgan1, 1Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 3Div of Rheumatology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, 4Penn State Health Children's Hospital, Hershey, PA, 5Division of Rheumatology, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH, 6Pediatric Rheumatology PTD, Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York, Lake Success, NY, 7Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ, 8Pediatric Rheumatology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, 9Pediatric Rheumatology, Levine Children's Hospital, Charlotte, NC, 10Pediatric Rheumatology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 11Children's Mercy - Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, 12Ped/MACC Fund Research Ctr, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 13Pediatric Rheumatology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, 14Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, McMaster Children's Hospital, Hamilton, ON, Canada, 15Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, AZ, 16Pediatric Rheumatology, University of Michigan, Brighton, MI

    Background/Purpose: It is widely accepted that the treatment goal for juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is remission. PR-COIN, a quality improvement collaborative comprised of pediatric rheumatology…
  • Abstract Number: 1498 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Engaging Clinic Staff in Work System Redesign to Adapt a Hypertension Protocol for Rheumatology

    Edmond Ramly1, Diane Lauver2 and Christie M. Bartels3, 1Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering, Madison, WI, 2University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Nursing, Madison, WI, 3Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin (UW) School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH), Madison, WI

    Background/Purpose: Despite routine blood pressure (BP) measurement by clinic staff, we reported that rheumatologists discussed elevated BPs in <1/3 of visits leading to missed opportunities…
  • Abstract Number: 2311 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Tele-Rheumatology: Despite Improved Access Could There be a Potential Delay in Care without a Skilled “Presenter”?

    Zsolt Kulcsar1, Daniel A. Albert2, Krista Merrihew3 and John Mecchella4, 1Rheumatology/Leadership Preventive Medicine Residency, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, lebanon, NH, 2Rheumatology, The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Lebanon, NH, 3Rheumatology, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, 4Rheumatology, Giesel school of medicine and Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH

    Background/Purpose: Arthritis treatment in New Hampshire (NH) is complicated by the fact that a large proportion of the population lives in rural areas (60%) with…
  • Abstract Number: 1811 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    The Burden of Depression on Healthcare Utilization in a Population-Based Cohort of Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

    Alfredo Aguirre1, Gaobin Bao2, S. Sam Lim3 and Cristina Drenkard4, 1Department of Rheumatology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 2Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 3Emory University School of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Atlanta, GA, 4Medicine, Div Rheumatology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA

    Background/Purpose . Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic disease that disproportionately strikes black women. Depression is a potentially debilitating co-morbidity that affects 15-75% of…
  • Abstract Number: 902 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Co-Management for Children with JIA: A Survey of Primary Care Providers Regarding Current Practices and Willingness to Provide Services

    Amanda Mroczek1, Gary Freed2 and Meredith Riebschleger1, 1Pediatric Rheumatology & Health Services Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 2Pediatrics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

    Background/Purpose: Pediatric Rheumatology (PR) is among the smallest and least geographically accessible of the pediatric subspecialties. This problem may be addressed by utilizing the more…
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