Abstracts tagged "inflammatory arthritis and primary care"

Abstract Number: 1253 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2016
Evaluation of a Pre-Assessment Tool to Define the Spectrum of Autoimmune Diseases in an Underserved Environment
Gary Craig¹, Keith Knapp², Karen Ferguson¹, Ruben Tavares³, Mary Bell⁴ and Sergio Schwartzman⁵, ¹Discus Analytics LLC., Spokane, WA, ²Arthritis Northwest PLLC., Spokane, WA, ³Rheumatology, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: American rheumatology practice patterns vary considerably. One challenge is practitioner shortage, thus a patient-self-administered screening tool would fill an unmet need if it identified…