Abstracts tagged "Managed Care"

Abstract Number: 0677 • ACR Convergence 2024
Patterns of Raynaud’s Phenomenon Management in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis: A Real-World Data from Community-Based Practices in the United States
Gulsen Ozen¹, Sofia Pedro², Kaleb Michaud³ and Robyn Domsic⁴, ¹University of Nebraska Medical Center, Bellevue, NE, ²Forward, The National Databank for Rheumatic Diseases, Wichita, KS, ³University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁴Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: Raynaud’s phenomenon (RP) and the complex vasculopathy of systemic sclerosis (SSc) can lead to chronic digital ischemia, ulcerations, and necrosis with significant pain and…
Abstract Number: 1456 • ACR Convergence 2024
Real-World Treat-to-Target Strategy in Psoriatic Arthritis: Baseline Characteristics from the MONITOR-PsA Cohort
Lija James¹, Elnaz Saeedi², Jean-Guillaume Letarouilly¹, Nicola Gullick³, Anne Francis², Deepak Jadon⁴, William Tillett⁵, Yvonne Sinomati², Laura Tucker¹, Nadia Mian², Ines Rombach², Ioana Marian², Maria Sofia Massa² and Laura Coates⁶, ¹Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, ²Oxford Clinical Trials Research Unit, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, ³Rheumatology Department, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, Coventry, Coventry, United Kingdom, ⁴Cambridge University, Cambridge, United Kingdom, ⁵Royal National Hospital of Rheumatic Diseases; Department of Life Sciences, Centre for Therapeutic Innovation, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom, ⁶University of Oxford, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, Oxford, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a chronic musculoskeletal disease, which can lead to progressive joint pain, joint destruction, and loss of function. Evidence suggests that…
Abstract Number: 2558 • ACR Convergence 2024
Development of Non-genetic Risk Stratification Model of Severe Allopurinol Hypersensitivity Syndrome, a Multicenter Study in Thailand
Patapong Towiwat¹, Wichittra Tassaneeyakul², Suppachai Lawanaskol³, Chonlaphat Sukasem⁴, Nontaya Nakkam², Ticha Rerkpattanapipat⁴, Jettanong Klaewsongkram⁵, Pawinee Rerknimitr⁵, Duangkamon Poolpun⁶, Worawit Louthrenoo⁷ and Niwat Saksit⁸, ¹Naresuan university, Phitsanulok, Thailand, ²Khon Kaen university, Khon Kaen, Thailand, ³Chaiprakan hospital, Chiang Mai, Thailand, ⁴Mahidol university, Bangkok, Thailand, ⁵Chulalongkorn university, Bangkok, Thailand, ⁶Buddhachinaraj hospital, Phitsanulok, Thailand, ⁷Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Chiang Mai, Thailand, ⁸Phayao university, Phayao, Thailand
Background/Purpose: Severe allopurinol hypersensitivity (SAH), although uncommon, is a serious adverse event of allopurinol. Both genetic (HLA-B*58:01) and non-genetic factors (female gender, age ≥60-65 years,…
Abstract Number: 2404 • ACR Convergence 2023
Subclinical Giant Cell Arteritis in Polimialgia Rheumatica: A Biomarker of High Relapse Risk
Eugenio De Miguel¹, Rositsa Karalilova², PIERLUIGI MACCHIONI³, Cristina Ponte⁴, Edoardo Conticini⁵, Alessandro Tomelleri⁶, Sara Monti⁷, Irene Monjo¹, Zguro Batalov², Giulia Klinowski⁸, Paolo Falsetti⁹, David Kane¹⁰, Corrado Campochiaro¹¹ and Alojzija Hocevar¹², ¹Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain, ²Medical University of Plovdiv, University Hospital Kaspela, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, ³Azienda USL -IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, Centro Académico de Medicina de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal; Rheumatology Research Unit, Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Centro Académico de Medicina de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal, ⁵Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, ⁶Unit of Immunology, Rheumatology, Allergy and Rare Diseases, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milano, Italy, ⁷Division of Rheumatology, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy; Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, Università di Pavia, Pavia, Italy, ⁸IRCCS-S.Maria Nuova, Reggio Emilia, Italy, ⁹San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Siena, Italy, ¹⁰Tallaght University Hospital & Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, ¹¹IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Unit of Immunology, Rheumatology, Allergy and Rare Disease. Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy, ¹²Department of Rheumatology, Universitiy Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Background/Purpose: Around 20% of polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) patients without clinical symptoms of giant cell arteritis (GCA) have subclinical GCA by image or byopsy1. However, there…
Abstract Number: PP02 • ACR Convergence 2023
Patient Centered Care: The Complete Picture
Chisa Nosamiefan, South Weymouth, MA
Background/Purpose: My recollection is that in I997 there about, I began to feel sick and I experienced these symptoms, night sweats, pain in my chest,…
Abstract Number: PP23 • ACR Convergence 2022
The Journey to Collaborative Care and Patient-Centric Educational Opportunities for a Scleroderma Patient
Amy Gietzen and Hannah Bowen, The Ann Steffens Scleroderma Foundation, Albany, NY
Background/Purpose: In 2001 I started to experience forearm, elbow, and wrist pain. My fingers were constantly swollen, and sensitive. After 6 months of living in…
Abstract Number: 0795 • ACR Convergence 2021
Treatment Response and Several Patient-reported Outcomes Are Early Determinants of Future Self-efficacy in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Michal Doumen¹, Diederik De Cock¹, Sofia Pazmino¹, Delphine Bertrand¹, Rene Westhovens² and Patrick Verschueren³, ¹KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, ²University Hospitals KU Leuven, Maaseik, Belgium, ³University Hospitals Leuven - KULeuven, Leuven, Belgium
Background/Purpose: Self-efficacy (SE), or patients’ confidence in their ability to control disease and its consequences, was recently prioritised in EULAR-recommendations for self-management strategies for inflammatory…
Abstract Number: 1024 • ACR Convergence 2021
Medical Care Seeking Is Frequent and Associated with Overuse of Low-Value Care for Low Back Pain in Portugal: Results from a Nationwide Population-Based Study
Luís Antunes Gomes¹, Eduardo Brazete Cruz², Ana Rita Henriques¹, Jaime Branco³, Helena Canhão⁴ and Ana Maria Rodrigues³, ¹EpiDoC Unit, Comprehensive Health Research Centre (CHRC), Lisbon, Portugal, ²Comprehensive Health Research Centre (CHRC), Setubal, Portugal, ³EpiDoC Unit, CEDOC, Nova Medical School, Comprehensive Health Research Centre (CHRC), Lisbon, Portugal, ⁴EpiDoC Unit, Comprehensive Health Research Centre (CHRC), Lisboa, Portugal
Background/Purpose: Low back pain (LBP) constitutes an important cause of disability and morbidity in general population. Appropriate care for LBP includes non-pharmacological interventions based on…
Abstract Number: 1072 • ACR Convergence 2021
The Multidisciplinary Approach with Patient Collaboration Improve the Clinical Effectiveness of the Intervention
Carlos González¹, Luis Menchén-Viso¹, Ofelia Baniandres-Rodriguez¹, Carmen Lobo-Rodríguez¹, Ana Herranz-Alonso¹, Ignacio Marín-Jiménez¹, Juan Carlos Nieto², Lucia Ibares-Frias¹, Indalecio Monteagudo¹, Esther Chamorro de Vega¹, Javier Torresano-Bruno¹, Amparo Lopez-Esteban¹, Arantza Ais-Larisgoitia¹, Paloma Morales de los Ríos Luna¹, ana Lopez-Calleja¹, Sonia Garcia de San Jose³ and Jose Maria Alvaro-Gracia³, ¹CEIMI, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain, ²Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain, ³Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Maranón, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: We have developed a multidisciplinary unit for patients in treatment with biological therapies (BT) with the collaboration of Dermatology (Der), Gastroenterology (GE), Rheumatology (Rheu),…
Abstract Number: 1600 • ACR Convergence 2021
Has the COVID 19 Pandemic Impacted the Management of Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain?
Samon Oomen-Lochtefeld¹, Rochelle Tsemekhin², Lori Lyn Price², Chen Guang³ and Chenchen Wang², ¹Tufts University, Boston, MA, ²Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, ³Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: The management of the patients with chronic conditions such as musculoskeletal pain can be affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the impact of COVID-19…
Abstract Number: 0145 • ACR Convergence 2020
Treat-to-Target in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Rates of Treatment Changes in Patients Engaged with Care Management Services Compared to Historically Reported National Registry Based Estimates
Pranav Patel¹, Andrew Krueger², Aliza Lipson³, Michele Hamburger⁴ and Craig Hunter⁵, ¹CVS Health, Toledo, OH, ²Accordant Health Services, Greensboro, NC, ³Emory University, Palmetto Bay, FL, ⁴Frances Hamburger Institute, Hauppauge, NY, ⁵CVS Health, Northbrook
Background/Purpose: Treat-to-target is the foundation of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) management. Prioritizing routine measurement of patient-reported disease activity along with conventional physician, laboratory and imaging assessments…
Abstract Number: 0643 • ACR Convergence 2020
Use of Biologic Treatment and Risk to Be Admitted for COVID-19 Infection
Carlos González¹, Luis Menchén¹, Indalecio Monteagudo¹, Ofelia Baniandrés², Juan Carlos Nieto Gonzalez¹, Ignacio Marín-Jiménez¹, Ana Herranz-Alonso¹, Carmen Lobo-Rodríguez¹, Amparo López-Esteban¹, Ana López¹, Arantza Ais-Larisgoitia¹, Esther Chamorro de Vega¹, Paloma Morales de los Ríos¹, Maria Jesús Lizcano¹, Jose Maria Alvaro-Gracia¹ and Sonia García de San-José¹, ¹CEIMI, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain, ²CEIMI, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: To analyze the risk of admission for COVID19 infection and outcome of patients treated with b/tsDMARD from our center, to compare with all patients…

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