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  • Abstract Number: 185 • Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium 2020

    pGALS Training Increases Canadian and Kenyan Physicians’ Confidence in Examining the Musculoskeletal System in Children

    Rosie Scuccimarri1, Valeria Valerio 2, Angela Migowa 3, Carol Hitchon 4, Thomas Ngwiri 5, Helen Foster 6 and Ines Colmegna 7, 1McGill University/Montreal Children's Hospital, Montreal, Canada, 2Research Institute of MUHC, Montreal, Canada, 3Aga Khan University Hospital, Montreal, Kenya, 4University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada, 5Gertrude's Children's Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya, 6Newcastle, United Kingdom, 7The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal (Lachine), Canada

    Background/Purpose: pGALS (paediatric Gait Arms Legs Spine) is a simple, validated musculoskeletal (MSK) assessment tool for the school-aged child. Studies have shown physicians lack confidence in the pediatric…
  • Abstract Number: 859 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2018

    Using Online Simulation of Pediatric Musculoskeletal Cases to Evaluate How Knowledge of Costs Affects Diagnostic Workup

    Allison Yip1, Simrat Morris2, Marc Buchner3 and Angela Robinson4, 1School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, 2Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital / Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, 3School of Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, 4Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH

    Background/Purpose: With rapid rise in healthcare costs, there is increased emphasis to teach cost-conscious care in graduate medical education. Our objective was to develop online…
  • Abstract Number: 3059 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2016

    Impact of a Musculoskeletal Training Program on Residents’ Evaluation, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Osteoporosis

    Michael J. Battistone1, Richard Nelson2, Junjie Ma3,4, Karla L. Miller5, Phillip Lawrence6,7, Joanne Lafleur8, Marissa Grotzke9, Andrea M. Barker1 and Grant W. Cannon5, 1Veterans Affairs Salt Lake City Health Care System and University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, 2Epidemiology, Veterans Affairs Salt Lake City Health Care System and University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, 3Veterans Affairs Salt Lake City Health Care System and University of Utah College of Pharmacy, Salt Lake City, UT, 4University of Utah College of Pharmacy, Salt Lake City, UT, 5Internal Medicine, Veterans Affairs Salt Lake City Health Care System and University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, 6Salt Lake City VA Medical Center and Roseman University of Health Sciences, Salt Lake City, UT, 7Roseman University of Health Sciences, Salt Lake City, UT, 8University of Utah Department of Pharmacotherapy and Salt Lake City VA Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT, 9Division of Endocrinology, Veterans Affairs Salt Lake City Health Care System and University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT

    Background/Purpose: The Center of Excellence (COE) in Musculoskeletal (MSK) Care and Education was established at the Salt Lake City Veterans Affairs Medical Center (SLCVAMC) in…
  • Abstract Number: 2883 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2014

    Rheumatology-Specific Milestones for a Musculoskeletal Radiology Curriculum

    Michelle Newkirk1, Liem Mansfield2, Jay B. Higgs3 and Daniel Battafarano1, 1Rheumatology, San Antonio Military Medical Center, JBSA - Ft Sam Houston, TX, 2Musculoskeletal Radiology, San Antonio Military Medical Center, JBSA - Ft Sam Houston, TX, 3Rheumatology, San Antonio Military Medical Center, JBSA - Fort Sam Houston, TX

    Background/Purpose In 2012, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) announced the required implementation of standardized milestones with entrustable professional activities (EPAs) for the…

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