Abstracts tagged "nursing roles and pediatric rheumatology"

Abstract Number: 2455 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2015
Utilization and Education of Nurse Practitioners in Pediatric Rheumatology
Sandra Mintz¹, Karla B. Jones² and Andreas Reiff³, ¹4650 Sunset Boulevard, Mailstop 60, Children's Hospital of LA, Los Angeles, CA, ²Rheumatology, Nationwide Children's, Columbus, OH, ³Childrens Hosp LA MS60, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose: Due to the shortage of subspecialty physicians there is an increasing need of adding mid-level practitioners to specialty practices (Solomon, Bitton, et.al., 2014). However…
Abstract Number: 2791 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2013
Telephone Consultation Usage In a Pediatric Rheumatology Clinic: Considerations In Optimizing Nursing Resources
Julie Lemieux¹, Audrey Tran², Vincent Brienza³ and Roman Jurencak³, ¹Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ²University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, ³University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Telephone consultation is essential to the delivery of patient care in the ambulatory care clinics at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO). Our…