Abstracts tagged "occupational therapy and physical therapy"

Abstract Number: 114 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Effect of Triage Assessments on Identifying Inflammatory Arthritis and Reducing Rheumatology Wait Times in Ontario
Claire Bombardier¹, Sydney Brooks², Mary Bell³, Angela Cesta⁴, Tetyana Kendzerskaya⁵, Raquel Sweezie⁶, Jessica Widdifield⁷, Laura Fullerton⁸, Vandana Ahluwalia⁹ and Arthur Karasik¹⁰, ¹Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²The Arthritis Society, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Ontario Best Practices Research Initiative, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵Institute for Clinical Evaluative Studies, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶Arthritis Rehabilitation and Education Program, The Arthritis Society, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁷McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁸Division of Support, Systems and Outcomes, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁹Ontario Rheumatology Association, Brampton, ON, Canada, ¹⁰Ontario Rheumatology Association, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Excessive delays to rheumatologists have been documented and triage assessments of suspected IA referrals from primary care may be a key strategy to expedite…
Abstract Number: 2386 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Integrating Wearable Physical Activity Monitoring Tools into Rehabilitation Practice for Patients with Arthritis: The Healthcare Professional Perspective
Graham Macdonald¹, Jenny Leese², Catherine Backman³, Aileen Davis⁴, Anne F. Townsend⁵, J Antonio Avina-Zubieta⁶, Diane Gromala⁷ and Linda Li⁵, ¹Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ²Rehabilitation Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ³Occup Science & OccupTherapy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁴Health Care and Outcomes Rsrch, Toronto Western Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵Arthritis Research Canada, Richmond, BC, Canada, ⁶Medicine, University of British Columbia, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁷Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Wearable physical activity monitoring tools can be used for goal-setting and progress-monitoring in rehabilitation programs for patients with arthritis. Little is known about the…

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