Abstracts tagged "practice guidelines"

Abstract Number: 0224 • ACR Convergence 2025
Improving Adherence to Pulmonary Hypertension Screening in Systemic Sclerosis Patients: Post-Intervention Analysis
John Hickernell¹ and Zineb Aouhab², ¹Loyola Univeristy Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ²Loyola University Medical Center, Oak Brook, IL
Background/Purpose: Annual screening for pulmonary hypertension (PH) in patients with Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) reduces mortality. The American College of Radiology, European Society of Cardiology/European Respiratory…
Abstract Number: 0211 • ACR Convergence 2025
Initial Results From a Single-Center Quality Improvement Initiative Using the Shingrix Rheumatology Immunization Dashboard Within the Veterans Health Administration
Alexandra Do¹, Lisa Matsumoto¹, Cherish Wilson², Gary Tarasovsky³, gabriela Schmajuk⁴ and Jennifer Barton⁵, ¹Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, ²UCSF / SFVA, San Francisco, CA, ³UCSF, San Francisco, ⁴University of California, San Francisco, and San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, ⁵VA Portland Health Care System/OHSU, Portland, OR
Background/Purpose: Disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) are used to treat many rheumatologic diseases by modulating the patient’s immune system. However, patients on DMARDs are more susceptible…
Abstract Number: 0180 • ACR Convergence 2025
Digital Transformation in IMID Care: Results from the Implementation of IMIDOC
JOSE INIESTA-CHAMORRO¹, Marta Novella-Navarro², Diego Benavent³, HELENA BORREL-PAÑOS⁴, Xabier Michelena Vegas⁵, Javier Bachiller⁶, Verónica García García⁷, ESTHER ESPARTAL⁴, LETICIA LOJO-OLIVEIRA⁸, Enrique Calvo-Aranda⁹, José Rodríguez gago¹⁰, Gema Bonilla¹¹, Irene Monjo Henry², Victoria Navarro-Compan¹², Jaime Arroyo¹⁰, Eugenio de Miguel², Mariana Díaz-Almirón¹³, cARMEN ALEGRE¹⁰, ENRIQUE J GÓMEZ¹⁴ and Chamaida Plasencia-Rodríguez², ¹¹Biomedical Engineering and Telemedicine Centre, ETSIT, Center for Biomedical Technology, Universidad Politéctica de Madrid, TELEMEDICINE, MADRID, ²Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain, ³Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Madrid, Spain, ⁴⁴HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VALL D´HEBRON, RHEUMATOLOGY, BARCELONA, Spain,, BARCELONA, ⁵Hospital Universitari Vall Hebron, Barcelona, Spain, ⁶Hospital Ramon y Cajal, Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ⁷Ramón y Cajal University Hospital, MADRID, Spain, ⁸Hospital Universitario Infanta Leonor, Madrid, Spain, ⁹Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Infanta Leonor / Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain, madrid, ¹⁰Hospital Universitario La Paz, MADRID, ¹¹Hospital Universitario La Paz, Rheumatology, Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ¹²Department of Rheumatology, La Paz University Hospital, IdiPaz, Madrid, Spain, ¹³LIMA, Advanced Medical Informatics Lab, La Paz Research Institute, IdiPAZ, Madrid, Spain, ¹⁴¹Biomedical Engineering and Telemedicine Centre, ETSIT, Center for Biomedical Technology, Universidad Politéctica de Madrid, TELEMEDICINE, MADRID, Spain,, MADRID
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and spondyloarthritis (SpA) are immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs) characterized by joint and spinal inflammation, leading to functional impairment. Their management requires…
Abstract Number: 1909 • ACR Convergence 2025
Trends of venous thromboembolism after total joint replacement in the United Kingdom after the introduction of NICE guidelines.
Subhashisa Swain¹, Nadja Leith², Sarah Brown², Cynthia Wright Drakesmith², Jonathan Rees³, Clare Bankhead⁴ and John Powell⁴, ¹Keele University, University of Oxford, Keele, United Kingdom, ²University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, ³NDORMS, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, ⁴NDPCHS, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Joint replacement (JR) surgery is one of the preferred management for end-stage arthritis. Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) is one of the major post-surgical complications after…
Abstract Number: 1527 • ACR Convergence 2025
Lupus Nephritis Clinical Practice Guidelines: Critical Appraisal and Quality Comparison Using the AGREE II Tool
Egla Samantha Sanchez-Peralta¹, Hector Alejandro Martinez-Espinosa¹, Karla Paola Moncada-Flores², Margarita Isabel Alarcon-Jarquin³, Dionicio A. Galarza-Delgado⁴, Diana E. Flores-Alvarado¹ and Gabriel Figueroa-Parra⁵, ¹Rheumatology Service, University Hospital “Dr. José Eleuterio González”, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, México, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, ²Internal Medicine, University Hospital “Dr. José Eleuterio González”, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, México, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, ³Rheumatology Service, University Hospital “Dr. José Eleuterio González”, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, ⁴Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario Dr. José Eleuterio González, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico, ⁵Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
Background/Purpose: About a half of the patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) can present lupus nephritis (LN) throughout the course of their disease, representing one…
Abstract Number: 1034 • ACR Convergence 2025
Healthy Dietary Patterns and Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Elena Joerns¹, Jeffrey Sparks², Cynthia Chelf¹, Cynthia Crowson³, John Davis¹ and Vanessa Kronzer¹, ¹Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Mayo Clinic, Stewartvillle, MN
Background/Purpose: Healthy dietary patterns are associated with many health benefits, including lower cardiovascular disease, mortality, and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) disease activity. Therefore, we aimed to…
Abstract Number: 0827 • ACR Convergence 2025
Utilization of American College of Rheumatology Vaccination Guidelines in Clinic: A Needs Assessment in an Internal Medicine Residency Program
Julia Levy¹, Genna Braverman¹, Kirana Gudi² and Juliet Aizer¹, ¹Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ²Weill Cornell, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Despite increased risks of infection in patients with systemic autoimmune rheumatic disease (SARD), vaccination rates for this population are suboptimal. In 2023 the American…
Abstract Number: 0826 • ACR Convergence 2025
Impact of Large Language Models on Diagnostic Reasoning of Medical Students in Rheumatology: A Randomized Trial
Anna Roemer¹, Nadine Schlicker², Anna Kernder³, Benedikt Albe¹, Juliana Hack⁴, Martin Hirsch⁵, Sebastian Kuhn¹ and Johannes Knitza⁶, ¹Institute for Digital Medicine, University Hospital of Giessen and Marburg, Philipps University Marburg, Marburg, Germany, ²Institute for Artificial Intelligence in Medicine, University Hospital Giessen and Marburg, Marburg, Germany, ³Department of Rheumatology, Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne, Germany, ⁴Center for Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, University Hospital Giessen and Marburg, Marburg, Germany, ⁵Institute for Artificial Intelligence in Medicine, University Hospital Giessen and Marburg, Philipps University Marburg, Marburg, Germany, ⁶Institute for Digital Medicine, University Hospital Gießen-Marburg, Philipps University, Marburg, Germany
Background/Purpose: Although not certified as medical devices, Large Language Models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT-4 provide rapid support in diagnostic reasoning and may facilitate scalable upskilling…
Abstract Number: 0264 • ACR Convergence 2025
Seeing Beyond the Eye: Subclinical Audio-Vestibular Involvement in Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Disease
Mohamed Tharwat Hegazy, Rania Yacoub, Sarah Sheta, Rana Hussein Amin and Noha Khalil, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
Background/Purpose: Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease (VKH) is a systemic disease that affects the central nervous system, ocular, and integumentary system. It causes bilateral granulomatous uveitis, dysacusia ranging…
Abstract Number: 0232 • ACR Convergence 2025
Hydroxychloroquine Blood Testing in Lupus: The Michigan Medicine Experience
Zeinab Saleh¹, Michelle Kahlenberg², Wendy Marder¹ and Emily Somers¹, ¹University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: Measuring hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) blood levels in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) can assess medication adherence and determine whether concentrations fall within the therapeutic…
Abstract Number: 0227 • ACR Convergence 2025
Malignancy Screening of Dermatomyositis Patients in the Penn State Registry of Inflammatory Myopathies (PRIMO)
Katrina Gonzales¹, William DeKryger², Deepika Pugalenthi Saravanan², Esha Tulsian², Peri Newman³, Jacob Colello², Galen Foulke⁴ and Nancy Olsen⁵, ¹Penn State College of Medicine, Hummelstown, PA, ²Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, ³Penn State Health/ Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, ⁴Penn State Health, Hershey, PA, ⁵Penn State University/Milton S Hershey, Hershey, PA
Background/Purpose: Dermatomyositis (DM) is an immune-mediated myopathy characterized by muscle weakness and skin rash that carries an elevated risk of associated malignancy within 5 years…
Abstract Number: 0817 • ACR Convergence 2024
2024 Clinical Practice Guideline for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Chronic Nonbacterial Osteitis (CNO) in Adults
Elizabeth Winter, Olaf Dekkers and Anne Leerling, and the Expert Consensus Panel for Chronic Nonbacterial Osteitis (CNO) in Adults, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Adults with sterile bone inflammation are variably labelled as Synovitis, Acne, Pustulosis, Hyperostosis, Osteitis (SAPHO)-syndrome, chronic nonbacterial osteomyelitis, chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis (CRMO), pustulotic…
Abstract Number: 1070 • ACR Convergence 2024
Evaluating & Improving Adherence to Pulmonary Hypertension Screening in Systemic Sclerosis Patients
John Hickernell¹ and Zineb Aouhab², ¹Loyola Univeristy Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ²Loyola University Medical Center, Oak Brook, IL
Background/Purpose: Annual screening for pulmonary hypertension (PH) in patients with Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) has been shown to decrease mortality. The American College of Radiology, European…
Abstract Number: 1173 • ACR Convergence 2024
Safety of Non-Exercise Rehabilitation Interventions for Adults with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Megna Mishra¹, Joshua Torrey², Bria Dunn² and Louise Thoma³, ¹UNC Health, Cary, ²University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, ³University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, systemic, inflammatory condition. Improved outcomes occur with early diagnosis, evaluation, and management. Management includes pharmacological, exercise, rehabilitation, diet,…
Abstract Number: 1440 • ACR Convergence 2024
Significant Indicators Identified for Carotid Doppler Ultrasound Use in Axial Spondyloarthritis Patients Without Conventional Cardiovascular Risk Factors
Brona Dinneen¹ and Finbar O'Shea², ¹St James's Hospital,, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, ²St James's Hospital, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Background/Purpose: The EULAR cardiovascular screening recommendations advocate for the use of carotid dopplers in patients with inflammatory joint diseases to detect subclinical atherosclerosis. Despite these…

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