Abstracts tagged "practice guidelines"

Abstract Number: 1810 • ACR Convergence 2022
Frequency and Patterns of Opioid Use in the Management of Gout: A Population-Based Study
Tuhina Neogi¹, Martin Englund², Aleksandra Turkiewicz² and Ali Kiadaliri², ¹Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ²Lund University, Lund, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Treatment guidelines for management of gout do not recommend opioids. We evaluated the frequency of opioid prescriptions in those with gout compared with the…
Abstract Number: 1811 • ACR Convergence 2022
Urate Lowering Therapy Initiation in Hospitalized Patients with Acute Gout Flares
Emily Fan¹ and Megan Krause², ¹University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, KS, ²University of Kansas, Kansas City, KS
Background/Purpose: Identifying patients with gout who would benefit from urate lowering therapies (ULT) is of utmost importance to help limit both pain and functional pain.…
Abstract Number: 1942 • ACR Convergence 2022
Maybe Silent: Spine Disease in Chronic Recurrent Multifocal Osteomyelitis, Clinical Features, Risk Factors, and Red Flags
Shima Yasin¹, T. Shawn Sato², Emma Leisinger², Aleksander Lenert², Yongdong (Dan) Zhao³ and Polly Ferguson¹, ¹University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, ²University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, ³University of Washington, Redmond, WA
Background/Purpose: Chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis (CRMO) is a female predominant autoinflammatory bone disease. The average age at disease onset is 9-10 years. The majority have…
Abstract Number: 1960 • ACR Convergence 2022
Impact of Delaying Initiation of Methotrexate by One Month on the Outcome of RA at One Year
Theresa Than¹, Emmanuelle Dernis², Olivier BROCQ³, Bruno Fautrel⁴, Helena HUGUET⁵, Liana Euller-Ziegler⁶, Lindsay BUSTAMENTE-CENCI⁶, Olivier Vittecoq⁷, Marie-christine PICOT⁵, Cédric Lukas⁸, Claire DAIEN⁹, Charlotte Hua¹⁰, Marlène Genty⁵, Helene Che⁵, Anouck REMY-MOULARD¹¹, Frederic LIOTE¹², Martin Soubrier¹³, Cécile GAUJOUX-VIALA¹⁴, Arnaud Constantin¹⁵, Alain Saraux¹⁶, Emilie Ducourau¹⁷, Stephanie RIST¹⁸, CARINE SALLIOT¹⁹, Nada IBRAHIM-NASSER¹⁸, Clara qUINTEN¹⁸, Vincent Goeb²⁰ and Jacques Morel¹, ¹University and CHU Montpellier, Montpellier, France, ²LE MANS general hospital, LE MANS, France, ³Centre hospitalier Princesse-Grace, Monaco, France, ⁴Sorbonne University Paris, France and Pierre Louis Institute of Epidemiology and Public Health, Paris, France, Paris, France, ⁵CHU Montpellier, Montpellier, France, ⁶CHRU Nice, Nice, France, ⁷CHU de Rouen, ROUEN, France, ⁸University Hospital Centre Montpellier, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France, ⁹University Hospital, Saint-Gély-du-Fesc, France, ¹⁰La Lettre du Rhumatologue, Paris, France, ¹¹CHU Montpellier, Montpellier, Chad, ¹²University of Paris, Paris, France, ¹³Gabriel-Montpied Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand, France, ¹⁴CHU Nîmes, Univ Montpellier (IDESP), Nîmes, France, ¹⁵Toulouse University Hospital, Toulouse, France, ¹⁶CHU Brest, Brest, France, ¹⁷CH Orleans, Chambray Les Tours, France, ¹⁸CH orleans, Orleans, France, ¹⁹CHR orleans, Orleans, France, ²⁰CHU Amiens, Amiens, France
Background/Purpose: It is recommended that vaccinations should be performed prior to start methotrexate (MTX) knowing that delaying initiation of background therapy may have an impact…
Abstract Number: 2005 • ACR Convergence 2022
Comparison of Treatment and Disease Activity in the Early Stage of Onset in Patients with Elderly-onset vs Younger-onset Rheumatoid Arthritis Using Data of National Database of Rheumatic Diseases in Japan (NinJa)
Toshihiro Matsui¹ and Shigeto Tohma², ¹NHO Sagamihara National Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan, ²National Hospital Organization Tokyo National Hospital, Dallas, TX
Background/Purpose: To clarify the current status and issues concerning treatment in the early stage of onset in patients with elderly-onset rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in Japan.Methods:…
Abstract Number: 0002 • ACR Convergence 2022
Cancer Screening Recommendations for Patients with Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathy
Alexander Oldroyd¹, Jeffrey Callen², Hector Chinoy³, Lorinda Chung⁴, David Fiorentino⁵, Patrick Gordon⁶, Pedro Machado⁷, Neil McHugh⁸, Albert Selva O’Callaghan⁹, Jens Schmidt¹⁰, Sarah Tansley⁸, Ruth Ann Vleugels¹¹, Victoria Werth¹² and Rohit Aggarwal¹³, ¹University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ²University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, ³The University of Manchester, Sale, United Kingdom, ⁴Stanford University, Palo Alto, ⁵Stanford University, Stanford, CA, ⁶King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom, ⁷University College London, London, United Kingdom, ⁸University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom, ⁹Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain, ¹⁰University Medical Centre Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany, ¹¹Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ¹²Philadelphia VAMC, Philadelphia, PA, USA and Department of Dermatology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ¹³Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: Adult-onset idiopathic inflammatory myopathy (IIM) is associated with increased cancer risk (lung, ovarian, colorectal, lymphoma, breast, and naso-pharyngeal among the most common) within the…
Abstract Number: 0096 • ACR Convergence 2022
Delayed Referral of Female Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: Where Are We Now? A Study Spanning Three Decades
Bastiaan van Dijk¹ and Annette van der Helm-van Mil², ¹Leiden University Medical Centre (LUMC), Leiden, Netherlands, ²Leiden University Medical Center, Erasmus Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Delayed referral of female RA-patients was reported twenty years ago: the time between the first appointment with the general practitioner (GP) and referral to…
Abstract Number: 0413 • ACR Convergence 2022
Efficacy and Safety of Non-Pharmacological and Non-Biological Therapy: A Systematic Literature Review Informing the 2022 Update of the ASAS-EULAR Recommendations for the Management of Axial Spondyloarthritis
Augusta Ortolan¹, Casper Webers², Alexandre Sepriano³, Louise Falzon⁴, Xenofon Baraliakos⁵, Robert Landewé⁶, Sofia Ramiro⁷, Désirée van der Heijde⁸ and Elena Nikiphorou⁹, ¹University of Padova/Leiden University Medical Center, Padova, Italy, ²Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, Netherlands, ³Leiden University Medical Centre, Portela Loures, Portugal, ⁴Health Economics and Decision Science, School of Health and Related Research, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom, ⁵Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Herne, Germany, ⁶Amsterdam University Medical Center, Meerssen, Netherlands, ⁷Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁸Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁹Leiden University Medical Center & King's College London, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Since the 2016 recommendations for axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) management, new evidence emerged regarding axSpA treatment. The aim of this work was to update the…
Abstract Number: 0966 • ACR Convergence 2022
Assessment and Application of Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) Risk Scores in the Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism Peri- and Postpartum in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Alexis Engel¹, Myah Griffin², Michael Golpanian², Julie Nusbaum³, Peter Izmirly⁴, Michael Belmont⁴, Shilpi Mehta-Lee² and Jill Buyon⁴, ¹New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, ²NYU Langone Health, New York, NY, ³NYU Long Island School of Medicine, Mineola, NY, ⁴NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Patients with SLE may be at increased risk for developing a venous thromboembolism (VTE), particularly in the postpartum period. The Royal College of Obstetricians…
Abstract Number: 1369 • ACR Convergence 2022
Sun Protection Use in Patients Followed in a Pediatric Rheumatology Clinic in an Urban Setting
Tom Elena Dubov¹, Dawn Wahezi², Evin Rothschild², Tamar Rubinstein³ and Tamara Tanner⁴, ¹NYCH+H/Jacobi, Bronx, NY, ²Children's Hospital at Montefiore, Bronx, NY, ³Albert Einstein College of Medicine, White Plains, NY, ⁴Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
Background/Purpose: Exposure to sunlight has been implicated as a major contributing factor in the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM). Despite…
Abstract Number: 1671 • ACR Convergence 2022
Current Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines Are Unsatisfactory for the Needs of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients
Zehra Kazmi¹, Carlos Lorenzo¹, Farwa Kazmi² and Agustin Escalante³, ¹University of Texas Health Sciences Center San Antonio, San antonio, TX, ²Gulf Medical University, Ajman, United Arab Emirates, ³University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
Background/Purpose: HPV infection is a risk factor for cervical cancer. SLE patients have increased rates of HPV infection, cervical dysplasia and cancer. Present guidelines for…
Abstract Number: 1799 • ACR Convergence 2022
Evaluation of Adherence to and Agreement with the 2020 American College of Rheumatology Guideline for the Management of Gout by US Rheumatologists
Naomi Schlesinger¹, Michael Pillinger² and Peter Lipsky³, ¹Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, ²NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, ³AMPEL BioSolutions, Charlottesville, VA
Background/Purpose: The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) developed an updated guideline in 2020 for the management of gout.1 This study evaluates US rheumatologists' stated adherence…
Abstract Number: 0666 • ACR Convergence 2021
Process Mapping Gout Hospitalizations: A Deep Dive into an Avoidable Epidemic
Mark Russell¹, Benjamin Ellis², Benjamin Clarke¹, Deepak Nagra¹ and James Galloway³, ¹King's College London, London, United Kingdom, ²Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom, ³Kings College London, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Hospital admissions for gout flares have increased dramatically in recent years. Strategies to reduce hospitalizations and improve uptake of urate-lowering therapy (ULT) are needed.…
Abstract Number: 1038 • ACR Convergence 2021
Outcomes of Hydroxychloroquine Screening for Retinopathy in a Cohort of Patients with Rheumatological Conditions
Ghazala Tehseen¹, Alexandra Chadwick², Sarah Wills² and Audrey Low², ¹Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health. The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK, Manchester, United Kingdom, ²Rheumatology Department, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is used to treat rheumatoid arthritis (RA), connective tissue disease (CTD) and other inflammatory conditions. In 2018, the United Kingdom Royal College…
Abstract Number: 1587 • ACR Convergence 2021
Do Physical Therapists Use Recommended Treatments for Chronic Low Back Pain?
Debbie Feldman¹, Jonathan El-Khoury², Tatiana Orozco¹, François Desmeules³, Maude Laliberté¹ and Kadija Perreault⁴, ¹Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada, ²Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, ³Research Centre of Hôpital Maisonneuve Rosemont, Montréal, QC, Canada, ⁴Université Laval, Québec City, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Chronic low back pain has been the subject of many studies in medicine and physical therapy for over half a century. Clinical practice guidelines…

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