Abstracts tagged "prevention"

Abstract Number: 295 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Implementing a Staff Tobacco Cessation Protocol Increases Quit Line Referrals in a Community Rheumatology Practice
Ann M. Chodara¹, Edmond Ramly^2,3, Douglas White⁴, Heather Johnson⁵, Andrea Gilmore-Bykovskyi⁶ and Christie M. Bartels⁷, ¹Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, ²Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Wisconsin College of Engineering, Madison, WI, ³Department of Family Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, ⁴Gundersen Lutheran - Onalaska Clinic, Onalaska, WI, ⁵Cardiology/Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, ⁶University of Wisconsin School of Nursing, Madison, WI, ⁷Rheumatology/Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
Background/Purpose: Smoking remains the leading preventable cause of US mortality and predicts higher incidence, greater severity, and reduced treatment response in many rheumatologic conditions. Despite…
Abstract Number: 344 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Use of Lean Six-Sigma Methodologies to Improve Pneumococcal Vaccination Rates Among Immunocompromised Veterans with Rheumatologic Diseases: A Quality Improvement Project
Melissa Swee¹, Jaime Wilson² and Bharat Kumar³, ¹Transplant Nephrology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, ²Iowa City Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Iowa City, IA, ³Internal Medicine-Division of Immunology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Background/Purpose: Pneumonia is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States among immunocompromised individuals with rheumatologic diseases. Despite the publication of Advisory…
Abstract Number: 1235 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Isoniazid Monotherapy As a Prophylaxis for Tuberculosis in Patients with Rheumatic Diseases Exposed to Prolonged, High-Dose Glucocorticoids
Jun Won Park¹, Jeffrey R. Curtis², Hajeong Lee³, Yeong Wook Song⁴ and Eun Bong Lee¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South), ²University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ³Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South), ⁴Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South)
Background/Purpose: Although use of glucocorticoid increases the risk of tuberculosis (TB) disease, there has been few studies investigating its incidence and risk/benefit assessment of the…
Abstract Number: 1596 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in Psoriatic Arthritis: Evaluation of Risk Factor Management and Use of Aspirin and Statin for Prevention in a Primary Care Setting
Linh Truong¹, Nicole Ridolfi¹ and Maida Wong^2,3, ¹Internal Medicine, University of California, Irvine, Orange, CA, ²Department of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, orange, CA, ³Division of Rheumatology, Tibor Rubin Veterans Affairs Medical Center Long Beach, Long Beach, CA
Background/Purpose: There is accumulating evidence that shows an increased prevalence of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk factors among the psoriatic arthritis (PsA) population. The aim…
Abstract Number: 1642 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Systematic Screening of Comorbidities Improves Vaccination Rates, Skin Cancer Screening and Vitamin D Supplementation in Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis: Results of a Prospective, Controlled ,One Year Randomised Trial
Anna Molto¹, Adrien Etcheto², Serge Poiraudeau³, Laure Gossec⁴, Pascal Claudepierre⁵, Martin Soubrier⁶, Françoise Fayet⁷, Daniel Wendling⁸, Philippe Gaudin⁹, Emmanuelle Dernis¹⁰, Sandrine Guis¹¹, Sophie Pouplin¹², Adeline Ruyssen-Witrand¹³ and Maxime Dougados¹⁴, ¹Hôpital Cochin, Department of Rheumatology, Paris Descartes University, Paris, France, ²Department of Rheumatology, Paris Descartes University, Hôpital Cochin, Paris, France, ³Univ. Paris Descartes, PRES Sorbonne Paris, INSERM UMR-S 1153 et Institut fédératif de recherche sur le handicap, Paris, France, Paris, France, ⁴Rhumatologie, Médecine Sorbonne Université, Pitié-Salpétrière Hospital, Paris, France, ⁵Hôpital Henri Mondor, Créteil, France, ⁶Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, CHU Gabriel Montpied, Clermont-Ferrand, France, ⁷CHU Gabriel Montpied, Clermont Ferrand, France, ⁸Rheumatology, University Hospital - Bourgogne Franche Comté University, Besançon, France, ⁹Grenoble University Hospital, France, Grenoble, France, ¹⁰Service de Rhumatologie, CH du Mans, Le Mans, France, ¹¹Rheumatology Department, CHU, Marseile, France, ¹²Rheumatology Department & Inserm 905, Department of Rheumatology, Rouen University Hospital & Inserm 905, Institute for Biomedical Research, University of Rouen, Rouen, France, ¹³Rheumatology, Purpan Hospital, Toulouse III University, Toulouse, France, ¹⁴Paris Descartes University, Hôpital Cochin, Paris, France
Background/Purpose: Specific recommendations for the detection/prevention of comorbidities have been proposed for patients with SpA. However, we know that often a gap exists between recommendation…
Abstract Number: 1909 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Impact and Timing of Smoking Cessation on Reducing Risk for Seropositive Rheumatoid Arthritis Among Women
Xinyi Liu¹, Cianna Leatherwood¹, Sara K. Tedeschi¹, Medha Barbhaiya², Cameron Speyer¹, Bing Lu³, Karen Costenbader¹, Elizabeth Karlson¹ and Jeffrey A. Sparks¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ³Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Compared to never smoking, past and current smoking are both associated with increased risk of seropositive rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Thus, smoking cessation may delay…
Abstract Number: 841 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Optimal Regimens of Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim for Chemoprophylaxis of Pneumocystis Pneumonia in Patients with Systemic Rheumatic Diseases: 52-Week Follow-up of a Non-Blinded, Randomized Controlled Trial
Masayoshi Harigai^1,2, Masako Utsunomiya^2,3,4, Hiroaki Dobashi⁵, Toshio Odani^6,7, Kazuyoshi Saito^8,9, Naoto Yokogawa¹⁰, Kenji Nagasaka^11,12, Kenchi Takenaka^3,11, Makoto Soejima^11,13, Takahiko Sugihara¹⁴, Hiroyuki Hagiyama¹⁵, Shinya Hirata¹⁶, Kazuo Matsui^17,18, Yoshinori Nonomura¹⁹, Masahiro Kondo²⁰, Fumihito Suzuki^13,21, Makoto Tomita²², Mari Kihara²³, Waka Yokoyama³, Fumio Hirano²⁴, Hayato Yamazaki³, Ryoko Sakai^2,25, Toshihiro Nanki^2,26, Ryuji Koike^2,3, Hitoshi Kohsaka³ and Nobuyuki Miyasaka³, ¹Division of Epidemiology and Pharmacoepidemiology of Rheumatic Diseases, Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan, ²Department of Pharmacovigilance, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan, ³Department of Rheumatology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, Musashino Red Cross Hospital, Tokyo, Japan, ⁵Internal Medicine Division of Hematology, Rheumatology, and Respiratory Medicine, Kagawa University, Kagawa, Japan, ⁶Third Department of Internal Medicine, Obihiro-Kosei General Hospital, Hokkaido, Japan, ⁷Molecular Physiology and Therapeutics Branch/Adeno-Associated Virus Biology Section, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)/ National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, ⁸Tobata General Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan, ⁹The First Department of Internal Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan, ¹⁰Department of Rheumatic Diseases, Tokyo Metropolitan Tama Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan, ¹¹Department of Rheumatology, Ome Municipal General Hospital, Tokyo, Japan, ¹²Department of Pharmacovigilance, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences,, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan, ¹³Department of Rheumatology, Soka Municipal Hospital, Saitama, Japan, ¹⁴Department of Medicine and Rheumatology, Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital, Tokyo, Japan, ¹⁵Department of Rheumatology, Yokohama City Minato Red Cross Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan, ¹⁶Department of Hematology, Rheumatology, and Infectious Disease, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan, ¹⁷Department of Rheumatology, Kameda Medical Center, Chiba, Japan, ¹⁸Department of Internal Medicine, Takikawa Municipal Hospital, Hokkaido, Japan, ¹⁹Department of Rheumatology, Tokyo Kyosai Hospital, Tokyo, Japan, ²⁰Department of Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Shimane University, Shimane, Japan, ²¹Department of Rheumatology, JA Toride Medical Center, Ibaraki, Japan, ²²Clinical Research Center, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan, ²³Department of Rheumatology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan, ²⁴Departments of Rheumatology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan, ²⁵Division of Epidemiology and Pharmacoepidemiology of Rheumatic Diseases, Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Tokyo, Japan, ²⁶Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Toho University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: Sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim (SMX/TMP) is a standard drug for the prophylaxis of Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP), but is sometimes discontinued due to adverse events (AEs). We have…
Abstract Number: 2026 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Pneumococcal Vaccination Rates: Improving Safety in Immunocompromised Patients
Shanley O'Brien and Paul Schmidt, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Allergy, Clinical Immunology, & Rheumatology, Kansas University Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
Background/Purpose: Streptococcus pneumoniae is the most common cause of bacterial pneumonia.1 Invasive pneumococcal infections carry a 10% mortality rate, which is higher in the immunosuppressed.1…
Abstract Number: 2250 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Linguistic Differences in Gout-Related Online Content: A Comparison of Professional Health Literature for Consumers Vs Patients’ Online Discussions of Gout
W. Benjamin Nowell¹, Kayla Jordan², Kelly Gavigan¹, Louis Tharp¹, Jeffrey R. Curtis³ and James Pennebaker⁴, ¹Global Healthy Living Foundation, Upper Nyack, NY, ²University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, ³Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁴Department of Psychology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
Background/Purpose: Non-adherence to gout medication is high. This may be due in part to patients’ belief that gout is primarily caused by overindulgence in certain…
Abstract Number: 2760 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Antiphospholipid Syndrome Alliance for Clinical Trials & International Networking (APS ACTION) Clinical Database and Repository (“Registry”) Analysis: First and Recurrent Thrombosis Risk after 1201 Patient-Years of Follow-up
Ozan Unlu¹, Danieli Andrade², Alessandra Banzato³, D. Ware Branch⁴, Paul R. Fortin⁵, Maria Gerosa⁶, Roger A. Levy⁷, Michelle Lopes⁸, Michelle Petri⁹, Ignasi Rodriguez¹⁰, Maria Tektonidou¹¹, Amaia Ugarte¹², Rohan Willis¹³, Doruk Erkan¹⁴ and , on Behalf of APS ACTION .¹⁵, ¹Barbara Volcker Center for Women and Rheumatic Diseases, Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, ²Rheumatology, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BR., Sao Paulo, Brazil, ³Department of Cardiac Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, Clinical Cardiology, Thrombosis Centre, University of Padova, Padova, Italy, ⁴Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Utah and Intermountain Healthcare, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁵Medicine, CHU de Quebec - Universite de Laval, Quebec, QC, Canada, ⁶Istituto Ortopedico Gaetano Pini, University of Milan, Milano, Italy, ⁷Rheumatology, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, ⁸Rheumatology, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ⁹Medicine (Rheumatology), Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, MD, USA, Baltimore, MD, ¹⁰Rheumatology, Hospital Clinica, Barcelona, Spain, ¹¹First Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, National University of Athens, Athens, Greece, ¹²Autoimmune Diseases Research Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, BioCruces Health Research Institute, Hospital Universitario Cruces, University of the Basque Country, Biscay, Spain, ¹³Rheumatology/Dept Int Med, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, ¹⁴Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery- Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, ¹⁵., New York, NY
Background/Purpose: APS ACTION Registry was created to study the natural course of disease over 10 years in persistently antiphospholipid antibody (aPL)-positive patients with/without other systemic…
Abstract Number: 422 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Developing a Staff-Driven Electronic Smoking Cessation Referral Program in Rheumatology Clinics
Daniel Panyard¹, Edmond Ramly², Andrea Gilmore-Bykovskyi³, Diane Lauver³, Robert Adsit⁴, Courtney Maxcy⁵ and Christie M. Bartels⁶, ¹Population Health, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, ²Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering, Madison, WI, ³University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Nursing, Madison, WI, ⁴University of Wisconsin Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention, Madison, WI, ⁵University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, ⁶Rheumatology/Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have an increased risk of premature cardiovascular disease (CVD), making comorbid risk factors like…
Abstract Number: 425 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Improving Pneumococcal Vaccination Rates for Immunosuppressed Patients in an Academic Rheumatology Clinic
Alison Bays¹, Renuka R. Nayak², Sara Murray³, Darlene Young⁴, Gabriela Schmajuk⁵, Jinoos Yazdany⁶ and Andrew Gross⁷, ¹Rheumatology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ²Rheumatology, UCSF, San Francisco, CA, ³Medicine, UCSF, San Francisco, CA, ⁴Medicine/Rheumatology, UCSF, San Francisco, CA, ⁵San Francisco VA Medical Center, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁶Medicine/Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁷Medicine/Rheumatology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Patients with autoimmune conditions have higher rates of pneumococcal disease and they are often immunosuppressed. In 2014, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices issued…
Abstract Number: 1507 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Our Strategy of Preventing Tuberculosis (TB) in Patients with Rheumatic Diseases Under the Treatment with Biologic Dmards
Shinji Motojima¹, Tamao Nakashita², Akira Jibatake¹, Akira Yoshida¹ and Yoshiki Yamamoto¹, ¹Department of Rheumatology and Allergy, Kameda Medical Center, Kamogawa city, Japan, ²Department of Rheumatology and Allergy, Kameda Medical Center, Kamogawa-city, Japan
Background/Purpose: According to the report by WHO, Japan is still in moderately-prevailing countries of TB. The annual incidence of TB in Japan is approximately 15/100,000,…
Abstract Number: 2042 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Improving the Overall Pneumococcal Vaccination Rate in Lupus Patients at the Rheumatology Clinic
Shivani Garg¹, Aliza Lipson² and Katina Tsagaris³, ¹Rheumatology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, ²Rheumatology, EMORY UNIVERSITY, atlanta, GA, ³Rheumatology, EMORY UNIVERSITY, Atlanta, GA
Background/Purpose: The risk of developing invasive pneumococcal pneumonia is 13 times higher in Lupus patients in comparison with general population. CDC anticipates 7.6 Million-Dollar medical…
Abstract Number: 2637 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Clinical Trials Aiming to Prevent the Development of Rheumatoid Arthritis Cannot Detect Prevention without Adequate Risk Stratification; A Trial Performed in UA-Patients As Example
Leonie E Burgers, Cornelia F Allaart, Tom WJ Huizinga and Annette HM van der Helm-van Mil, Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Prevention of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) was the aim of several clinical trials performed in undifferentiated arthritis (UA). Overall these trials had negative results. As…