Abstracts tagged "primary care"

Abstract Number: 0644 • ACR Convergence 2021
Follow-up Scheduling Appears Essential for Success of Rheumatology High Blood Pressure Protocol Across Health Systems
Christie Bartels, Bret Hanlon, Monica Messina, Sancia Ferguson and Edmond Ramly, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
Background/Purpose: To address high blood pressure (BP), target of two ACR quality measures and the leading modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease, we previously developed…
Abstract Number: 1142 • ACR Convergence 2021
For Vulnerable Population Treated at a Community Health Center (CHC), Primary Care Physician (PCP) Turnover Should Be Included in Social Determinants of Health (SDH) on Non-completing Osteoporosis Treatment
Yu Na Kim¹ and Julie Crosson², ¹DotHouse Health, Boston, ²DotHouse Health, Boston University, Boston
Background/Purpose: Unexplained interruptions in treatment are common among patients with osteoporosis, but it is not well studied how PCP turnover affects incompletion of osteoporosis treatment…
Abstract Number: 1190 • ACR Convergence 2021
Rheumatology Continuing Professional Development for Primary Care Providers: A Systematic Review
Rachel Robbins¹, Joseph Maciuba², Lauren Maggio³ and Anita Samuel³, ¹Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Germantown, MD, ²Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, ³Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, MD
Background/Purpose: The 2015 workforce study conducted by the American College of Rheumatology estimated that in 2030, the United States (US) alone will have a shortage…
Abstract Number: 0419 • ACR Convergence 2020
Survival and Prevalent Comorbidities in Polymyalgia Rheumatica
Carl Turesson¹, Ankita Sharma², Charlotta Fors², Jan Åke Nilsson³, Aladdin Mohammad⁴ and Ulf Bergström², ¹Rheumatology, Department of Clinical Sciences Malmö, Lund University, Department of Rheumatology, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden., Malmö, Sweden, ²Rheumatology, Department of Clinical Sciences, Malmö, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden, ³Rheumatology, Department of Clinical Sciences, Malmö, Lund University. Department of Rheumatology, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö and Lund, Sweden, Malmö, Sweden, ⁴Lund University, Lund, Sweden. Department of Medicine, Vasculitis and Lupus Research Group, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK, Lund, Sweden
Background/Purpose: There is limited information on mortality in patients with polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR), and on prevalent comorbidity at the time of diagnosis of PMR. The…
Abstract Number: 0950 • ACR Convergence 2020
The Association Between Gout and Cardiovascular Disease Outcomes: Assessment and Recalibration of Individual-level Primary Prevention Risk Prediction Equations in Approximately 450,000 New Zealanders
Ken Cai¹, Billy Wu², Nicola Dalbeth², Rod Jackson² and Katrina Poppe², ¹University of Auckland, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, ²University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Background/Purpose: Some studies have reported that gout is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Individual-level cardiovascular risk prediction equations have been developed and…
Abstract Number: 1176 • ACR Convergence 2020
Identifying Targets to Improve the Assessment of Psychosocial Risk Factors in Adolescent Patients: Perspectives from Pediatric Rheumatology Fellows in the United States and Canada
Jacob Spitznagle¹, Nayimisha Balmuri¹, Alexa Adams¹, Karen Onel², Sarah Taber¹ and Nancy Pan¹, ¹Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ²Pediatric Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Adolescent patients cared for in the pediatric rheumatology clinic balance challenges related to psychosocial stressors and physical growth with the complexities of living with…
Abstract Number: 1698 • ACR Convergence 2020
Polyarthritis Workup in Primary Care Setting : How Are We Doing?
Ruhani Desai¹, Cassandra Calabrese², Neel Patel³ and Jessica Donato⁴, ¹Cleveland Clinic Foundation, DeLand, FL, ²Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ³Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, ⁴Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland
Background/Purpose: Joint pain is a common presenting complaint in Primary Care with around 54.4 million adults diagnosed with some form of arthritis per 2013 CDC survey. Polyarthritis…
Abstract Number: 1704 • ACR Convergence 2020
Identifying Primary Care Clinician Knowledge Gaps and Needs in Rheumatologic Care for Rural Veterans
Rachel Matsumoto¹, Julie Kahler¹, Jacob Dougherty¹, Mary Bach² and Jennifer Barton³, ¹VA Portland Health Care System, Portland, OR, ²VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA, ³VAPORHCS/OHSU, Portland, OR
Background/Purpose: One in 3 U.S. Veterans live with arthritis, the number one cause of disability. Despite this high prevalence, much needed care may be limited…
Abstract Number: 504 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Views of Primary Care Physicians and Rheumatologists Regarding Screening and Management of Hyperlipidemia Among Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Iris Navarro-Millán^1,2, Anna Cornelius-Schecter², Ronan O'Beirne³, Melanie Morris³, Susan Goodman¹, Andrea Cherrington³, Liana Fraenkel⁴, Jeffrey R. Curtis³ and Monika M. Safford², ¹Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ²Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, ³University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁴Yale University, New Haven, CT
Background/Purpose: Screening and management of hyperlipidemia in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is suboptimal, despite RA patients’ high risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality. Our purpose was…
Abstract Number: 2134 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Modifiable Risk Factors and the Development of Psoriatic Arthritis in People with Psoriasis
Amelia Green^1,2, Gavin Shaddick³, Rachel Charlton¹, Julia Snowball¹, Alison L Nightingale¹, Catherine Smith⁴, William Tillet^1,5 and Neil McHugh^1,5, ¹Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, The University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom, ²Department of Mathematical Sciences, The University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom, ³Centre for Data Science and Statistics, The University of Exeter, Bath, United Kingdom, ⁴Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, St John’s Institute of Dermatology, London, United Kingdom, ⁵Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Bath, UK, Bath, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA) is a progressive and often destructive joint disease that causes pain, swelling and joint stiffness, and can lead to an impaired…
Abstract Number: 2342 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Uric Acid-Lowering Therapy Management Among Rural Veterans Affairs Primary Care Providers
Michael Darley¹, Grant W. Cannon² and Christopher Jackson³, ¹Salt Lake City VA Medical Center and University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ²Division of Rheumatology, Salt Lake City VA Medical Center and University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ³Rheumatology, Salt Lake City VA Medical Center and University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
Background/Purpose: ACR guidelines exist for the management of gout including the use of uric acid-lowering therapy. ACR guidelines recommend routine monitoring of uric acid levels…
Abstract Number: 115 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Validation of a Large Rheumatoid Arthritis Cohort and Preventive Health Screening
Michael Grasso¹, Dana Direnzo², Yelena Yesha³, Naphtali Rishe⁴ and Amanda Niskar⁵, ¹Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ²Internal Medicine, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, ³Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, Professor, Baltimore, MD, ⁴Computer Science, Florida International University, Miami, FL, ⁵1330 West Peachtree Street NW, Arthritis Foundation, Atlanta, GA
Background/Purpose: We extracted a large cohort of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients, on which we plan to apply big data analytics for earlier diagnosis of RA.…
Abstract Number: 2624 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Impact of Provider Specialty on the Diagnosis and Management of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in the American Indian/Alaska Native Population
John McDougall Jr.¹, Charles G. Helmick², S. Sam Lim³, Caroline Gordon⁴ and Elizabeth Ferucci⁵, ¹Department of Internal Medicine, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, ²National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, ³Emory University School of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Atlanta, GA, ⁴Rheumatology Research Group, School of Immunity and Infection, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom, ⁵Alaska Native Medical Center, Anchorage, AK
Background/Purpose Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complex disease that is traditionally diagnosed and managed by specialists, typically rheumatologists. Higher SLE prevalence in racial/ethnic minorities…
Abstract Number: 1833 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Quality of Primary Care Management of Patients with and without Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
Jessica Widdifield¹, Claire Bombardier², Jacqueline Young¹, Noah Ivers³, R. Liisa Jaakkimainen⁴, Sasha Bernatsky⁵, J. Michael Paterson¹, J. Carter Thorne⁶, Pooneh S.Akhavan⁷, Debra Butt¹, Vandana Ahluwalia⁸ and Karen Tu¹, ¹Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Rheumatology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵Divisions of Rheumatology and Clinical Epidemiology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁶Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, Newmarket, ON, Canada, ⁷Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁸William Osler Health Center, Brampton, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Little is known about the quality of care received by patients with multiple chronic conditions in primary care and whether quality care is different…
Abstract Number: 198 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Accuracy Of International Classification Of Diseases (Ninth Revision) Coding For Rheumatoid Arthritis In The Primary Care Setting
Sheena Ogando¹, Karolina M. Weiss¹ and Harry D. Fischer², ¹Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY, ²Division of Rheumatology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Current quality measures are diagnosis driven and focus on management. For rheumatoid arthritis (RA), the Physician Quality Reporting System requires that a disease modifying…

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