Abstracts tagged "Quality Indicators"

Abstract Number: 0199 • ACR Convergence 2024
Delivery of Guideline Concordant Care in Childhood-Onset Lupus Nephritis
Alisha Akinsete¹, Mangala Rajan², Orysya Soroka², Karen Onel³, Monika Safford² and Iris Navarro Millan⁴, ¹Weill Cornell Medicine/ Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ²Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, ³HSS, New York, NY, ⁴Weill Cornell Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: 50-80% of children with childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE) develop lupus nephritis (LN). Children from historically marginalized communities are disproportionately affected by cSLE and…
Abstract Number: 0255 • ACR Convergence 2024
“Rheum” to Improve: Have Patients Attending the Young Adult Systemic Erythematosus (YASLE) Clinic Received All Appropriate Vaccinations? A Quality Improvement Initiative
Razan Al Yaarubi¹, Amanda Steiman¹ and Earl Silverman², ¹University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Silverman, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Infections are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE). Vaccination is a powerful tool to prevent…
Abstract Number: 0418 • ACR Convergence 2024
Improving Documentation of Contraception and Pregnancy Intention in Rheumatology Practice
Megan Clowse¹, Puneet Bajaj², Bonnie Bermas², Julie Chiesa³, Kathryn Dao⁴, Pamela Freeman⁵, Bansari Gujar⁶, Brittany Hill⁷, Kelley Jones⁸, Richard Jones⁹, Ann Marslett¹⁰, Brooke Mills¹¹, James Roberts², Amanda Snyderman⁸ and Leah Zulig¹², ¹Duke University, Chapel Hill, NC, ²UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ³InfoDirectors, Durham, NC, ⁴Rheum101, Rockville, MD, ⁵Rheumatology Associates of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, ⁶Rheumatology Associates of Baltimore, Towson, MD, ⁷Clinic for Rheumatic Disease, Tuscaloosa, AL, ⁸Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, ⁹Clinic for Rheumatic Diseases, Northport, AL, ¹⁰Rheumatology Associates of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, ¹¹UT Southwestern Medical Center, Fort Worth, TX, ¹²Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC
Background/Purpose: Prior studies of RISE Registry found 9-11% of women of reproductive age with contraception documentation. We sought to identify and assess methods to increase contraception documentation…
Abstract Number: 1067 • ACR Convergence 2024
Initiation of Urate-Lowering Therapy in Patients Hospitalized with Gout Flare at a Single Center: Opportunity for Quality Improvement
Ali Nasir¹ and Nasir Khan², ¹Trinity Health Grand Rapids/Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, MI, ²Trinity Health Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids, MI
Background/Purpose: Hospitalizations for gout flare have been increasing, doubling between 1993 to 2011 from 4.4 to 8.8 admissions per 100000 adults. Despite this increase, urate-lowering therapy (ULT)…
Abstract Number: 1069 • ACR Convergence 2024
Improving Triage Accuracy of Unclear Rheumatology Referrals: A Quality Improvement Study
Stephanie Gottheil¹, Chiara Gottheil² and Joseph Carson³, and Canadian Rheumatology Association - CIORA Grant, ¹London Rheumatology, London, ²London Rheumatology, London, Canada, ³London Rheumatology, London, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Patients with early inflammatory arthritis (EIA) need to be seen urgently to initiate treatment. Our community rheumatology clinic in Ontario, Canada was concerned that…
Abstract Number: 1078 • ACR Convergence 2024
Improving SLEDAI-2K Documentation for Childhood-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (cSLE) in a Pediatric Rheumatology Clinic Using Quality Improvement Methodology
Ivana Stojkic¹, Vinchelle Hardison¹, Fatima Barbar-Smiley², Mahmoud Kallash³, Hiren Patel³, Jonnie Lee Hughes³, James Gallop³, Ashlee Leone³, Emily Duff³, Alysha Taxter¹, Stacy Ardoin¹ and Vidya Sivaraman⁴, ¹Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, ²Amgen, Columbus, OH, ³Nationwide Children's Hosptial, Columbus, OH, ⁴Nationwide Children's Hospital/ The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Background/Purpose: Management of Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) requires accurate, timely disease activity monitoring for optimal treatment and research. The SLEDAI-2K provides objective clinical and laboratory…
Abstract Number: 1292 • ACR Convergence 2024
Primary Care Provider Educational Tool to Improve Osteoarthritis Management in the Primary Care Setting
Tessalyn Morrison¹, Luke Giangregorio², Emily Hadley-Strout¹ and Jeanne Gosselin³, ¹University of Vermont Medical Center, Burlington, VT, ²Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, ³University of Vermont Medical Center, Waterbury, VT
Background/Purpose: Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis and its prevalence is increasing. As a non-inflammatory type of arthritis, it can be managed in…
Abstract Number: 1315 • ACR Convergence 2024
From Presentation to Publication: Tracking the Publication Rate of Abstracts Presented at American College of Rheumatology Convergence Conference in the Years 2015 and 2018
Shreena Kamlesh Gandhi¹, Shivani Patel², Saransh Narang³, Aayushi Rajani³ and Kaleb Michaud⁴, ¹KU School of Medicine, Wichita, Wichita, KS, ²Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, ³Medical College, Baroda, Baroda, India, ⁴University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Background/Purpose: The ACR Convergence meeting attracts rheumatology researchers worldwide to present their peer- reviewed abstracts for a global audience either as a poster or oral…
Abstract Number: 1547 • ACR Convergence 2024
Hydroxychloroquine and Prednisone Use by Individuals Diagnosed with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in the TriNetX Research Database
Moises Narvaez¹, Mujeeb Basit² and David Karp³, ¹UT Southwestern Medicial Center, Dallas, ²UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, ³UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Background/Purpose: The current treatment guidelines for systemic lupus erythematosus emphasize the universal use of antimalarials such as hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) unless contraindicated as well as limited…
Abstract Number: 1940 • ACR Convergence 2024
Timely Initiation of Steroid Sparing Therapy in Uveitis Patients – a Quality Improvement Initiative
Bibi Ayesha¹, Claudia Castiblanco², Clement Tagoe³, Sarah Baron² and Sharon Rikin², ¹Montefiore Medical Center, Metuchen, NJ, ²Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, ³Montefiore Medical Center, New York
Background/Purpose: Uveitis is the inflammation of the eye, which is third leading cause of preventable blindness in the United States. Corticosteroids are the first line…
Abstract Number: 2164 • ACR Convergence 2024
Boosting Adherence to “Sick Day Rules”: A Quality Improvement Study in Rheumatology Outpatients on Immunosuppressive Medications, Results of Post-intervention Phase
Merve Aksoy*, Pamela Gonzalez Manrique, Heinrich-Karl Greenblatt and Katarzyna Gilek-Seibert, Roger Williams Medical Center, Providence, RI
Background/Purpose: Acute infections are common among rheumatology outpatients receiving immunosuppressive medications (IS). Expert guidance advises pausing IS during acute infection, resuming only when clinically improved,…
Abstract Number: 2179 • ACR Convergence 2024
Evaluation of Diagnostic Concordance Between Telehealth Encounters and In-Person Follow-up Assessments in Pediatric Rheumatology
Laura Aisenberg¹, Irit Rasooly¹, Pamela Weiss², Jon Burnham³ and Anna Costello¹, ¹Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ²Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ³Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Bryn Mawr, PA
Background/Purpose: In early 2020, much of the country’s pediatric rheumatology practice shifted to a telehealth model secondary to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. During this discrete period,…
Abstract Number: 2622 • ACR Convergence 2024
Quality of Care for Childhood-Onset Lupus Nephritis: Suboptimal Completion of Disease Activity Monitoring
Emily Smitherman¹, Justin Leach¹, Aimee Hersh², Melissa Mannion¹, Jinoos Yazdany³ and Jeffrey Curtis⁴, ¹University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ³UCSF, San Francisco, CA, ⁴University of Alabama at Birmingham, Hoover, AL
Background/Purpose: Poorly controlled childhood-onset lupus nephritis (cLN) can lead to end-stage kidney disease (ESKD), requiring kidney replacement therapies with substantial financial and quality of life…
Abstract Number: 0140 • ACR Convergence 2024
Estimation of 10-year Cardiovascular (CV) Risk and Traditional CV Risk Factors Distribution in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis from Three Italian Macro-areas
Fabiola Atzeni¹, Fabio Cacciapaglia², Elena Bartoloni Bocci³, Matteo Piga⁴, Garifallia Sakellariou⁵, Ombretta Viapiana⁶, Alessandro Giollo⁷, SIMONE PARISI⁸, Maria Sole Chimenti⁹, Ennio Giulio Favalli¹⁰, Addolorata Corrado¹¹, Eleonora Celletti¹², Ivan Giovannini¹³, Serena Guiducci¹⁴, Elisa Gremese¹⁵, Andreina Manfredi¹⁶, Francesca Romana Spinelli¹⁷ and Gian Luca Erre¹⁸, and "Cardiovascular Obesity and Rheumatic DISeaases" Study Group of the Italian Society of Rheumatology, ¹University of Messina, Italy, Messina, Italy, ²Rheumatology Unit DiMePRe-J, University and AOU Policlinico of Bari, Italy, Bari, Italy, ³Rheumatology Unit. Department of Medicine, Perugia, Perugia, Italy, ⁴Rheumatology Unit - Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Monserrato, Italy, ⁵Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Therapy, University of Pavia, and Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS Pavia,, Pavia, Italy, ⁶Rheumatology Unit, University of Verona, Verona, Italy, ⁷Azienda Ospedale Università Padova, Padova, Padua, Italy, ⁸Rheumatology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, TURIN, Italy, ⁹Rheumatology, Allergology and Clinical Immunology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Roma, Italy, ¹⁰ASST Gaetano Pini-CTO, Milan, Lombardia, Italy, ¹¹Rheumatology Unit, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy, ¹²Medical Clinic, SS. Annunziata Hospital of Chieti, Department of Medicine and Science of Aging, G. D'Annunzio University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy, ¹³Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, Udine, Udine, Italy, ¹⁴University of Florence, Pistoia, Italy, ¹⁵Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Rome, Italy, ¹⁶University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, ¹⁷Sapienza University of Rome, Rome - Italy, Roma, Rome, Italy, ¹⁸Rheumatology Unit - University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
Background/Purpose: Geographic origins can significantly impact people’s health, particularly in Italy, where regional health disparities are among the most pronounced [1]. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is…
Abstract Number: 0331 • ACR Convergence 2023
Assessment of Patient Adherence to “Sick Day Rules”: A Cross-sectional Study of Rheumatology Outpatients Prescribed Immunosuppressive Medications
Mervè Aksoy¹, Pamela Gonzalez Manrique², Heinrich-Karl Greenblatt¹ and Katarzyna Gilek-Seibert¹, ¹Roger Williams Medical Center, Providence, RI, ²Roger Williams Medical Center, North Providence, RI
Background/Purpose: Rheumatology outpatients receiving immunosuppressive medications (IS) inevitably develop acute infections. Expert guidance, in accordance with usual clinical practice, recommends counseling patients on “sick day…

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