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  • Abstract Number: 0184 • ACR Convergence 2022

    Exploring Patient Journeys and Education Needs of Hispanic Individuals with Rheumatoid Arthritis

    Daniel Hernandez1, Julio Bravo2, Juan Maya Villamizar3, William Benjamin Nowell1, Oscar Soto-Raices4, Angel Tapia5, Guillermo Valenzuela6 and Shilpa Venkatachalam7, 1Global Healthy Living Foundation, Nyack, NY, 2Novant, Winston-Salem, NC, 3Rheumatology Center of Palm Beach, PLLC, Boca Raton, FL, 4Fundación FER, San Juan, PR, 5Global Healthy Living Foundation, Upper Nyack, NY, 6Guillermo Valenzuela MD PA/ IRIS Rheumatology, Plantation, FL, 7Global Healthy Living Foundation, New York, NY

    Background/Purpose: There is little research on rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in the US Hispanic population (< 0.2% of publications on RA indexed in PubMed.gov), but it…
  • Abstract Number: 1274 • ACR Convergence 2022

    Improving Pneumococcal Vaccination Rates Among Immunosuppressed Adults in an Academic Rheumatology Clinic Utilizing a Nurse Driven Protocol

    Elena Joerns1, Nagendra Pokala2, Dan Wang3, Joan Reisch3, Reuben Arasaratnam3, Bonnie Bermas1 and Puneet Bajaj3, 1UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX, 2University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 3UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX

    Background/Purpose: Rheumatology patients are at risk for severe pneumococcal infections due to their underlying disease and immunosuppressive therapy. Current Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices guidelines…
  • Abstract Number: 1352 • ACR Convergence 2022

    Improving Completion Rates of Routine Mental Health Screening for Depression and Anxiety in Paediatric Lupus Outpatient Clinic to Enhance Patient Mental Health Care

    Tala El Tal1, Avery Longmore2, Abdulaziz el Mutairi1, Amani Al Bijadi1, Audrea Chen1, Holly Convery1, Dinah Finkelstein3, Linda Hiraki4, Chetana Kulkarni5, Justine Ledochowski6, Neely Lerman1, Karen Leslie7, Deborah Levy8, Sharon Lorber9, Jayne MacMahon10, Jeanine McColl11, Sarah Mossad12, Oscar Mwizerwa10, Lawrence Ng12, Luana Flores Pereira12, Vandana Rawal7, Alaa Shehab1, Evelyn Smith13, Alene Toulany14 and Andrea Knight1, 1The Hospital for Sick Children, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, 2The Hospital for Sick Children, Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, 3The Hospital for Sick Children, Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto, ON, Canada, Toronto, ON, Canada, 4The Hospital for Sick Children, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto, Genetics and Genome Biology, SickKids Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada, 5The Hospital for Sick Children, Division of Child & Youth Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, 6The Hospital for Sick Children, Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, 7The Hospital for Sick Children, Division of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, 8Division of Rheumatology, The Hospital for Sick Children; Child Health Evaluative Services, SickKids Research Institute; Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, 9The Hospital for Sick Children, Factor Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, 10The Hospital for Sick Children, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Paediatrics, Toronto, ON, Canada, 11University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, 12The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, 13The Hospital for Sick Children, Division of Psychiatry, Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto,, Toronto, ON, Canada, 14The Hospital for Sick Children, Division of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto,, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Background/Purpose: Mental health (MH) problems are prevalent in adolescents with childhood-onset lupus (cSLE), with cross-sectional studies estimating prevalences of 20-60% for depression symptoms and 20-40%…
  • Abstract Number: 0201 • ACR Convergence 2022

    Real-World Evidence from Social Media Provides Insights into Patient Mental Health Outcomes in the Management of Gout

    Maurice Flurie1, Joseph Coe2, Monica Converse1, Kristina Davidson3, Colton Flowers1, Kelly Gavigan4, Daniel Hernandez5, Helen Hernandez1, Gary Ho6, Brian LaMoreaux3, Christopher Parker6, E. Robert Wassman1, Christopher DeFelice1 and Maria Picone1, 1TREND Community, Philadelphia, 2Global Healthy Living Foundation, Upper Nyack, 3Horizon Therapeutics, Chicago, IL, 4Global Healthy Living Foundation, Upper Nyack, NY, 5Global Healthy Living Foundation, Nyack, NY, 6Gout Support Group of America, Austin, TX

    Background/Purpose: The ability to actively listen to and interpret the patient experience is vital to effectively address the needs of individuals within a particular community.…
  • Abstract Number: 1275 • ACR Convergence 2022

    Pneumococcal Vaccination Compliance Rate Among Lupus and Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients in Rheumatology Fellow’s Cllinic

    Sana Kang1, George Gennaoui2 and J. Patricia Dhar3, 1Ascension St John Hospital, Chesterfield, MO, 2Ascension St. John Hospital, St. Clair Shores, MI, 3Ascension St. John Hospital and Wayne State University School of Medicine, Bloomfield Hills, MI

    Background/Purpose: The US Center for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that adults ages 19 years and older, with immunocompromising conditions should receive a dose of…
  • Abstract Number: 1926 • ACR Convergence 2022

    Analysis of New Patient Referrals to a Large Pediatric Rheumatology Clinic

    Daniel Reiff, Melissa Mannion, Emily Smitherman, Matthew Stoll, Peter Weiser and Randy Cron, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

    Background/Purpose: Large pediatric rheumatology centers receive hundreds of yearly referrals with a wide variety of complaints and diagnoses. The amount of referrals received can lead…
  • Abstract Number: 0205 • ACR Convergence 2022

    Virtually Training Peer Coaches to Use Motivational Interviewing Skills: Processes from a Rheumatoid Arthritis Intervention Training Program

    Mackenzie Brown1, Yuliana Domínguez Páez2, Assem Jabri3, Geyanne Lui4, Joan Weiner3, Aberdeen Allen5, Tien Sydnor-Campbell6, Shelley fritz3, Megan Creasman7, Shanthini Kasturi8, Monika Safford3 and Iris Navarro-Millan3, 1Weill Cornell Medicine, Brooklyn, NY, 2Weill Cornell Medicine, Bronx, NY, 3Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, 4Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY, 5Weill Cornell Medicine, Parlin, 6Weill Cornell Medicine, Philedelphia, 7NYP-Weill Cornell, New York, NY, 8Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA

    Background/Purpose: Peer coaching interventions are effective in helping individuals with chronic conditions understand and manage their disease. Most peer coach training programs occur in person,…
  • Abstract Number: 1276 • ACR Convergence 2022

    Bone Density Imaging: Evaluation of Equipment and Process of Care Quality in US Veterans

    Karla Miller1, Melissa Steffen2, Kimberly McCoy2, Michelle Mengeling2, Heather Davila2, Shylo Wardyn2 and Samantha Solimeo2, 1University of Utah Division of Rheumatology/VA Salt Lake City Health Care, Salt Lake City, UT, 2Iowa City VAMC, Iowa City, IA

    Background/Purpose: Osteoporotic fractures contribute to significant morbidity and mortality. Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is a valuable tool to identify osteoporosis, assess fracture risk, and monitor…
  • Abstract Number: 1927 • ACR Convergence 2022

    Patient and Parent Perceptions of an Established Rheumatology Transition Clinic for Adolescents and Young Adults

    Rebecca Overbury1, Devin Eddington2, Katherine Sward2, John Bohnsack1, CJ Inman1, Sara Stern1, Karen James1, Erin Treemarcki1 and Aimee Hersh1, 1University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 2University of Utah, Salt Lake City

    Background/Purpose: The Adult Center for Childhood Onset Rheumatic Disease (ACCORD) is a clinical and research center for the health care transition (HCT) of adolescent and…
  • Abstract Number: 0571 • ACR Convergence 2022

    National Rollout of a Medication Safety Dashboard to Improve Testing for Latent Infections Among Biologic/targeted Synthetic DMARD Users Within the Veterans Health Administration: Initial Results

    Anna Montgomery1, Gary Tarasovsky2, Mary Whooley2, Jennifer Barton3, Karla Miller4, Holly Mitchell5, Jo Dana2, Kimberly Reiter6, Elizabeth Wahl7, Karine Rozenberg-Ben-Dror8, Jing Li9 and Gabriela Schmajuk10, 1University of California San Francisco, Reno, NV, 2San Francisco VA Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, 3VA Portland Health Care System/OHSU, Portland, OR, 4University of Utah Division of Rheumatology/VA Salt Lake City Health Care, Salt Lake City, UT, 5Ralph H. Johnson VA Hospital, Mount Pleasant, SC, 6Albuquerque VA Medical Center, Albuquerque, NM, 7VA Puget Sound Healthcare System, Seattle, WA, 8Greater Lakes Region/VISN 12 Dept Veterans Affairs, Hines, IL, 9University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 10UCSF / SFVA, San Francisco, CA

    Background/Purpose: Guidelines recommend testing for latent hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), and tuberculosis (TB) infection prior to initiating biologics or targeted synthetic…
  • Abstract Number: 1278 • ACR Convergence 2022

    ANA Testing Practices in the United States: A Population-Based Study Between 2000 and 2019

    Mehmet Hocaoglu1, Alain Sanchez-Rodriguez2, Hannah Langenfeld3, Cynthia Crowson4 and Ali Duarte-Garcia5, 1University of Maryland Medical Center, Midtown Campus, Baltimore, MD, 2Division of Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 3Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 4Mayo Clinic, Eyota, MN, 5Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

    Background/Purpose: Inappropriate laboratory testing accounts for an important part of avoidable healthcare costs. Anti-nuclear antibody (ANA) is a commonly used laboratory test in rheumatology with…
  • Abstract Number: 2202 • ACR Convergence 2022

    Association of Visit-based Retention and Receipt of Serologic Testing with Acute Care Use Among Young Adults with Lupus: A Medicare Cohort Study

    Maria Schletzbaum1, Brad C. Astor2, W. Ryan Powell3, Shivani Garg4, Andrea Gilmore-Bykovskyi5, Joseph A. Kramer6, Amy J. Kind7 and Christie Bartels8, 1University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Population Health Sciences, Middleton, WI, 2University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Medicine, Nephrology Division and Department of Population Sciences, Madison, WI, 3University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Center for Health Disparities Research, Thousand Oaks, CA, 4University of Madison, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, 5University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Emergency Medicine; and the Center for Health Disparities Research, Madison, WI, 6University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Medicine & Center for Health Disparities Research,, Madison, WI, 7University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Medicine, Geriatrics Division & Center for Health Disparities Research, Madison, WI, 8University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI

    Background/Purpose: While high quality lupus care is associated with less damage, the impact of care use patterns and care quality on lupus outcomes remains unclear,…
  • Abstract Number: 0573 • ACR Convergence 2022

    Telehealth versus Outpatients Clinic Follow up in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients a Randomized Controlled Study

    Anne Bull Haaversen1, Inge Christoffer Olsen2, Maiju Pesonen3, Andreas Diamantopoulos4 and jannicke Sundsby karlengen5, 1Martina Hansens Hospital, Hosle, Norway, 2Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Nepal, 3Oslo University, Oslo, Norway, 4Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, Norway, 5Martina Hansens Hospital, Baerum, Norway

    Background/Purpose: Most Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) patients are in remission or low disease activity. Yet, RA patients continue to be followed up by pre-scheduled visits, which…
  • Abstract Number: 1279 • ACR Convergence 2022

    Development of ACR Longitudinal Digital Quality Measures for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Literature Review and Modified Delphi Consensus Study

    Christie Bartels1, April Jorge2, Candace Feldman3, Claire Barber4, April Barnado5, Bonnie Bermas6, Ali Duarte-Garcia7, Shivani Garg8, Leah Haseley9, Shraddha Jatwani10, Tracy Johansson11, Alex Limanni12, Wendy Rodgers13, Brad Rovin14, Yesenia Santiago-Casas15, Lisa Suter16, Jennifer Ude11, JoAnn Zell17 and Jinoos Yazdany18, 1University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, 2Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 3Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, 4University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, 5Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, 6UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX, 7Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 8University of Madison, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, 9University of Washington, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA, 10Albert Einstein Medical Center, Ambler, PA, 11American College of Rheumatology, Atlanta, GA, 12Self, Dallas, TX, 13Lupus Foundation of America, Torrance, CA, 14The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 15Integral Rheumatology and Immunology Specialists, Plantation, FL, 16Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 17University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Denver, CO, 18UCSF, San Francisco, CA

    Background/Purpose: Significant morbidity and mortality urge efforts to improve quality of care for people with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Yet, none of the 25 American…
  • Abstract Number: PP02 • ACR Convergence 2022

    Patient Mobilization for Vaccine Access and Improved Care During the COVID Pandemic

    Marie-Claude Beaulieu1, Ines Colmegna2, Nathalie Amiable3, Jean Légaré4 and Paul Fortin5, 1Universite de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, 2The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, 3CHU de Québec, Quebec, QC, Canada, 4QC, Canada, 5CHU de Quebec - Universite Laval, Quebec, QC, Canada

    Background/Purpose: The COVID pandemic was particularly difficult for persons like me living with rheumatoid arthritis and immunosuppressed. I had to impose myself months of isolation…
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