Abstracts tagged "quality of care"

Abstract Number: 1281 • ACR Convergence 2022
Less Than Half of Cryoglobulin Tests Ordered at a Tertiary Hospital Network Are Successfully Completed: An Opportunity for Improvement
Joo Young (Esther) Lee¹, Alexis Baass², Sasha Bernatsky³, Evelyne Vinet² and Arielle Mendel², ¹McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada, ²McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, Canada, ³Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Cryoglobulin detection is essential for the diagnosis of cryoglobulinemic vasculitis, a condition leading to high healthcare use, organ damage, and even death. Successful cryoglobulin…
Abstract Number: PP23 • ACR Convergence 2022
The Journey to Collaborative Care and Patient-Centric Educational Opportunities for a Scleroderma Patient
Amy Gietzen and Hannah Bowen, The Ann Steffens Scleroderma Foundation, Albany, NY
Background/Purpose: In 2001 I started to experience forearm, elbow, and wrist pain. My fingers were constantly swollen, and sensitive. After 6 months of living in…
Abstract Number: 0727 • ACR Convergence 2022
Primary Prevention of Fractures in Osteoporotic Patients in a Southern California Academic Health System
Eugene Looi¹, Gergana Mishkova¹ and Christina Downey², ¹Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, ²Loma Linda University Medical Center, Redlands, CA
Background/Purpose: Osteoporosis (OSP) is common, carries high morbidity, significant cost and remains underrecognized and undertreated by health care providers (1). At a university-based academic health…
Abstract Number: 1283 • ACR Convergence 2022
Frequency of Checking Creatine Kinase in Patients on Statins with Elevated Transaminase for Early Detection of Statin Induced Myopathy
ANJALI NIDHAAN, Andrei Hastings, david gonzalez, rajshri joshi, nathan gilbert and carolyn o'connor, Cleveland Clinic Akron General, Akron, OH
Background/Purpose: Some of the most commonly reported side effects of statins (widely used lipid lowering agents) are muscle injury (incidence ranging from 0.1-20% based on…
Abstract Number: 0770 • ACR Convergence 2022
Immune Related Adverse Events in Checkpoint Inhibitor Treated Cancer Patients Increased in Patients with Underlying Autoimmune Disease and Positive Autoantibodies
Amarah Baluch¹, Katerina Warda², Taylor Middleton², Kiersten Kennedy², Andras Perl³ and Jihad Ben Gabr¹, ¹SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, ²SUNY Upstate Medical Unviersity, Syracuse, NY, ³SUNY, Syracuse, NY
Background/Purpose: Immune check point inhibitors (ICIs) boost the patient's immune system by blocking intrinsic down-regulators of immunity by signaling through cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen 4 (CTLA-4),…
Abstract Number: 1288 • ACR Convergence 2022
How Often Do We Provide Relevant and Patient Centric Discharge Instructions in Rheumatology? A Single Academic Center Clinic Experience
Dijo Joseph¹, Asha Asthana², Sobia Hassan³ and Meenakshi Jolly³, ¹Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ²Rush University Medical Center Department of Internal Medicine, Chicago, IL, ³Rush University, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Post-visit discharge instructions (DCI) are an important supplement to the patient visit that serves to reinforce a patient's understanding of their diagnosis, medications and…
Abstract Number: 0056 • ACR Convergence 2022
Pilot Study to Implement the Type 1 & 2 SLE Model in an Academic Rheumatology Clinic
Amanda Eudy¹, Jennifer Rogers², Kai Sun³, Rebecca Sadun³, David Pisetsky⁴, Mithu Maheswaranathan², Jayanth Doss³, Lisa Criscione-Schreiber⁵ and Megan Clowse³, ¹Duke University, Raleigh, NC, ²Duke, Durham, NC, ³Duke University, Durham, NC, ⁴Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, ⁵Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC
Background/Purpose: The Type 1 & 2 SLE Model was developed to better explain the signs, symptoms, and management goals of SLE to patients. We assembled…
Abstract Number: 0860 • ACR Convergence 2022
Characteristics of Transitioning JIA Patients: Who Is Arriving on the Adult Rheumatologists’ Doorsteps?
Teresa Semalulu¹, KAREN BEATTIE¹, Roberta Berard², Jaime Guzman³ and Michelle Batthish¹, ¹McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ²London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON, Canada, ³University of British Columbia and BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Patients with JIA are at an increased risk of loss to follow-up, morbidity and mortality as they transition from pediatric to adult care. Thus,…
Abstract Number: 1291 • ACR Convergence 2022
Development and Pilot Implementation of a Predictive Model to Identify Visits Appropriate for Telehealth
david leverenz¹, Mary Solomon¹, Nicoleta Economau-Zavlanos¹, Bhargav Srinivas Adagarla², Theresa Coles¹, Isaac Smith³, Robert Overton¹, Catherine Howe³, Jayanth Doss⁴, Ricardo Henao¹ and Megan Clowse⁴, ¹Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, ²Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC, ³Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC, ⁴Duke University, Durham, NC
Background/Purpose: Since January 2021, providers in our practice have used the Encounter Appropriateness Score for You (EASY) to document their perception of the appropriateness of…
Abstract Number: 0057 • ACR Convergence 2022
Accelerating AxSpA Diagnosis: Exploring At-home Self-sampling, Symptom Checkers, Medical Student-visits and Asynchronous Report-based Assessment
Hannah Labinsky¹, Sophie von Rohr², Maria Gabriella Raimondo³, Ekaterina Vogt⁴, Britta Horstmann², Isabel Gehring⁵, Jessica Rojas-Restrepo⁵, Fabian Proft⁶, Felix Mühlensiepen⁷, Daniela Bohr², Georg Schett⁸, Andreas Ramming³ and Johannes Knitza³, ¹Department of Internal Medicine 3 - Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, 91054 Erlangen, Germany; Deutsches Zentrum Immuntherapie, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ²Department of Internal Medicine 3, Rheumatology & Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-University (FAU) Erlangen-Nurnberg and University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ³Department of Internal Medicine 3 – Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, 91054 Erlangen, Germany; Deutsches Zentrum Immuntherapie, Friedrich-Alexander-UniversityErlangen-Nürnberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ⁴Thermo Fisher Scientific, Freiburg, Germany, ⁵Thermo Fisher Scientific, Freiburg, ⁶Department of Gastroenterology, Infectious Diseases and Rheumatology, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁷Center for Health Services Research, Brandenburg Medical School Theodor Fontane, Rüdersdorf, ⁸Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
Background/Purpose: The growing shortage of rheumatologists threatens adequate rheumatological care. The diagnostic delay for axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) is particularly long, ranging between 3 to 11…
Abstract Number: 0944 • ACR Convergence 2022
Inconsistent Family Planning Documentation in Women with Interstitial Pneumonia with Autoimmune Features (IPAF)
Elena Joerns¹, Brooke Mills², Una Makris³, Traci Adams¹ and Bonnie Bermas¹, ¹UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX, ²UT Southwestern Medical Center, Fort Worth, TX, ³UT Southwestern Medical Center and Dallas VA, Dallas, TX
Background/Purpose: Family planning discussions improve pregnancy outcomes in women with interstitial lung disease (ILD). Women with interstitial pneumonia with autoimmune features (IPAF), a subset of…
Abstract Number: 1293 • ACR Convergence 2022
Is Virtual Care Here to Stay? : Rheumatology Patients’ Satisfaction in Early vs Late Pandemic
Ummugulsum Gazel¹, Tommy Han², Seyyid Bilal Acikgoz³, Tara Swami¹, Hart goldhar⁴, Urusa Shah³, Rokshana Chowdhury³, Nataliya Milman³, Nancy Maltez¹, Catherine Ivory¹, Susan Humphrey-Murto³ and Sibel Aydin¹, ¹University of Ottawa, Rheumatology, Ottawa, Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ²University of Ottawa, Medical School, Ottawa, Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ³University of Ottawa, Rheumatology, Ottawa, Canada, Ottawa, Canada, ⁴William Osler Health Centre Etobicoke General Site, Rheumatology, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically changed the delivery of healthcare, with virtual care becoming the new standard. In the early stages of the pandemic,…
Abstract Number: 0088 • ACR Convergence 2022
Challenges in the Management of Psoriatic Arthritis in Latin America: A Systematic Review
Andre Ribeiro¹, Larissa Dullius², Andre Azeredo², Laura Coates³, Odirlei Monticielo², Charles Kohem², Penelope Palominos² and Natalia Sartori¹, ¹Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil, ²Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil, ³Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK, Oxford, England, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: In 2020, the International League of Associations for Rheumatology (ILAR) recommendations for management of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) were published. It aimed to adapt GRAPPA…
Abstract Number: 0957 • ACR Convergence 2022
Timeliness of Fetal Echocardiography for Congenital Heart Block Detection in Anti-Ro/La-Positive Pregnancies
Amanda Ohayon¹, Nikola Wilk¹, Arielle Mendel², Mayssa Moukarzel¹, Jessica Simoneau¹, Wadi Mawad¹, Gabriel Altit¹ and Evelyne Vinet², ¹McGill University Health Center, Montréal, QC, Canada, ²McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Best practice guidelines recommend screening for congenital heart block (CHB) in anti-Ro/La-positive pregnancies with serial echocardiography starting between 16 to 18 weeks of gestational…
Abstract Number: 1297 • ACR Convergence 2022
A Paediatric-Adult Provider Dyad Care Model Improves Transition from Paediatric to Adult Health Care for Youth with Childhood-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Tala El Tal¹, Abdulaziz el Mutairi¹, Amanda Steiman² and Earl Silverman³, ¹The Hospital for Sick Children, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Sinai Health System, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³The Hospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic multi-system autoimmune disease affecting 1 in 1000 individuals, of whom 20% develop the disease in childhood. Childhood-onset…

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