Abstracts tagged "quality of care"

Abstract Number: 1713 • ACR Convergence 2025
Diagnostic Delay in Psoriatic Arthritis and its Impact on Radiological Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of 23,894 Patients
Mohamed Abdelsalam¹, Menat Alla Ayman Ali Mahdy², Maryam Lasheen³, Hadeer Hafez⁴, Nourhan Abouelella⁵, Abdelhfeez Moshrif⁶ and Mohamed Reda Awad⁷, ¹Misr University For Science and Technology, ⁶ october, Al Jizah, Egypt, ²Misr University For Science and Technology, Nasr City, Al Qahirah, Egypt, ³Misr University For Science and Technology, Helwan, Al Qahirah, Egypt, ⁴⁶th October University, ⁶ october, Al Jizah, Egypt, ⁵Faculty of Medicine, Misr University for Science and Technology, ⁶ october, Al Jizah, Egypt, ⁶Al Azhar University, Asyut, Egypt, assyut, Asyut, Egypt, ⁷Al Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt, Giza, Al Jizah, Egypt
Background/Purpose: Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) remains widely underdiagnosed and misdiagnosed worldwide, leading to delays in appropriate management and increased disease burden. While diagnostic delay has been…
Abstract Number: 0523 • ACR Convergence 2025
SPECTREM: Guselkumab Significantly Improves Patient Reported Outcomes at Week 16 in Participants with Low Body Surface Area, Moderate Psoriasis with Special Sites Involvement
Jennifer Soung¹, Virginie Kelly², Marni Wiseman³, Adrian Rodriguez⁴, Theodore Alkousakis⁵, Olivia Choi⁵, Daphne Chan⁵, Katelyn Rowland⁵, Linda Hou⁶, Jenny Jeyarajah⁷, Nastaran Abbarin⁸, Elizabeth Skobelev⁵, Sancharitha Ramji⁵, James Krell⁹, Max Sauder¹⁰ and David Adam¹¹, ¹Southern California Dermatology, Inc, Santa Ana, CA, USA, Santa Ana, ²Saint-Louis Medical Clinic, Quebec, Canada, Quebec, Canada, ³SkinWise Dermatology, Manitoba, Canada, Manitoba, Canada, ⁴Nashville Skin Comprehensive Dermatology Center, Nashville, TN, USA, Nashville, TN, ⁵Johnson & Johnson, Horsham, PA, USA, Horsham, PA, ⁶Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC, a Johnson & Johnson company, Horsham, ⁷Johnson & Johnson, Horsham, PA, USA, Horsham, ⁸Janssen Inc, Toronto, ON, Canada, Toronto, Canada, ⁹Total Skin & Beauty Dermatology Center, Birmingham, AL, USA, Birmingham, ¹⁰Probity Medical Research, ON, Canada; University of Toronto, ON, Canada, Toronto, Canada, ¹¹CCA Medical Research, ON, Canada, Toronto, Canada
Background/Purpose: Even low body surface area (BSA) psoriasis can be extremely bothersome to patients and can have a significant impact on their lives just as…
Abstract Number: 0182 • ACR Convergence 2025
A Joint Effort: Implementing Depression Screening in a Safety-Net Rheumatology Clinic
Clare Grossman¹, Jay Chhabra¹, Ximena Gonzalez Sanchez¹, Karina Brito¹, Jacqueline Friskey¹, Brent Abel² and Mary Margaretten², ¹University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ²Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, UCSF, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Comorbid depression is common in patients with autoimmune diseases and is associated with increased healthcare utilization and death. Despite American College of Rheumatology recommendations…
Abstract Number: 2617 • ACR Convergence 2025
Design and Initial Results from a Cluster Randomized Trial of a Provider-Facing Immunization Dashboard to Improve Shingrix Vaccination in the Veterans Health Administration
Jing Li¹, Cherish Wilson², Gary Tarasovsky³, Sooyeon Kwon⁴, Mary Whooley³ and gabriela Schmajuk⁵, ¹University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ²UCSF / SFVA, San Francisco, CA, ³SFVA, San Francisco, ⁴Albany Stratton VAMC, Loudonville, NY, ⁵University of California, San Francisco, and San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Patients prescribed immunosuppressive medications are at increased risk for herpes zoster and related complications, and the American College of Rheumatology recommends the recombinant zoster…
Abstract Number: 1691 • ACR Convergence 2025
Standardizing DXA Screening in Childhood-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus at A Single Center: A Quality Improvement Initiative Using a Decision-Tree Algorithm
Andrea Gutierrez¹, Stephanie Armendariz², Muniza Mogri³ and Kristina Ciaglia⁴, ¹UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ²Texas Scottish Rite Hospital, Dallas, TX, ³UT Southwestern Medical Center / Children’s Health Dallas, Dallas, TX, ⁴UT Southwestern, Children's Medical Center, and Scottish Rite for Children, Dallas, TX
Background/Purpose: Patients with childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE) are at increased risk of low bone mineral density, with studies showing a 40% frequency of osteopenia (Lilleby,…
Abstract Number: 0417 • ACR Convergence 2025
Implementation of a Communication Aid in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Patient Visits, a Quality Improvement Study
Nazlican Civilibal Tang¹, Rachel Guess², Ran Hazan³, Amy Monahan⁴ and Maleewan Kitcharoensakkul⁵, ¹WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE IN ST.LOUIS, MISSOURI, St.Louis, MO, ²WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE IN ST.LOUIS, MISSOURI, st.louis, ³WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE IN ST.LOUIS, MISSOURI, Saint Louis, MO, ⁴WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE IN ST.LOUIS, MISSOURI, St. Louis, MO, ⁵Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium, St. Louis, MO
Background/Purpose: Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is a childhood onset autoimmune disease requiring long-term care and personalized treatment. Through a rigorous series of mixed patient and…
Abstract Number: 0179 • ACR Convergence 2025
Digital Divide in Rheumatology: Patterns of Technology and AI Adoption Across Generations of Specialists
CARLA F DIONELLO¹, ANA F PADUA², Claudia Marques³, BRUNA L PORTO⁴, LEONARDO R CAMPOS⁵, RODRIGO OLIVEIRA⁶, GUSTAVO GM BALBI⁷, RODRIGO LUPPINO-ASSAD⁶, YURE G AZEVEDO⁸, LUIZ F DIPE⁹, BRUNO BORDALLO⁵, Cleandro Pires¹⁰, Licia Maria Henrique da Mota¹⁰ and PAULA MONTINA¹⁰, ¹FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO - UFRJ, RIO DE JANEIRO, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, ²SANTA CASA MG, BELO HORIZONTE, Minas Gerais, Brazil, ³Hospital das Clinicas - Universidade Federal de Pernambuco - UFPE, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil, ⁴UNIVATES, SÃO LEOPOLDO, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, ⁵UFF, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, ⁶FMRP-USP, Ribeirão Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ⁷UFJF, JUIZ DE FORA, Minas Gerais, Brazil, ⁸SCR, SOBRAL, Ceara, Brazil, ⁹GRUPO AMIL, SÃO PAULO, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ¹⁰UNB, Brasilia, Distrito Federal, Brazil
Background/Purpose: The integration of digital tools and artificial intelligence (AI) in rheumatology practice has advanced rapidly. However, disparities in adoption across generations of specialists remain…
Abstract Number: 2612 • ACR Convergence 2025
Automated, Artificial Intelligence-supported Sonographic Examination of the Hands for the Detection and Quantification of Arthritis and Osteoarthritis in the Hand and Finger Joints in Outpatient Rheumatology Care
Oliver Sander¹, Lea Ormeloh¹, Laura Grünkewitz¹, Martin Gallmann¹, Benedict Blümel¹, Rishi Adhikari¹, Hasan Acar¹, Gamal Chehab¹, Jörg Distler² and Jutta Richter³, ¹Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of Heinrich-Heine University. Hiller Research Center, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of Heinrich-Heine University., Düsseldorf, Germany, ²University Hospital Duesseldorf and HHU, Duesseldorf, Germany, ³Clinic for Rheumatology and Hiller Research Unit, Heinrich-Heine-University Duesseldorf, Medical Faculty, Duesseldorf, Germany, Düsseldorf, Germany
Background/Purpose: The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in combination with robotics into clinical diagnostics has the potential to increase precision and efficiency and relieve increasingly…
Abstract Number: 1481 • ACR Convergence 2025
Duffy Antigen Screening in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients with Neutropenia: A Quality Improvement Initiative
Divya Sudireddy¹, Jason Yang², Huseyin Berk Degirmenci³, Eva Petrow² and Michael York⁴, ¹Boston Medical Center, Westborough, MA, ²Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, ³Boston University Medical Center, Boston, MA, ⁴Boston University, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Laboratory monitoring for patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is essential for assessing disease activity and detecting treatment-related adverse effects, including cytopenias. Neutropenia in…
Abstract Number: 0413 • ACR Convergence 2025
Improving Access to Timely Joint Injections for Pediatric Rheumatology Patients – A Quality Improvement Initiative
Kendra Lauer¹, Vidya Sivaraman², Melissa Argraves³, Ysabella Esteban⁴, Laura Pratt⁵, Alysha Taxter⁶, Shoghik Akoghlanian³, Kelly Wise⁷, Kathryn Anliker³, Jonnie Hughes³, James Booker³, Ashlee Leone³ and Edward Oberle³, ¹Nationwide Children's Hospital, Dublin, OH, ²Nationwide Children's Hospital/ The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, ³Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, ⁴Nationwide Children's Hospital, Plain City, OH, ⁵Nationwide Children's Hospital/The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, ⁶Nationwide Children's, Columbus, OH, ⁷Nationwide Children's Hospital, Hilliard, OH
Background/Purpose: Timely treatment for juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is essential for disease remission and decreasing risk of long-term morbidity. Intra-articular corticosteroid joint injections can treat…
Abstract Number: 0157 • ACR Convergence 2025
Influence of Outpatient Clinic Visits on Receipt of the COVID-19 Vaccine among People with Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases
Lesley Jackson¹, Nicole Wright², Rahima Begum³, Fazlur Rahman¹, Rena Patel¹, Kenneth Saag⁴, Jeffrey Curtis⁵ and Maria I. ("Maio") Danila⁶, ¹University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, ³University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, ⁴The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁵Foundation for Advancing Science, Technology, Education and Research, Birmingham, AL, ⁶University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: Rheumatologists and primary care providers (PCPs) are some of the most trusted clinicians for people living with autoimmune rheumatic diseases (AIRD), and they may…
Abstract Number: 2311 • ACR Convergence 2025
Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis and Its Relationship with Disease Activity and Comorbidities
Esther Toledano¹, Carolina Cristina Chacón², Cristina Hidalgo Calleja², Belén Miguel², Laura Blanco², Ana Turrión³, Olga Compán⁴, Manuel Martín³, Susana Gómez² and Carlos Montilla², ¹Rheumatology Service, San Carlos Clinical Hospital, Madrid, Spain, ²Rheumatology Service, University Hospital of Salamanca, Salamanca, Castilla y Leon, Spain, ³Rheumatology Service, University Hospital of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain, ⁴Rheumatology Service, University Hospital of Salamanca, Carbajosa de la Sagrada, ³⁷¹⁹¹, Spain
Background/Purpose: Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a chronic respiratory disorder characterized by intermittent upper airway collapse during sleep. This mechanism can trigger systemic inflammation…
Abstract Number: 1475 • ACR Convergence 2025
Humoral immune responses to real-world recombinant zoster vaccination in systemic lupus erythematosus
Arielle Mendel¹, Maximilien Lora², Sasha Bernatsky³, Paul Fortin⁴, Michaël Desjardins⁵, Joyce Rauch⁶, Chantal Sauvageau⁷, Evelyne Vinet³ and Ines Colmegna⁸, ¹McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Canada, ²Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, ³Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁴Centre ARThrite - CHU de Québec - Université Laval, Quebec, QC, Canada, ⁵Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM)), Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁶McGill University, Hampstead, Canada, ⁷Institut national de santé publique du Québec, Quebec City, QC, Canada, ⁸The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are at increased risk for herpes zoster (HZ) and its complications. Exposure to immunosuppressants (IS) at the time…
Abstract Number: 0408 • ACR Convergence 2025
Implementing Social Drivers of Health Screening for Patients with Pediatric Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Julia Harris¹, Susan Parish², Michelle Manaskie² and Ashley Cooper², ¹Children's Mercy Kansas City, Overland Park, KS, ²Children's Mercy Kansas City, Kansas City, MO
Background/Purpose: There is a profound need to improve outcomes in children with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) given this disease is complicated by significant morbidity. Disparities…
Abstract Number: 2226 • ACR Convergence 2025
Factors Associated with Contraceptive Counseling by Rheumatologists for Reproductive-Aged Female Patients Prescribed Teratogenic Medications
Yongjay Kim¹, Kelsey Gripp², Deanna Jannat-Khah³, Emily Wu⁴, Mehret Birru Talabi⁵, Nancy Pan³, Lisa Sammaritano³ and Caroline Siegel³, ¹Hospital for Special Surgery, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, ²Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, ³Hospital For Special Surgery, New York, NY, ⁴Hospital for Special Surgery, Union City, NJ, ⁵University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: Guidelines advise rheumatologists to provide contraceptive counseling for all patients with pregnancy potential prescribed teratogenic medications, however, adherence is inconsistent. We assessed the frequency…

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