Abstracts tagged "quality of care"

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: 0359 • ACR Convergence 2024
SpA Disk©: A New Tool to Monitor the QoL of Spondyloarthritis Patients
Roba Ghossan¹, OLIVIER FOGEL², Cécile Gaujoux-Viala³, anthony SABER⁴, Cedric Lukas⁵ and Corinne MICELI⁶, and SpA Disk Group, ¹COCHIN HOSPITAL, PARIS, France, ²AP-HP, Paris, France, ³CHU Nîmes, Nïmes, Languedoc-Roussillon, France, ⁴Sorbonne Paris Nord Université, Paris, France, ⁵Rheumatology department, CHU Montpellier, Montpellier, France, ⁶Université de Paris Cité, APHP, Paris, France
Background/Purpose: Spondyloarthritis (SpA) significantly affects patients' quality of life (QoL). Current tools in routine medical practice primarily focus on assessing disease activity, neglecting the broader…
Abstract Number: 1041 • ACR Convergence 2024
A Theory of Change for Patient-Initiated Follow-Up Care in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Manuel Ester¹, Krista White², Kiran Dhiman², Saania Zafar², Alexandra Charlton³, Glen Hazlewood⁴, Gabrielle L. Zimmermann⁵, Alison Hoens⁶, Sarah L. Manske⁷, Diane Lacaille⁸, Mark G. Perry⁹, Megan R.W. Barber¹⁰, Aurore Fifi-Mah⁴, Niki Panich¹¹, Monika Szpunar¹², Karen Then¹³, Kelly Osinski¹⁴, Shakeel Subdar¹⁵, Hafsah Al-Azem¹⁶, Michelle Jung¹⁶ and Claire Barber⁴, ¹McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary; O’Brien Institute for Public Health, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary; Arthritis Research Canada, Calgary, AB, Canada, ²McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ³Division of Rheumatology, Cumming School of Medicine, Calgaru, AB, Canada, ⁴University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁵Alberta SPOR SUPPORT Unit – Learning Health System Team, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta; 6. Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ⁶Arthritis Research Canada; Department of Physical Therapy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁷McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary; Department of Radiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁸Arthritis Research Canada, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁹Department of Rheumatology, University Hospitals Plymouth; Peninsula Medical School, Plymouth, England, United Kingdom, ¹⁰Arthritis Research Canada; Division of Rheumatology, Cumming School of Medicine, Calgary, AB, Canada, ¹¹Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ¹²Arthritis Research Canada, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹³Faculty of Nursing, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ¹⁴Alberta Health Services, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ¹⁵Temerty School of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹⁶Division of Rheumatology, Cumming School of Medicine, Calgary, AB, Canada
Background/Purpose: Timely, high-quality care is critical to effective rheumatoid arthritis (RA) management. Due to the resource-intensive nature of routine lifelong follow-ups and rheumatologist shortages, RA…
Abstract Number: 1239 • ACR Convergence 2024
Innovative Patient Empowerment: Evaluating the Effect of a Physician-created Educational Video and To-do Lists on Promoting Preventive Health Measures in Rheumatic Disease Patients
Vanessa Bartsch¹, Basel Habboub², Kathrin Standfest¹, Johannes Knitza³, Georg Schett⁴ and Axel Hueber², ¹Division Rheumatology, Klinikum Nuernberg, Nuernberg, Germany, ²Klinikum Nuernberg, Nuernberg, Germany, ³Institute for Digital Medicine, Philipps-University Marburg and University Hospital of Giessen and Marburg, Marburg, Germany, ⁴Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
Background/Purpose: Patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases (IRDs) are at higher risk for malignancies and infections. Effective management strategies for these comorbidities are urgently needed. We…
Abstract Number: 2329 • ACR Convergence 2024
Feasibility of a Streamlined Approach for Psoriatic Arthritis Screening and Symptom Assessment
Gretchen Ball¹, Hassan Hamade², Sarah Romanelli², Melissa Zundell², Sangyoon Shin², Thami Senthilkumaran², Angela Lamb², Saakshi Khattri³, Lourdes Perez Chada⁴, Joseph Merola⁵ and Alice Gottlieb⁶, ¹Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Ridgefield, CT, ²Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, ³Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY, ⁴Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁵UT Southwestern Medical Center, Newton, MA, ⁶Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Department of Dermatology, Seattle, WA
Background/Purpose: Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is frequently undiagnosed and/or undertreated. Given the elevated risk of disability with treatment delays, we launched a quality improvement initiative to…
Abstract Number: 0377 • ACR Convergence 2024
Improving Self-Management Support in Patients with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Julia Harris¹, Leslie Favier², Emily Fox³, Michael Holland³, Cara Hoffart⁴, Maria Ibarra³, Jordan Jones⁴, Susan Parish², Kara Remick-Erickson² and Ashley Cooper⁴, ¹Children's Mercy Kansas City, Overland Park, KS, ²Children's Mercy Kansas City, Kansas City, ³Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO, ⁴Children's Mercy Kansas City, Kansas City, MO
Background/Purpose: Self-management support (SMS) is one of the key elements of the Chronic Care Model as it is an important aspect of the care for…
Abstract Number: 1042 • ACR Convergence 2024
Identifying Patient Priorities for Patient-Reported Outcome Measures in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Modified Delphi Consensus Study
Racheal Githumbi¹, Steven Katz², Ania Kania-Richmond¹, Kim Giroux³, Yvonne Wallace³, Cheryl Barnabe¹, Glen Hazlewood¹, C. Allyson Jones², Amanda Steiman⁴, Anshula Ambasta¹, Diane Lacaille⁵, Elaine Yacyshyn², Jessica Widdifield⁶, Natasha Gakhal⁷, Tyler Williamson¹ and Claire Barber¹, ¹University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ²University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ³Patient Partner, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁴Sinai Health System, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵Arthritis Research Canada, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁶Sunnybrook Research Institute / ICES / UofT Institute of Health Policy, Management & Evaluation, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁷Women's College Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are essential tools for prioritizing patient-centric care and enhancing health system-performance measurement in rheumatology. Effective use of PROMs collected in…
Abstract Number: 1258 • ACR Convergence 2024
Investigating Factors Associated with Gaps in Care in Adolescents and Young Adults with Systemic Lupus
Tamar Rubinstein¹, Avni Dave², Terrence Calistro³, Kimberly Rapoza³, Joyce Hui-Yuen⁴, Emily Masi⁵, Shari Salzhauer Berkowitz³, Zanab Mian⁶ and Kathleen Kenney-Riley⁷, ¹Albert Einstein College of Medicine, White Plains, NY, ²Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, ³Mercy University, Dobbs Ferry, NY, ⁴North Shore LIJ Health System, Great Neck, NY, ⁵Cohen Children's Medical Center, Floral Park, NY, ⁶Cohen Children's Medical Center, Lake Success, NY, ⁷Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Port Chester, NY
Background/Purpose: Adolescents and young adults (AYA) with systemic lupus (SLE) are at an especially high risk for disengagement in care, a possible cause of the…

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