Abstract Number: 1940 • ACR Convergence 2024
Timely Initiation of Steroid Sparing Therapy in Uveitis Patients – a Quality Improvement Initiative
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: PP04 • ACR Convergence 2024
Involving Pediatric Patients in Their Own Care
Background/Purpose: When I was 14, I was diagnosed with thrombocytopenia, which led to more testing and a diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). As a…Abstract Number: 0121 • ACR Convergence 2024
Intra-renal Involvement in Primary Antiphospholipid Antibodies Syndrome: Data from Two Italian Centers
Background/Purpose: Antiphospholipid antibodies nephropathy (aPL-N) is defined by thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) early lesions and late lesions such fibro-intimal hyperplasia with luminal obliteration/organized thrombi, fibrous arterial/arteriolar…Abstract Number: 0578 • ACR Convergence 2024
Gender Differences in Disease Parameters, Adherence to Treat to Target Strategy and Outcomes in Axial Spondyloarthritis (axSpA) in Pakistani Cohort
Background/Purpose: In patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis (axSpA) there has been wide variability in terms of gender regarding disease characteristics as well as outcomes across different…Abstract Number: 1071 • ACR Convergence 2024
Rapid Access Microscopy and Real Time Case Discussion via a Secure Messaging App Improves Diagnostic Accuracy and Management of Acute Hot Swollen Joints
Background/Purpose: Patients with acute swollen joints are often presumed to have septic arthritis, leading to treatment with intravenous antibiotics and arthroscopic washout. Previously at our…Abstract Number: 1969 • ACR Convergence 2024
Harmonising Consensus and Reliability Studies in Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
Background/Purpose: Over the last 20 years musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) was established as a disease outcome measurement instrument. MSUS target domains, including consensual theoretical definitions of pathological…Abstract Number: 0195 • ACR Convergence 2024
Screening for Social Determinants of Health in Patients with SLE: A Point-of-Care Feasibility Study
Background/Purpose: Currently, social determinants of health (SDoH; conditions in which people live) are not routinely screened for in US outpatient rheumatology clinics.1 SLE disproportionally affects…Abstract Number: 0596 • ACR Convergence 2024
Impact of a Multidisciplinary Rheumatology-Dermatology-Gastroenterology Center in the Management of Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis: Analysis of the First 5-years of Implementation
Background/Purpose: Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) has a heterogenous clinical phenotype with manifestations in a number of different organs and systems. These include not only enthesitis, synovitis…Abstract Number: 1072 • ACR Convergence 2024
A 2-Year Pilot Project to Identify and Address Disparities in Health Literacy in Patients with Rheumatic Diseases Through Distribution of Surveys and Patient Education Materials
Background/Purpose: Improving health literacy in patients with rheumatic diseases is important, as many have chronic, complex diagnoses treated with high-risk medications. Poor health literacy puts…Abstract Number: 2132 • ACR Convergence 2024
A Quality Improvement Initiative to Increase Osteoporosis Screening in Internal Medicine Resident Led Primary Care Clinics
Background/Purpose: Osteoporosis increases morbidity and mortality of vulnerable individuals and adds to healthcare costs. The United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends universal screening…Abstract Number: 0211 • ACR Convergence 2024
Characteristics of Hospitalizations and Outpatient Follow-up for Patients with SLE at an Academic Hospital Setting in Austin, Texas
Background/Purpose: Patients with SLE have high rates of hospitalizations annually and require careful coordination of care in both the inpatient and outpatient setting. Prior analyses…Abstract Number: 0817 • ACR Convergence 2024
2024 Clinical Practice Guideline for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Chronic Nonbacterial Osteitis (CNO) in Adults
Background/Purpose: Adults with sterile bone inflammation are variably labelled as Synovitis, Acne, Pustulosis, Hyperostosis, Osteitis (SAPHO)-syndrome, chronic nonbacterial osteomyelitis, chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis (CRMO), pustulotic…Abstract Number: 1073 • ACR Convergence 2024
Dashboard Utilization and Order Menu Revision Improve HLA-B*5801 Testing Prior to Allopurinol Initiation in High-Risk Patients in a Veteran-based Primary Care Setting
Background/Purpose: The 2020 ACR Guideline for the Management of Gout conditionally recommends testing for the HLA-B*5801 risk allele prior to starting allopurinol for patients of…Abstract Number: 2175 • ACR Convergence 2024
Pediatric Rheumatology Clinic Referral Patterns at a Large Midwestern Center
Background/Purpose: Pediatric rheumatologists are facing a shortfall of providers and in multiple states, patients do not have readily accessible care for rheumatologic issues. Our clinic…Abstract Number: 0215 • ACR Convergence 2024
BP Connect Improves Follow-up of High Blood Pressure in Urban Rheumatology and Non-Rheumatology Clinics
Background/Purpose: Hypertension accounts for >54% of modifiable cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk and although 49% of US outpatient visits occur in specialty clinics, only 10% of…
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