Abstracts tagged "race/ethnicity"

Abstract Number: 2454 • ACR Convergence 2024
Age-Adjusted Mortality Rate Trends in Systemic Sclerosis in the United States from 1999 to 2020
Ansaam Daoud¹, Loai Dweik², Muhammad Shamim³, Haseeb Chaudhary⁴ and Omer Pamuk⁵, ¹Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals, Akron, OH, ²Cleveland Clinic Akron General Internal Medicine, Akron, OH, ³University Hospitals/ Case Western Reserve University, Cuyahoga Falls, OH, ⁴Case Western Reserve University, Westlake, OH, ⁵University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center/ Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
Background/Purpose: Of all rheumatic diseases, systemic sclerosis (SSc) has the highest disease-specific mortality, with a higher mortality risk than the general population. North America has…
Abstract Number: 0191 • ACR Convergence 2024
Beyond the Symptoms: Exploring Cognitive Bias in Lupus Diagnosis Within Primary Care
Alyssa Howren¹, Quan Le Tran¹, Sadaf Sediqi¹, Saadiya Hawa², Eleni Linos¹, Titilola Falasinnu³, Yashaar Chaichian¹ and Julia Simard¹, ¹Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, ²Weiss Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL, ³Stanford School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a heterogeneous autoimmune rheumatic disease whose prognosis varies by race and sex. To understand whether the cognitive processes of…
Abstract Number: 1286 • ACR Convergence 2024
An Analysis of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives in US ACGME-accredited Adult Rheumatology Fellowship Programs
Hamza Ali and Alysia Kwiatkowski, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
Background/Purpose: The ACR 2015 Workforce Study Report highlighted a lack of diversity within the workforce with 73.6% of Adult Rheumatology providers identifying as White, 15%…
Abstract Number: 2553 • ACR Convergence 2024
Predictors of Biologic and Targeted Synthetic DMARD Initiation for Rheumatoid Arthritis Across Underserved Patient Groups: Insights from a National Cohort Study
Mark Russell¹, Mark Gibson², Benjamin Zuckerman¹, Kanta Kumar³, Shirish Dubey⁴, Maryam Adas², Edward Alveyn², Samir Patel¹, Zijing Yang¹, Katie Bechman², Elizabeth Price⁵, Sarah Gallagher⁶, Andrew Cope², Sam Norton¹ and James Galloway⁷, ¹King's College London, London, England, United Kingdom, ²King's College London, London, United Kingdom, ³University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom, ⁴Oxford University Hospitals NHS FT, Oxford, United Kingdom, ⁵Great Western Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Swindon, England, United Kingdom, ⁶British Society for Rheumatology, London, United Kingdom, ⁷Centre for Rheumatic Diseases, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Quantifying healthcare inequality is essential to addressing the imbalance in outcomes attributable to age, gender, ethnicity and multimorbidity. In this study, we analysed differences…
Abstract Number: 0196 • ACR Convergence 2024
Associations Between Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) and the Social Vulnerability Index (SVI)
Zoe Reed¹, Xana Howard¹, Cristina Arriens¹, Teresa Aberle¹, Wade DeJager², Joan Merrill³ and Judith James¹, ¹Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ²Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, ³Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City 73104, OK
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complex autoimmune disease that disproportionately affects young women of certain racial and ethnic minority groups with enhanced severity…
Abstract Number: 1337 • ACR Convergence 2024
Gender and Ethnic Differences (or Lack Thereof) in Perceived Disease Burden in RA
Ali Malik¹, Dennis Ang¹, Adam Hall¹, John Herion¹ and Rupak Thapa², ¹Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, NC, ²Assistant Professor, Winston Salem, NC
Background/Purpose: Gender and ethnic disparities in health care are well reported in the general medical literature. Differences in symptom reporting or perceived health status can…
Abstract Number: 2589 • ACR Convergence 2024
A Nationwide Analysis of Risk of Acute Coronary Syndrome in RA Patients with Interstitial Lung Disease
Omair Khan¹, Azka Naeem², Kundan Jana², Syed Mujtaba Baqir², Tharun Shyam² and Saumya Nanda², ¹Maimonides Medical Center, Council Bluffs, IA, ²Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) are systemic inflammatory conditions that independently increase the risk of Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS). However, there…
Abstract Number: 0210 • ACR Convergence 2024
Rheumatology, Heal Thyself: The Experience of Underrepresented Physicians in Rheumatology
Rob Valdovinos¹, Ashley Martin², Jay Mehta² and Irene Blanco³, ¹UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital, San Francisco, CA, ²Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ³Northwestern University, Oak Park, IL
Background/Purpose: Providing racially and ethnically concordant care in minoritized populations by providers identifying as underrepresented in medicine (URiM) has been reported to be associated with…
Abstract Number: 1404 • ACR Convergence 2024
Modeling Diversity in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) Clinical Trials Using Real-world Data (RWD) Sources
Andrew Bevan¹ and Nora Carroll², ¹Integrated Project Solutions, PPD, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, Cambridge, United Kingdom, ²Cardiovascular and General Medicine, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Athlone, Ireland
Background/Purpose: The FDA places emphasis on studying clinically relevant trial populations but does not address how these might be defined. SLE disproportionately affects women and…
Abstract Number: PP12 • ACR Convergence 2024
Healing Together: The Role of Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) -Only Chronic Illness Spaces in Comprehensive Care
Sarah Shaw and JP Summers, Global Healthy Living Foundation, Upper Nyack, NY
Background/Purpose: As someone from the Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) community living with rheumatic conditions, I have experienced firsthand many challenges that people…
Abstract Number: 0297 • ACR Convergence 2024
Characteristics of Adult-Onset Still’s Disease Skin Eruption in Individuals of Sub-Saharan Ancestry
Benoit Suzon¹, Eleonore de Fritsch¹, Arthur Felix¹, Fabienne Louis-sidney², Emmanuelle Amazan¹, Florence Moinet³, Aurore Abel¹, Illitch Coco-Viloin¹, Moustapha Dramé¹, Christophe Deligny⁴ and Pernelle Thomas¹, ¹University Hospital of Martinique, Fort-de-France, Martinique, ²University Hospital Martinique, Fort De France, Martinique, ³University Hospital of Martinique, Fort de France, France, ⁴University Hospital of Martinique - National reference center for autoimmune disease, Internal Medicine, Fort-de-France, Martinique
Background/Purpose: There is no data about adult-onset Still's disease (AOSD) skin eruption in individuals of sub-Saharan ancestry, from basic description to potential clinical implications.Methods: We conducted…
Abstract Number: 1747 • ACR Convergence 2024
Native Americans Experience Profound Premature Mortality from Rheumatoid Arthritis
Parmita Das¹, Snehin Rajkumar², Eric Yen³ and Ram Singh⁴, ¹University of California Los Angeles, Saint Johns, ²UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Irvine, CA, ³UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, ⁴UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a chronic debilitating disease affecting up to 1% of the US population and has variable outcomes by race/ethnicity. We analyzed…
Abstract Number: 0353 • ACR Convergence 2024
Identifying Solutions to Address Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities in Lupus: A Consensus-Based Approach
Joy Buie¹, Michael Fisher¹, Hannah Tlydsley², Kristen Backor² and Karen Costenbader³, ¹Lupus Foundation of America, Washington, DC, ²Charles River Associates, San Francisco, CA, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital/ Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Health disparities among racial and ethnic minoritized individuals living with lupus remain a critical public health concern. Challenges related to healthcare affordability, accessibility, and…
Abstract Number: 1803 • ACR Convergence 2024
Genetics of eGFR Variability as a Proxy for Lupus Nephritis in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Magdalena Riedl Khursigara¹, Nicholas Gold², Thai-Son Tang³, JingJing Cao⁴, Daniela Dominguez⁴, Marisa Klein-Gitelman⁵, Dafna Gladman⁶, Daniel Goldman⁷, Elizabeth Harvey⁴, Mariko Ishimori⁸, Caroline Jefferies⁹, Diane Kamen¹⁰, Sylvia Kamphuis¹¹, Andrea Knight¹², Chia-Chi Lee¹³, Deborah Levy², Damien Noone⁴, Karen Onel¹⁴, Christine Peschken¹⁵, Michelle Petri⁷, Janet Pope¹⁶, Eleanor Pullenayegum⁴, Earl Silverman¹⁷, Zahi Touma¹⁸, Murray Urowitz¹⁹, Daniel Wallace²⁰, Joan Wither²¹ and Linda Hiraki², and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Collaborative Clinics (SLICC), ¹University of Toronto, Cambridge, MA, ²The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³University of Toronto, Mississauga, ON, Canada, ⁴The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada, ⁵Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ⁶University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁷Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Timonium, MD, ⁸Cedars-Sinai Health System, Los Angeles, CA, ⁹Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Beverly Hills, CA, ¹⁰Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ¹¹Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ¹²Division of Rheumatology, The Hospital for Sick Children; Neurosciences and Mental Health, SickKids Research Institute; Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹³Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ¹⁴HSS, New York, NY, ¹⁵University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ¹⁶University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, ¹⁷Silverman, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹⁸University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹⁹Self employed, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²⁰Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Studio City, CA, ²¹University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Lupus nephritis (LN) is one of the most common and severe manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). We performed genome wide association studies (GWAS)…
Abstract Number: 0177 • ACR Convergence 2023
Cost-Related Medication Non-Adherence Among US Adults with Chronic Arthritis: Trends, Comparisons, and Disparities
Ashkan Ara¹, Matthew Chenoweth¹, Christopher Scannell² and John FitzGerald¹, ¹University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ²UCLA / West Los Angeles VA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose: Cost-related medication non-adherence (CRN), a measure of drug affordability, refers to a patient's inability to adhere to a prescribed medication regimen due to high…

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