Abstracts tagged "race/ethnicity"

Abstract Number: 1624 • ACR Convergence 2023
Racial Disparities Impact Achieving LLDAS and Glucocorticoid Use in Pediatric Lupus: A CARRA Registry Study
William Soulsby¹, Rebecca Olveda¹, Jie He², Laura Berbert², Edie Weller², Kamil Barbour³, Kurt Greenlund³, Laura Schanberg⁴, Emily von scheven¹, Aimee Hersh⁵, Mary Beth Son⁶, Joyce Chang² and Andrea Knight⁷, ¹University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ²Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, ⁴Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, ⁵University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁶Division of Immunology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁷The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Social determinants of health (SDoH) contribute to disparate outcomes in both adult and pediatric systemic lupus erythematosus (pSLE), including length of hospitalization, mortality, and…
Abstract Number: 0753 • ACR Convergence 2023
Facility Variation in HLA-B*58:01 Allele Testing for Asian and Black Patients Receiving Allopurinol in the Veterans Affairs Healthcare System
Jeremy Sullivan¹, Anna Ware², Gary Tarasovsky³, Cherish Wilson⁴, Mary Whooley³, Jasvinder Singh⁵, Jinoos Yazdany⁶ and Gabriela Schmajuk⁴, ¹University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ²Palo Alto VA, Minneapolis, MN, ³San Francisco VA, San Francisco, CA, ⁴UCSF / SFVA, San Francisco, CA, ⁵University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁶University of California, General Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: New guidelines published in 2020 conditionally recommend HLA-B*58:01 allele testing for South Asian and Black patients receiving allopurinol to reduce the risk of severe…
Abstract Number: 1639 • ACR Convergence 2023
PsA Patients of Diverse Ethnic and Racial Backgrounds Experience More Skin Psoriasis, Increased Pain, and Higher Rates of Radiographic Axial Disease
Rebecca Haberman¹, Tasneem Ahmed², Seungha Um¹, Ying Yin Zhou¹, Sydney Catron¹, Kathryn Jano¹, Sarah Moussavi¹, Eileen Lydon², Alexandra Rice¹, Andrea Neimann¹, Soumya Reddy³, Samrachana Adhikari¹ and Jose Scher⁴, ¹NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, ²New York University, New York, NY, ³NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, ⁴New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Individuals of diverse ethnic and racial backgrounds are generally underrepresented in psoriatic arthritis (PsA) research and clinical trials, despite evidence that their disease presentation,…
Abstract Number: 0809 • ACR Convergence 2023
Underserved by Rehabilitation: Characteristics Among Adults with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Chris Lane¹, Lauren Mihalek², Kelli Allen³, Beth Jonas⁴, Patti Katz⁵ and Louise Thoma⁶, ¹UNC Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, ²University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, ³University of North Carolina, Durham, NC, ⁴University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, ⁵University of California San Francisco, San Rafael, CA, ⁶University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
Background/Purpose: Adults with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) often experience functional limitations (e.g., difficulty walking, dressing oneself), even with low disease activity and good pharmaceutical management. Rehabilitation…
Abstract Number: 1652 • ACR Convergence 2023
Lupus Research Action Network: Increasing Minority Clinical Trial Participation Through Peer Leaders
Melicent Miller¹, Stephanie Slan¹, Rosalind Ramsey-Goldman², Rodlescia Sneed³, Candace Feldman⁴, Patrick Wildman¹, Tori Justin⁵, Lydia Oberholtzer⁵ and Joy Buie⁶, ¹Lupus Foundation of America, Washington, DC, ²Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ³Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, ⁴Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁵Sharp Insight, LLC, Montgomery County, MD, ⁶Lupus Foundation of America, York, SC
Background/Purpose: Black/African American people with lupus (PWL) experience greater disease prevalence and severity than White PWL. The need for more racial and ethnic diversity amongst…
Abstract Number: 0994 • ACR Convergence 2023
Narrative Medicine and Pediatric Rheumatology: Addressing Burnout and Bias
Aviya Lanis, Natalie Rosenwasser and Esi Morgan, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA
Background/Purpose: Burnout, a syndrome of emotional exhaustion and depersonalization, adversely impacts healthcare and results in mood disturbances, poor patient and provider satisfaction and high turnover.…
Abstract Number: 1947 • ACR Convergence 2023
National Incidence, Prevalence & Mortality in Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies & Associated Interstitial Lung Disease in England
Jennifer Hannah¹, Fiona Pearce², Myron Odingo², Megan Rutter², Jeanette Aston³, Jennifer Lai³, Matthew Grainge², Sean Mcphail³, Peter Lanyon², Mary Bythell³, James Galloway⁴ and Patrick Gordon⁵, ¹King's College London, London, United Kingdom, ²University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom, ³National Disease Registration Service, Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁴King's College London, London, United Kingdom, ⁵NHS, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Ethnicity, sex, age & socioeconomic deprivation can all lead to health inequity. Impact of these factors in epidemiology of Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies (IIM) has…
Abstract Number: 0999 • ACR Convergence 2023
Race, Payer, and Hospital Factors Are Associated with Post-primary Total Hip Arthroplasty Healthcare Utilization
Kranti Rumalla¹, Sumanth Chandrupatla² and Jasvinder Singh², ¹Northwestern School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ²University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: Over 450,000 primary total hip arthroplasties (THA) are performed each year. One major indication for primary THA is the presence of osteoarthritis (OA). Patient…
Abstract Number: 1952 • ACR Convergence 2023
Anti-MDA5 Associated Dermatomyositis: Clinical Features and Outcomes in a Predominantly African-American Case Series
David Wang¹, Arezou Khosroshahi² and Prateek Gandiga², ¹Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, ²Emory University, Atlanta, GA
Background/Purpose: Individuals with autoantibodies against melanoma differentiation-associated protein 5 (MDA-5) are reported to have a significant risk of developing rapidly progressive and fatal interstitial lung…
Abstract Number: 1014 • ACR Convergence 2023
Rheumatic Immune-Related Adverse Events Following Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy and Subsequent Referrals to Rheumatologists at a Private vs Public Medical Center in Los Angeles: Ramifications for Health Disparities
Laura Kobashigawa¹, Nicole Zagelbaum², Katherine Ruddy³, Martha Delgado¹, Baljeet Rai⁴, Victoria Gevorgyan⁵, Kiana Mortezaei⁶, William Stohl⁷ and Elizabeth Taylor-Albert MD⁸, ¹LAC+USC Internal Medicine Residency, Los Angeles, CA, ²Beverly Hills Arthritis Associates, Beverly Hills, CA, ³LAC+USC Internal Medicine Residency, Los Angeles, MD, ⁴University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁵Los Angeles County Hospital, Los Angeles, CA, ⁶Keck Medical Center of USC, Los Angeles, CA, ⁷University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Los Angeles, CA, ⁸University of Southern California, Santa Monica, CA
Background/Purpose: Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) represent a breakthrough in cancer therapies. However, ICIs may be associated with significant immune-related adverse events (irAEs), including rheumatic irAEs.…
Abstract Number: 2087 • ACR Convergence 2023
Racial and Ethnic Diversity in Pediatric Fellowships: Fortifying the Pipeline
Bessie Roca Loor¹, Maya Pandit², Tracey Wright³ and Mill Etienne⁴, ¹New York Medical College, Yonkers, NY, ²Columbia University, New York, NY, ³UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX, ⁴New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY
Background/Purpose: The 2015 American College of Rheumatology Workforce study estimated the pediatric rheumatology full-time equivalent workforce to be 300 providers while the estimated excess demand…
Abstract Number: 0149 • ACR Convergence 2023
Impacts of Social Determinants of Health and the Immune System in Adults with Acute-to-Chronic Low Back Pain: An Observational Study
Colleen Burke¹, Michael Brown², Kenneth Taylor², Stephanie Danyluk², Kelley Seebeck² and Adam Goode³, ¹Duke University School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, ²Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, ³Duke University, Durham, NC
Background/Purpose: Chronic low back pain (cLBP) is common worldwide yet poorly understood due to the combination of biological, psychological, and sociological factors. An individual's social…
Abstract Number: 1024 • ACR Convergence 2023
Relationship Between Race and Ethnicity, Time to Diagnosis, and Disease Activity for Children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis in the CARRA Registry
Sarah McGuire¹, Tania Atanassova², Joanna Madej², Manuel Jimenez², Daniel Horton¹ and for the CARRA TMJ Arthritis Workgroup³, ¹Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, ²Rutgers, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, ³Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance, Washington, DC
Background/Purpose: Compared to non-Hispanic White children, Black children diagnosed with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) have more severe disease at diagnosis and worse outcomes, such as…
Abstract Number: 2088 • ACR Convergence 2023
Room for Racial and Ethnic Diversity in Adult Rheumatology Fellowship Pipeline
Bessie Roca Loor¹, Maya Pandit², Tracey Wright³ and Mill Etienne⁴, ¹New York Medical College, Yonkers, NY, ²Columbia University, New York, NY, ³UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX, ⁴New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY
Background/Purpose: The 2015 American College of Rheumatology Workforce study showed 8 of 1011 adult rheumatologists identified as Black, 85 Hispanic and 3 American Indian or…
Abstract Number: 0153 • ACR Convergence 2023
Diminished Vibration Perception and Greater Pressure Pain Sensitivity Are Associated with Worse Knee Osteoarthritis Outcomes Across Sex and Race
Chris Lane¹, Louise Thoma², Carolina Alvarez³, Deborah Givens⁴, Amanda Nelson⁴, Adam Goode⁵, Kharma Foucher⁶ and Yvonne Golightly⁷, ¹UNC Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, ²University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, ³University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Miami, FL, ⁴University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, ⁵Duke University, Durham, NC, ⁶University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, ⁷University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Background/Purpose: Sex and race differences have been observed in clinical outcomes such as patient-reported pain and function in adults with knee OA. However, few studies…

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