Abstracts tagged "Rheumatology and Workforce"

Abstract Number: 2177 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Workforce Requirements in Rheumatology: A Systematic Literature Reviewinforming the Development of a Workforce Prediction Risk of Bias Tool and the EULAR Points to Consider
Polina Putrik¹, Julia Unger², Frank Buttgereit³, Daniel Aletaha⁴, Gerolamo Bianchi⁵, Johannes W. J. Bijlsma⁶, Annelies Boonen⁷, Nada Cikes⁸, Joao Madruga Dias⁹, Louise Falzon¹⁰, Axel Finckh¹¹, Laure Gossec^12,13, Tore Kvien¹⁴, Eric L. Matteson¹⁵, Francisca Sivera¹⁶, Tanja Stamm¹⁷, Zoltan Szekanecz¹⁸, Dieter Wiek¹⁹, Angela Zink²⁰, Christian Dejaco²¹ and Sofia Ramiro^22,23, ¹Rheumatology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands, ²FH JOANNEUM, University of Applied Sciences, Institute of Occupational Therapy, Bad Gleichenberg, Austria, ³Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité University Hospital Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁴Department of Internal Medicine III, Division of Rheumatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, Vienna, Austria, ⁵Rheumatology, ASL3-Azienda Sanitaria Genovese, Genua, Italy, ⁶Department of Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands, ⁷Caphri Research Institute, Maastricht, Netherlands, ⁸University of Zagreb School of Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia, ⁹Centro Hospitalar Médio Tejo, Torres Novas, Portugal, ¹⁰Center for Behavioral Cardiovascular Health, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, ¹¹University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland, ¹²Rheumatology, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France, ¹³Rheumatology, Pitié Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, France, ¹⁴Dept. of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ¹⁵Division of Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN, ¹⁶Rheumatology, Hospital General Universitario de Elda. Comunidad Valenciana. Spain, Elda, Spain, ¹⁷Section for Outcomes Research, Center for Medical Statistics, Informatics, and Intelligent Systems, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ¹⁸Department of Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary, Debrecen, Hungary, ¹⁹EULAR Standing Committee of PARE, Zurich, Switzerland, ²⁰Epidemiology Unit / Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, German Rheumatism Research Centre (DRFZ) / Charité University Hospital, Berlin, Germany, ²¹Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria, ²²Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, Netherlands, ²³Department of Rheumatology, Zuyderland Medical Center, Heerlen, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: The projections from existing workforce studies in rheumatology vary by a factor of five, largely due to methodological heterogeneity. The purpose of this study…
Abstract Number: 93 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
2015 ACR/ARHP Workforce Study in the United States: Adult Rheumatologist Supply and Demand Projections for 2015-2030
Daniel Battafarano¹, Seetha Monrad², John Fitzgerald³, Marcy Bolster⁴, Chad Deal^5,6, Anne R. Bass⁷, Rodolfo Molina⁸, Alan R. Erickson⁹, Benjamin J Smith¹⁰, Karla B. Jones¹¹, Jonathan S. Hausmann¹², Val Gokenbach¹³, Kamilah Lewis¹⁴ and Marcia Ditmyer¹⁵, ¹Medicine, San Antonio Military Medical Center, San Antonio, TX, ²Internal Medicine/Rheumatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ³Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CT, ⁴Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁵Orthopedic and Rheumatology Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleaveland, OH, ⁶Dept of Rheum & Imm Dis /A 50, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, ⁷Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ⁸Arthritis Associates PA, San Antonio, TX, ⁹Omaha VA Medical Center and University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ¹⁰Rheumatology, McIntosh Clinic, P.C., Thomasville, GA, ¹¹Rheumatology, Nationwide Children's, Columbus, OH, ¹²Rheumatology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, ¹³Academy for Academic Leadership, Detroit, MI, ¹⁴American College of Rheumatology, Atlanta, GA, ¹⁵Academy for Academic Research, Las Vegas, NV
Background/Purpose: The 2015 ACR Workforce study updated the current and projected adult rheumatology workforce for the next 15 years. Methods: The 2015 ACR/ARHP Workforce…
Abstract Number: 2267 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Rheumatology Work Force Planning in Western Countries – a Systematic Literature Review
Christian Dejaco¹, Angelika Lackner², Markus Narath³ and Martin Sprenger⁴, ¹Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria, ²Avenbruggerplatz 15, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria, ³Steiermärkische Krankenanstaltengesellschaft (KAGes), Graz, Austria, ⁴Public Health School, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
Background/Purpose: To compare models forecasting adult and paediatric rheumatology work force requirement in Western countriesMethods: A systematic literature review (SLR) was conducted by 2 authors…
Abstract Number: 1269 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Measuring the Rheumatologist Workforce in Canada: Preliminary Results of the Stand up and be Counted Survey
Claire E H Barber¹, Lauren Jewett², Vandana Ahluwalia³, Cory Baillie^4,5, Dianne Mosher⁶, Michel Zummer⁷, J Carter Thorne⁸, Janet Ellsworth⁹, Henry Averns¹⁰, Cheryl Barnabe¹¹, Alfred Cividino¹², Janet E. Pope¹³, Elizabeth M. Badley^14,15, Deborah M. Levy¹⁶, Thanu Ruban¹⁴, Katie Lundon¹⁷, Robert McDougall¹⁸, Julie Brophy¹, Diane Lacaille¹⁹, Deborah Marshall² and The Canadian Rheumatology Association (CRA) Human Resources Committee, ¹Rheumatology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ²University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ³William Osler Health Center, Brampton, ON, Canada, ⁴Canadian Rheumatology Association (President), Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ⁵University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ⁶Med, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁷Université de Montréal, Quebec, QC, Canada, ⁸Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, ON, Canada, ⁹University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ¹⁰Consultant Rheumatologist Kingston Ontario, Kingston, ON, Canada, ¹¹Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ¹²Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, AB, Canada, ¹³University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, ¹⁴University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹⁵Toronto Western Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹⁶Rheumatology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹⁷Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹⁸University of Saskatchewan, Regina, SK, Canada, ¹⁹Arthritis Research Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Given the rising burden of arthritis care, there is concern about access to rheumatologists in many regions. To better characterize the rheumatologist workforce, the…