Abstracts tagged "screening"

Abstract Number: 1140 • ACR Convergence 2021
Fracture Risk in DXA-Appropriate Patients on Glucocorticoids: Is Everyone Tested According to Screening Guidelines?
Alexandra Chop¹, Rajesh Kupuraju¹, Ruchi Patel¹, Kristen Salava¹, Madhuri Duggirala¹, Aparna Baburaj¹, Andrea Berger², Jason Brown¹ and David Bulbin³, ¹Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA, ²Department of Population Health Sciences, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA, ³Geisinger Health System, Danville, PA
Background/Purpose: Glucocorticoids are commonly prescribed for a multitude of indications, yet have many side effects, one of which is glucocorticoid induced osteoporosis (GIOP). The 2017…
Abstract Number: 1143 • ACR Convergence 2021
Predictors of Engagement in Bone Health Care Among Rural Veterans at Risk for Osteoporosis
Karla Miller¹, Kimberly McCoy², Christopher Richards², Aaron Seaman³ and Samantha Solimeo⁴, ¹Department of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology Section, Veterans Affairs Salt Lake City Health Care System; Division of Rheumatology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, ²VA Office of Rural Health, Veterans Rural Health Resource Center-Iowa City; Comprehensive Access & Delivery Research and Evaluation, Department of Veterans Affairs, CADRE, Iowa City VA HCS, Iowa City, IA, ³VA Office of Rural Health, Veterans Rural Health Resource Center-Iowa City (VRHRC-IC); Division of Genera l Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, ⁴VA Office of Rural Health, Veterans Rural Health Resource Center-Iowa City; Comprehensive Access & Delivery Research and Evaluation; and Primary Care Analytics Team Iowa City (PCAT-IC), Department of Veterans Affairs, CADRE, Iowa City VA HCS Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA
Background/Purpose: A virtual bone health team (BHT) model was implemented to identify, screen, and treat rural Veterans at risk for osteoporosis. This study was conducted…
Abstract Number: 1781 • ACR Convergence 2021
A Direct-to-Patient PsA Screening Survey for Earlier Identification of At-Risk Psoriasis Patients and Reduction of Physician Burden
Megan Meier¹, Jessica Walsh² and Shaobo Pei³, ¹University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ²Salt Lake City Veteran Affairs Medical Center (VAMC)/University of Utah Hospital, Salt Lake City, UT, ³Salt Lake City Veteran Affairs and University of Utah Medical Centers, Salt Lake City, UT
Background/Purpose: Diagnostic delays are common with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and contribute to unnecessary impairments in quality of life and function. Screening surveys for identifying at-risk…
Abstract Number: 322 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Hydroxychloroquine Retinal Screening and Dosing in an Unique Rheumatologic Patient Population
Leanna Wise¹, Stavros Savvas ² and Elizabeth Ortiz ², ¹LAC+USC/Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, CA, ²LAC+USC/Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles
Background/Purpose: Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is used in many rheumatologic diseases. The American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) put forth guidelines in 2012 regarding retinal screening and dosing…
Abstract Number: 2823 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Progression to Inflammatory Arthritis After Screening Autoantibody Positive in a Non-Clinical Setting
Jill Norris¹, Elizabeth Bemis ², Marie Feser ³, M. Kristen Demoruelle ⁴, Jennifer Seifert ⁵, Michael Weisman ⁶, Jane Buckner ⁷, Peter Gregersen ⁸, Ted Mikuls ⁹, James O'Dell ⁹, Richard M. Keating ¹⁰, Kevin Deane ³ and V. Michael Holers ⁵, ¹Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, ²University of Colorado Denver, School of Public Health, Aurora, CO USA, Aurora, ³University of Colorado Denver, Division of Rheumatology, Aurora, CO, USA, Aurora, CO, ⁴University of Colorado Denver, Division of Rheumatology, Aurora, CO, USA, Aurora, ⁵University of Colorado Denver, Division of Rheumatology, Aurora, CO, USA, Denver, ⁶David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, ⁷Benaroya Research Institute, Seattle, WA, ⁸Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY, ⁹VA Nebraska-Western IA Health Care System & University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ¹⁰Scrippshealth, La Jolla
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA)-related autoantibodies are typically elevated prior to the onset of seropositive RA. Screening for autoantibody (aAb) positive individuals is a means to…