Abstracts tagged "Surveys"

Abstract Number: 2185 • ACR Convergence 2025
The Evolving Digital Landscape of Social Media among Rheumatology Professionals: A Global Analysis by the EULAR SoMeR Study Group
Latika Gupta¹, Manali Sarkar², Jeffrey Sparks³, Loreto Carmona⁴, Vikas Agarwal⁵, Carlo Vinicio Caballero Uribe⁶, Dzifa Dey⁷, Chris Edwards⁸, Francis BERENBAUM⁹ and Elena Nikiphorou¹⁰, ¹School of Infection, Inflammation and Immunology, College of Medicine and Health, University of Birmingham; Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust; Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester; Francis Crick Institute, London, Birmingham, UK, United Kingdom, ²Sir H. N. Reliance Foundation Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India., Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁴Instituto de Salud Musculoesquelética (InMusc), Madrid, Spain, ⁵Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India, ⁶Department of Medicine, Hospital Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla, Atlantico, Colombi, Barranquilla, Colombia, ⁷Rheumatology Unit Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Korle bu Teaching Hospital, University of Ghana Medical School, Accra, Ghana, ⁸University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom, ⁹Sorbonne University/Inserm/AP-HP/⁴Moving Biotech, Paris, France, ¹⁰King's College London, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Social media (SoMe) has become an indispensable tool in healthcare, providing platforms for information sharing, networking, and education. However, its use presents challenges including…
Abstract Number: 1253 • ACR Convergence 2025
Patient Reported Outcome Measures: Assessing Resident Physician Acceptance of the Routine Assessment of Patient Index Data 3 Survey and its Impact on Physician-Patient Relationship
Nisha Sapkota¹, Chana Birnbaum², Henna Levitansky², Yevheniia Andriushchenko², Saadia Malik², Melissa Andrade², Sarang Choi² and Sima Terebelo², ¹Interfaith Medical Center, One Broolyn Health, Brooklyn, NY, ²Brookdale Hospital Medical Center, One Brooklyn Health, Brooklyn
Background/Purpose: When treating patients with rheumatological conditions, building a strong physician-patient relationship plays an important role in determining disease outcomes. The Routine Assessment of Patient…
Abstract Number: 0187 • ACR Convergence 2025
Message Testing in Online Recruitment Advertisements for a National Rheumatoid and Psoriatic Arthritis Study
Matthew Kearney¹, Sarah Hopkins Gillespie¹, Stephanie Chen¹, Tyler Cavin², Christine Lindsay³, Christopher Ritchlin⁴, Jennifer Seifert⁵, Susan Goodman⁶, Jessica Fishman¹ and Alexis Ogdie⁷, ¹University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, ³Self, prosper, TX, ⁴University of Rochester Medical Center, Canandaigua, NY, ⁵University of Colorado and Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Aurora, CO, ⁶Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, ⁷Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Wilmington, DE
Background/Purpose: Study recruitment procedures have increasingly included paid advertisements using social media. However, it is unclear which types of message framing will be the most…
Abstract Number: 2171 • ACR Convergence 2025
Knowledge of Fertility and Infertility Treatments Among Physicians Treating Women with Rheumatic Diseases: FIT-KS Survey
Andres M. Ortiz-Rios¹, Mara Alejandra Ponce-Santillan¹, Braulio R. Avalos-Garcia¹, Eva Abigaid Galindo-Calvillo¹, Carolina Treviño-Sanchez¹, Samantha Lynn Salinas-Rodriguez¹, Arantza Michelle Núñez-Elizondo², Erendira Berenice Noyola-Sauceda¹, Guadalupe Valentina Vazquez-Guerra¹, Jesus Alberto Cardenas-de la Garza³, Lorena Perez-Barbosa¹, Dionicio A. Galarza-Delgado⁴ and Cassandra Michele Skinner-Taylor¹, ¹Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario Dr. José Eleuterio González, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, ²Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario "Dr. José Eleuterio González", Monterrey, Nuevo León, México., Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, ³Rheumatology Service, University Hospital “Dr. José Eleuterio González”, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, México, Monterrey, Mexico, ⁴Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario Dr. José Eleuterio González, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Rheumatic diseases frequently affect individuals of reproductive age, and up to 40–70% may experience fertility issues related to disease activity, medications, delayed childbearing, and…
Abstract Number: 1248 • ACR Convergence 2025
Patient and Clinician Perception and Use of Complementary and Alternative (CAM) Medicine for Rheumatic Disease
Ailia Ali¹, Sarah Sun¹, Faryal Shaikh¹, Tamiko Katsumoto², Neha Shah³, Kimberly Trotter¹ and Pankti Reid⁴, ¹University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ²Division of Immunology and Rheumatology, Stanford University, Millbrae, CA, ³Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, ⁴University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use is increasingly prevalent among patients with rheumatic diseases, yet alignment between patient practices and clinician perspectives remains poorly…
Abstract Number: 0152 • ACR Convergence 2025
Exploring internet use and health information behaviour in patients with inflammatory rheumatic musculoskeletal diseases (RMD)
Ioana Andreica¹, Sulafa Chikh Mohamad², Dieter Wiek³, Birgit Barten³, Iulia Roman⁴, Anja Kremser⁵, David Kiefer⁶, Philipp Sewerin¹, Uta Kiltz⁷ and Xenofon Baraliakos⁷, ¹Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne; Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany, Herne, Germany, ²Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Herne, Germany, ³Deutsche Rheuma Liga, Germany, Bonn, ⁴Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Herne, Germany, ⁵Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne, Germany, ⁶Ruhr-Universität Bochum; Private practice of rheumatology, Hattingen, Germany, Herne, Germany, ⁷Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Ruhr-University Bochum, Herne, Germany
Background/Purpose: Digital health literacy has recently become a focus of patient-centred recommendations, not only as a key social determinant of health, but also as a…
Abstract Number: 2170 • ACR Convergence 2025
I Know It When I See It! Improving Visual Diagnosis Education in Rheumatology Fellowship Training
Amarjyot Randhawa¹, Laura Nichols², Jason Kolfenbach³, Meredith Morcos² and Steven Taylor³, ¹University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Denver, CO, ²University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, ³University of Colorado, Denver, CO
Background/Purpose: Visual diagnosis, based on both physical exam and imaging studies, is of great importance in clinical practice and for board exam purposes in rheumatology.…
Abstract Number: 1047 • ACR Convergence 2025
Primary Care Perspectives on Giant Cell Arteritis: Diagnostic Considerations, Referral Challenges, and Opportunities for Fast-Track Pathways in the U.S.
Ellen Ann Sockman¹, Jon Golenbiewski¹ and Rachel Wolfe², ¹Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, ²Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem
Background/Purpose: Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) is a medical emergency that can lead to irreversible vision loss without prompt recognition and treatment. Primary care providers (PCPs)…
Abstract Number: 0144 • ACR Convergence 2025
Duration of Anticoagulation in Antiphospholipid Antibody-positive Patients: Results from an AntiPhospholipid Syndrome Alliance for Clinical Trials and InternatiOnal Networking (APS ACTION) Survey
Zeynep Belce Erton¹, Joann Vega², Hannah Cohen³ and Doruk Erkan², ¹Hospital for Special Surgery, Brooklyn, NY, ²hospital for special surgery, New York, NY, ³University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: APS ACTION is a multidisciplinary, international research network focused on developing collaborative studies to improve antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) diagnosis and management. There is limited…
Abstract Number: 2166 • ACR Convergence 2025
Clinical Disease Activity Index (CDAI) for Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Clinical Educational Workshop
Ahmed Rubia¹, Nancy Olsen², Saurav Suman³, Sharon Banks⁴, Shirley Albano Aluquin¹, Kristie Pepper⁵ and Rayford June⁶, ¹Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Cen, Hershey, PA, ²Penn State University/Milton S Hershey, Hershey, PA, ³Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Cen, Harrisburg, PA, ⁴Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, ⁵Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Cen, Lebanon, PA, ⁶Penn State College of Medicine/Lebanon VA Medical Center, Hummelstown, PA
Background/Purpose: The Clinical Disease Activity Index (CDAI) is one of six assessment measures for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) recommended for management of RA in clinical practice.…
Abstract Number: 1046 • ACR Convergence 2025
Cannabis Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Among Rheumatology Providers: Implications for Clinical Care and Education
Joanna Zeiger¹, Patti Katz², Mary-Ann Fitzcharles³, Stuart Kassan⁴, Teresa Simon⁵ and Kaleb Michaud⁶, ¹Canna Research Foundation, Boulder, CO, ²UCSF, San Rafael, CA, ³McGill University, Montreal-West, Canada, ⁴National Jewish Health, Denver, CO, ⁵Physicians Research Center, LLC, Toms River, NJ, ⁶University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Background/Purpose: As medical cannabis becomes increasingly integrated into clinical care, healthcare providers—particularly those managing chronic rheumatologic conditions—must navigate wide-ranging levels of knowledge, attitudes, and prescribing…
Abstract Number: 2138 • ACR Convergence 2025
Factors driving therapeutic decision-making in Still’s Disease: When to Start and When to Stop? Data from the METAPHOR Project Worldwide Survey
Francesco Baldo¹, Greta Rogani², Claudia Bracaglia³, Dirk Foell⁴, Marco Gattorno⁵, Marija Jelusic⁶, Jordi Anton⁷, Paul Brogan⁸, Scott Canna⁹, Randy Cron¹⁰, Fabrizio De Benedetti¹¹, Alexei Grom¹², Merav Heshin Bekenstein¹³, AnnaCarin Horne¹⁴, Raju Khubchandani¹⁵, Mao Mizuta¹⁶, Seza Özen¹⁷, Pierre Quartier Dit Maire¹⁸, Angelo Ravelli¹⁹, Masaki Shimizu²⁰, Grant Schulert¹², Christiaan Scott²¹, Rashmi Sinha²², Nicolino Ruperto²³, Joost Swart²⁴, Bruno Fautrel²⁵, Sebastiaan Vastert² and Francesca Minoia²⁶, ¹ASST-Pini-CTO, Milano, Milan, Italy, ²University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands, ³IRCCS Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesu', Rome, Rome, Italy, ⁴University Hospital Muenster, Muenster, Germany, ⁵IRCCS G. Gaslini, Genova, Genoa, Italy, ⁶University of Zagreb School of Medicine, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia, ⁷Hospital Sant Joan de Düu. Universitat de Barcelona, Esplugues de Llobregat (Barcelona), Spain, ⁸UCL Institute of Child Health and Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom, ⁹Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ¹⁰University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ¹¹Bambino Gesu Children's Hospital, Rome, Rome, Italy, ¹²Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ¹³Tel Aviv Medical Center Israel, Binyamina, Tel Aviv, Israel, ¹⁴Karolinska University Hospital, Sollentuna, Sweden, ¹⁵SRCC Childrens Hospital Mumbai, Mumbai, India, ¹⁶Hyogo Prefectural Kobe Children's Hospital, Kobe, Japan, Kobe, Japan, ¹⁷Hacettepe University Medical Faculty, Ankara, Turkey, ¹⁸Necker hospital, Paris Cedex ¹⁵, France, ¹⁹IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy, Genoa, Genoa, Italy, ²⁰Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Bunkyo-ku, Kanazawa, Japan, ²¹Childrens Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO), Ottawa, ON, Canada, ²²Systemic JIA Foundation, Cincinnati, OH, ²³Université Milano Bicocca and Fondazione IRCSS S. Gerardo dei Tintori, Monza, Monza and Brianza, Italy, ²⁴Wilhelmina Children's Hospital / UMC Utrecht, Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands, ²⁵Sorbonne Université - APHP, Department of Rheumatology, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Inserm UMRS ¹¹³⁶-⁵, PARIS, France, Paris, France, ²⁶Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milano, Milan, Italy
Background/Purpose: Despite continuous improvement in care and the recent update of international recommendations, relevant discrepancies in the diagnostic and treatment approach to Still’s disease (SD)…
Abstract Number: 1043 • ACR Convergence 2025
The Care Pathway and Treatment Patterns in Patients with Uncontrolled Gout: A Real-World Survey of Physicians In The United States
Gordon Lam¹, Menaka Bhor², James Hawthorne², Arinola Dada³, Molly Edwards⁴, Emily Goddard⁴ and John Albert⁵, ¹Arthritis & Osteoporosis Consultants of the Carolinas, Charlotte, NC, ²Sobi Inc, Waltham, MA, ³Overlake Arthritis and Osteoporosis Center, Bellevue, WA, ⁴Adelphi Real World, Bollington, United Kingdom, ⁵Rheumatic Disease Center, Glendale, WI
Background/Purpose: Uncontrolled gout (UG) is a chronic, progressive, and systemic disease characterized by serum uric acid (sUA) >6 mg/dl and clinical manifestations such as tophi,…
Abstract Number: 0436 • ACR Convergence 2024
Family Planning in Rheumatology: A Single Center Quality Improvement Project
Sara Heard, Elena Cravens, Jeanne Gosselin and Juvena Hitt, University of Vermont Medical Center, Burlington, VT
Background/Purpose: Pregnancy in patients with rheumatologic disease can lead to serious maternal and fetal complications. Multinational surveys have shown that medical providers often fail to…
Abstract Number: 1315 • ACR Convergence 2024
From Presentation to Publication: Tracking the Publication Rate of Abstracts Presented at American College of Rheumatology Convergence Conference in the Years 2015 and 2018
Shreena Kamlesh Gandhi¹, Shivani Patel², Saransh Narang³, Aayushi Rajani³ and Kaleb Michaud⁴, ¹KU School of Medicine, Wichita, Wichita, KS, ²Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, ³Medical College, Baroda, Baroda, India, ⁴University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Background/Purpose: The ACR Convergence meeting attracts rheumatology researchers worldwide to present their peer- reviewed abstracts for a global audience either as a poster or oral…

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