Abstracts tagged "Surveys"

Abstract Number: 1173 • ACR Convergence 2021
Bringing Reproductive Health Guidelines into Fellowship Training: A National Survey of Adult and Pediatric Rheumatology Fellows and Program Directors to Assess Educational Need and Inform Curriculum Development
Megan Clowse¹, Stacy Ardoin², Elise Berlan², Kristine Carandang³, Kate Chiseri⁴, Arthur Kavanaugh⁵, Whitney White⁶, Kelly Wise⁷, Andrew Wong⁸ and Michael Battistone⁹, ¹Duke University, Chapel Hill, NC, ²Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, ³Independent, San Diego, CA, ⁴American College of Rheumatology, Atlanta, GA, ⁵University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, ⁶Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL, ⁷Nationwide Children's Hospital, Hilliard, OH, ⁸Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, Sylmar, CA, ⁹Salt Lake City VA, Salt Lake City, UT
Background/Purpose: In 2020, the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) published clinical practice guidelines addressing reproductive health for patients with rheumatic diseases. The guidelines are the…
Abstract Number: 0358 • ACR Convergence 2021
Work Participation in Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis in Germany: Results from a Multicenter, Observational Survey
Uta Kiltz¹, Kirsten Hoeper², Ludwig Hammel³, Sebastian Lieb⁴, Andreas Haehle⁴ and Dirk Meyer-Olson⁵, ¹Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Herne, Germany, ²Regionales Kooperatives Rheumazentrum Niedersachsen e. V.; Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Hannover, Germany,, Hannover, Germany, ³Deutsche Vereinigung Morbus Bechterew e.V.,, Schweinfurt, Germany, ⁴Novartis Pharma GmbH, Immunology, Hepatology and Dermatology, Nürnberg, Germany, ⁵m&i Fachklinik Bad Pyrmont, Hannover, Germany
Background/Purpose: Axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) is a chronic inflammatory condition often associated with impaired working participation1 not only translating to devastating outcomes for patients (pts) but…
Abstract Number: 1382 • ACR Convergence 2021
Survey on Treatment Practices in Subclinical Interstitial Lung Disease in Systemic Sclerosis
Sabrina Hoa¹, Murray Baron² and Marie Hudson³, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal; Department of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada, ²Jewish General Hospital, Montréal, QC, Canada, ³McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a leading cause of mortality in systemic sclerosis (SSc). Early detection and treatment of SSc-ILD may lead to improved…
Abstract Number: 0370 • ACR Convergence 2021
Awareness and Attitudes Regarding Axial Spondyloarthritis Among Primary Care Providers
Yuliya Afinogenova¹, Swetha Ann Alexander², Narinder Maheshwari³, Sonam Kiwalkar⁴ and Abhijeet Danve⁵, ¹Yale School of Medicine, Hamden, CT, ²University of Connecticut, Hartford, CT, ³UConn Health, West Hartford, CT, ⁴The Vancouver Clinic, Portland, OR, ⁵Yale University, Rocky Hill, CT
Background/Purpose: There is significant discrepancy between population and diagnostic prevalence of axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) and ankylosing spondylitis (AS) in the US. Delayed and missed diagnosis…
Abstract Number: 1554 • ACR Convergence 2021
COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Among Patients with Rheumatic and Other Diseases
Valeria Valerio¹, Emmanouil Rampakakis², Marie Hudson³, Sasha Bernatsky³, Elizabeth M. Hazel³ and Ines Colmegna⁴, ¹Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, Canada, ²JSS Medical Research, Montréal, QC, Canada, ³McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada, ⁴The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Vaccination is fundamental to reduce COVID-19 risk and its complications. Vaccine hesitancy is a threat to COVID-19 vaccination uptake. We assessed the frequency of…
Abstract Number: 0487 • ACR Convergence 2021
A Needs Assessment for the Transition into a Rheumatology Program Director Role: Survey of Current and Former Rheumatology Program Directors
Rachel Wolfe¹, Fotios Koumpouras², Anisha Dua³, Philip Seo⁴, Simon Helfgott⁵ and Beth Jonas⁶, ¹Wake Forest Baptist Health, Winston-Salem, NC, ²Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, ³Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ⁴Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ⁵Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁶University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
Background/Purpose: Clinical educators taking on the new role as program director (PD) must have the time and resources to learn about all the processes (e.g.,…
Abstract Number: 1593 • ACR Convergence 2021
Perceived Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Physical Activity Among Adult Patients with Rheumatologic Disease
Teresa Dickson¹, Tessa Englund¹, Emily McCormick¹, Becki Cleveland¹, Kelli Allen², Andres Santana¹, Shruti SaxenaBeem¹, Julie Walker¹ and Saira Sheikh³, ¹Thurston Arthritis Research Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, ²Thurston Arthritis Research Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC and Health Services Research & Development, Durham VA Health Care System, Durham, NC, ³University of North Carolina Thurston Arthritis Research Center, and Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC
Background/Purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered nationwide disruptions that limit opportunities for physical activity (PA). Addressing suboptimal levels of PA is important for disease management…
Abstract Number: 0629 • ACR Convergence 2021
Patient and Physician Satisfaction with Telemedicine Utilization for Delivery of Care in Patients with SLE – A Single Centre Experience
Tanmayee Bichile¹, Amanda Bembic², Susan Manzi¹ and Sonia Manocha¹, ¹Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Allgheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: COVID 19 has forced the healthcare system to utilize telemedicine to provide dependable and timely care for patients with SLE. Telemedicine has been used…
Abstract Number: 1597 • ACR Convergence 2021
Arthritis Patient Perspectives on Virtual Care for People Living with Arthritis During the COVID-19 Pandemic and for the Future
Maya Joshi¹, Anita Chan¹, Adriana Lima², Kelly Lendvoy¹, Eric Sayre² and Cheryl Koehn¹, ¹Arthritis Consumer Experts, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ²Arthritis Research Canada, Richmond, BC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Virtual Care (VC) is the delivery of health care services and information by electronic methods (video, smartphones, email, text) and may support arthritis patients…
Abstract Number: 0654 • ACR Convergence 2021
Assessing Provider Knowledge and Opinions of the 2017 Guidelines for Perioperative Management of Antirheumatic Medications in a Single Academic Center
Andrew Shaffer¹, Erica Mulcaire-Jones², Michael Battistone³, Jeremy Gililland⁴, Victor Carlson⁴, Joshua Zimmerman⁴, Kevin Lammert⁴ and Dorota Lebiedz-Odrobina⁴, ¹University of Utah, Sandy, UT, ²Intermountain Healthcare, Salt Lake City, UT, ³Salt Lake City VA, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁴University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
Background/Purpose: Guidelines for perioperative management of antirheumatic medications were released by the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) and American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons…
Abstract Number: 1611 • ACR Convergence 2021
A Population-Based Evaluation of Telemedicine Use and Satisfaction in SLE Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Atlanta, Georgia
Sarah Simmons¹, Cristina Drenkard², Gaobin Bao², Charmayne Dunlop-Thomas², Kim Schofield² and S Sam Lim³, ¹Duke University, Durham, NC, ²Emory University, Atlanta, GA, ³Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
Background/Purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the shift from in-person physician appointments to the development and proliferation of the use of telemedicine in an attempt…
Abstract Number: 0784 • ACR Convergence 2021
Use of EuroLupus Cyclophosphamide Dosing for the Treatment of Lupus Nephritis in Childhood-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in North America
Laura Cannon¹, Scott Wenderfer², Laura Lewandowski³, Jennifer Cooper⁴, Beatrice Goilav⁵, Andrea Knight⁶, Aimee Hersh⁷, Stacy Ardoin⁸ and Rebecca Sadun¹, ¹Duke University, Durham, NC, ²Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, ³NIAMS, NIH, Rockville, MD, ⁴University of Colorado/Children's Hospital Colorado, Denver, CO, ⁵Children's Hospital at Montefiore, Bronx, NY, ⁶Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁷University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁸Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH
Background/Purpose: Childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE) has higher rates of lupus nephritis (LN) than adult-onset SLE, often requiring intensive immunosuppression. This study examined North American…
Abstract Number: 1843 • ACR Convergence 2021
Perceptions and Concerns Regarding COVID-19 Vaccination in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis in the Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network (SPIN) Cohort
Jessica Gordon¹, Kimberly Showalter¹, Yin Wu², Linda Kwakkenbos³, Marie-Eve Carrier⁴, Richard Henry², Nora Østbø², Julia Nordlund², Angelica Bourgeault², Mara Canedo Ayala², Marie-Nicole Discepola², Andrea Carboni Jiménez², Christopher Denton⁵, Luc Mouthon⁶, Brett Thombs⁷ and Robert Spiera¹, ¹Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ²Lady Davis Institute of the Jewish General Hospital, Montréal, QC, Canada, ³Department of Clinical Psychology, Radboud University Behavioural Science Institute, Nijmegen, Netherlands, ⁴Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital, Montréal, QC, Canada, ⁵University College London Division of Medicine, Centre for Rheumatology and Connective Tissue Diseases, London, United Kingdom, ⁶Hopital Cochin - Paris University, Paris, France, ⁷Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital; Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Hesitancy about COVID-19 vaccination exists among patients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases, but previous studies have not assessed this specifically in patients with systemic…
Abstract Number: 0465 • ACR Convergence 2020
The COVID-19 Pandemic and Its Effect on Patients with Chronic Rheumatologic Disease Regarding the Value of Vaccination Recommendations
Rebecca Overbury¹, Gregory Stoddard² and Tracy Frech³, ¹University of Utah and Primary Children's Hospital, Salt Lake City, UT, ²University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ³University of Utah and Salt Lake Veterans Affair Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT
Background/Purpose: Vaccinations are an important component of care in rheumatology as many patients are immunocompromised by treatment therapies. Patients are sometimes reticent to receive recommended…
Abstract Number: 1602 • ACR Convergence 2020
Assessing the Psychometric Properties of a Measure of Patient Empowerment with Patients with Arthritis
Erin Knight-Zhang¹, Kathleen Carluzzo¹, Karen Schifferdecker¹, Emily Creek², Rebecca Butcher¹ and Guy Eakin², ¹Dartmouth College, Lebanon, NH, ²Arthritis Foundation, Atlanta, GA
Background/Purpose: The Health Care Empowerment Questionnaire (HCEQ) was developed for use in a general sample of patients to measure individual empowerment in health care and…

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