Abstracts tagged "Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)"

Abstract Number: 1691 • ACR Convergence 2025
Standardizing DXA Screening in Childhood-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus at A Single Center: A Quality Improvement Initiative Using a Decision-Tree Algorithm
Andrea Gutierrez¹, Stephanie Armendariz², Muniza Mogri³ and Kristina Ciaglia⁴, ¹UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ²Texas Scottish Rite Hospital, Dallas, TX, ³UT Southwestern Medical Center / Children’s Health Dallas, Dallas, TX, ⁴UT Southwestern, Children's Medical Center, and Scottish Rite for Children, Dallas, TX
Background/Purpose: Patients with childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE) are at increased risk of low bone mineral density, with studies showing a 40% frequency of osteopenia (Lilleby,…
Abstract Number: 1549 • ACR Convergence 2025
Improvement in Joint Activity in Adults with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Treated with Anifrolumab: Results from a Real-World Cohort
Vasileios Kyttaris¹, Dan Persons², Gelareh Atefi³ and Mawuena Binka⁴, ¹Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ²Trio Health, Louisville, CO, ³AstraZeneca, Wilmington, DE, ⁴Former Employee of AstraZeneca, Wilmington, DE
Background/Purpose: Inflammatory arthritis is a cardinal manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), limiting joint mobility and adversely affecting quality of life.1 Joint activity in SLE…
Abstract Number: 1530 • ACR Convergence 2025
The Renal Activity Index for Lupus Identifies and Predicts Complete Renal Remission or Absence of Kidney Involvement in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Guillermo Pons-Estel¹, Rosana Quintana¹, Romina Nieto¹, Hermine Brunner², Marina Scolnik³, Carmen Funes Soaje⁴, Paula Alba⁵, Veronica Saurit⁶, Mercedes Garcia⁷, GUILLERMO ARIEL BERBOTTO⁸, Inés Verónica Bellomio⁹, Mario Eduardo Kerzberg¹⁰, Graciela Gomez¹¹, Cecilia Pisoni¹², Vicente Juarez¹³, Ana Malvar¹⁴, Nélzio Silva¹⁵, ODIRLEI MONTICIELO¹⁶, Henrique Mariz¹⁷, Francinne Ribeiro¹⁸, Eduardo Borba¹⁹, Eloisa Bonfa¹⁹, Edgard Torres dos Reis-Neto²⁰, Iris Guerra Herrera²¹, Maria Loreto Massardo²², Gustavo Aroca-Martínez²³, Lorena Gómez Escorcia²⁴, Carlos Alberto Cañas²⁵, Gerardo Quintana-Lopez²⁶, Carlos Toro-Gutierrez²⁷, Mario Moreno Alvarez²⁸, MIGUEL SAAVEDRA²⁹, Margarita Portela Hernández³⁰, Hilda Fragoso-Loyo³¹, Luis H Silveira³², Ignacio García-De la Torre³³, Carlos Abud-Mendoza³⁴, Jorge Antonio Esquivel Valerio³⁵, Maria Isabel Acosta³⁶, Astrid Paats³⁷, Claudia S. Mora-Trujillo³⁸, Manuel Ugarte-Gil³⁹, Armando Calvo⁴⁰, Roberto Muñoz-Louis⁴¹, Martin Rebella⁴², Alvaro Danza⁴³, Federico Zazzetti⁴⁴, Ashley Orillion⁴⁵, Urbano Sbarigia⁴⁶ and Bernardo A. Pons-Estel⁴⁷, ¹Centro Regional de Enfermedades Autoinmunes y Reumáticas, GO-CREAR, Rosario, Argentina, Rosario, Argentina, ²Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ³Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ⁴Hospital Italiano de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina, Cordoba, Argentina, ⁵Hospital Córdoba y Sanatorio Allende, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina, Cordoba, Argentina, ⁶Hospital Privado Universitario de Cordoba, Córdoba, Argentina, Córdoba, Argentina, ⁷Hospital Interzonal General de Agudos “General San Martín” de la plata, La Plata, Argentina, ⁸Sanatorio Británico, Rosario, Argentina, ROSARIO, Argentina, ⁹Hospital Padilla, Tucumán, Argentina, San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina, ¹⁰Hospital J.M Ramos Mejía, Buenos Aires, Argentina, CABA, Argentina, ¹¹Instituto de Investigaciones Médicas Alfredo Lanari, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ¹²CEMIC Centro de Educación Médica e Investigaciones Clínicas ‘‘Norberto Quirno”, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Ciudad Autonoma Buenos Aires, Argentina, ¹³Hospital Señor del Milagro Salta, Salta, Argentina, Salta, Argentina, ¹⁴Organización Médica de Investigación, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ¹⁵Hospital das Clinicas da Universidade Federal de Goias, Goias, Brazil, Goiânia, Brazil, ¹⁶Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Universidade Federal Do Rio Grande Do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil, PORTO ALEGRE, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, ¹⁷Universidad Federal de Pernambuco, Pernambuco, Brazil, Pernambuco, Brazil, ¹⁸Hospital Universitário Pedro Ernesto - Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Rio De Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, ¹⁹Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, São Paulo, Brazil, ²⁰Universidad Federal São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, São Paulo, Brazil, ²¹Hospital del Salvador Santiago de Chile, Santiago, Chile, Santiago, Chile, ²²Facultad de Medicina y Ciencia, Universidad San Sebastián, Santiago, Chile, Santiago, Chile, ²³Clínica de la Costa y Universidad Simón Bolívar, Barranquilla, Colombia, barranquilla, Colombia, ²⁴Clínica de la Costa y Universidad Simón Bolívar Barranquilla, Barranquilla, Colombia, Barranquilla, Colombia, ²⁵Fundación Valle del Lili, Universidad Icesi, Cali, Colombia, Cali, Colombia, ²⁶Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional de Colombia; Hospital Universitario Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá; Hospital Universitario Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia, ²⁷Pontificia Universidad Javeriana de Cali, Cali, Colombia, Cali, Colombia, ²⁸Universidad de Especialidades Espíritu Santo, Guayaquil, Ecuador, Guayaquil, Ecuador, ²⁹Hospital de Especialidades Dr. Antonio Fraga Mouret, Centro Médico Nacional La Raza, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico, MEXICO, Mexico, ³⁰Hospital de Especialidades del Centro Médico Nacional SXXI, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS), Mexico City, Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico, ³¹Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico, ³²Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Mexico City, Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico, ³³Centro de Estudios de Investigación Básica y Clínica, S.C., Guadalajara, Mexico, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, ³⁴Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí y Hospital Central "Dr. Ignacio Morones Prieto", San Luis Potosí, Mexico, San Luis Potosí, Mexico, ³⁵Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario "Dr. José Eleuterio González", Monterrey, Nuevo León, México., MONTERREY, Mexico, ³⁶Facultad de Ciencias Medicas, Universidad Nacional de Asunción, San Lorenzo, Paraguay, Asuncion, Paraguay, ³⁷Facultad de Ciencias Medicas, Universidad Nacional de Asunción, San Lorenzo, Paraguay, Asunción, Paraguay, ³⁸Hospital Nacional Edgardo Rebagliati Martins-EsSalud, Lima, Peru, Lima, Peru, ³⁹Grupo Peruano de Estudio de Enfermedades Autoinmunes Sistémicas, Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima, Peru; Hospital Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen, EsSalud, Lima, Peru, Lima, Peru, ⁴⁰Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru, Jesús María, Peru, ⁴¹Hospital Docente Padre Billini, Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic, ⁴²Hospital de Clínicas, Facultad de Medicina, UDELAR, Montevideo, Uruguay, Montevideo, Uruguay, ⁴³Médica Uruguaya, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay, Montevideo, Uruguay, ⁴⁴Johnson & Johnson, Horsham, PA, USA, Ambler, PA, ⁴⁵Johnson & Johnson, Spring House, PA, USA, Spring House, PA, ⁴⁶Johnson & Johnson, Beerse, Belgium, ⁴⁷Grupo Oroño - Centro Regional de Enfermedades Autoinmunes y Reumáticas (GO-CREAR), Rosario, Argentina
Background/Purpose: Effective, non-invasive disease activity and treatment response assessments are needed for patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), especially if associated with kidney disease, i.e.…
Abstract Number: 1512 • ACR Convergence 2025
Anti-U1-RNP Antibody Positivity is Associated with Elevated Interferon Score in SLE Irrespective of Disease Activity: A Transcriptome Analysis in Japanese Patients
Takemichi Matsui¹, Yumi Tsuchida², Takahiro Itamiya², Mineto Ota², Toshihiko Komai², Haruka Tsuchiya², Hirofumi Shoda², Tomohisa Okamura² and Keishi Fujio², ¹Mount Sinai Morningside/West Hospitals, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, ²Department of Allergy and Rheumatology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: With the introduction of anifrolumab to clinical practice, there is a growing interest in identifying factors associated with IFN activity in patients with SLE.…
Abstract Number: 1489 • ACR Convergence 2025
Impact of Menopause on Long-Term Outcomes in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Lorena López, José Bretón and Luis Vilá, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, PR
Background/Purpose: Women of childbearing age are more prone to developing autoimmune diseases, suggesting a role for sex hormones, particularly estrogens, in regulating both cellular and…
Abstract Number: 1472 • ACR Convergence 2025
Characteristics and Predictors of LLDAS in Survivors of Early Active Lupus: Insights from a Decade-Long Cohort
Amirtha Gopalan¹, keerthi vardhan yerram², Mahesh Gaikwad² and Liza rajasekhar³, ¹Nizams Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, Hyderabad, Telangana, India, ²Nizams institute of medical sciences, hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India, ³Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Background/Purpose: LLDAS is a desirable state in lupus, with ongoing global reports on its durability and outcomes. The relationship between LLDAS, baseline characteristics, and drug…
Abstract Number: 1284 • ACR Convergence 2025
Clinical implications of Antiphospholipid Antibodies and Secondary Antiphospholipid Syndrome in Juvenile-onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Daniel Clemente¹, Alina-Lucica Boteanu², Clara Udaondo³, Joan Calzada⁴, Juan Carlos Nieto⁵, Eugenia Enriquez⁶, Inmaculada Calvo⁷, Lourdes Villalobos⁸, Belen Sevilla⁹, Sara Murias¹⁰, Berta Magallares¹¹, Ana Capilla¹², Jaime Arroyo¹³, Beatriz Bravo¹⁴, Gisela Diez-Cordoves¹⁵, Marisol Camacho¹⁶, Genaro grana¹⁷, Juan Jose Bethencourt¹⁸, Pablo Mesa¹⁹, Natalia Palmou²⁰, Mireia Lopez Corbeto²¹, Judith Sanchez²², Maria Isabel Gonzalez²³, Clara Moriano²⁴, Diego Dios¹⁷, Lorena Exposito²⁵, Alicia Garcia²⁶, Laura Martin²⁷, David Fernandez²⁸, Laura Trujillo¹⁴, Anahy Maria Brandy²⁹, CARLOS GUILLEN-ASTETE³⁰ and lydia Abasolo Alcazar³¹, ¹Hospital Infantil Universitario NIño Jesús, Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ²H.U. Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain, ³La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain, ⁴University Hospital Sant Joan de Deu, Barcelona, Spain, ⁵Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain, ⁶Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Madrid, Spain, ⁷Hospital La Fe, Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain, ⁸Ramon y Cajal Hospital, MADRID, Spain, ⁹Division of Pediatrics, Hospital Universitario San Cecilio, Granada, Spain, ¹⁰H.U Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain, ¹¹Hospital de Sant Pau, Bareclona, ¹²H.U de La Merced, Sevilla, Spain, ¹³HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ, MADRID, ¹⁴H.U Virgen de Las Nieves, Granada, Spain, ¹⁵H. R. U. Malaga, Malaga, Spain, ¹⁶H.U. Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, Spain, ¹⁷H.U de A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain, ¹⁸H.U. Canarias, Canarias, Spain, ¹⁹H.U Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain, ²⁰H.U. marques de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain, ²¹H.U Vall d´Hebron, Barcelona, Spain, ²²Pediatric Rheumatology Department, Taulí Hospital Universitari-Institut d'Investigació i Innovació Parc Taulí (I³PT-CERCA), Sabadell (Spain)., Sabadell, Spain, ²³H.U. La Fé, Valencia, Spain, ²⁴Hospital León, LEON, Castilla y Leon, Spain, ²⁵H.U Canarias, Canarias, Spain, ²⁶Rheumatologist, La Laguna, Spain, ²⁷H.R.U Malaga, Malaga, Spain, ²⁸Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo, Vigo, Galicia, Spain, ²⁹Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain, ³⁰H.U Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain, ³¹IdISSC. HCSC, Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: Antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL) have been associated with organ damage and certain features in juvenile-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (jSLE) patients. We aimed to assess the…
Abstract Number: 1106 • ACR Convergence 2025
Faster Ellipsoid Zone Loss in Hydroxychloroquine Retinopathy with Tapering versus Discontinuation: A Longitudinal Optical Coherence Tomography Study from a Single Center in Taiwan
Ko-Jen Li¹, Ting-Wei Chang², Tso-Ting Lai³, Jui-Hung Kao⁴, TING-YUAN LAN⁵, Tai-Ju Lee⁶, pei-Hsinq lai⁷, Shao-Yu Pai⁸, Chiehyu Shen⁹ and Song-Chou Hsieh¹⁰, ¹National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ²National Taiwan University Hospital Hsinchu Branch, Taichung, Taiwan, ³Naitional Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan (Republic of China), ⁴Division of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City, Taiwan, Taipei, Taiwan (Republic of China), ⁵National Taiwan University Hospital Hsinchu Branch, Hsinchu City, Taiwan, ⁶National Taiwan University Hospital Hsinchu Branch, Hsinchu City, Taiwan (Republic of China), ⁷Taipei City Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, ⁸National Taiwan University Hospital, Taichung City, Taiwan (Republic of China), ⁹National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei city, Taiwan, ¹⁰National Taiwan Unuversity Hospital, Taipei City, Taiwan (Republic of China)
Background/Purpose: Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) retinopathy is a progressive, vision-threatening retinal disease. While HCQ is typically discontinued after toxicity is detected, some patients undergo tapering due to…
Abstract Number: 0981 • ACR Convergence 2025
GNTI-350: A CAR-Treg Therapy Offering Durable Immune Reset with Improved Safety for B Cell–Driven Autoimmune Diseases
Christopher Moore¹, Travis Drow², Peter Cook², Annaiz Grimm², Victoria DeVault-Nelson¹, Jennifer Mellen¹, Payam Zarin¹, Alaina Burgess¹, Maegan Hoover¹, Tingxi Guo¹, Brock McKinney², Noelle Dahl², Aesha Vakil², Brian Christin³, Gene Uenishi¹, Tiffany Chen¹, Alberto Del Rio-Espinola⁴, David Rawlings² and Tom Wickham¹, ¹GentiBio, Cambridge, ²SCRI, Seattle, ³GentiBio, Seattle, ⁴GentiBio, Basel, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: CD19 CAR T therapies have demonstrated promise in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) by transiently depleting B cells and resetting the immune system. However, long-term…
Abstract Number: 0927 • ACR Convergence 2025
Improved Skin Lymphatic Flow Regulates Dendritic Cells to Mediate Lymph Node Fibroblast Alterations and Immune Responses in Lupus
Mir Howlader¹ and Theresa Lu², ¹Weill Cornell Medical College, Brooklyn, NY, ²Hospital for Special Surgery, NEW YORK, NY
Background/Purpose: Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disease with a global loss of self-tolerance. Lupus patients are photosensitive where exposure to even ambient sunlight results in…
Abstract Number: 0660 • ACR Convergence 2025
Effects of Deucravacitinib on Dysregulated Autoimmune Gene Modules That Correlate With Skin Disease Severity and Treatment Response in Patients With Cutaneous Manifestations of Lupus Erythematosus: Biomarker Results From a Global, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Phase 2 Study
J. Michelle Kahlenberg¹, Victoria Werth², Joerg Wenzel³, John Schwarz⁴, Jinqi Liu⁴ and Brandon Johnson⁴, ¹University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ³Department of Dermatology and Allergy, University Hospital of Bonn, Bonn, Germany, ⁴Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ
Background/Purpose: Deucravacitinib, an oral, selective, allosteric tyrosine kinase 2 (TYK2) inhibitor approved in moderate to severe plaque psoriasis, has demonstrated significant improvements in cutaneous manifestations…
Abstract Number: 0637 • ACR Convergence 2025
DNA Methylation Patterns Differ Between Genetically Similar Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) Patients From Peru and the U.S.
Sundus Dwidar¹, Mary Horton², Meghan Nelson³, Joanne Nititham², Richard Oppong³, Frank Donovan⁴, Jinoos Yazdany⁵, Maria Dall'Era⁶, Lisa Barcellos⁷, Heinner Guio⁸, Manuel Ugarte-Gil⁹, Lindsey Criswell² and Cristina Lanata¹⁰, ¹National Institutes of Health, Washington, ²NIH/NHGRI, Bethesda, MD, ³National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, ⁴National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, ⁵UCSF, San Francisco, CA, ⁶Division of Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, ⁷UC Berkeley, Berkeley, ⁸Universidad de Huanuco, Lima, Peru, ⁹Grupo Peruano de Estudio de Enfermedades Autoinmunes Sistémicas, Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima, Peru; Hospital Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen, EsSalud, Lima, Peru, Lima, Peru, ¹⁰NIH/NHGRI, Bethesda
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease that disproportionately affects individuals of Amerindian ancestry and those who self-identify as Hispanic. The term “Hispanic”…
Abstract Number: 0619 • ACR Convergence 2025
Interim Analysis of the Impact of a Recombinant Herpes Zoster Vaccine on Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Randomized Controlled Study on Immunogenicity, Safety and Immunosuppressor Effects
Luciana Parente Costa Seguro¹, Andrea Negrini², Sandra G Pasoto³, Nadia E Aikawa⁴, Ana C Medeiros-Ribeiro³, Eduardo Borba¹, Emily Figueiredo Neves Yuki⁵, Artur Sartori², Danieli Andrade⁶, Thiago Freitas⁷, Henrique Giardini⁷, Clovis Artur Silva⁸ and Eloisa Bonfa¹, ¹Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, São Paulo, Brazil, ²Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ³Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ⁴Pediatric Rheumatology Unit, Instituto da Criança e do Adolescente, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Sao Paulo, Brazil., Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ⁵Faculdade de Medicina da USP, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ⁶University of Sao Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ⁷Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil, São Paulo, Brazil, ⁸University of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Background/Purpose: SLE patients are at increased risk of infections, including herpes zoster (HZ). Prior studies evaluating the recombinant herpes zoster vaccine (RZV) in SLE have…
Abstract Number: 0602 • ACR Convergence 2025
Association of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus with Healthcare Resource Utilization and Healthcare Expenditures: Analysis of Nationally Representative Data, 2017-2022
Ami Vyas¹, Steven Cohen² and Christine Eisenhower², ¹University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, ²University of Rhode Island, Kingston
Background/Purpose: Limited information is available about the effect of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) on healthcare resource utilization and healthcare expenditures. The associations between SLE and…
Abstract Number: 0825 • ACR Convergence 2025
Rheum2Learn: A Randomized Trial of Virtual vs Text-Based Rheumatology Modules
Sonam Kiwalkar¹, Julianna Desmarais², Ellen Snyder³, Lisa Schroeder⁴, Marissa Meissner⁵, Noelle A. Rolle⁶, Sarah Donohue⁷, Brittany Bettendorf⁸, Ira Khanna⁹, Karen Kruzer¹⁰, Nkechi Emejuaiwe¹¹, Ibtissam Gad¹², David Leverenz¹³, Michael George¹⁴, Ashima Makol¹⁵, Floranne Ernste¹⁵ and Jilie Blaszczak¹⁶, ¹The Vancouver Clinic, Portland, OR, ²Oregon Health and Sciences University, Portland, OR, ³UNC Rheumatology, Chapel Hill, NC, ⁴Geisinger, Danville, PA, ⁵Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA, ⁶Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Evans, GA, ⁷University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, ⁸University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, ⁹Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY, ¹⁰Assistant Professor- University of Rochester, Victor, NY, ¹¹Cincinnati VA Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ¹²University of Michigan, Plymouth, MI, ¹³Duke University, Durham, NC, ¹⁴University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ¹⁵Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ¹⁶University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: Internal medicine (IM) residents often receive limited rheumatology training, contributing to low confidence in managing rheumatologic conditions and suboptimal performance on standardized examinations. Virtual…

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