Abstracts tagged "telemedicine"

Abstract Number: 1063 • ACR Convergence 2021
Use of Telemedicine for Rheumatology Practice in Queensland, Australia: Experiences Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Divita Jhaveri¹, Faith Alele², Aleisha Strom³, Theophilus Emeto² and Helen Benham⁴, ¹Rheumatology Department, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Woolloongabba, Australia, ²Public Health & Tropical Medical, College of Public Health, Medical & Veterinary Sciences. James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia, ³Internal Medicine Department, Townsville University Hospital, Angus Smith Dr, Douglas, QLD 4811, Townsville, Australia, ⁴Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Herston, Australia
Background/Purpose: In Australia there is a nationwide rheumatologist shortage potentially translating to poorer clinical outcomes for those living with rheumatic diseases. 1 A possible solution…
Abstract Number: 1066 • ACR Convergence 2021
Evaluation of a Non-Face to Face Multidisciplinary Health Care Model in a Population with Rheumatoid ArthritisVulnerable to Covid-19 in a Health Emergency Situation
Pedro Santos-Moreno¹, Rosangela Casanova², Gabriel-Santiago Rodríguez-Vargas², Laura Villareal¹, Jaime-Andrés Rubio², Josefina Chávez-Chávez², Diana Patricia Rivera-Triana², Ruth Alexandra Castiblanco-Montañez², Sandra Milena Hernández-Zambrano² and Adriana Rojas-Villarraga², ¹BIOMAB IPS, Bogotá, Colombia, ²Fundación Universitaria de Ciencias de la Salud-FUCS, Bogotá, Colombia
Background/Purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic impacted everyday practice pattern of health care in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. The objective was to evaluate the implementation of a…
Abstract Number: 1175 • ACR Convergence 2021
Best Practice Guidelines for Telehealth in Rheumatology: An Initiative by the Arab League of Associations for Rheumatology
Nelly Ziade¹, Ihsane Hmamouchi², Lina El Kibbi³, Melissa Daou⁴, Nizar Abdulateef⁵, Fatemah Abutiban⁶, Bassel Elzorkany⁷, Khalid Al Naqbi⁸, Wafa Hamdi⁹, Chafia Dahou-Makhloufi¹⁰, Samar Al Emadi¹¹, Hussein Halabi¹², Radouane Niamane¹³, Mervat Eissa⁷, Manal El Rakawi¹⁴, Sima Abu Al Saoud¹⁵, Soad Hashad¹⁶ and Basel Masri¹⁷, ¹Rheumatology Department, Saint-Joseph Medical University and Hotel-Dieu de France Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon, ²Rheumatology Unit, Temara Hospital, Laboratory of Biostatistics, Clinical Research and Epidemiology (LBRCE), Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco, ³Specialized Medical Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ⁴Faculty of Medicine, Saint-Joseph Medical University, Beirut, Lebanon, Beirut, Lebanon, ⁵Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, ⁶Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Jaber Alahmed Alsabah Hospital, Kuwait City, Kuwait, ⁷Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt, Cairo, Egypt, ⁸Al Ain Hospital, AL AIN, United Arab Emirates, ⁹Rheumatology Department, Kassab Institute of Orthopedics, UR17SP04, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, Tunis El Manar University, Tunis, Tunisia, ¹⁰Rheumatology Department, Mohamed Lamine Debaghine University Hospital, Bab El Oued, Algiers, Algeria, ¹¹Hamad medical corporation, Doha, Qatar, ¹²King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, ¹³Department of Rheumatology, Military Hospital Avicenne, University Cadi Ayyad, Marrakesh, Morocco, ¹⁴Rheumatology Department, Douera Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Saad Dahlab, Blida, Algeria, ¹⁵Makassed Hospital, East Jerusalem, Palestine, East Jerusalem, Palestinian Territories, ¹⁶Tripoli Children Hospital, Tripoli, Libya / The University of Tripoli, Libya, Tripoli, Libya, ¹⁷Jordan Hospital, Amman, Jordan
Background/Purpose: The need for telehealth is increasing and will undeniably play a role in the field of health care services, even beyond the COVID-19 era.…
Abstract Number: 1610 • ACR Convergence 2021
“You Can’t Touch, You Can’t Bond”: COVID-19 and Telehealth Impacts on Communication, Goals, and Experience of Care for Persons with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Their Clinicians
Elizabeth Hulen¹, Christopher Larsen², Rachel Matsumoto², Patricia Katz³ and Jennifer Barton⁴, ¹VA Portland Health Care System, Portland, OR, ²Center to Improve Veteran Involvement in Care/VA Portland Health Care System, Portland, OR, ³University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁴VA Portland Health Care System/OHSU, Portland, OR
Background/Purpose: A rapid shift to telehealth visits has been a key part of health system response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. This study explores the…
Abstract Number: 1913 • ACR Convergence 2021
Patient Perceptions of Telemedicine Use in Rheumatology Clinics During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Analysis from the COVID-19 Global Rheumatology Alliance
Mithu Maheswaranathan¹, Bruce Miller², Carly Harrison³, Rashmi Sinha⁴, Bugra Egeli⁵, Berk Degirmenci⁶, Emily Sirotich⁷, Rebecca Grainger⁸, Jonathan Hausmann⁹, Jean Liew¹⁰ and Yu Pei Eugenia Chock¹¹, ¹Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, ²University of California San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA, ³LupusChat, Capitol Heights, MD, ⁴Systemic JIA Foundation, Cincinnati, OH, ⁵Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁶St. Elizabeth's Medical Center, Boston, MA, ⁷McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ⁸University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand, ⁹Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, ¹⁰Boston University, Boston, MA, ¹¹Yale School of Medicine, Greenwich, CT
Background/Purpose: During the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare systems rapidly expanded telemedicine to ensure continued access to care. Few studies have explored patient perceptions of the telemedicine…
Abstract Number: 0115 • ACR Convergence 2021
Rheumatic Disease Management by Resilient Rheumatology Providers in COVID-19 Pandemic: A National Veterans Affairs Follow-up Survey Assessing Provider Practice and Views Since June 2020
Jasvinder Singh¹, John Richards², Elizabeth Chang³, Amy Joseph⁴ and Bernard Ng⁵, ¹University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA, ³Phoenix Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC), Phoenix, AZ, ⁴Washington University / St. Louis VA, St Louis, MO, ⁵VA Puget Sound HCS, Seattle, WA
Background/Purpose: To assess the experience, current practices, views and opinions of rheumatology providers at Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities for the care of the patients with…
Abstract Number: 0615 • ACR Convergence 2021
Socioeconomic Characteristics Associated with Electronic Health Care Utilization in an Urban Rheumatology Clinic During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Jenna Thomason¹, Bryanna Mantilla², Alison Bays¹, Irvin Huang¹ and Grant hughes¹, ¹University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ²George Washington University, Arlington, VA
Background/Purpose: In the US, the COVID-19 pandemic has prompted increased utilization of telemedicine (TM), electronic patient portals (EPPs), and other electronic modalities of health care…
Abstract Number: 0630 • ACR Convergence 2021
Telemedicine in Rheumatology Care: A Systematic Review
Lesley Jackson¹, Timothy Edgil², Brittany Hill³, Catherine H. Smith⁴, Jasvinder Singh¹ and Maria I. Danila¹, ¹University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ³Brookwood Baptist Health, Leeds, AL, ⁴Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic led to a dramatic uptake of telemedicine in rheumatology. Given the impact of the pandemic on care delivery, we…
Abstract Number: 0746 • ACR Convergence 2021
Application of Existing Patient-Reported Outcome Measures for Telehealth Encounters: What’s Feasible?
Patricia Katz¹, Meera Subash¹, Martin Bergman² and Kaleb Michaud³, ¹University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ²Martin Jan Bergman, MD, Ridley Park, PA, ³University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Background/Purpose: Validated patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures play important roles in assessing and managing of patients with rheumatic diseases. However, use of these validated scales may…

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