Abstracts tagged "Work Force"

Abstract Number: 2298 • ACR Convergence 2023
SLE Patients Are at High Risk for Tuberculosis Infection: Data from a Lupus Center of an Endemic Country
Victor Leda¹, Andreia Sousa¹, Fernanda Lopes¹, Emily Neves¹, Sandra Pasoto², Danieli Andrade², Michelle Ugolini¹, Eloisa Bonfa², Eduardo Borba¹, Adriana Tonacio¹ and Luciana Seguro¹, ¹Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ²University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Background/Purpose: SLE patients are at high risk for tuberculosis (TB) infection especially in endemic countries. Despite the importance of this infection condition, there are still…
Abstract Number: 2455 • ACR Convergence 2023
Addressing Native American Health Disparities in Rheumatoid Arthritis by Training Primary Care Providers: Expanding the Reach of the RAE Initiative
Jennifer Mandal¹, Zara Izadi¹, Tabitha Carroway¹, Gwendolyn Grant², Mary Margaretten¹ and Jinoos Yazdany¹, ¹University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ²Centura Health, Durango, CO
Background/Purpose: The United States faces a critical shortage of rheumatology providers. This shortage is especially dire in rural areas, such as Navajo Nation, where primary…
Abstract Number: 0170 • ACR Convergence 2023
Gender Equity Amongst Rheumatology Professionals: Preliminary Findings of the Coalition for Health and Gender Equity E-survey (CHANGE Group)
Lisa Traboco¹, Pavel Ovseiko², Sarah Dyball³, Tayyeba Khursheed⁴, ALEJANDRA BABINI⁵, Asgar Ali Kalla⁶, Catherine Hill⁷, Debashish Danda⁸, Dzifa Dey⁹, Elena Nikiphorou¹⁰, Ghita Harifi¹¹, Ho SO¹², Humeira Badshah¹³, Ihsane Hmamouchi¹⁴, Joan Marie Von Feldt¹⁵, Júlia Boechat Farani¹⁶, Mariana Peixoto Guimarães¹⁷, Kanon Jatuworapruk¹⁸, Laura Andreoli¹⁹, Nelly Ziade²⁰, PENELOPE PALOMINOS²¹, Qian Wang²², Ran Nakashima²³, Syed Haq²⁴, Wilson Bautista-Molano²⁵, Yoshiya Tanaka²⁶, Grace Wright²⁷, Vikas Agarwal²⁸, Laura Coates²⁹ and Latika Gupta³⁰, ¹University of the Philippines - Manila, St Luke's Medical Center - Bonifacio Global City, Paranaque, Manila, Philippines, ²Radcliffe Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, ³University of Manchester, Stockport, United Kingdom, ⁴Pakistan institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad, Pakistan, ⁵Hospital Italiano Cordoba, Cordoba, Argentina, ⁶Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa, ⁷The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville, Australia, ⁸Christian Medical College & Hospital, Vellore, India, ⁹University of Ghana Medical School, Rheumatology Unit Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Korle bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana, ¹⁰King's College London, London, United Kingdom, ¹¹HBMC, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, ¹²The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China, ¹³Dr Humeira Badsha Medical Center, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, ¹⁴Rheumatology Unit, Lalla Aicha Temara Hospital, Temara, Morocco, ¹⁵University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, PA, ¹⁶Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brazil, ¹⁷Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Belo Horizonte, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil, ¹⁸Thammasat University, Pathumthani, Thailand, ¹⁹University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy, ²⁰Saint-Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon, ²¹Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil, ²²Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS), Peking Union Medical College Hospital, The Ministry of Education Key Laboratory, National Clinical Research Center for Dermatologic and Immunologic Diseases, Beijing, China, ²³Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan, ²⁴BSM Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh, ²⁵University Hospital Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá, Bogotá, Colombia, ²⁶University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan, ²⁷Grace C Wright MD PC, New York, NY, ²⁸Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS), Lucknow, India, ²⁹University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, ³⁰Royal Wolverhampton Trust, Wolverhampton/University of Manchester, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: There is growing attention to gender inequity within rheumatology with persistent challenges in achieving pay parity, career progression, & access to leadership roles. In…
Abstract Number: 0758 • ACR Convergence 2023
Clinical and Biological Characteristics of Children and Adults Affected with Still’s Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Informing the 2023 EULAR/PReS Recommendations for the Diagnosis and Management of Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis and Adult-onset Still’s Disease
STEPHANE MITROVIC¹, Arianna De Matteis², Sara Bindoli³, Fabrizio De Benedetti⁴, Bruno Fautrel⁵, Loreto Carmona⁶ and On Behalf Of The Eular/PreS QoC011 Task Force Member⁷, ¹Pitie Salpetriere Hospital, Sorbonne University, APHP, Paris, France, ²IRCCS Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesu', Rome, Italy, ³Rheumatology Unit, Dept of Medicine, University of Padova, Padova, Italy, ⁴Bambino Gesu Children's Hospital, Division of Rheumatology, Rome, Italy, ⁵Sorbonne Université APHP, Paris, France, ⁶Instituto de Salud Musculoesquelética (InMusc), Madrid, Spain, ⁷EULAR/PReS QoC011 Task Force members are: Jordi Anton, Alexandre Belot, Claudia Bracaglia, Tamas Constantin, Lorenzo Dagna, Alessandro De Bartolo, Eugen Feist, Dirk Foell, Marco Gattorno, Sophie Georgin-Lavialle, Roberto Giacomelli, Alexei Grom, Yvan Jamilloux, Katarina Laskari, Calin Lazar, Francesca Minoia, Peter Nigrovic, Filipa Oliveira Ramos, Seza Ozen, Pierre Quartier-dit-Maire, Piero Ruscitti, Erdal Sag, Sinisa Savic, Marie-Elise Truchetet, Bas Vastert, Tanita Wilhelmer, Carine Wouters., Paris, France
Background/Purpose: Systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (sJIA) and adult-onset Still’s disease (AOSD) are part of the non-familial (sporadic) systemic inflammatory disorders and are frequently mentioned as…
Abstract Number: 0763 • ACR Convergence 2023
Sticking the Landing: A 3-Year Qualitative Longitudinal Study on Navigating Transitions in Pediatric Rheumatology Fellowship
Sarah Bayefsky¹, Hannah Anderson², Dorene Balmer² and Jay Mehta², ¹University of Pennsylvania/Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ²Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Transitions present many challenges for medical trainees, and a lack of preparedness for these transitions is associated with negative outcomes, including higher rates of…
Abstract Number: 0764 • ACR Convergence 2023
An Atypical ClassRheum: RheumMadness, a Collaborative Rheumatology Competition Building Knowledge and Community
Meridith Balbach¹, Sabahat Usmani², Guy Katz³, Lauren He⁴, Michael Macklin⁴, Iman Qaiser⁵, John Kellogg⁶, Courtney Bair⁶, Benjamin Lueck⁶, Akrithi Garren⁷, Matthew Sparks⁶, Lisa Criscione-Schreiber⁶ and David Leverenz⁶, ¹Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ²Weiss Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL, ³Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁴University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ⁵Louisiana State University, Shreveport, LA, ⁶Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, ⁷MedStar/Georgetown Washington Hospital Center, Silver Spring, MD
Background/Purpose: To evaluate the evolving impact of RheumMadness, an online educational tournament of competing rheumatology concepts, over three years by describing changes in participant engagement,…
Abstract Number: 0993 • ACR Convergence 2023
Successful Implementation of a New Patient Video Triage Program
Dr Tarun Sharma¹, Adam Dore², Caitlin Rossi³ and Jessica Heintzinger³, ¹West Penn Hospital, New Delhi, India, ²Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA, ³AHN, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: Many factors contribute to long wait times for new patient rheumatology visits including the increasing number of rheumatology referrals and new patient visits. Through…
Abstract Number: 1001 • ACR Convergence 2023
Distance Not Travelled in a Tele-Rheumatology Shared Care Model: Leveraging the Expertise of an Advanced Clinician Practitioner in Arthritis Care (ACPAC)-trained Extended Role Practitioner (ERP) in Rural-remote Ontario
Amanda Steiman¹, Jocelyne Murdoch², Rachel Shupak³, Taucha Inrig⁴ and Katie Lundon⁵, ¹Sinai Health System, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Arthritis Society, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³St. Michael's Hospital/University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: A shortage of Rheumatologists has led to gaps in inflammatory arthritis (IA) care in Canada. Amplified in rural-remote communities, the number of Rheumatologists practicing…
Abstract Number: 1010 • ACR Convergence 2023
Advanced Clinician Practitioners in Arthritis Care: A Workforce Profile
Laura Passalent¹, Soever Leslie¹, Amanda Steiman², Christopher Nielsen¹, Deborah Levy³ and Robert Inman⁴, ¹Schroeder Arthritis Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Sinai Health System, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: The Advanced Clinician Practitioner in Arthritis Care (ACPAC) Program is a post-licensure, competency-based academic and clinical educational program that prepares physiotherapists, occupational therapists, nurses,…
Abstract Number: 1011 • ACR Convergence 2023
A Rheumatology Model of Care Re-design: Integrating the Advanced Practice Provider
Lisa Carnago¹, Kristin Holbrook², David Leverenz³, Natalie Rivera⁴ and Allison Dimsdale⁵, ¹Duke Health, Hillsborough, NC, ²Duke Health, Raleigh, NC, ³Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, ⁴Children's National Hospital, Washington, DC, ⁵PDC Advanced Practice, Duke School of Nursing, Durham, NC
Background/Purpose: There is a lack of guidance surrounding integration of Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) into specialty practices utilizing interprofessional Models of Care (MoC). Due to…
Abstract Number: 1090 • ACR Convergence 2023
Improved Patient and Team Satisfaction and Pharmacy Outcomes After Implementing a Rheumatology Clinical Pharmacist in a Large Academic Medical Center
Shelby Gomez¹, Trisha Ludwig¹, Katherine Hartkopf², Sancia Ferguson³, Lori Zemlicka⁴, Mindy Jones⁵ and Christie M. Bartels⁶, ¹UW Health Pharmacy, Madison, WI, ²Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, ³University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, ⁴UW Health, Madison, WI, ⁵Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, ⁶University of Wisconsin, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
Background/Purpose: We embedded a clinical pharmacist into our university rheumatology clinics beginning in June 2022 to improve patient experience and reduce provider burden based on…
Abstract Number: 2064 • ACR Convergence 2023
Perceptions of Rheumatology Fellows on Mentorship Quality After Implementation of a Formalized Mentorship Program
Sarah Capponi¹ and Rachel Hilburg², ¹Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, New Hope, PA, ²Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Despite the importance of mentorship, there are few formalized mentorship organizations in fellowship training programs. Rheumatology is a field with increasing popularity[1], and mentorship…
Abstract Number: 0227 • ACR Convergence 2022
The Rheumatology Workforce: Analyzing Geographic and Temporal Variations Among the Rheumatology Physician Workforce in the United States
Kavish Singh¹, Lynn Foster-Johnson², Sladjana Skopelja-Gardner³, Arabi Rasendrakumar⁴, Temitope Ajayi⁵ and Aakanksha Khanna⁶, ¹Montefiore Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, ²Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine, Lebanon, NH, ³Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, ⁴University of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, ⁵University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, ⁶Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH
Background/Purpose: To analyze recent trends in the rheumatology workforce related to temporal and national geographic variation in the United States (US). Methods: The publicly available physician workforce…
Abstract Number: 0238 • ACR Convergence 2022
Educational Experience and Engagement in the First Two Years of RheumMadness, an Online Community of Inquiry
Guy Katz¹, Aki Garren², Lauren He³, Ben Kellogg⁴, Michael Macklin⁵, Courtney Bair⁴, matthew Sparks⁴, Lisa Criscione-Schreiber⁴ and david leverenz⁴, ¹Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ²MedStar/Georgetown Washington Hospital Center, Silver Spring, MD, ³University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ⁴Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, ⁵University of Pittsburg Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: RheumMadness, an online educational initiative in which 16 rheumatology concepts compete as teams, completed its second season in 2022. In its first year, RheumMadness…
Abstract Number: 0240 • ACR Convergence 2022
Few and Far Between: Addressing the Pediatric Rheumatology Workforce Gap with a Spotlight on Medicine-pediatrics Residency Trained Rheumatologist Career Paths
Kimberly DeQuattro¹, Cuoghi Edens², Connie Herndon³, Bethany Marston⁴ and Beth Jonas⁵, ¹University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ³American College of Rheumatology, Atlanta, GA, ⁴University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, ⁵University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
Background/Purpose: The pediatric rheumatology workforce faces a critical shortage. The recent ACR Pediatric Rheumatology Workforce Study projects that by 2030, modest expansion of the 300…

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