Abstracts tagged "Work Force"

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: 2073 • ACR Convergence 2023
Outcomes of the First Year of a Rheumatology Curriculum at Two Internal Medicine Residency Programs
Laura Arneson¹, Biana Modilevsky² and Anisha Dua¹, ¹Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ²University of Arizona - Tucson / Banner University Medical Center, Tucson, AZ
Background/Purpose: Enhancing rheumatology education in Internal Medicine (IM) residency may encourage residents to pursue rheumatology careers, and promote familiarity with rheumatology among those entering other…
Abstract Number: 2087 • ACR Convergence 2023
Racial and Ethnic Diversity in Pediatric Fellowships: Fortifying the Pipeline
Bessie Roca Loor¹, Maya Pandit², Tracey Wright³ and Mill Etienne⁴, ¹New York Medical College, Yonkers, NY, ²Columbia University, New York, NY, ³UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX, ⁴New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY
Background/Purpose: The 2015 American College of Rheumatology Workforce study estimated the pediatric rheumatology full-time equivalent workforce to be 300 providers while the estimated excess demand…
Abstract Number: 2088 • ACR Convergence 2023
Room for Racial and Ethnic Diversity in Adult Rheumatology Fellowship Pipeline
Bessie Roca Loor¹, Maya Pandit², Tracey Wright³ and Mill Etienne⁴, ¹New York Medical College, Yonkers, NY, ²Columbia University, New York, NY, ³UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX, ⁴New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY
Background/Purpose: The 2015 American College of Rheumatology Workforce study showed 8 of 1011 adult rheumatologists identified as Black, 85 Hispanic and 3 American Indian or…
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: 1285 • ACR Convergence 2022
Joint Injection Workflow in Rheumatology – an Opportunity to Improve Efficiency and Physician Satisfaction
Melissa Band¹, Eric Newman², Andrea Berger¹, Kirsten Koons³, Madhuri Duggirala¹, Rajesh Kuppuraju⁴, Peter Daniel Nicholas III⁵, David Bulbin⁶, David Pugliese⁷ and Jonida Cote⁸, ¹Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA, ²Geisinger, Danville, PA, ³Geisinger Medical Center, Lewisburg, PA, ⁴Geisinger Medical Center, General Rheumatology Fellowship, Danville, PA, ⁵Geisinger Medical Center, Leesport, PA, ⁶Geisinger Health System, Danville, PA, ⁷Geisinger Health System, Wilkes-Barre, PA, ⁸Geisinger Medical Center, Orefield, PA
Background/Purpose: Physicians strive to provide patient-centered, timely care, often with perceived inadequate blocked time on the schedule. We aim to understand the joint injection workflow,…
Abstract Number: 1296 • ACR Convergence 2022
Impacting Demand Through Supply: An Evaluation of the Types of Pediatric Rheumatology Referrals at a Single Institution
Emma Leisinger¹, Carter Worth², Linder Wendt³ and Katherine Schultz⁴, ¹University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, ²University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, ³University of Iowa Institute for Clinical and Translational Science, Iowa City, IA, ⁴University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital, Iowa City, IA
Background/Purpose: The worsening Pediatric Rheumatology Workforce Shortage necessitates improving referral accuracy. Chief complaints of joint pain (arthralgia) are ideal to target as arthralgia alone does…
Abstract Number: 0057 • ACR Convergence 2022
Accelerating AxSpA Diagnosis: Exploring At-home Self-sampling, Symptom Checkers, Medical Student-visits and Asynchronous Report-based Assessment
Hannah Labinsky¹, Sophie von Rohr², Maria Gabriella Raimondo³, Ekaterina Vogt⁴, Britta Horstmann², Isabel Gehring⁵, Jessica Rojas-Restrepo⁵, Fabian Proft⁶, Felix Mühlensiepen⁷, Daniela Bohr², Georg Schett⁸, Andreas Ramming³ and Johannes Knitza³, ¹Department of Internal Medicine 3 - Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, 91054 Erlangen, Germany; Deutsches Zentrum Immuntherapie, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ²Department of Internal Medicine 3, Rheumatology & Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-University (FAU) Erlangen-Nurnberg and University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ³Department of Internal Medicine 3 – Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, 91054 Erlangen, Germany; Deutsches Zentrum Immuntherapie, Friedrich-Alexander-UniversityErlangen-Nürnberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ⁴Thermo Fisher Scientific, Freiburg, Germany, ⁵Thermo Fisher Scientific, Freiburg, ⁶Department of Gastroenterology, Infectious Diseases and Rheumatology, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁷Center for Health Services Research, Brandenburg Medical School Theodor Fontane, Rüdersdorf, ⁸Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
Background/Purpose: The growing shortage of rheumatologists threatens adequate rheumatological care. The diagnostic delay for axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) is particularly long, ranging between 3 to 11…

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