Abstracts tagged "Workforce"

Abstract Number: 056 • 2023 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
An Advanced Physiotherapist Practitioner Model of Care Is Ideally Suited to Address Workforce Concerns in Pediatric Rheumatology: A Retrospective Chart Review
Julie Herrington¹, KAREN BEATTIE¹ and Michelle Batthish², ¹McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ²McMaster Children's Hospital, Hamilton, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: An Advanced Physiotherapist Practitioner (APP) role was created in September 2020 at McMaster Children's Hospital, Ontario, Canada to support the growing demand for service…
Abstract Number: 083 • 2023 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Running out of Rheum: Where Are the Pediatric Rheumatology Faculty?
McKenzie Vater¹, Miriah Gillispie-Taylor², Emma Austenfeld³ and Julia Shalen⁴, ¹Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ²Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, ³MCWAH, Wauwatosa, WI, ⁴Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Background/Purpose: The pediatric rheumatology workforce shortage has significant downstream effects on pediatric trainees and patients. Currently, 9 out of 50 states do not have a…
Abstract Number: 169 • 2020 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Addressing the Pediatric Rheumatology Workforce Shortage: Is Early Exposure Enough?
Katherine Schultz¹, Theresa Hennard ², Britne Gregg ³, Melissa Klein ⁴, Francis Real ² and Jennifer Huggins ², ¹Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Center, Newport, ²Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, ³, ⁴Cincinnati
Background/Purpose: The current demand for pediatric rheumatologists in the United States exceeds supply by 33%, a figure projected to worsen to 61% by 20301. This…
Abstract Number: 1121 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
The Association Between Physician Sex and Faculty Rank Among Academic Rheumatologists in the United States
April Jorge¹, Xiaoqing Fu ², Daniel Blumenthal ², Nate Gross ³, Marcy Bolster ¹ and Zachary Wallace ², ¹Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, ³Doximity, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: In contrast to historical trends, women now comprise more than half of rheumatology fellowship graduates in the United States (US). Differences in academic rank…
Abstract Number: 163 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Workforce Survey: Career Trends of Combined Adult and Pediatric Rheumatology Fellowship Graduates
Kimberly DeQuattro ¹ and Cuoghi Edens², ¹University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ²University of Chicago, Chicago, IN
Background/Purpose: Future projections deem the rheumatology workforce insufficient to meet patient demand, with certain with catchment areas (micropolitan, rural) already lacking clinicians. Currently there is…
Abstract Number: 243 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
High Prevalence of Fibromyalgia Among Israel School Teachers
Yaffa Buskila¹, Dan Buskila², Giris Jacob³, Itzhak Weiss⁴ and Jacob N. Ablin^5,6, ¹Orot Israel College of Education, Rehovot, Israel, ²Ben Gurion University and Soroka Medical Center, Beer Sheva, Israel, ³Internal medicine F, Tel Aviv Sourasky medical center, Zichron Yakov, Israel, ⁴School of Education, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel, ⁵Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel, ⁶Rheumatology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FMS), characterized by widespread pain and fatigue, has frequently been associated with stress in various models, including workplace related stress. In the…
Abstract Number: 1153 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
EULAR ‘Points to Consider’ for the Conduction of Workforce Requirement Studies in Rheumatology
Christian Dejaco^1,2, Polina Putrik³, Julia Unger⁴, Daniel Aletaha⁵, Gerolamo Bianchi⁶, Johannes W. J. Bijlsma⁷, Annelies Boonen⁸, Nada Cikes⁹, Axel Finckh¹⁰, Laure Gossec¹¹, Tore Kvien¹², Joao Madruga Dias¹³, Eric L. Matteson¹⁴, Francisca Sivera¹⁵, Tanja Stamm¹⁶, Zoltan Szekanecz¹⁷, Dieter Wiek¹⁸, Angela Zink¹⁹, Sofia Ramiro²⁰ and Frank Buttgereit²¹, ¹Rheumatology, Hospital of Bruneck, Bruneck, Italy, ²Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria, ³Rheumatology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands, ⁴FH JOANNEUM, University of Applied Sciences, Bad Gleichenberg, Austria, ⁵Department of Internal Medicine III, Division of Rheumatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, Vienna, Austria, ⁶Rheumatology, ASL3-Azienda Sanitaria Genovese, Genua, Italy, ⁷Department of Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands, ⁸Caphri Research Institute, Maastricht, Netherlands, ⁹University of Zagreb School of Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia, ¹⁰University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland, ¹¹Rheumatology, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France, ¹²Dept. of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ¹³Centro Hospitalar Médio Tejo, Torres Novas, Portugal, ¹⁴Division of Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN, ¹⁵Rheumatology, Hospital General Universitario de Elda. Comunidad Valenciana. Spain, Elda, Spain, ¹⁶Section for Outcomes Research, Center for Medical Statistics, Informatics, and Intelligent Systems, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ¹⁷Department of Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary, Debrecen, Hungary, ¹⁸EULAR Standing Committee of PARE, Zurich, Switzerland, ¹⁹Epidemiology Unit / Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, German Rheumatism Research Centre (DRFZ) / Charité University Hospital, Berlin, Germany, ²⁰Zuyderland Medical Center, Heerlen & Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²¹Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité University Hospital Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Background/Purpose: Recommendations and strategies have been developed for early referral, diagnosis and treatment of rheumatic diseases. These strategies, however, can only be implemented if sufficient…
Abstract Number: 1173 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Measuring the Advanced Clinician Practitioner in Arthritis Care (ACPAC) Program Trained Extended Role Practitioner (ERP) Workforce in Canada: A Profile of Practice Settings, Roles and Participation in Models of Arthritis Care in Canada
Katie Lundon¹, Rachel Shupak² and Amanda Pullan³, ¹University of Toronto, Office of Continuing Professional Development, Faculty of Medicine, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Medicine, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Office of Continuing Professional Development, Faculty of Medicine, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: 1. To measure and map the ACPAC ERP workforce in Canada. 2. To present a snapshot of general practice characteristics relating to the ACPAC-trained…
Abstract Number: 96 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Impact of a Student Led Rheumatology Interest Group on Medical Student Interest in Rheumatology
Sonia Silinsky Krupnikova¹, Adey Berhanu², Sean McNish³, Derek Jones¹ and Victoria K. Shanmugam², ¹The George Washington University, Washington, DC, ²Rheumatology, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, ³Division of Rheumatology, The George Washington University, Washington, DC
Background/Purpose: Based on data from the Rheumatology Workforce Study, there are currently insufficient rheumatologists to serve the needs of the population. The purpose of this…
Abstract Number: 97 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Medical Student Interest in Rheumatology As a Career
Peter Berger¹, Adey Berhanu², Derek Jones¹, Sean McNish³ and Victoria K. Shanmugam², ¹The George Washington University, Washington, DC, ²Rheumatology, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, ³Division of Rheumatology, The George Washington University, Washington, DC
Background/Purpose: Based on data from the Rheumatology Workforce Study, there are insufficient rheumatologists to serve the needs of the population. Little is currently known about…
Abstract Number: 119 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Occupational Exposure to Asbestos and Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Anna Ilar¹, Per Gustavsson¹, Pernilla Wiebert¹, Camilla Bengtsson¹, Lars Klareskog² and Lars Alfredsson¹, ¹The Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ²Rheumatology unit, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Due to the known association between silica dust and rheumatoid arthritis (RA), we wanted to study the association between RA and another silicate mineral;…
Abstract Number: 914 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Occupational Exposure to Combustion Products and Risk of Developing Rheumatoid Arthritis
Anna Ilar¹, Pernilla Wiebert^1,2, Saedis Saevarsdottir³, Johan Askling^4,5, Per Gustavsson^1,2 and Lars Alfredsson^1,2, ¹The Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ²Stockholm County Council, Centre for Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Stockholm, Sweden, ³Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital and Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁴Rheumatology unit, Department of Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital and Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁵Unit of Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital and Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Studies have suggested a potential association between traffic pollutants and rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but findings have been inconclusive. We therefore assessed the risk of…
Abstract Number: 89 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
2015 ACR/ARHP Workforce Study (WFS): Adult Rheumatology Specialists in the United States: Effect of Gender and Generation
Chad Deal¹, Marcy B. Bolster², Jonathan S. Hausmann³, Daniel Battafarano⁴, Seetha Monrad⁵ and Marcia Ditmyer⁶, ¹Orthopedic and Rheumatology Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleaveland, OH, ²Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Rheumatology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, ⁴Medicine, San Antonio Military Medical Center, San Antonio, TX, ⁵Internal Medicine/Rheumatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁶University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV
Background/Purpose: Workforce surveys are essential to plan for training, recruitment, practice management, funding, and access to care. Gender and generational differences may have significant effects…
Abstract Number: 928 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
2015 ACR/ARHP Workforce Study in the United States: A Maldistribution of Adult Rheumatologists
Katrina Lawrence-Wolff¹, Bernard Hildebrand¹, Seetha Monrad², Marcia Ditmyer³, John Fitzgerald⁴, Alan Erickson⁵, Anne R. Bass⁶ and Daniel Battafarano⁷, ¹Rheumatology, San Antonio Military Medical Center, San Antonio, TX, ²Internal Medicine/Rheumatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ³University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV, ⁴Rheumatology, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, ⁵University of Nebraska, LaVista, NE, ⁶Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ⁷Medicine, San Antonio Military Medical Center, San Antonio, TX
Background/Purpose: The 2015 ACR/ARHP Workforce Study assessed the current and projected rheumatology workforce and the regional distribution of rheumatologists. Over the next 10 years, a…
Abstract Number: 1142 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Impact of a Student Led Rheumatology Interest Group on Medical Student Interest in Rheumatology
Timothy Brady¹, Michael Sheppard², N. Andrew LaCombe², Sonia Silinsky Krupnikova², Nora Taylor², Pragya Singh¹, Sean McNish¹ and Victoria K. Shanmugam¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, ²The George Washington University, Washington, DC
Impact of a Student Led Rheumatology Interest Group on Medical Student Interest in Rheumatology Background/Purpose: Based on data from the 2005 Rheumatology Workforce Study the…

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