Abstracts tagged "Workforce and pediatric rheumatology"

Abstract Number: 927 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
2015 ACR/ARHP Workforce Study in the United States: Pediatric Rheumatologist Supply and Demand Projections for 2015-2030
Daniel Battafarano¹, Seetha Monrad², Marcia Ditmyer³, Lisa Imundo⁴ and Marisa Klein-Gitelman⁵, ¹Medicine, San Antonio Military Medical Center, San Antonio, TX, ²Internal Medicine/Rheumatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ³University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV, ⁴Pediatrics, Columbia University, New York, NY, ⁵Pediatrics, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: The 2015 ACR Workforce study updated the current and projected pediatric rheumatology workforce for the next 15 years. Methods: The 2015 ACR/ARHP Workforce…
Abstract Number: 1291 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Pediatric Rheumatology Workforce in 2015: A Survey of Pediatric Rheumatologists
Meredith Riebschleger¹, Mara L Becker², Holly S. Ruch-Ross³, 'Laura Laskosz⁴, Carrie Radabaugh⁵, Polly J. Ferguson⁶, Kenneth N. Schikler⁷ and Sandy D. Hong⁸, ¹Pediatric Rheumatology & Health Services Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²Rheumatology, Children's Mercy Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, ³Independent Research and Evaluation Consultant, Evanston, IL, ⁴Division of Technical and Medical Services, The American Academy of Pediatrics, Elk Grove Village, IL, ⁵Department of Education, American Academy of Pediatrics, Elk Grove Village, IL, ⁶Dept of Pediatrics--Rheum, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, ⁷Pediatrics, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, ⁸Pediatrics-Rheumatology, U of Iowa Children's Hosp, Iowa City, IA
Background/Purpose: Pediatric Rheumatology (PR) is among the smallest pediatric subspecialties, with only ~300 clinically active board-certified Pediatric Rheumatologists in the US. To better characterize the…
Abstract Number: 1274 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Factors That Impact Job Selection in Pediatric Rheumatology
Mara L Becker¹, Meredith Riebschleger², Holly S. Ruch-Ross³, 'Laura Laskosz⁴, Carrie Radabaugh⁵, Polly J. Ferguson⁶, Kenneth N. Schikler⁷ and Sandy D. Hong⁸, ¹Rheumatology, Children's Mercy Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, ²Pediatric Rheumatology & Health Services Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ³Independent Research and Evaluation Consultant, Evanston, IL, ⁴Division of Technical and Medical Services, The American Academy of Pediatrics, Elk Grove Village, IL, ⁵Department of Education, American Academy of Pediatrics, Elk Grove Village, IL, ⁶Dept of Pediatrics--Rheum, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, ⁷Pediatrics, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, ⁸Pediatrics-Rheumatology, U of Iowa Children's Hosp, Iowa City, IA
Background/Purpose: There remain valid concerns about the capability of the pediatric rheumatology (PR) workforce to meet the clinical needs of U.S. children and to absorb…