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  • Sunday, Nov 12th
    9:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT
    (0176–0195) Healthcare Disparities in Rheumatology Poster I: Lupus
    Location: Poster Hall
    Diversity, inclusion and racial disparities
  • Sunday, Nov 12th
    9:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT
    0176: Impact of Social Determinants of Health Factors on Medication Adherence in Members with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis, and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
    Location: Poster Hall
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Jean Park, MD – CVS Health
    Diversity, inclusion and racial disparities
  • Sunday, Nov 12th
    9:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT
    0177: Cost-Related Medication Non-Adherence Among US Adults with Chronic Arthritis: Trends, Comparisons, and Disparities
    Location: Poster Hall
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Ashkan Ara, MD, MPH (he/him/his) – UCLA
    Diversity, inclusion and racial disparities
  • Sunday, Nov 12th
    9:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT
    0178: Traditional and Lupus-Specific Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Events Among Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
    Location: Poster Hall
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Saloni Patolia, MD (she/her/hers) – Medical University of South Carolina
    Diversity, inclusion and racial disparities
  • Sunday, Nov 12th
    9:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT
    0179: Social Disparities and Pathology Markers at Lupus Nephritis Diagnosis Predict Worse Kidney Outcomes
    Location: Poster Hall
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Shivani Garg, MD, MS – University of Madison, School of Medicine and Public Health
    Diversity, inclusion and racial disparities
  • Sunday, Nov 12th
    9:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT
    0180: Multiplicative Impact of Adverse Social Determinants of Health on Outcomes in Lupus Nephritis: A Meta-analysis and Systematic Review
    Location: Poster Hall
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Shivani Garg, MD, MS – University of Madison, School of Medicine and Public Health
    Diversity, inclusion and racial disparities
  • Sunday, Nov 12th
    9:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT
    0181: Increased Prevalence of and Acute Hospital Events Among Medicare Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients Living in Socially Vulnerable Counties in the United States
    Location: Poster Hall
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Emily Cosentino, MD – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Beth Israel
    Diversity, inclusion and racial disparities
  • Sunday, Nov 12th
    9:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT
    0182: Impact of Neighborhood-level Child Opportunity on Disease Activity in Children with Lupus
    Location: Poster Hall
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Joyce Chang, MD, MSCE (she/her/hers) – Boston Children's Hospital
    Diversity, inclusion and racial disparities
  • Sunday, Nov 12th
    9:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT
    0183: Barriers and Facilitators to Recruiting Underrepresented Participants for Clinical Trials: Insights from the Lupus Clinical Investigators Network (LuCIN)
    Location: Poster Hall
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Tessa Englund, PhD, MPH – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Diversity, inclusion and racial disparities
  • Sunday, Nov 12th
    9:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT
    0184: Material Need Insecurities Are Associated with Worse Patient-Reported Outcomes Among Individuals with SLE
    Location: Poster Hall
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Donavon Sandoval-Heglund, BA – University of California San Francisco School of Medicine
    Diversity, inclusion and racial disparities
  • Sunday, Nov 12th
    9:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT
    0185: Classifying Individuals with Rheumatic Conditions as Financially Insecure Using Electronic Health Record Data and Natural Language Processing: Algorithm Derivation and Validation
    Location: Poster Hall
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Mia Chandler, MD, MPH – Boston Children's Hospital
    Diversity, inclusion and racial disparities
  • Sunday, Nov 12th
    9:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT
    0186: Retention in Rheumatology Care and on Hydroxychloroquine and SLE Outcomes by Neighborhood Disadvantage: A Medicare Cohort Study of Acute Care and Kidney Failure
    Location: Poster Hall
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Christie M Bartels, MD, MS – University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
    Diversity, inclusion and racial disparities
  • Sunday, Nov 12th
    9:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT
    0187: Advancing Health Equity with Lupus Stakeholders to Close Care Gaps and Disparities
    Location: Poster Hall
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Christie M Bartels, MD, MS – University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
    Diversity, inclusion and racial disparities
  • Sunday, Nov 12th
    9:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT
    0188: Association Between Area Deprivation Index and Organ Damage Accumulation in a Statewide Incident Lupus Cohort
    Location: Poster Hall
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Jonathan Katz, MD (he/him/his) – university of Wisconsin hospitals and clinics
    Diversity, inclusion and racial disparities
  • Sunday, Nov 12th
    9:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT
    0189: Influence of Social Support on Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) Outcomes in a Health Disparity Population
    Location: Poster Hall
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Sarah Smith, MD (she/her/hers) – Medical University of South Carolina
    Diversity, inclusion and racial disparities
  • Sunday, Nov 12th
    9:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT
    0190: Racial Disparities in Self-reported Extent and Reasons for Nonadherence in SLE
    Location: Poster Hall
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Kai Sun, MD, MS, RhMSUS – Duke University
    Diversity, inclusion and racial disparities
  • Sunday, Nov 12th
    9:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT
    0191: Reproductive Health Discussions Between Rheumatology Providers and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients: A Survey of English and Spanish-Speaking Patients
    Location: Poster Hall
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Meredith Xepoleas, BA (she/her/hers) – Keck School of Medicine of USC
    Diversity, inclusion and racial disparities
  • Sunday, Nov 12th
    9:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT
    0192: Demographic and Clinical Factors That Contribute to Clinical Study Enrollment in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
    Location: Poster Hall
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Sean Inzerillo, BS – SUNY Downstate College of Medicine
    Diversity, inclusion and racial disparities
  • Sunday, Nov 12th
    9:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT
    0193: Social Vulnerability Associations with Mortality in a Lupus Cohort
    Location: Poster Hall
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Sean Carter, MD (he/him/his) – Department of Veterans Affairs
    Diversity, inclusion and racial disparities
  • Sunday, Nov 12th
    9:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT
    0194: Reproductive Health Conversations with a Primarily Hispanic Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Population: Influences and Barriers
    Location: Poster Hall
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Zarmeen Zaheer, MD – Huntington Health
    Diversity, inclusion and racial disparities
  • Sunday, Nov 12th
    9:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT
    0195: Assessing Cardiovascular Risk in Black and Latino Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
    Location: Poster Hall
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Glorielly Gonzalez, BA (she/her/hers) – National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
    Diversity, inclusion and racial disparities
  • Monday, Nov 13th
    9:00 AM – 10:00 AM PT
    13M117: Reducing Health Disparities in Rheumatology
    Location: Room 6A-B
    Moderator: Christie M Bartels, MD, MS – University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
    Moderator: Shraddha Jatwani, MD, RhMSUS, FACP, FACR – Dignity Health-MMG Rheumatology
    Diversity, inclusion and racial disparities
     CME: 1 hours
  • Monday, Nov 13th
    9:00 AM – 9:15 AM PT
    Barriers to Health Equity
    Location: Room 6A-B
    Speaker: Candace Feldman, MD, MPH, ScD – Brigham and Women's Hospital
    Diversity, inclusion and racial disparities
  • Monday, Nov 13th
    9:15 AM – 9:30 AM PT
    Impact of Health Disparities in Rheumatology
    Location: Room 6A-B
    Speaker: Irene Blanco, MD, MS – Northwestern University
    Diversity, inclusion and racial disparities
  • Monday, Nov 13th
    9:30 AM – 9:45 AM PT
    Solutions to Bridging the Gap
    Location: Room 6A-B
    Speaker: Alvin Wells, MD, PhD, FACR – Aurora Rheumatology and Immunotherapy Center
    Diversity, inclusion and racial disparities
  • Monday, Nov 13th
    9:45 AM – 10:00 AM PT
    Q&A
    Location: Room 6A-B
    Diversity, inclusion and racial disparities
  • Monday, Nov 13th
    9:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT
    (1013–1032) Healthcare Disparities in Rheumatology Poster II: Socioeconomic Determinants
    Location: Poster Hall
    Diversity, inclusion and racial disparities
  • Monday, Nov 13th
    9:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT
    1013: Implementation of a Rheumatology-Based Social Determinants of Health Screening Program to Uncover and Address Needs in a Multihospital Health Care System
    Location: Poster Hall
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Candace Feldman, MD, MPH, ScD – Brigham and Women's Hospital
    Diversity, inclusion and racial disparities
  • Monday, Nov 13th
    9:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT
    1014: Rheumatic Immune-Related Adverse Events Following Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy and Subsequent Referrals to Rheumatologists at a Private vs Public Medical Center in Los Angeles: Ramifications for Health Disparities
    Location: Poster Hall
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Laura Kobashigawa, MD – Los Angeles General Medical Center + USC
    Diversity, inclusion and racial disparities
  • Monday, Nov 13th
    9:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT
    1015: Health Care Access in an Indigenous North American Population of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients and Their At-risk First-Degree Relatives
    Location: Poster Hall
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Liam O'Neil, MD, MHS – University of Manitoba
    Diversity, inclusion and racial disparities
  • Monday, Nov 13th
    9:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT
    1016: Cost-related Medication Burden for Patients with and Without Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases
    Location: Poster Hall
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Jeong Yee, PhD, PharmD – Brigham and Women's Hospital
    Diversity, inclusion and racial disparities
  • Monday, Nov 13th
    9:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT
    1017: Cross Country Differences in b/tsDMARD Prescription Behavior: Associations Between Socioeconomics, Real World b/tsDMARD Use and Disease Outcomes
    Location: Poster Hall
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Isabell Nevins, MD – LUMC
    Diversity, inclusion and racial disparities
  • Monday, Nov 13th
    9:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT
    1018: Recognizing Rural Healthcare Disparities in Pain Assessment for Autoimmune Rheumatologic Diseases
    Location: Poster Hall
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Lydia Yang (she/her/hers) – University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
    Diversity, inclusion and racial disparities
  • Monday, Nov 13th
    9:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT
    1019: Association of Historical Redlining and Present-Day Neighborhood Inequities with Missed Outpatient Appointments Among Individuals with Rheumatic Conditions
    Location: Poster Hall
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Sherry Yang, BS (she/her/hers) – Harvard Medical School, Harvard Kennedy School
    Diversity, inclusion and racial disparities
  • Monday, Nov 13th
    9:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT
    1020: An Increase in Safety Outcome Trials and the Issue of Informed Consent
    Location: Poster Hall
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Sinem Esatoglu, MD – Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology
    Diversity, inclusion and racial disparities
  • Monday, Nov 13th
    9:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT
    1021: Racial Disparities Between Black and White Patients in Joint Replacement Surgery: A Systematic Review
    Location: Poster Hall
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Max Krall, MD – UCLA
    Diversity, inclusion and racial disparities
  • Monday, Nov 13th
    9:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT
    1022: Lower Rates of Statin Therapy Initiation in Dermatomyositis/Polymyositis vs. Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients with Hyperlipidemia: A Multicenter USA-Based Study (2018-2023)
    Location: Poster Hall
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Giorgos Loizidis, MD, RhMSUS (he/him/his) – Thomas Jefferson University
    Diversity, inclusion and racial disparities
  • Monday, Nov 13th
    9:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT
    1023: Characterization of Phenotypic Differences in IgG4-Related Disease Across the Sexes
    Location: Poster Hall
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Isha Jha, BS – Massachusetts General Hospital
    Diversity, inclusion and racial disparities
  • Monday, Nov 13th
    9:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT
    1024: Relationship Between Race and Ethnicity, Time to Diagnosis, and Disease Activity for Children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis in the CARRA Registry
    Location: Poster Hall
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Sarah McGuire, BS (she/her/hers) – Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
    Diversity, inclusion and racial disparities
  • Monday, Nov 13th
    9:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT
    1025: Embedding Treat to Target Principles in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient Education in Routine Care of Ethnic Minority Patients
    Location: Poster Hall
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Sharon Dowell, MBBS, MSc – NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital
    Diversity, inclusion and racial disparities
  • Monday, Nov 13th
    9:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT
    1026: Patients' Barriers to Total Joint Arthroplasty: Associations with the Orthopedic Consultation
    Location: Poster Hall
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Insa Mannstadt, BS, BA – Columbia Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
    Diversity, inclusion and racial disparities
  • Monday, Nov 13th
    9:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT
    1027: Single-Payer Health Insurance May Not Mitigate Income-Based Differences in Total Hip Arthroplasty Utilization: A Transnational Analysis
    Location: Poster Hall
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Bella Mehta, MD, MS, MBBS – Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine
    Diversity, inclusion and racial disparities
  • Monday, Nov 13th
    9:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT
    1028: Barriers to Total Joint Arthroplasty for Patients Residing in High-Poverty Communities
    Location: Poster Hall
    Abstract Poster Presenter: J. Alex Gibbons, BA – Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons
    Diversity, inclusion and racial disparities
  • Monday, Nov 13th
    9:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT
    1029: Social Determinants of Health in Children with Rheumatic Disease: A Single Center Cohort
    Location: Poster Hall
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Kristina Ciaglia, MD – UT Southwestern Medical Center
    Diversity, inclusion and racial disparities
  • Monday, Nov 13th
    9:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT
    1030: Patterns in the Prescription, the Denials of Coverage, and the Delays in Dispensation of Janus Kinase Inhibitors
    Location: Poster Hall
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Igor Dombrovsky, MD (he/him/his) – Pennsylvania Hospital
    Diversity, inclusion and racial disparities
  • Monday, Nov 13th
    9:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT
    1031: Geographic Socioeconomic Influences on Disease Activity in Rheumatoid Arthritis in an Academic and Safety-Net Hospital System
    Location: Poster Hall
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Joseph Kim, BS – UT Southwestern Medical Center
    Diversity, inclusion and racial disparities
  • Monday, Nov 13th
    9:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT
    1032: “Not of Your Ethnicity”: A Qualitative Study Exploring Diverse Patient Experiences in Axial Spondyloarthritis (axSpA)
    Location: Poster Hall
    Abstract Poster Presenter: Bryanna Mantilla, MD, PhD, MPH (they/them/theirs) – University of Texas
    Diversity, inclusion and racial disparities
  • Tuesday, Nov 14th
    7:30 AM – 8:30 AM PT
    14T108: Mitigating Health Disparities Through Inclusion and Diversity in Clinical Trials
    Location: Room 29A-D
    Moderator: Candace Feldman, MD, MPH, ScD – Brigham and Women's Hospital
    Diversity, inclusion and racial disparities
     CME: 1 hours
  • Tuesday, Nov 14th
    7:30 AM – 7:45 AM PT
    Unique Aspects of Ethical Clinical Research in Rheumatology
    Location: Room 29A-D
    Speaker: Andreas Kerschbaumer, MD – Medical University of Vienna
    Diversity, inclusion and racial disparities
  • Tuesday, Nov 14th
    7:45 AM – 8:00 AM PT
    Geriatric Rheumatology: An Under-Represented Group
    Location: Room 29A-D
    Speaker: Jiha Lee, MD, MS – University of Michigan
    Diversity, inclusion and racial disparities
  • Tuesday, Nov 14th
    8:00 AM – 8:15 AM PT
    Practical Models to Enhance/Promote Racial and Ethnic Inclusion in Lupus Clinical Trials
    Location: Room 29A-D
    Speaker: Saira Sheikh, MD – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Diversity, inclusion and racial disparities
  • Tuesday, Nov 14th
    8:15 AM – 8:30 AM PT
    Q&A
    Location: Room 29A-D
    Diversity, inclusion and racial disparities
  • Tuesday, Nov 14th
    2:00 PM – 3:30 PM PT
    14T150: Abstracts: Healthcare Disparities in Rheumatology (2455–2460)
    Location: Room 5A-B
    Abstract Moderator: Puja Khanna, MD, MPH – University of Michigan
    Abstract Moderator: Julie Thomas, MD – University of Utah
    Diversity, inclusion and racial disparities
  • Tuesday, Nov 14th
    2:00 PM – 2:10 PM PT
    2455: Addressing Native American Health Disparities in Rheumatoid Arthritis by Training Primary Care Providers: Expanding the Reach of the RAE Initiative
    Location: Room 5A-B
    Presenting Author: Jennifer Mandal, MD (she/her/hers) – UCSF
    Diversity, inclusion and racial disparities
  • Tuesday, Nov 14th
    2:15 PM – 2:25 PM PT
    2456: Lupus Patient Navigator Program to Improve Healthcare Barriers for Minority Patients
    Location: Room 5A-B
    Presenting Author: Samiha Karim, MD – Medical University of South Carolina
    Diversity, inclusion and racial disparities
  • Tuesday, Nov 14th
    2:30 PM – 2:40 PM PT
    2457: Ageism in Rheumatology: The Health Care Professional’s Perspective
    Location: Room 5A-B
    Presenting Author: Aaron Smith, MD – UT Southwestern
    Diversity, inclusion and racial disparities
  • Tuesday, Nov 14th
    2:45 PM – 2:55 PM PT
    2458: The Impact of Social Inequities on Presentation of Childhood-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (cSLE) at a Large Tertiary Center
    Location: Room 5A-B
    Presenting Author: Emily Beil, MD – Baylor College of Medicine
    Diversity, inclusion and racial disparities
  • Tuesday, Nov 14th
    3:00 PM – 3:10 PM PT
    2459: Reporting of Race and Ethnicity in Lupus Publications in High-impact Rheumatology Journals
    Location: Room 5A-B
    Presenting Author: Idil Eroglu, MD – Yale
    Diversity, inclusion and racial disparities
  • Tuesday, Nov 14th
    3:15 PM – 3:25 PM PT
    2460: Health Care Segregation, but Not Metropolitan Area Segregation, Magnifies Racial Disparities in Hospital Outcomes of Pediatric Lupus
    Location: Room 5A-B
    Presenting Author: Joyce Chang, MD, MSCE (she/her/hers) – Boston Children's Hospital
    Diversity, inclusion and racial disparities