B O O K - American College of Rheumatology

ACR Poster Session A
150
32. Selective Involvement of ERK and JNK MAP Kinases in the
Synovial Tissue of Patients with Early Arthritis. Daphne
de Launay, Marleen van de Sande, Gijs van de Sande,
Carla Wijbrandts, Danielle Gerlag, Paul Peter Tak and Kris
Reedquist, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam,
Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
33. Serum Concentrations of Cytokines in the IL-23/IL-17A
Pathway May Be Modulated by Polymorphisms in IL-23R. Lisa
K. Stamp 1 , Jody Hazlett 2 , Tony Merriman 2 , John Highton 2 and
Paul Hessian 2 , 1 University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand,
2
University of Otago.
34. Synovitis in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Paradoxical Inverse
Relationship between Kinase Phosphorylation Status and
CXCL13, a Biomarker of Inflammation. Sanna Rosengren and
David L. Boyle, UCSD School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA.
35. The microRNA 18a Enhances IL-6 Signaling through Inhibition
of PIAS3. Matthias Brock 2 , Michelle Trenkmann 1 , Renate E. Gay 3 ,
Beat A. Michel 4 , Steffen Gay 5 , Rudolf Speich 6 and Lars C. Huber 6 ,
1
Center for Experimental Rheumatology and Zurich Center for
Integrative Human Physiology (ZIHP), University Zurich, Zurich,
Switzerland, 2 Center for Experimental Rheumatology and Zurich
Center for Integrative Human Physiology (ZIHP), University
Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland, 3 Rheum Clinic, Univ Hospital,
Zurich, Switzerland, 4 University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland,
5
University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, 6 Working Group
for Pulmonary Hypertension, Department for Internal Medicine,
University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
36. TL1A Expressed on the Rheumatoid Fibroblast-Like
Synoviosytes Mediates Signalling Induced by DcR3. Masayasu
Takahashi, Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kobe Univ. Graduate
School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan.
37. Visfatin/NAMPT-Mediated NGF Stimulation in Articular
Chondrocytes: A Potential Link between Pain and Obesity-
Induced Osteoarthritis. Sabrina Priam 2 , Emilie Pecchi 3 ,
Marjolaine Gosset 3 , Xavier Houard 2 and Francis Berenbaum 1 ,
1
Faculty of Medicine P&M Curie, Paris, France, 2 UPMC, Paris,
France, Metropolitan, 3 UPMC.
38. Vitamin D Suppresses Th17 Cytokines Via Down Regulation
of RORgammat and NFATC2 and by Differential Regulation
of GATA3. Anne-Marie Mus 2 , Jan Piet van Hamburg 2 , Patrick
Asmawidjaja 2 , Johanna M. W. Hazes 2 , Hans van Leeuwen 2 , Louis
Boon 1 , Edgar Colin 2 and Erik Lubberts 2 , 1 Bioceros, 2 Erasmus MC,
University Medical Center.
39. XCL1/Lymphotactin Induces Rheumatoid Arthritis Fibroblast-
Like Synoviocytes Migration through MAP Kinases. Karolina
Klosowska and James M. Woods, Midwestern University,
Downers Grove, IL.
Education
40. An Audit on Patients’ Knowledge of Methotrexate. Evin
Sowden, Wajeed Hassan, Ann Gooden, Bridget Jepson,
Tamsheela Kausor, Ifraz Shafait, John Brockbank, Robert Ley
and Lee-Suan Teh, Royal Blackburn Hospital, Blackburn, United
Kingdom.
41. Educating Primary Care Providers on Rheumatoid Arthritis
Translates to Changes in Practice and Referrals: Results from
the RAPID Continuing Medical Education Program. Clifton
Bingham 3 , Karen Costenbader 1 , Steven Bender 2 , Daniel Duch 2
and Michael Weinblatt 1 , 1 Brigham and Women’s, 2 Curatio CME
Institute, 3 Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD.
2010 Program Book
42. Information Sources for Rheumatoid Arthritis: More Than Just
the Rheumatologist. Katie Garneau 1 , Maura Iversen 4 , Saira Jan 3 ,
Hsun Tsao 1 , Daniel Hal Solomon 2 and Kavita Parmar 3 , 1 Brigham
and Women’s Hospital, 2 Brigham and Womens Hospital, Boston,
MA, 3 Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield, 4 Northeastern University,
Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School,
Boston, MA.
43. Knee and Shoulder Cadaver Teaching Improves Internal
Medicine Residents’ Self-Reported Anatomy, Exam and
Injection Skills. Jessica Berman 2 , Michael H. Pillinger 3 , Bradley
Jensen 2 , Jennifer Hammann 2 and Stephen A. Paget 1 , 1 Hospital
for Special Surgery, New York, NY, 2 Hospital for Special Surgery,
New York, NY, 3 NYU-Manhattan VA Med Hospital, New York, NY.
44. Medical Student Education in the Electronic Age: A Web-Based
Virtual Teaching Tool. Ernesto J. Rodriguez 1 , Abie Alias 1 , Aasim
Rehman 1 , Vanessa Osting 1 , Tanisha Battle 2 , Lara Westphal 2 ,
Ashley G. Sterrett 3 , Helen Bateman 3 , John D. Carter 1 and Joanne
Valeriano-Marcet 3 , 1 University of South Florida, Tampa, FL,
2
University of South Florida, 3 USF/JAHVA, Tampa, FL.
45. Rheumatology Fellowship Curricular Rotation in
Musculoskeletal Ultrasound. Dimitrios A. Pappas 2 , Marzouq A.
Qubti 2 , Clifton O. Bingham III 2 and Allan C. Gelber 1 , 1 Baltimore,
MD, 2 Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.
46. Team-Based Learning in Rheumatology Resident Education:
Two-Year Results on Receptiveness and Attitudes of Residents
towards Collaborative Learning and Teamwork. Karina
Marianne D. Torralba 2 , Beatrice A. Boateng 1 , Ron Ben-Ari 4 and
Francisco P. Quismorio 3 , 1 Arkansas Children’s Hospital-University
of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 2 University of Southern
California-Los Angeles County Medical Center, Pasadena, CA,
3
University of Southern California-Los Angeles County Medical
Center, Los Angeles, CA, 4 University of Southern California-Los
Angeles County Medical Center.
47. The First Pediatric Rheumatology Objective Structured Clinical
Examination: Providing Clinical Skills Feedback for Fellows
and Program Directors. Megan L. Curran 1 and David D. Sherry 2 ,
1
Children’s Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University’s
Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, 2 The Children’s
Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA.
48. Utilization of Ambulatory Medical Clinic for Rheumatology
Education. James M. Ross, Lehigh Valley Health Network,
Macungie, PA.
Epidemiology and Health Services Research: Inflammatory
Arthritis
49. A Novel Baseline Biomarker of Acute-Phase Serum Amyloid
A (A-SAA) and Serum Interleukin–2 Receptor alpha (sIL-2Rα)
Predicted Long-Term (18 to 35 Yrs) Mortality of Incident
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and Matched Non-RA Cohort
Controls (CN). Alfonse T. Masi 2 , Jean C. Aldag 2 and Jean D. Sipe 1 ,
1
Center for Scientific Review, NIH, Bethesda, MD, 2 University of
Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, Peoria, IL.
50. A Prediction Score To Differentiate Rheumatoid Arthritis
from Undifferentiated Arthritis in an Early Arthritis Cohort.
Christian Waimann 2 , Fernando DalPra 2 , Jimena Hogrefe 2 ,
Josefina Marcos 2 , Soledad Retamozo 2 , Francisco Caeiro 2 , Luciana
Casalla 2 , Mariana Benegas 2 , Oscar Rillo 2 , Horacio Berman 2 ,
Alberto Berman 2 , Rodrigo García Salinas 2 , Antonio Catalán
Pellet 2 , Federico Ceccato 2 , Sergio Paira 2 , Juan Carlos Marcos 2 ,
José Maldonado Cocco 2 , Luis Cattogio 2 , Enrique Soriano 2 and
Gustavo Citera 1 , 1 CONAART, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2 CONAART,
Argentina.