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AMA survey: 96% of physicians fully vaccinated against COVID-19

Most practicing physicians in the United States who were surveyed reported being fully vaccinated against COVID-19, with no significant differences in vaccination by gender, age or geographic location, according to the AMA.The organization administered the survey from June 3 to 8. About 300 physicians responded to the survey; half of them were primary care physicians.Although vaccination rates were mostly similar across various demographic groups, there was a significant difference between Hispanic and non-Hispanic respondents (84% vs. 97%).Most physicians received the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine
Tele-rheumatology debate pits efficient care against reduced doctor-patient relationship

While COVID-19 ushered in what many believe to be a long overdue increase in telehealth in rheumatology, whether its benefits justify the potentially diminished doctor-patient relationship remained hotly debated during the EULAR 2021 Congress.Polina Pchelnikova, MD, of the Standing Committee of People with Arthritis/Rheumatism in Europe (PARE), EULAR, Zurich, Switzerland, presented in favor of remote patient care, while Johannes Knitza, MD, of the department of internal medicine, and the department of rheumatology and immunology at Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen- Nürnberg,
COVID-19-related disruptions in rheumatology care only partly offset by telehealth

Rheumatology follow-up visit cancellations climbed to 60% during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, and were more common for older, rural, Black and Hispanic patients, as well as those of lower socioeconomic status, according to data.What’s more, that drop-off in in-person visits was only partially offset by telehealth — the use of which grew from near-nonexistence to more than 40% of all follow-ups at the pandemic’s height — with older, rural and poorer patients less likely to make the switch, the researchers wrote in Arthritis Care & Research.“Telehealth,
Patients with autoimmune disease rated care from APPs similarly to that of rheumatologists

Patients who received rheumatology care from nurse practitioners or physician assistants rated their overall experience similarly to those who saw a rheumatologist, according to survey data published in Arthritis Care & Research.The researchers additionally concluded that nurse practitioners and physician assistants may also improve access to care for patients who reside in areas with few or no rheumatologists available.“Some rural residents travel 200 miles or more for an appointment with a rheumatology specialist,” Karen Frazier, PhD, of the American Institutes for Research