Yale Rheumatology Program in Global and Community Health
Mission
The Yale Rheumatology Program in Global and Community Health brings together faculty with expertise in rheumatic and musculoskeletal disease, and global and community health. Our work seeks to promote research, capacity building, education, and collaboration on issues of priority in the field of rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases, and to address challenges arising in the setting of resource disparities. Additionally, the program provides a network for faculty and trainees developing international or community-based partnerships aimed at understanding how diverse geographies, ethnic, genetic, and environmental variability, or health system disparities uniquely influence epidemiology and outcomes of rheumatologic and musculoskeletal diseases. Underpinning the program’s initiatives, are the principles of equity, sustainability, and innovation.
Activities
We sponsor periodic presentations in conjunction with the RESCUE Research-in-Progress meetings of the Yale Section of Rheumatology. Contact us if you are interested in participating!
- May 22, 2024: Speaker: Joselito Malca Hernandez, Global Health Fellow, Presentation Title: Expanding The Toolbox for Prevention of Sarcopenia and Osteoporosis Among People Aging with HIV in Peru: A Validation Study
- February 21, 2024: Speaker: Kai Chen, Assistant Professor, Presentation Title: Climate Change and Health Outcomes
- December 20, 2023: Diego Cabrera, Resident, Yale-Waterbury Internal Medicine Residency Program. Presentation Title: The Musculoskeletal Outcomes among Women Aging with HIV in Peru
- September 13, 2023: Speaker: William Odell, Presentation Title: Analysis of Cold Chain Items in the WHO Model List of Essential Medicines
- June 21, 2023: Speaker: Ahmed Abdeen, Global Health Fellow, Presentation Title: Prevalence of and Risk Factors for Hand Osteoarthritis Among Patients with HIV in Peru
- May 17, 2023: Speaker: Zhao Ni, Assistant Professor, Presentation Title: Developing Health Interventions to Promote Health
- January 31, 2023: Mario Felix, Clinical Fellow, Yale Rheumatology Fellowship Program. Presentation Title: Harnessing machine learning to predict lupus outcomes through the integration of social determinants of health factors and traditional clinical data
Projects
| Category | Project Title | Collaborating Partners |
|---|---|---|
| Research & Scholarship | Musculoskeletal and Other Non-Communicable Disease Care Among Persons Living with HIV in Peru: A National Physician Survey | Peruvian Ministry of Health Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia |
| Expanding the toolbox for prevention of sarcopenia and osteoporosis among people aging with HIV in Peru: A validation study | Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia | |
| A Pilot Educational Intervention to Improve Knowledge and Readiness for Self-Management among Patients with Rheumatic Diseases in Uganda | The Arthritis Association of Uganda Makerere University College of Health Sciences | |
| Effect of Antenatal Disease Activity on Offspring Health among Women with Chronic Inflammatory Arthritis | DANBIO, University of Copenhagen Danish Fetal Medicine Database, Aarhus University | |
| Harnessing machine learning to predict lupus outcomes through the integration of social determinants of health factors and traditional clinical data | (LUMINA Cohort), The Lupus in Minorities: Nature versus Nurture (LUMINA), UAB, Emory University | |
| Treatment of chronic chikungunya arthritis with low-dose methotrexate | Institute of Diagnostic Medicine of Cariri, Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará, Brazil. | |
| Research Capacity Building Programs for Noncommunicable Diseases in Lower- and Middle-Income Countries: A Scoping Review | Yale Network for Global NCDs | |
| Strategies for the Prevention of Bone Loss among Patients with HIV on Antiretroviral Therapy in China | Peking Union Medical College Hospital | |
| Impact of COVID-19 on Patients with Rheumatic Disease and Rheumatology Practice | COVID-19 Global Rheumatology Alliance Collaborative Network | |
| Education & Training Exchanges | Advanced Rheumatology Education and Practice in Rwanda | National University of Rwanda |
| Rheumatology Research Summer Exchange Program | Tsinghua University/Peking Union Medical College | |
| Clinical Initiatives | Lupus Wellness Program | Yale Lupus Program |
| Cornell Scott Hill Health Center FQHC Rheumatology Clinic | Cornell Scott Hill Health Center | |
| Veteran’s Administration Home-Based Rheumatology Program | VA Home-Based Primary Care Program | |
| Indian Health Service Elective (in development) | Northern Navajo Medical Center, Shiprock Service Unit | |
Community Engagement
2024 Walk to End Lupus Now
Lupus Walk
Imagine a day when doctors can say, “There is a cure for lupus.” Until that day, there is work to be done. Our team participates in the annual Walk to End Lupus Now, an event dedicated to raising awareness about lupus and supporting those affected by the disease. This community gathering not only brings together patients, families, and healthcare professionals but also helps fund research and resources for lupus education and support services.