Oral Presentations

Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events and Mortality with Opioids versus NSAIDs Initiation in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Gulsen Ozen1, Sofia Pedro2 and Kaleb Michaud3, 1University of Nebraska Medical Center, Bellevue, NE, 2Forward, The National Databank for Rheumatic Diseases, Wichita, KS, 3University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE

Obesity, Adipokines, and Chronic and Persistent Pain in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Joshua Baker1, Kristin Wipfler2, Marianna Olave3, Sofia Pedro4, Patricia Katz5 and Kaleb Michaud6, 1University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2FORWARD, The National Databank for Rheumatic Diseases, Omaha, NE, 3Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, 4Forward, The National Databank for Rheumatic Diseases, Wichita, KS, 5UCSF, San Rafael, CA, 6University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE