9/13/2019 Lupus Disease, Disparities and New Directions: Strategies from HIV and Beyond

Christie Bartels, MD, MS, presents a talk about health disparities in the diagnosis and treatment of lupus, and how a care continuum model adapted from HIV care can be used to help overcome those disparities.

Dr. Bartels is an associate professor in the Division of Rheumatology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Medicine. She seeks to reduce disparities and improve the cardiovascular health and longevity of patients with inflammatory diseases, and more broadly, to improve primary and specialty care collaboration. She is a member of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) and the American College of Physicians (ACP). She serves as study section member for the Rheumatology Research Foundation and as an Ad Hoc Reviewer for the National Institutes of Health and Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Dr. Bartels is a member of the ACR Committee on Registries and Health Information Technology, and a member of the scientific advisory council for Lupus Foundation of America. She teaches rheumatology topics through classroom and clinical instruction and research mentorship to undergraduate students, graduate and medical students, resident and fellow trainees, and junior faculty members.