The Training Rheum
About the Event
Date:June 12, 2026
Location:Virtual
Credit:12.00 CME, AAPA, ACPE, ANCC
On Demand:Available
The Training Rheum is an impactful, concise training program for advanced practice providers (APPs) new to rheumatology. This virtual program combines virtual asynchronous learning and a virtual live training day to educate APPs on comprehensive history and physical examinations for new patients; performing a disease-focused history and physical examination for established patients; formulating an appropriate differential diagnosis; ordering appropriate diagnostic testing and interpreting testing to create treatment plans; recognizing the impact of social determinants of health; discerning skin disease manifestations in diverse populations; and developing the ability to diagnose and manage rheumatic diseases in the rheumatology setting.
On-demand access will include recordings of each lecture.
Target Audience
This activity will be designed for advanced practice providers (APPs) which encompasses both nurse practitioners and physician assistants, fellows in training, and pharmacists who are new to rheumatology.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
- Be versed in components of a history and physical examination for a new patient, including a detailed musculoskeletal examination, joint assessment, and joint injections
- Be proficient with foundational components of a disease-focused history and physical examination for a follow-up patient, including musculoskeletal examination, joint assessment, and joint injections
- Formulate an appropriate differential diagnosis
- Order appropriate laboratory, radiographic examinations, and other diagnostic testing
- Utilize and integrate results of laboratory, radiographic examinations, and other diagnostic testing into management plans under the supervision/collaboration of a rheumatologist
- Recognize the impact of social determinants of health and health disparities on provision of care and disease self-management when providing healthcare to diverse communities and populations
- Recognize skin manifestations in diverse patient populations/ skin of color
- With appropriate supervision/collaboration, recognize and manage a number of rheumatic diseases in the adult and pediatric rheumatology clinic setting
Program Schedule & Syllabi
March 25, 2026
Access opens to 16 recorded lectures
June 12, 2026
Live virtual event via Zoom
September 11, 2026
Access to recorded lectures closes
The Training Rheum Program Agenda
Registered attendees can access the syllabi during the meeting and for 1 month after the meeting. To access syllabi, log in and go to My Learning.
Registration
Registration is open.
Registration fees are available until 11:59 PM ET on the dates below.
Early Bird (ends April 30)
ACR/ARP Member: $499
Regular (starts May 1)
ACR/ARP Member: $699
Registration fees are available until 11:59 PM ET on the dates below.
Early Bird (ends April 30)
ACR/ARP Potential Member: $599
Regular (starts May 1)
ACR/ARP Potential Member: $799
Registration Guidelines
Full payment is due at the time of registration.
Cancellations and Refund Requests
- All registrations are final and non-refundable. Please submit any issues in writing to education@rheumatology.org and they will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. If a refund is granted, an administrative fee will be deducted: $100 for members and $150 for non-members.
- No-shows will not receive a refund.
- Cancelled registrations are nontransferable.
If you have any questions, please email education@rheumatology.org.
Acknowledgement of Commercial Support
No commercial support was provided for this activity.
CE
Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, the American College of Rheumatology is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the American Academy of PAs (AAPA), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. Provider Number: 0003797.
CE credit must be claimed by July 12, 2026, at 11:59 PM ET.
Joint Accreditation (JA) Statement
This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 12.00 Interprofessional Continuing Education credits for learning and change.
CME Designation Statement
The ACR designates this Blended Virtual Learning activity for a maximum of 12.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
AAPA Designation Statement
The American College of Rheumatology has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME™ credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 12.00 AAPA Category 1 CME™ credits. Approval is valid until July 12, 2026. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
APCE Designation Statement
This activity has been approved for 12.00 hours of pharmacy continuing education credit. UAN JA0003797-0000-26-001-H99-P.
ANCC Designation Statement
This program has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 12.00 nursing contact hours.
See the ACR’s CE Mission Statement. For more information, download the AMA PRA Booklet.
All participating healthcare professionals, including physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and other medical staff, should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in this activity.
Instructions to Claim CE/MOC Credit
Credit claiming is available after the activity starts.
See instructions to claim credit on the CE & MOC page.
ACR Disclosure Statement
It is the policy of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) to ensure that Continuing Education (CE) activities are independent and free of commercial bias. To ensure educational content is objective, balanced, and guarantee content presented is in the best interest of its learners' and the public, the ACR requires that everyone in a position to control educational content disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies within the prior 24 months. An ineligible company is one whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. Examples can be found at accme.org.
In accordance with the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, ACR has implemented mechanisms prior to the planning and implementation of this CE activity to identify and mitigate all relevant financial relationships for all individuals in a position to control the content of this CE activity.
Nature of Financial Relationships
All individuals that participate in an ACR-sponsored activity and are able to change content or influence the content of the activity must disclose to the planning committee and audience all financial or other relationships with ineligible companies including, but not limited to:
- Advisor or review panel member
- Consultant
- Employee
- Officer or Board Member
- Grant/research support
- Speaker/honoraria includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness
- Independent contractor
- Executive role and/or ownership interest
- Royalties and/or patient beneficiary
- Intellectual property/patents
- Stock options or bond holdings in a for-profit corporation or self-directed pension plan
- Private investigator
- Expert witness
- Equity interest
- Other: specify details
None: Has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
All participants that created and/or were able to influence the content and delivery of this activity reported the following disclosures. All of the relevant financial relationships listed have been mitigated.
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