Activities

Activity Overview

The ACR Convergence Replay includes six popular video lectures from scientific sessions at ACR Convergence 2024, plus a Q&A session for each.The lectures encompass a variety of topics, including systemic sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis-related interstitial lung disease, juvenile dermatomyositis, and the use of AI documentation in rheumatology.

The activity includes the following sessions:

  • Optimizing the Management of Skin Disease in Systemic Sclerosis: Using Clinical Features and Novel Disease Activity Measures to Guide Treatment Decisions

  • Are We Putting the CAR-T Before the Horse?

  • Rheumatoid Arthritis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease: Advances in Screening, Diagnosis and Patient Phenotyping

  • AI: The Next Breakthrough in Documentation for Rheumatology

  • Anti-MDA5 Juvenile Dermatomyositis: ClinicalPresentation and Treatment

  • Year in Review


Target Audience

Rheumatologists, internists, primary care providers, physician assistants, residents, fellows in training, advanced practice nurses, students, rheumatology interprofessionals who care for patients with rheumatic diseases, and those interested or engaged in rheumatology research.


Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

  • Analyze and explain recent scientific and clinical advancements in understanding the pathogenesis of rheumatic diseases

  • Evaluate and demonstrate proficiency in diagnosing and managing a range of rheumatic diseases and conditions

  • Apply evidence-based strategies to effectively manage emerging challenges in rheumatic conditions


Price

  • ACR/ARP Member: $299

  • ACR/ARP Nonmember: $399

If you are not a member, consider joining ACR/ARP.


CE & MOC Information

  • Credit must be claimed by April 3, 2028, at 11:59 PM ET.  

  • By completing this activity, you provide the ACR permission to share completion data with the ACCME and the certifying board. 

  • The following credit types must be self-reported to the appropriate board: CME, AAPA, AANC, AWSB ACE, and APA. The certificate is a record of your activity completion.

  • All participating healthcare professionals should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in this activity. 

Available Credit

  • CME: 8.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™

Designation Statements

Joint Accreditation

In support of improving patient care, the American College of Rheumatology is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), 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

See the ACR's CE Mission Statement. For more information, download the AMA PRA Booklet

AMA

The American College of Rheumatology designates this Enduring Material for a maximum of 8.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.


Financial Relationship Disclosures

ACR Disclosure Statement

It is the policy of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) to ensure that Continuing Medical Education (CME) 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 CME activity to identify and mitigate all relevant financial relationships for all individuals in a position to control the content of this CME activity.

Nature of Financial Relationships

All individuals that participate in this activity and were able to change or influence the content of the activity have disclosed to the planning committee and audience all financial or other relationships with ineligible companies including, but not limited to:

  1. Advisor or review panel member

  2. Consultant

  3. Employee

  4. Officer or Board Member

  5. Grant/research support

  6. Speaker/honoraria includes speaker’s bureau, symposia, and expert witness

  7. Independent contractor

  8. Executive role and/or ownership interest

  9. Royalties and/or patent beneficiary

  10. Intellectual property/patents

  11. Stock options or bond holdings in a for-profit corporation or self-directed pension plan

  12. Private investigator

  13. Expert witness

  14. Equity interest

  15. 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. ACR Convergence Replay 2024 Financial Relationship Disclosures


Acknowledgment of Commercial Support 

No commercial support was provided for this activity.


Educational Activity Policies

See ACR educational activity policies, including the online enduring activity refund policy.

Activity Overview

This lecture is about the new Lupus Nephritis (LN) guidelines. This session describes the new lupus nephritis guideline, which was based on a standardized protocol that prioritized relevant clinical questions about LN treatments and a systematic literature review.


Target Audience

Rheumatologists, physicians, and primary care providers who care forpatients with rheumatic diseases, and those interested in or engaged in rheumatology research.


Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

  • Discuss with a colleague how the new lupus nephritis guidelines were developed

  • Explain to a colleague or patient the newest diagnostic recommendations for lupus nephritis

  • Explain to a colleague or patient the newest recommendations for the management of lupus nephritis


Price

  • Member: $79

  • Nonmember: $129

If you are not a member, consider joining ACR/ARP.


Credit Information

This activity is not eligible for credit.


Acknowledgement of Commercial Support

No commercial support was provided for this activity.


Educational Activity Policies

See ACR educational activity policies, including the online enduring activity refund policy.

Activity Overview

This session in the ACR Convergence 2024 Replay series is a recorded webinar thattook place on April 15, 2025.  The series features popular scientific sessions followed by a Q&A with the faculty.

This session is about the latest advancements and challenges in the management of ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV). Although treatment guidelines have become available, many questions persist about their specific application to different clinical scenarios and the patient population with ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV).


Target Audience

Rheumatologists, primary care providers, practice administrators, and healthcare providers who care for patients with rheumatic diseases, and those interested or engaged in rheumatology research.


Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

  • Review general and specific applications of the American College of Rheumatology/Vasculitis Foundation treatment guidelines for GPA andMPA

  • Discuss recent data regarding use of low versus standard dose glucocorticoids in AAV

  • Discuss and review applications for avacopan in AAV

  • Discuss and review current indications forplasmapheresis in AAV


Price

  • Member: $79

  • Nonmember: $129

If you are not a member, consider joining ACR/ARP.


CE & MOC Information

  • Credit must be claimed by May 7, 2028, at 11:59 PM ET.  

  • By completing this activity, you provide the ACR permission to share completion data with the ACCME and the certifying board. 

  • The following credit types must be self-reported to the appropriate board: CME, AAPA, AANC, AWSB ACE, and APA. The certificate is a record of your activity completion.

  • All participating healthcare professionals should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in this activity. 

Available Credit

  • CME: 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™

Designation Statements

Joint Accreditation

In support of improving patient care, the American College of Rheumatology is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), 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

See the ACR's CE Mission Statement. For more information, download the AMA PRA Booklet

AMA

The American College of Rheumatology designates this Enduring Material for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.


Financial Relationship Disclosures

ACR Disclosure Statement

It is the policy of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) to ensure that Continuing Medical Education (CME) 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 CME activity to identify and mitigate all relevant financial relationships for all individuals in a position to control the content of this CME 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:

  1. Advisor or review panel member

  2. Consultant

  3. Employee

  4. Officer or Board Member

  5. Grant/research support

  6. Speaker/honoraria includes speaker’s bureau, symposia, and expert witness

  7. Independent contractor

  8. Executive role and/or ownership interest

  9. Royalties and/or patent beneficiary

  10. Intellectual property/patents

  11. Stock options or bond holdings in a for-profit corporation or self-directed pension plan

  12. Private investigator

  13. Expert witness

  14. Equity interest

  15. 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. ACR Convergence 2024 Replay Controversies in the Treatment of ANCA-Associated Vasculitis Financial Relationship Disclosures


Acknowledgement of Commercial Support

No commercial support was provided for this activity.


Educational Activity Policies

See ACR educational activity policies, including the online enduring activity refund policy.

Activity Information

This session in the ACR Convergence 2024 Replay series is a recorded webinar that took place on June 12, 2025.  The series features popular scientific sessions followed by a Q&A with the faculty.

This session features dermatologists with expertise in diseases in skin of color and systemic sclerosis and its mimics.  It includes updates in the management of psoriasis from a dermatologist’s perspective, which may differ from the way we approach patients with musculoskeletal involvement.


Target Audience

Rheumatologists, dermatologists, and rheumatology interprofessionals who care for patients with rheumatic diseases.


Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

  • Recognize how rheumatic disease appears in skin of color and recognize the challenges that lead to disparities in this patient population as they pertain to skin disease

  • Differentiate the skin manifestations of systemic sclerosis and its mimics and describe therapies for each

  • Delineate the dermatologist’s perspective for psoriasis management


Price

  • Member: $79

  • Nonmember: $129

If you are not a member, consider joining ACR/ARP.


CE & MOC Information

  • Credit must be claimed by June 11, 2028, at 11:59 PM ET.  

  • By completing this activity, you provide the ACR permission to share completion data with the ACCME and the certifying board. 

  • The following credit types must be self-reported to the appropriate board: CME, AAPA, AANC, AWSB ACE, and APA. The certificate is a record of your activity completion.

  • All participating healthcare professionals should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in this activity. 

Available Credit

  • CME: 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™

Designation Statements

Joint Accreditation

In support of improving patient care, the American College of Rheumatology is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), 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

See the ACR's CE Mission Statement. For more information, download the AMA PRA Booklet

AMA

The American College of Rheumatology designates this Enduring Activity for a maximum of 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.


Financial Relationship Disclosures

ACR Disclosure Statement

It is the policy of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) to ensure that Continuing Medical Education (CME) 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 CME activity to identify and mitigate all relevant financial relationships for all individuals in a position to control the content of this CME 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:

  1. Advisor or review panel member

  2. Consultant

  3. Employee

  4. Officer or Board Member

  5. Grant/research support

  6. Speaker/honoraria includes speaker’s bureau, symposia, and expert witness

  7. Independent contractor

  8. Executive role and/or ownership interest

  9. Royalties and/or patent beneficiary

  10. Intellectual property/patents

  11. Stock options or bond holdings in a for-profit corporation or self-directed pension plan

  12. Private investigator

  13. Expert witness

  14. Equity interest

  15. 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. ACR Convergence Replay: More Than Skin Deep: What Rheumatologists Should Know About the Skin Financial Relationship Disclosures


Acknowledgement of Commercial Support

No commercial support was provided for this activity.


Educational Activity Policies

See ACR educational activity policies, including the online enduring activity refund policy.