Activity Overview
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Activity description
[If free for all] Registration is complimentary.
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[Name] Series
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Target Audience
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
Price
[If varied pricing based on membership type] Member: $
Nonmember: $
[If free for all] Registration is complimentary.
[If free for members] Registration is complimentary for ACR/ARP members. If you are not a member, consider joining ACR/ARP.
[If discounted for members] Registration is discounted for ACR/ARP members. If you are not a member, consider joining ACR/ARP.
CE & MOC Information
Credit must be claimed by August 8, 2026, 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.
[IF MOC] After submitting a reflective statement with key takeaways from the activity, MOC points will be applied for ABIM diplomates to the ABIM diplomate number and date of birth provided when you registered. Points are sent nightly to ACCME and then transferred to the ABIM Physician Portal. Please allow at least 48 hours for points to display in the portal.
[IF ACPE] ACPE credits are reported to CPE Monitor monthly NABP using the e-PID and date of birth provided when you claimed credit and should appear in your CPE dashboard within 60 days of credit claiming.
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: XX.XX AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
ABIM MOC: XX.XX Medical Knowledge Points
ABIM ABP: XX.XX Lifelong Learning Points
AAPA: XX.XX AAPA Category 1 CME™ Credits
ACPE: XX.XX CPE Credits
ANCC: XX.XX Contact Hours
APA: XX.XX Continuing Education Credits
ASWB ACE: XX.XX Continuing Education Credits
IPCE: XX.XX IPCE Credits
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 ACR designates this enduring activity for a maximum of Xx.XX AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM)
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to XX.XX MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
American Board of Pediatrics (ABP)
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to XX.XX MOC points in the American Board of Pediatrics' (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABP MOC credit.
[If both ABIM & ABP] American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) and American Board of Pediatrics (ABP)
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to XX.XX MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program and American Board of Pediatrics' (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM and ABP MOC credit. I
AAPA
The ACR has been authorized by the American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for XX.XX AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
ACPE
The ACR designates this enduring activity for a maximum of XX.XX hours of ACPE contact hour(s). Pharmacists and pharmacy technicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Credit will be uploaded to the NABP CPE Monitor® within 60 days after activity completion. Per ACPE rules, ACR does not have access nor the ability to upload credits requested after the evaluation closes. It is the responsibility of the pharmacist or pharmacy technician to provide the correct information (NABP ID and date of birth (MMDD)) to receive credit. The Universal Activity Number(s) for this activity is XXXXXXX-XXXX-XX-XXX-XXX-X.
All continuing pharmacy education credits must be claimed within 60 days of the enduring activity you attend. To be sure your CE is accepted inside of ACPE's 60-day window, plan to process your CE before Month date, 202X, at 11:59 PM ET. After the 60-day deadline, ACR will no longer be able to award credit for this activity.
ANCC
The ACR designates this activity for a maximum of XX.XX ANCC contact hours.
APA
Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs.
ASWB ACE
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, the ACR is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive XX.XX ethics, clinical, cultural competence, general continuing education credits.
IPCE
This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive XX.XX Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.
Financial Relationship Disclosures
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 inAccredited 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 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 speaker’s bureau, symposia, and expert witness
Independent contractor
Executive role and/or ownership interest
Royalties and/or patent 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. [COURSE NAME] Financial Relationship Disclosures LINK
Acknowledgement of Commercial Support
Commercial support statement OR
No commercial support was provided for this activity.
Educational Activity Policies
See ACR educational activity policies, including the online enduring activity refund policy.