Activity Information

The Virtual Rheumatology Program for Fellows in Training (V-FIT) is a collection of online programs developed by rheumatology experts to address specific educational needs of fellows-in-training. V-FIT includes four online courses: Virtual Rheumatology Learning Collaborative (ViRL), Virtual Rheumatology Practicum for Adult Rheumatology Fellows (ViP Adult), Virtual Rheumatology Practicum for Pediatric Rheumatology Fellows (ViP Pediatric), and Virtual Rheumatology Teaching Lessons (ViTLs). 

This activity includes 30 activities with online lectures from all four programs pertaining to adult rheumatology. 

This program is designed for educational purposes only. The material presented is not intended to represent the only or the best methods appropriate for the medical situations discussed, but rather is intended to present the opinions of the authors or presenters, which may be helpful to other practitioners. Attendees participating in this education activity sponsored by the ACR do so with full knowledge that they waive any claim they may have against the ACR for reliance on any information presented during this educational activity.

Target Audience

The activity was created for fellows-in-training but is also relevant to primary care physicians and other rheumatology professionals, such as registered nurses, nurse practitioners, occupational therapists, physical therapists, pharmacists, physician assistants.

Activities

This curriculum includes 30 activities with more than 160 talks in the following topics:

1. Antiphospholipid Syndrome
2. Cancer and Rheumatology
3. COVID-19 and Rheumatology
4. Connective Tissue Disease-Related Interstitial Lung
5. Crystal-Induced Arthropathies
6. Fever Associated Rheumatic Disorders
7. Immunology for Rheumatologists
8. Infections and Related Arthritides
9. Inflammatory Eye Disease
10. Introduction to Pediatric Rheumatology
11. Lupus
12. Miscellaneous Rheumatic Disorders
13. MSK Exam
14. MSK Radiology
15. Myositis
16. Osteoarthritis
17. Osteoporosis
18. Pain Syndromes
19. Patient Care
20. Research and Scholarship
21. Rheumatoid Arthritis
22. Rheumatologic Emergencies
23. Rheumatology and Reproductive Health
24. Rheumatology Labs
25. Scleroderma
26. Seronegative Spondyloarthropathies
27. Sjogren's Syndrome
28. Succeeding in Fellowship
29. Therapeutics and Injections
30. Vasculitis

Registration Fees

Registration is complimentary.

Acknowledgement of Support

The ACR thanks Pfizer, Inc. for independent medical educational grant support of the V-FIT programs.