Activity Information

The purpose of this education activity is to educate nephrology providers on:  

Nephrology providers, including MDs, DOs, PAs, NPs, RNs, and other medical providers who work in nephrology

Learning Objectives

• Discuss lupus-related health disparities 
• Recognize provider barriers to clinical trial recruitment 
• Implement communication strategies between providers and patients about clinical trials
• Recognize simplified approaches to learn about local clinical trials for your patients

Registration Fees

CME and MOC Information

Accreditation Statement 

The American College of Rheumatology is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. 

Designation Statement 

The ACR designates this online activity (enduring material) for a maximum of  1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activities. 

CME credit must be claimed by 11:59 PM ET, September 30, 2025.

MOC Statement

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn 1.00 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participation completion information to the ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.  By completing this activity you provide the ACR permission to share completion data with the ACCME and the certifying board(s).

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 who plan, present, review, or otherwise participate in the creation of this ACR activity must disclose to the editorial team and audience any relationships they have with ineligible companies, financial or any other relationship(s). This includes but is 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 speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness
7. Independent contractor
8. Ownership Interest
9. Royalties
10. Intellectual property/patents
11. Stock options or bond holdings in a for-profit corporation or self-directed pension plan
12. Other financial or material support

None: Has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

All individuals involved is this activity reported the following disclosures:

• Saira Sheikh, MD: GlaxoSmithKline²; Aurinia Pharmaceuticals, Inc.²; AstraZeneca²; Lilly USA, LLC²;Pfizer⁵ - Planner 

• Donna Culton, MD, PhD: Alkahest², Argenx², Aria², Kezar², Principia⁵, Cabaletta⁵ - Planner 

• Allen Anandarajah, MD, MS: None - Reviewer 

• Wendy Rodgers, MPH: None - Reviewer  

• TramAnh Phan, MD: None - Planner 

• Irene Blanco, MD: Novartis⁶ - Planner 

• Rosalind Ramsey-Goldman, MD, DrPH: Aurinia², AstraZeneca⁶, Biogen2, ThermoFisher² - Planner 

• Titilola Falasinnu, PhD: None - Planner 

• Candace Feldman, MD: None - Reviewer 

• Kimberly Trotter, MD: None - Planner 

No commercial support was provided for this activity.