Overview
Looking for a program that provides the most up-to-date information in the field of rheumatology with an emphasis on clinical application to a rheumatology practice?
The State-of-the-Art Clinical Symposium is often considered a mini version of the ACR/ARHP Annual Scientific Meeting as it exposes attendees to a range of content delivered by key opinion leaders in areas such as therapeutic developments, recent research findings, and scientific advances, all delivered in an environment conducive to dialogue and networking.
The 2012 symposium offered:
- content relevant to rheumatologists, physicians, physician assistants, registered nurses, fellows and other health care providers who care for patients with rheumatic diseases
- lecture topics such as pregnancy and lupus, comorbidities in rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic disease, advances in osteoarthritis management, macrophage activation syndrome and systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis, rehabilitation of acute inflammatory myopathy, Sjögren’s diagnosis and treatment, and much more
- interactive sessions in which fellows-in-training challenge expert faculty with difficult cases and the popular Curbside Consults
- opportunity to participate in break-out lunch sessions on a range of compelling topics
- CME—approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™
The following activities were offered in conjunction with, or concurrent to, the 2012 State-of-the-Art Clinical Symposium (separate/additional fees may apply):
Friday, April 27
- ARHP Clinical Focus Course: Targeted Approaches to Complex Pain Management
- This course presents the latest thinking regarding the pathophysiology of pain, comprehensive pain assessment and how to incorporate into clinical practice evidence-based pain management strategies that are guided by the mechanistic characterization of pain.
- Fellows-in-Training Program. Contact for more information.
- ACR Certified Rheumatology Coder Course
Saturday, April 28
- Musculoskeletal Ultrasound for Rheumatologists Course—Fundamentals (Day One)
- ACR Certified Rheumatology Coder Examination
Sunday, April 29
+ Target Audience
- Target Audience
This course is designed for rheumatologists, physicians and health care providers who care for patients with rheumatic diseases.
+ Needs Assessment
- Needs Assessment
The educational needs of rheumatologists span the medical knowledge base of the specialty. For certification, and maintenance of certification purposes, the American Board of Internal Medicine Subspecialty Board on Rheumatology has defined several broad categories with a multitude of associated sub topics in its examination blueprint1. The following are several of the categories that appear in the blueprint.
Osteoarthritis
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Lupus Erythematosus
Nonarticular and Regional Musculoskeletal Disorders
Vasculitides
Seronegative Spondyloarthropathies
Crystal-induced Arthropathies
Metabolic Bone Disease
Other Rheumatic and Connective Tissue Diseases
Nonrheumatic Systemic Diseases
Infectious and Other Reactive Arthritides
Topics presented in the 2012 State-of-the-Art Clinical Symposium are subtopics of the categories listed above and therefore are critical to the certification, ongoing competency and quality of care provided by physicians and health professionals to those with or at risk for arthritis and rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases.
ACR/ARHP education addresses a global need which is to educate trainees, physicians, health professionals and scientists on a broad spectrum of topics to prepare for the anticipated 46% increase in demand for rheumatology services2 from 2005-2025. It is expected that the number of practicing rheumatologists in the same period will only increase by 1.2 percent. This is a clear expression of the dire state of affairs regarding the rheumatology workforce and its impact on access to care.
1 American Board of Internal Medicine Rheumatology Certification http://www.abim.org/pdf/blueprint/rheu_cert.pdf and Maintenance of Certification Examination Blueprint http://www.abim.org/pdf/blueprint/rheu_moc.pdf
2 Workforce Study of Rheumatologists Final Report (The Lewin Group) http://www.rheumatology.org/education/training/stats/members/LewinReport.pdf
+ LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this program, participants should be able to:
- discuss the most up-to-date evidence-based treatment approaches in the management of rheumatic diseases
- discuss the most recent scientific and clinical advances regarding pathogenesis of rheumatic diseases
+ CME
- CME
Accreditation Statement:
The American College of Rheumatology is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Designation Statement:
The American College of Rheumatology designates this live activity for a maximum of 18.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Health Professionals: Participants may claim hours to receive a Certificate of Participation for an activity designated for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.
+ Copyright Material Policy
- Copyright Material Policy
The State-of-the-Art Clinical Rheumatology Symposium is not a public event. Programs presented at the symposium are for the education of attendees and purchasers of recorded presentations as authorized by the ACR. The information and materials displayed and presented during this symposium are the property of the American College of Rheumatology and the presenter and cannot be photographed, copied, photocopied, transformed to electronic format, reproduced, or distributed without written permission of the American College of Rheumatology and the presenter. Any use of the program content for commercial purposes, which includes, but is not limited to oral presentations, audiovisual materials used by speakers, and program handouts without the written consent of the ACR is prohibited. This policy applies before, during and after the symposium. The ACR will enforce its intellectual property rights and penalize those who infringe upon it. The names, insignias, logos and acronyms of the ACR, the ARHP and the REF are proprietary marks. Use of the names in any fashion, by any entity, for any purpose, is prohibited without the express written permission of the American College of Rheumatology.
+ ACR DISCLOSURE POLICY
- ACR DISCLOSURE POLICY
It is the policy of the American College of Rheumatology to ensure that CME activities are independent and free of commercial bias. To ensure content objectivity and balance, and guarantee that the content presented is in the best interest of its learners’ and the public, the ACR requires that everyone in a position to control the content must disclose all relevant financial relationships with any commercial interest if they occurred within the past 12 months. If there are relationships that create a conflict of interest, these must be resolved prior to the participation of the individual in the development or presentation of CME content. Any individual who refuses to disclose relevant financial relationships will be disqualified from being involved in the development, management, presentation or evaluation of the CME activity. Disclosure information is made available to learners prior to the start of the activity.
+ Supporters
- Supporters
The ACR/ARHP thank the following organizations for their support of the 2012 State-of-the-Art Clinical Symposium and ARHP Clinical Focus Course: Targeted Approaches to Complex Pain Management :
- Abbott
- Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
- Human Genome Sciences, Inc.
- UCB
- Pfizer, Inc
- Lilly USA, LLC
Program
Hotel/Travel
+ Airline Reservations
- Airline Reservations
+ Ground Transportation
- Ground Transportation
+ Accommodations
- Accommodations
+ THINGS TO SEE AND DO
- THINGS TO SEE AND DO
Syllabus
Access the syllabus from the 2012 State-of-the-Art Clinical Symposium (requires password distributed to 2012 registered attendees).
Exhibitors
2012 State-of-the-Art Clinical Symposium/Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Course for Rheumatologists Exhibitors
- Abbott
- ACR Resource Center
- ACR Simple Tasks
- Amgen, Inc.
- Amgen, Inc. and Pfizer Inc.
- Bristol-Myers Squibb
- Crescendo Bioscience, Inc.
- GE Healthcare
- Genentech, Inc.
- Havel's
- Human Genome Sciences, Inc. and GlaxoSmithKline
- Janssen Biotech, Inc.
- Pfizer, Inc.
- Rheumatoid Health Network
- Savient Pharmaceuticals
- Terason
- TheraTest Laboratories, Inc.
- UCB
- URL Pharma
If you are interested in exhibiting at future ACR professional meetings, please visit Tabletop Display Opportunities.
Recordings
If you are interested in revisiting, or viewing for the first time, the content that was covered, you can order recordings of the live sessions through SessionSelect.
If you have any questions about SessionSelect or other ACR/ARHP educational resources, email .
Note: CME credits are not available for viewing the recorded sessions.
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Industry-Supported Symposia
ACR offers the opportunity to host industry-supported symposia in conjunction with select ACR professional meetings. For more information, visit Industry-Supported Symposia.
