UCSF CME: 26th Annual Rheumatology Board Review and Clinical Update 2018
OVERVIEW
UCSF CME: 26th Annual Rheumatology Board Review and Clinical Update is organized by The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Office of Continuing Medical Education and will be held from Aug 16 - 18, 2018 at The Westin St. Francis San Francisco on Union Square, San Francisco, California, United States of America.
The target audience for this medical event is Rheumatologists. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 20.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.
Course Description:
The Rheumatology Board Review and Clinical Update course has been offered since 1992. This three-day course presents major clinical topics in the field of Rheumatology to assist physicians preparing for the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Subspecialty Examination in Rheumatology. Trainees preparing for their initial board exam - as well as rheumatologists who are candidates for ABIM recertification - are the target audience. The diagnosis and management of difficult and unusual clinical problems will be emphasized; an overview of important advances related to clinical rheumatology will also be included. Nineteen lectures by distinguished clinician-professors will be supplemented by a detailed syllabus to emphasize the issues frequently covered by qualifying examinations, as well as a review of clinical and therapeutic updates.
Course Objectives:
An attendee completing this course will be able to:
• Follow appropriate standards of care when treating adult and pediatric patients with rheumatic diseases (including rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, other systemic autoimmune diseases, autoinflammatory diseases, seronegative arthritis, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, crystalline arthritis, back pain, fibromyalgia, and soft tissue pain syndromes);
• Make more accurate diagnoses based on the best available data and expert guidance;
• Monitor the efficacy and safety of rheumatic disease treatments;
• Utilize newly approved treatments appropriately based on the latest medical evidence.
Time: 07:00 to 13:00
Prices:
Recertifying Physicians: USD 750.0,
Advanced Practice Health Professionals: USD 650.0,
Fellows in training, preparing to take the Subspecialty Board Examination: USD 450.0
Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.
The target audience for this medical event is Rheumatologists. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 20.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.
Course Description:
The Rheumatology Board Review and Clinical Update course has been offered since 1992. This three-day course presents major clinical topics in the field of Rheumatology to assist physicians preparing for the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Subspecialty Examination in Rheumatology. Trainees preparing for their initial board exam - as well as rheumatologists who are candidates for ABIM recertification - are the target audience. The diagnosis and management of difficult and unusual clinical problems will be emphasized; an overview of important advances related to clinical rheumatology will also be included. Nineteen lectures by distinguished clinician-professors will be supplemented by a detailed syllabus to emphasize the issues frequently covered by qualifying examinations, as well as a review of clinical and therapeutic updates.
Course Objectives:
An attendee completing this course will be able to:
• Follow appropriate standards of care when treating adult and pediatric patients with rheumatic diseases (including rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, other systemic autoimmune diseases, autoinflammatory diseases, seronegative arthritis, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, crystalline arthritis, back pain, fibromyalgia, and soft tissue pain syndromes);
• Make more accurate diagnoses based on the best available data and expert guidance;
• Monitor the efficacy and safety of rheumatic disease treatments;
• Utilize newly approved treatments appropriately based on the latest medical evidence.
Time: 07:00 to 13:00
Prices:
Recertifying Physicians: USD 750.0,
Advanced Practice Health Professionals: USD 650.0,
Fellows in training, preparing to take the Subspecialty Board Examination: USD 450.0
Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.
KEY DATES
16 Aug, 2018
Event Start Date
18 Aug, 2018
Event End Date
SPECIALITIES
RheumatologySUGGESTED HOTELS
CONFERENCE VENUE
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