OVERVIEW

Advanced Rheumatology Course is organized by American College of Rheumatology (ACR) and will be held from Dec 18, 2018 - Dec 19, 2021.

Target Audience
The course was created for rheumatology fellows-in-training, primary care providers, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, primary care physicians/internists, residents, or providers new to rheumatology.

Accreditation:
Designation Statement
The ACR designates this online activity for a maximum of 54.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activities.

CME
Individual Activities
• Overview of Musculoskeletal (MSK) Structure, Function, Inflammation and Immunity - 3.0
• Rheumatic Disease Classification and Clinical Decision-making - 2.75
• Laboratory Evaluation - 2.50
• Imaging of Arthritis: Approach to Diagnosis of Inflammatory Disease - 1.75
• Documentation, Coding and Practice Issues - 1.75
• Therapeutic Interventions and Resources - 2.0
• Osteoarthritis - 2.0
• Rheumatoid Arthritis - 4.0
• Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - 3.25
• Scleroderma, Myositis and Sjögren's Syndrome - 2.75
• Vasculitis, Arteritis and PMR - 2.25
• Crystal-Induced Arthropathies - 1.25
• Pain Syndrome- 2.75
• Rheumatoid Arthritis - 2.25
• Infectious Related Arthritis - 1.75
• Metabolic Bone Disorder - 3.00
• Chronic Arthropathies of Childhood - 2.75
• Pediatric Connective Tissue Diseases (CTD): Systemic Lupus, Juvenile Dermatomyositis and Scleroderma - 3.50
• Pediatric Non-inflammatory Musculoskeletal Pain - 3.25
Tracks
• Pediatric Track - 23.25
• Adult Track - 39.0
• Combined Track - 48.50
• All Ebytes- 5.5
• Combined Track and all Ebytes- 54.0

Course Description :
Looking to advance your rheumatology training? Look no further. Advanced Rheumatology is an interactive, self-paced online course designed to expand the knowledge and practical skills of providers in rheumatology practice, academic training, and primary care.
This course has become one of the top courses physicians trust for training their staff prior to seeing patients in order to provide quality rheumatology care. The updated course includes newly interactive mini quizzes throughout each activity.
Includes the following:
• Audio presentation
• Post assessment
• Activity evaluation
• AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ with a passing score of 70% or higher

Course Objectives :
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
• Assess, manage, and evaluate patients with rheumatic diseases through expanded roles for the nurse practitioner and physician assistant collaborative care team
• Develop strategies to integrate the nurse practitioner and physician assistant into the collaborative rheumatology practice
• Decrease wait times for appointments and improve access to care for patients by improving the competence and performance of nurse practitioners and physician assistants in the specialized care of patients seen in the practice
See specific learning objectives for each activity below.

Pediatric Track: includes Core activities 1 - 6 and Pediatric activities 17 - 19
Member - $696
*Non-Member - $836

Adult Track: includes Core and Adult activities 1 - 16
Member - $1,080
*Non-Member - $1,220

Combined Track: includes Core, Adult, and Pediatric activities 1 - 19
Member - $1,776
*Non-Member - $1,916

Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.