UCSF CME: 29th Annual UCSF Rheumatology Board Review and Clinical Update -
* Live Stream *

Overview:

The Rheumatology Board Review and Clinical Update course has been offered since 1992, and will be presented "virtually" in 2021. Join us for during three days of an interactive webinar which will present major clinical topics in the field of Rheumatology to assist physicians preparing for the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Subspecialty Examination in Rheumatology, and the practicing clinician seeking to improve their care for rheumatology patients. 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.

LIVE STREAM MEETING
This course will be offered as a live interactive virtual conference.  Login instructions along with the digital syllabus will be shared with attendees a week before the meeting.  Included in your registration fee is access to the course recordings on demand (available within a week after the conference) for any sessions that you miss, available for up to 30 days post-course.

Objectives:

An attendee completing this course should be able to:

• Understand and apply 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, and soft tissue pain syndromes;
• Make more accurate diagnoses based on the best available recent data and expert guidance;
• Monitor the efficacy and safety of rheumatic disease treatments;
• Utilize newly approved treatments appropriately based on the latest medical evidence.

Accreditation:

The University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine (UCSF) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Course Outline:

View / Download the Course Agenda (.pdf)

Chairs:

Mary C. Nakamura, MD
Professor of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco

Lianne Gensler, MD
Professor of Medicine
Director, Spondyloarthritis Clinic
University of California, San Francisco  

Gabriela Schmajuk, MD, MS
Associate Professor of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco
Chief, SFVA Medical Center

Faculty:

Judith Ashouri-Sinhaq
Associate Professor of Medicine

Francesco Boin, MD
Director, Division of Rheumatology
Director, Scleroderma Center
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA

R. Krishna Chaganti, MD, MS
Associate Professor of Medicine

Maria Dall’Era, MD
Professor of Medicine
Director, UCSF Lupus Clinic
Chief, UCSF Health Division of Rheumatology

Lianne Gensler, MD
Professor of Medicine

Sarah Goglin MD
Associate Professor of Medicine

Jonathan Graf, MD
Professor of Medicine

Mary Beth Humphrey, MD, PhD
Associate Dean of Research
Professor of Medicine, McEldowney Chair in Immunology
Division Chief of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy
University of Oklahoma
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Daniel Kastner, MD, PhD
Scientific Director, Intramural Research Program
National Human Genome Research Institute
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland

Erica Lawson, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Thomas Link, MD, PhD
Professor of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging
Chief, Musculoskeletal Imaging

Andrew Mammen, MD, PhD
Unit Leader, Muscle Disease Unit
Principal Investigator, Laboratory of Muscle Stem Cells and Gene Regulation
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland

Mehrdad Matloubian, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine

Peter Merkel, MD, MPH
Chief, Division of Rheumatology
Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Ted Mikuls, MD, MSPH
Umbach Professor of Arthritis
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Division of Rheumatology and Immunology
VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System
Omaha, Nebraska

Lester Miller MD
Associate Clinical Professor

James O’Dell, MD
Professor and Vice Chair, Internal Medicine
Chief, Division of Rheumatology and Immunology
University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine
Omaha, Nebraska

Kenneth Scalapino, MD
Chief, Department of Hospital and Specialty Medicine
Portland VA Medical Center
Portland, Oregon

Gabriela Schmajuk, MD, MS
Associate Professor of Medicine

Carlin Senter, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine and Orthopedics

Erin Wilfong MD, PhD
Instructor of Medicine - Rheumatology & Pulmonary/Critical Care
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee

Travel & Lodging:

INTERACTIVE WEBINAR