Rheumatology Board Review and Clinical Update

The Rheumatology Board Review and Clinical Update course has been offered by UCSF since 1992 and will be presented as a hybrid conference - in person and virtually this year. Join us for three days of a live and live-streamed interactive conference which will include talks on major clinical topics in Rheumatology to assist physicians preparing for the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Subspecialty Examination in Rheumatology. The course will provide up to date information for practicing clinicians seeking to improve their care for rheumatology patients. An additional series of prerecorded lectures and practice questions are also available to participants.

Trainees preparing for their initial board exam — as well as rheumatologists who are candidates for ABIM recertification — are the target audience. Diagnosing and managing complex and unusual clinical problems will be emphasized; an overview of significant advances related to clinical rheumatology will also be included.

1. Apply current, evidence-based standards of care to rheumatic diseases (including rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, scleroderma, other systemic, autoimmune diseases, autoinflammatory diseases, spondyloarthritis, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, crystalline arthritis, and soft tissue musculoskeletal pain syndromes);
2. Improve diagnostic accuracy by application of best available recent data and expert guidance.
3. Refine, optimize, and monitor rheumatic disease treatments based on new knowledge of efficacy and safety.
4. Adopt newly approved treatments appropriately based on the latest medical evidence.
5. Refine approach to pain in rheumatic diseases
6. Increase utilization of self-assessment

Course Number: MDM27F01

An account in the UCSF CE Portal is required to register. Click SIGN IN in the menu bar and enter your email address or UCSF MyAccess credentials to complete your profile and continue with registration. Your profile must include your degree and profession to be able to claim credit.

*EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT* Learners must enter EB26 during the registration process to receive the early bird rate. 

Registration will close on 08/17/26 at 11:59 PM Pacific Time.

Additional Fees or Information:
Registration fees includes access to the course and course materials, continuing education credits, continental breakfast and breaks, and lunch on Thursday & Friday.

Pre-course instructions will be shared with paid registrants 1 week prior to the course. 

Onsite and Remote Learning Options:
The course will be offered as a live conference. Registrants have the option to attend in person or to tune in remotely via zoom live stream during programming hours (Pacific Time). Login instructions along with the digital syllabus will be shared with attendees before the meeting. Included in your registration fee is access to the course recordings on demand after the conference and through the 2026 Board Exams. You must tune in to the live conference (in person or remotely) to claim CME.

In support of improving patient care, the University of California, San Francisco Office of CME is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

ACCME Credit:

Physicians: UCSF Office of CME designates this live Activity for a maximum of 25.25 AMA PRA Category 1™ Credit(s). Physicians should claim only the the credit commensurate to their participation in the activity.

Advance Practice Registered Nurses and Registered Nurses: For the purpose of recertification, the American Nurses Credentialing Center accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit^TM issued by organizations accredited by the ACCME.

Physician Assistants: The National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) states that the AMA PRA Category 1 Credit^TM are acceptable for continuing medical education requirements for recertification.

California Pharmacists: The California Board of Pharmacy accepts as continuing professional education those courses that meet the standard of relevance to pharmacy practice and have been approved for AMA PRA category 1 Credit^TM. If you are a pharmacist in another state, you should check with your state board for approval of this credit.

California Psychologists: The California Board of Psychology recognizes and accepts for continuing education credit courses that are provided by entities approved by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME). AMA PRA Category 1 Credit^TM is acceptable to meeting the CE requirements for the California Board of Psychology. Providers in other states should check with their state boards for acceptance of CME credit.

Geriatric Credit: The approved credits shown above include 5.50 credits toward satisfying the requirement under California Assembly Bill 1820, Geriatric Medicine.

Pain Management Credit: The approved credits shown above include 11.00 credit(s) toward meeting the requirement under California Assembly Bill 487, Pain Management.

IPCE Credit: UCSF Office of CME designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 25.25 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) Credit(s).

Cancellation Policy
Cancellations received in writing at least 30 days before the conference start date will receive a refund of registration fees minus a [10%] administrative fee. Requests received between 30 days and 14 days before the start date will receive a 50% refund. No refunds will be issued within 14 days of the start date. Please send cancellation requests through our Refund Request form.
 
UCSF Office of CME reserves the right to cancel or postpone this program if necessary; in the event of cancellation, course fees will be fully refunded. We are not responsible for other costs incurred, such as non-refundable airline tickets, hotel penalties, or other related personal expenses.

Accessibility Statement
UCSF welcomes all participants to our events. If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in this event because of a disability, please submit a learner support ticket as soon as possible.

UCSF Land Acknowledgment Statement
We would like to acknowledge the Ramaytush Ohlone people, who are the traditional custodians of this land. We pay our respects to the Ramaytush Ohlone elders, past, present, and future, who call this place, the land that UCSF sits upon, their home. We are proud to continue their tradition of coming together and growing as a community. We thank the Ramaytush Ohlone community for their stewardship and support, and we look forward to strengthening our ties as we continue our relationship of mutual respect and understanding.

For more information, visit https://opportunity.ucsf.edu/initiatives/ucsf-land-acknowledgment.

Location for On Site Learning

UCSF Mission Bay Conference Center
1675 Owens Street, San Francisco, CA 94143-3008

Area Hotels

No Group Room Block. Nearby hotels are located below:

• Hotel Luma

• Hotel Via

• Hyatt Place

Parking

At UCSF Mission Bay, there are many options for parking, including multi-level parking garages and surface lots located throughout campus. Valet and self-park options are available for patients and visitors.

Hourly/Daily Parking Rates

• Hourly: $5

• Daily Max: $35

• Motorcycle: $5

• Disabled/ADA Placard: $7*

The Community Garage at 1625 Owens Street is adjacent to the conference center. It is a gateless entry, and you must pay the meter on the ground level after parking your car.
 
Please visit the UCSF Campus Life Services Transportation website for more details on location, pricing, hours of operation, and sustainable transit options.

Public Transit

MUNI
T-Third Metro Line picks up at the 4th and King Street Caltrain Station and the Embarcadero BART station. Stop: UCSF Mission Bay Station on 3rd Street opposite the campus.

Public Transportation Information
Mission Bay SHUTTLES (Free to the Public)
Operates Monday through Friday in peak AM and PM commuting times.

West Route serves Berry and Owens Streets from Powell St. Station (5th and Market). The Owens St. stop is directly in front of the conference center.

CALTRAIN-TRANSBAY route serves Owens, Berry, Montgomery Bart (2nd @ Stevenson), Harrison, 4th St., MBBS, and Illinois streets from Salesforce Terminal at 500 Howard St.
 
The Owens St. stop is directly in front of the conference center.
See individual route tabs on the Mission Bay Shuttle website for timetables and maps: http://www.missionbaytma.org/shuttles-at-mission-bay/

Air Travel

UNITED AIRLINES
We are pleased to partner with United Airlines® for travel to our upcoming event.

• To make flight reservations online please enter discount code ZRMC505963

• MileagePlus® members earn miles for their travel when using the United Meetings? discount code.

You may also call United Meetings Reservation Desk from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. CT, Monday–Friday (closed for major U.S. holidays) at (800) 426-1122 for booking assistance or visit united.com/meetingtravel and enter the code above.

Booking fees are waived for United Meeting reservations.
International customers may contact their local United Reservation Desk.

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

This UCSF continuing education activity was planned and developed to: uphold academic standards to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor; adhere to requirements to protect health information under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA); and, include a mechanism to inform learners when unapproved or unlabeled uses of therapeutic products or agents are discussed or referenced.

UCSF adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including content planners, reviewers, authors, presenters, moderators, panelists, or others are required to disclose all financial relationships with ineligible entities. All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

Member Information

Role in activity

Nature of Relationship(s) / Name of Ineligible Company(s)

Brett W Dietz, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
UCSF

Activity/Course Director, Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Lianne S Gensler, MD, Professor of Medicine
Professor of Medicine
UCSF

Activity/Course Director, Faculty

Consulting Fee-UCB|Consulting Fee-Johnson & Johnson|Consulting Fee-Novartis Corporation Pharmaceuticals (Relationship has ended)|Consulting Fee-Lilly (Any division) (Relationship has ended)|Consulting Fee-Altis Medicines

Mary Nakamura, MD
Profesoor
UCSF/SFVA

Activity/Course Director, Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Judith Ashouri Sinha, MD
Associate professor
UCSF

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

David Beck, MD
Assistant Professor
NYU School of Medicine

Faculty

Consulting Fee-Sobi|Consulting Fee-GSK|Consulting Fee-Novartis Corporation Pharmaceuticals

Francesco Boin, MD
Professor of Medicine
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Faculty

Advisor-Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Relationship has ended)|Advisor-Liquidia (Relationship has ended)

Krishna Chaganti, MD
UCSF

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Maria C DallEra, MD
UCSF

Faculty

Advisor-GSK|Advisor-Biogen|Advisor-AstraZeneca|Advisor-Merck (Any division)|Advisor-UCB|Membership on Advisory Committees or Review Panels, Board Membership, etc.-BMS|Membership on Advisory Committees or Review Panels, Board Membership, etc.-Janssen|Membership on Advisory Committees or Review Panels, Board Membership, etc.-Novartis

Sarah Goglin, MD
UCSF

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Jonathan Graf, MD
UCSF

Faculty

Advisor-AnaptysBio

Mary Beth Humphrey, MD
Professor
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Erica Lawson, MD
UCSF

Faculty

Grant or research support-AbbVie (Any division)

Thomas M Link, MD
Professor of Radiology (Musculoskeletal)
UCSF School of Medicine

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Peter Merkel, MD, MPH
University of Pennsylvania

Faculty

Consulting Fee-AbbVie (Any division)|Consulting Fee-Alexion Pharmaceuticals|Consulting Fee-Amgen, Inc.|Consulting Fee-ArGenx|Consulting Fee-AstraZeneca (Any division)|Consulting Fee-Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.|Consulting Fee-Bristol-Myers Squibb Company|Consulting Fee-GlaxoSmithKline|Consulting Fee-Lifordi|Consulting Fee-Lilly (Any division)|Consulting Fee-Merge|Consulting Fee-Mirador|Consulting Fee-Neutrolis|Consulting Fee-Novartis Corporation Pharmaceuticals|Consulting Fee-NS Pharma|Consulting Fee-Otsuka|Consulting Fee-Protallix|Consulting Fee-Q32|Consulting Fee-Quell|Consulting Fee-Sanofi S.A.|Consulting Fee-Sparrow|Consulting Fee-Zura|Grant or research support-AbbVie (Any division)|Grant or research support-Amgen, Inc.|Grant or research support-AstraZeneca (Any division)|Grant or research support-Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.|Grant or research support-Bristol-Myers Squibb Company|Grant or research support-Electra|Grant or research support-GlaxoSmithKline|Grant or research support-Neutrolis|Grant or research support-Q32|Grant or research support-Lifordi|Grant or research support-Taiho Pharmaceutical|Stocks or stock options, excluding diversified mutual funds-Q32|Stocks or stock options, excluding diversified mutual funds-Lifordi|Stocks or stock options, excluding diversified mutual funds-Neutrolis|Stocks or stock options, excluding diversified mutual funds-Serpass|Stocks or stock options, excluding diversified mutual funds-Sparrow|Royalties or Patent Beneficiary-UpToDate

Ted Mikuls, MD
Stokes Shackleford Professor
University of Nebraska Medical Center

Faculty

Advisor-Amgen, Inc.|Grant or research support-Amgen, Inc. (Relationship has ended)|Advisor-Merck MSD|Advisor-UCB|Advisor-Olatec Theraepeutics|Advisor-Arcturus Therapeutics|Membership on Advisory Committees or Review Panels, Board Membership, etc.-Rheumatology Research Foundation|Royalties or Patent Beneficiary-Elsevier|Royalties or Patent Beneficiary-Wolters Kluwer

Lester D Miller, MD
Clinical Professor of Medicine
UCSF

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Tuhina Neogi, MD, PhD
Boston University School of Medicine

Faculty

Advisor-Sobi

Julie Paik, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Johns Hopkins University

Faculty

Membership on Advisory Committees or Review Panels, Board Membership, etc.-Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.|Grant or research support-Priovant|Membership on Advisory Committees or Review Panels, Board Membership, etc.-ArgenX|Grant or research support-ArgenX|Royalties or Patent Beneficiary-Uptodate

Gabby Schmajuk, MD
UCSF

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Carlin Senter, MD
UCSF

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Caroline H Shiboski, DDS, Oral Medicine Board Certification
Professor
University of California, San Francisco

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

John H Stone, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital

Faculty

Consulting Fee-Amgen, Inc.|Grant or research support-Amgen, Inc.|Consulting Fee-Sanofi S.A.|Grant or research support-Sanofi S.A.|Consulting Fee-Zenas bio|Grant or research support-Zenas Bio|Consulting Fee-Novartis|Grant or research support-Novartis|Consulting Fee-Pfizer (Any division) (Relationship has ended)|Consulting Fee-Q32 Bio|Consulting Fee-AbbVie (Any division) (Relationship has ended)|Consulting Fee-IQVIA|Membership on Advisory Committees or Review Panels, Board Membership, etc.-Merck (Any division)|Consulting Fee-Alexion Pharmaceuticals (Relationship has ended)|Advisor-Argenx|Consulting Fee-Zurie Bio|Consulting Fee-ZipBio|Consulting Fee-AstraZeneca (Any division)|Consulting Fee-Tourmaline Bio|Consulting Fee-Hinge Bio|Consulting Fee-Quotient|Consulting Fee-Alexion

Erin Wilfong, MD
Dr
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Faculty

Advisor-Arcellx (Relationship has ended)|Consulting Fee-AstraZeneca (Any division)|Consulting Fee-Bristol-Myers Squibb Company|Consulting Fee-Allogene|Membership on Advisory Committees or Review Panels, Board Membership, etc.-Merck (Any division) (Relationship has ended)|Consulting Fee-Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.|Membership on Advisory Committees or Review Panels, Board Membership, etc.-Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

EXHIBITORS WELCOME! 

Please find our exhibitor packages below and click the Exhibit at this Event button at the bottom of the page to register. 

Terms & Conditions

UCSF Office of Continuing Medical Education reserves the right to deny any application. UCSF OCME will acknowledge exhibitor(s) support in course materials as permissible by the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. 

The exhibitor acknowledges that conducting marketing or promotional activities in any conference area except for their assigned exhibit space is prohibited. Exhibitors/Vendors may not engage in sales, promotional activities, or distribute product-specific advertisements while in the designated location of the CME activity. CME activity space includes, but is not limited to, lecture halls, breakout rooms, and laboratory areas. 

Exhibitors and UCSF OCME agree to abide by the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited CE. Any actions that are not in accordance with the above-stated policies may result in the removal of the exhibiting company and its representatives from the conference site, in which case no refund of exhibit fees will be allowed. 

Payment Deadline & Late Fee Policy

Exhibitor payment is due in full 30 days before the course. A $500 late fee will apply to any payments received after the posted deadline. 

To avoid a late fee and ensure participation, proof of payment (such as a check copy, electronic payment confirmation, or remittance advice) must be submitted by the deadline. 

Please note that exhibit placement and promotional benefits are not guaranteed until full payment and proof of payment are received. 

Cancellation Policy

There are no refunds for cancellations of exhibit registrations. 

Payment must be received prior to the event. 

Download a copy of UCSF’s payment information: UCSF W9 

For information about commercial support opportunities, please contact: [email protected]