Ultrasound Conference
About the Event
Date:To Be Announced
Location:To Be Announced
Credit:CME: TBD, ABIM MOC: TBD
On Demand:Not Available
This intensive, two-day, pre-ACR Convergence conference is designed to meet the specific educational needs of rheumatology professionals who want to learn ultrasound technology. Under the guidance of experts from around the world, attendees will perform hands-on scanning of live models to enhance technical proficiency for the diagnosis of normal and abnormal clinical conditions. At the completion of this course, attendees should be able to demonstrate familiarity with the anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology of the shoulder, elbow, hand, wrist, hip, knee, foot, and ankle, and ultrasound guidance of aspirations, injections, and biopsies.
Two courses were offered in 2024. Each course took place over two days. Participants selected either:
- Basic-Intermediate Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Course or
- Advanced Ultrasound: Inflammatory Arthropathies, Lupus, Sjögren's Disease, Interstitial Lung Disease, and Vasculitis
Both novice and advanced learners are encouraged to join one of the courses. Although documentation is not required, some basic experience in rheumatologic joint sonography is recommended as a prerequisite for the Advanced Ultrasound course.
Target Audience
This activity is intended for rheumatology professionals with a beginner to low intermediate level of ultrasound experience, or rheumatology professionals with ultrasound experience interested in advanced learning opportunities. To provide an optimal learning environment, attendance is limited.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of the Basic-Intermediate Course, participants should be able to:
- Recognize indications for the use of ultrasound in rheumatology practice
- Incorporate the use of ultrasound in their practice
- Acquire reliable and consistent ultrasound images of basic-intermediate level elementary lesions
- Interpret ultrasound images adequately in a manner that informs clinical decision making and patient education
- Incorporate ultrasound guidance into joint and tendon injection procedure
Upon completion of the Advanced Course, participants should be able to:
- Recognize ultrasound pathology related to various types of rheumatic conditions
- Acquire and interpret ultrasound images of various rheumatic conditions using validated scoring systems
- Engage in more effective shared decision-making processes with patients with the information provided by ultrasound images acquired at the point of care
- Recognize more advanced ultrasound guided procedural techniques
- Incorporate effective dynamic maneuvers to improve image acquisition
See information from the 2024 meeting in the Ultrasound Conference 2024 section below.
Program Schedule & Syllabi
To Be Announced
Registered attendees can access the syllabi during the meeting and for 12 months after the meeting. To access syllabi, login and go to My Learning.
Registration Fees
To Be Announced
Hotel & Travel
To Be Announced
Corporate Support
The American College of Rheumatology thanks our corporate supporters and partners for their commitment to advancing rheumatology by supporting ACR and ARP programs and initiatives.
See current supporters, guidelines, and benefits of supporting the ACR.
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.
See the ACR’s CME Mission Statement. For more information, download the AMA PRA Booklet.
Designation Statement
The ACR designates this Live Activity for a maximum of (to be announced) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
CME credit must be claimed by (to be announced).
MOC
MOC Recognition Statement: American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM)
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to (to be announced) MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
By completing this activity, you provide the ACR permission to share completion data with the ACCME and the certifying board.
After submitting a reflective statement with key takeaways from the meeting, MOC points will be applied for ABIM diplomates to the ABIM diplomate number and date of birth provided when you registered. Points are sent nightly to ACCME and then transferred to the ABIM Physician Portal. Please allow at least 48 hours for points to display in the portal.
MOC points must be claimed by (to be announced).
Credit claiming is available after the activity starts.
How to Receive Credit
In order to qualify for Continuing Medical Education (CME) and Maintenance of Certification (MOC) credits, please ensure that you complete the following requirements:
- Pre-Test Survey: A link to the survey will be sent to learners prior to the activity.
- Post-Test Survey: After the activity, learners are required to complete a post-test survey, achieving a passing score of 70% or higher. Learners are permitted up to five attempts to achieve this score. A link to the survey will be emails to learners 30 minutes prior to the conclusion of the activity.
- Activity Evaluation: A separate link for the evaluation will be emailed to learners. Upon completion, a certificate will be available for learners to print or save.
Note: The deadline for learners to complete all tasks is (to be announced).
Questions? Contact education@rheumatology.org.
See Ultrasound Conference 2024 CME/MOC information in the Ultrasound Conference 2024 section below.
ACR Disclosure Statement
It is the policy of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) to ensure that Continuing Medical Education (CME) activities are independent and free of commercial bias. To ensure educational content is objective, balanced, and guarantee content presented is in the best interest of its learners' and the public, the ACR requires that everyone in a position to control educational content disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies within the prior 24 months. An ineligible company is one whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. Examples can be found at accme.org.
In accordance with the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, ACR has implemented mechanisms prior to the planning and implementation of this CME activity to identify and mitigate all relevant financial relationships for all individuals in a position to control the content of this CME activity.
Nature of Financial Relationships
All individuals that participate in an ACR-sponsored activity and are able to change content or influence the content of the activity must disclose to the planning committee and audience all financial or other relationships with ineligible companies including, but not limited to:
- Advisor or review panel member
- Consultant
- Employee
- Officer or Board Member
- Grant/research support
- Speaker/honoraria includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness
- Independent contractor
- Executive role and/or ownership interest
- Royalties and/or patient beneficiary
- Intellectual property/patents
- Stock options or bond holdings in a for-profit corporation or self-directed pension plan
- Private investigator
- Expert witness
- Equity interest
- Other: specify details
None: Has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
The planning committee and faculty reported the following disclosures.
View ACR's ACCME disclosure practices
*All of the relevant financial relationships listed for these individuals have been mitigated.
Ultrasound Conference 2025 Financial Relationships Disclosures to be announced.
See Ultrasound Conference 2024 Financial Relationships Disclosures in the Ultrasound Conference 2024 section below.
The Ultrasound Conference 2024 was an in-person only event held November 14–15, prior to ACR Convergence 2024 in Washington, D.C.
Target Audience
This activity is intended for rheumatology professionals with a beginner to low intermediate level of ultrasound experience, or rheumatology professionals with ultrasound experience interested in advanced learning opportunities. To provide an optimal learning environment, attendance is limited.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of the Basic-Intermediate Course, participants should be able to:
- Recognize indications for the use of ultrasound in rheumatology practice
- Incorporate the use of ultrasound in their practice
- Acquire reliable and consistent ultrasound images of basic-intermediate level elementary lesions
- Interpret ultrasound images adequately in a manner that informs clinical decision making and patient education
- Incorporate ultrasound guidance into joint and tendon injection procedure
Upon completion of the Advanced Course, participants should be able to:
- Recognize ultrasound pathology related to various types of rheumatic conditions
- Acquire and interpret ultrasound images of various rheumatic conditions using validated scoring systems
- Engage in more effective shared decision-making processes with patients with the information provided by ultrasound images acquired at the point of care
- Recognize more advanced ultrasound guided procedural techniques
- Incorporate effective dynamic maneuvers to improve image acquisition
Program Schedule & Syllabi
Ultrasound Conference Program Schedule
Registered attendees can access the syllabi during the meeting and for 12 months after the meeting. To access syllabi, login and go to My Learning.
View the ACR Convergence On-Demand Website
CME & MOC
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.
See the ACR’s CME Mission Statement. For more information, download the AMA PRA Booklet.
Designation Statement
The ACR designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 30.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
CME credit must be claimed by January 31, 2025.
MOC
MOC Recognition Statement: American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM)
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 30.00 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
By completing this activity, you provide the ACR permission to share completion data with the ACCME and the certifying board.
After submitting a reflective statement with key takeaways from the meeting, MOC points will be applied for ABIM diplomates to the ABIM diplomate number and date of birth provided when you registered. Points are sent nightly to ACCME and then transferred to the ABIM Physician Portal. Please allow at least 48 hours for points to display in the portal.
MOC points must be claimed by January 31, 2025.
Credit claiming is available after the activity starts.
How to Receive Credit
In order to qualify for Continuing Medical Education (CME) and Maintenance of Certification (MOC) credits, please ensure that you complete the following requirements:
- Pre-Test Survey: A link to the survey will be sent to learners prior to the activity.
- Post-Test Survey: After the activity, learners are required to complete a post-test survey, achieving a passing score of 70% or higher. Learners are permitted up to five attempts to achieve this score. A link to the survey will be emails to learners 30 minutes prior to the conclusion of the activity.
- Activity Evaluation: A separate link for the evaluation will be emailed to learners. Upon completion, a certificate will be available for learners to print or save.
Note: The deadline for learners to complete all tasks is January 31, 2025.
Questions? Contact education@rheumatology.org.
Financial Relationships Disclosures
ACR Disclosure Statement
It is the policy of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) to ensure that Continuing Medical Education (CME) activities are independent and free of commercial bias. To ensure educational content is objective, balanced, and guarantee content presented is in the best interest of its learners' and the public, the ACR requires that everyone in a position to control educational content disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies within the prior 24 months. An ineligible company is one whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. Examples can be found at accme.org.
In accordance with the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, ACR has implemented mechanisms prior to the planning and implementation of this CME activity to identify and mitigate all relevant financial relationships for all individuals in a position to control the content of this CME activity.
Nature of Financial Relationships
All individuals that participate in an ACR-sponsored activity and are able to change content or influence the content of the activity must disclose to the planning committee and audience all financial or other relationships with ineligible companies including, but not limited to:
- Advisor or review panel member
- Consultant
- Employee
- Officer or Board Member
- Grant/research support
- Speaker/honoraria includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness
- Independent contractor
- Executive role and/or ownership interest
- Royalties and/or patient beneficiary
- Intellectual property/patents
- Stock options or bond holdings in a for-profit corporation or self-directed pension plan
- Private investigator
- Expert witness
- Equity interest
- Other: specify details
None: Has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
The planning committee and faculty reported the following disclosures.
Ultrasound Conference 2024 Financial Relationships Disclosures
View ACR's ACCME disclosure practices
*All of the relevant financial relationships listed for these individuals have been mitigated.
Corporate Support
The American College of Rheumatology thanks our corporate supporters and partners for their commitment to advancing rheumatology by supporting ACR and ARP programs and initiatives.
See current supporters, guidelines, and benefits of supporting the ACR.
Commercial Support Disclosure
This activity is supported in part by an unrestricted educational grant from the following companies: Janssen Pharmaceuticals
In-Kind Support Acknowledgment
The American College of Rheumatology would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to Clarius, Esaote, GE HealthCare, Konica Minolta Healthcare Americas, Inc, and Philips for their generous in-kind support for the ACR Ultrasound Conference 2024, an accredited educational activity.