Meetings
Meetings in Rheumatology is a comprehensive listing of accredited and non-accredited CPD and CME conferences, webinars, and instructor-led and self-directed courses that meet an international scope of practice for rheumatology and related disciplines.
The Journal of Rheumatology updates this listing at the beginning of each month. We invite organizers of events relevant to rheumatology to submit their event information with as much lead time as possible of the desired month of publication. For more information, please contact meetings by email: meetings@jrheum.com or fill out our Partnership & Exchange Intake Form.
For a PDF copy of the meetings, please see Meetings in Rheumatology.
Meeting details were correct at the time of publication. For the most up-to-date information, please check each meeting’s website or confirm with the contacts listed below.
IN-PERSON MEETINGS
2024
March 1-4, 2024 – Emirates Society for Rheumatology Annual Meeting in conjunction with 3rd Gulf Cooperation Council Rheumatology Conference, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Contact: Website: https://annual.esr.ae
March 7-9, 2024 – Arthritis Foundation, Pathways Conference 2024, Washington, District of Columbia, USA. Contact: Website: https://www.arthritis.org/about-us/pathways
March 8-9, 2024 – Rheumatology Educators Conference, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Contact: Website: https://rheumatology.org/meetings/educators-conference
March 14-16, 2024 – 8th Systemic Sclerosis World Congress, Prague, Czech Republic. Contact: Email: info@worldsclerofound.org. Website: https://worldsclerofound.org/systemic-sclerosis-world-congress
March 19-22, 2024 – 14th European Lupus Meeting, Bruges, Belgium. Contact: Congress Manager Medicongress. Tel.: +32 9 218 85 81. Email: els@medicongress.com. Website: https://www.lupus24.be
April 7-10, 2024 – 21st International Vasculitis Workshop, Barcelona, Spain. Contact: Website: https://vasculitis-barcelona2024.com
April 10-13, 2024 – The Pan-American League of Associations for Rheumatology (PANLAR) Congress 2024, Barranquilla, Columbia. Contact: Website: https://congreso-panlar.com
April 11-14, 2024 – World Congress on Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases, London, United Kingdom. Contact: Website: https://www.wco-iof-esceo.org
April 12, 2024 – Fellows in Training (FIT) at SOTA, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Contact: Website: https://rheumatology.org/meetings/fellows-in-training-fit-at-sota
April 12-13, 2024 – 2024 Rheumatoid Arthritis Research Summit, New York, New York, USA. Contact: Website: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2024-rheumatoid-arthritis-research-summit-tickets-746241878547
April 18-20, 2024 – 68th Annual General Assembly and Scientific Meetings of the Japan College of Rheumatology, Kobe, Japan. Contact: Website: https://www.jcr2024.com
April 18-21, 2024 – Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI) 2024 World Congress on Osteoarthritis, Vienna, Austria. Contact: Email: info@oarsi.com. Website: https://congress.oarsi.org
April 24-26, 2024 – British Society for Rheumatology (BSR) Annual Conference, Liverpool, United Kingdom. Contact: Website: https://www.rheumatology.org.uk/Events-Learning/Conferences/Annual-Conference
May 9-10, 2024 – 4th Yale International Rheumatology State-of-the-Art Symposium: New Directions in the Management of Rheumatic Diseases, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Contact: Website: https://yale.cloud-cme.com/course/courseoverview?P=5&EID=41673
May 9-11, 2024 – 43rd European Workshop for Rheumatology Research 2024, Genoa, Italy. Contact: Email: ewrr2024@aimgroup.eu. Website: https://ewrr2024.com
May 16-18, 2024 – The 44th Korean College of Rheumatology (KCR) Annual Scientific Meeting and the 18th International Symposium, Seoul, Korea. Contact: Email: info@kcr2024.com. Website: https://www.kcr2024.com
May 17-19, 2024 – 2024 USSONAR Multi-Track Ultrasound in Rheumatology Conference, Tampa, Florida, USA. Contact: Email: ussonar@srahec.org. Website: https://uss.memberclicks.net/2024-ussonar-multi-track-ultrasound-in-rheumatology-conference
May 17-20, 2024 – 14th International Congress on Auto Immunity, Ljubljana, Slovenia. Contact: Website: https://autoimmunity.kenes.com
May 19-20, 2024 – Global Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Course Basic MRI Video Pathology for Physicians & General Practitioners, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Contact: Website: https://www.penangmskrad.com
May 24-28, 2024 – European Calcified Tissue Society, 2024 Congress, Marseille, France. Contact: Email: ects@interplan.de. Website: https://www.ects2024.org
June 12-15, 2024 – European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR) 2024 Congress, Vienna, Austria. Contact: Website: https://congress.eular.org
Jun 18-21, 2024 – Federation of Clinical Immunology Societies (FOCIS), San Francisco, California, USA. Contact: Website: https://www.focisnet.org/meetings/focis-2024
June 27-29, 2024 – 7th World Psoriasis & Psoriatic Arthritis (IFPA) Conference 2024, Stockholm, Sweden. Contact: Website: https://ifpa-pso.com/global-actions/conference
August 5-9, 2024 – IASP 2024 World Congress on Pain, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Contact: Website: https://www.worldcongress2024.org
August 21-25, 2024 – 26th Asia-Pacific League of Associations for Rheumatology Congress (APLAR), Suntec, Singapore. Contact: APLAR Congress Secretariat: Tel.: +61 7 3858 5400. Email: info@aplarcongress.com. Website: https://aplarcongress.com
September 11-14, 2024 – 30th European Paediatric Rheumatology Congress (PReS), Gothenburg, Sweden. Contact: Website: https://www.pres.eu/pres2024
September 27-29, 2024 – Virginia Society of Rheumatology Annual Meeting, McLean, Virginia, USA. Contact: Website: https://vsronline.org
October 20-23, 2024 – 12th Annual Meeting of the International Cytokine & Interferon Society, Seoul, Korea. Contact: Website: https://cytokines2024.org
October 25-29, 2024 – 18th International Congress on Neuromuscular Diseases (ICNMD), Perth, Australia. Contact: Email: icnmd-meeting@icsevents.com. Website: https://icnmd.org
November 14-19, 2024 – American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Convergence 2024, Washington, District of Columbia, USA. Contact: Website: https://rheumatology.org/annual-meeting
2025
May 21-24, 2025 – The 16th International Congress on Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (LUPUS 2025), Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Contact: Website: https://lupus2025.kenes.com
VIRTUAL CONGRESS
April 3-4, 2024 – The 5th Annual Canadian Arthritis Research Conference (CARC). Contact: Email: IMHA-IALA@cihr-irsc.gc.ca. Website: https://arthritis.ca/researchers/canadian-arthritis-research-conference
HYBRID EDUCATION IN-PERSON & ONLINE
March 7-9, 2024 – Selected Topics in Rheumatology (StiR) 2024, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Contact: Mayo Clinical School of Continuous Development. Tel.: 1 800 323 2688 or 1-500 284 2509. Email: cme@mayo.edu. Website: https://ce.mayo.edu/internal-medicine/content/stir-selected-topics-rheumatology-2024
April 27-30, 2024 – 34th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infections Diseases, Barcelona, Spain. Contact: Website: https://www.eccmid.org
July 25-27, 2024 – Association of Women in Rheumatology (AWIR) Annual Conference 2024, Orlando, Florida, USA. Contact: Website: https://awirgroup.org/meetings/awir-2024-conference
LIVESTREAM LEARNING
March 23, 2024 – What’s New in Vasculitis: Evolving Guidelines and Treatment Approaches, Association of Women in Rheumatology (AWIR). Contact: Website: https://awirgroup.org/meetings/events/awir-summit.html
Recording – Global Meet the Experts Webinar Series: Lupus Nephritis, American College of Rheumatology. Contact: Email: global@rheumatology.org. Tel.: 404 633 3777, ext. 389. Website: https://rheumatology.org/meetings/global-meet-the-experts-webinar-series-lupus-nephritis
SELF-PACED EDUCATION
Expires July 2025 – Pain in Rheumatic Diseases – Exploring the Social and Scientific Fundamentals of Chronic Pain, Annual R.J. Fasenmeyer Annual Lectureship. Contact: Website: https://www.clevelandclinicmeded.com/online/webcasts/biologic23/pain/default.asp
Expires July 2025 – Lupus: Advances in diagnosis and management. Contact: Website: https://www.clevelandclinicmeded.com/online/webcasts/biologic23/lupus/default.asp
Expires March 2026 – Journal CME, Prevalence of rapidly progressive osteoarthritis of the hip following intra-articular steroid injections. Contact: Website: https://onlinelearning.aapmr.org
Ongoing – Certificate of Primary Care Dermatology: Module 16: Systemic Immune Reactions Affecting the Skin, The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. Contact: Tel.: Intl 6103 8699 0300, Local 1 800 472 247. Fax: 03 8699 0400. Email: dermcert@racgp.org.au. Website: https://www.racgp.org.au/education/professional-development/courses/certificate-of-primary-care-dermatology
Ongoing – Understanding the Implications of COVID-19 for Patients with Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases, Cytokine Signalling Forum. Contact: Website: https://imidforum.com/educational-videos/17/understanding-the-implications-of-covid-19-for-patients-with-inflammatory-rheumatic-diseases
Ongoing – The Online Joint Injection Course, Medical Skills Courses. Contact: Tel.: 0203 637 7063. Email: info@medicalskillscourses.com. Website: https://www.medicalskillscourses.com/online-courses/joint-injection-webinar/
Ongoing – Professional Skills, Various Courses, Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP). Contact: Website: https://elearning.racp.edu.au/course/
Ongoing – Opioids Clinical Primer, McMaster University in connection with University of Toronto. Contact: Email: info@machealth.ca. Website: https://machealth.ca/programs/opioids_clinical_primer/
Ongoing – Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Training in Hemophilia, University of California San Diego Health Hemophilia and Thrombosis Treatment Center. Contact: Ms. Marlene Zapeda. Tel.: 858 5343940, 888 229 6263. Email: mxzepeda@health.ucsd.edu. Website: https://hem-onc.ucsd.edu/education/cme/index.html
Ongoing – Musculoskeletal Ultrasound for Arthritic Conditions: Ankle, Knee and Elbow - Basics and Techniques Online, University of California San Diego Health Hemophilia and Thrombosis Treatment Center. Contact: Ms. Marlene Zapeda. Tel.: 858 534 3940, 888 2296263. Email: mxzepeda@health.ucsd.edu. Website: https://hem-onc.ucsd.edu/education/cme/index.html
Ongoing – The Supportive Leader: Stress Management for Frontline Faculty, Podcast, McMaster University. Contact: Website: https://www.macpfd.ca/pillars/leadership-management/lm-stress-mgt
Ongoing – JointHealth Education, RA Lesson Plan (JHEdRA). Contact: Email: feedback@jointhealth.com. Website: https://education.jointhealth.org/joint-health-education/course-1-ra/
Ongoing – Certified Rheumatology Coder course, American College of Rheumatology. Contact: Email: practice@rheumatology.org. Tel.: 404 633 3777, ext. 820. Website: https://rheumatology.org/certified-rheumatology-coder-course