CME Credit Statement:

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint providership of the Florida AHEC Network and Ultrasound School of North American Rheumatologists. The Florida AHEC Network is accredited by the Florida Medical Association to provide continuing medical education to physicians.

The Florida AHEC Network designates this live activity for a maximum of 17.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Recognition Statement

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to:

-       17.5 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program; and

-       17.5 MOC points in the American Board of Pediatrics’ (ABP) 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 or ABP MOC credit. Learner data will be shared with ACCME and the applicable certifying boards.

The deadline to claim CME credit and MOC points for this activity by completing the program evaluation is August 30, 2025, at 11:59 PM ET.

Financial Disclosure Statement: 

Zineb is a consultant for Amgen and receives research funding from Aurinia. Robert Fairchild is a consultant for Dren Bio and received grant support from Boehringer Ingelheim, Sonoma Pharm, and Gilead Pharm. Natalie Faith is sponsored for clinical research by Novartis and is a principle investigator for Moonlake. Minna Kohler receives book royalties and is an editor/author for Springer Publishing, she sits on the medical advisory board for Novartis and Johnson & Johnson, and does PI research for Setpoint Medical and Sonoma. Mark Matza is an advisory board member for Novartis and Summus Global, is a consultant and provides legal review for Expert Review, and is an instructor/speaker a the American College of Rheumatology and NYU School of Medicine. Wolfgang Schmidt is a speaker, consultant, and principal investigator for Abbvie, Novartis, and Alfasigma, he is a speaker for Chugai, GSK, Lilly, Medac, Pfizer, UCB and Amgen, he is a speaker/consultant for Boehringer Ingelheim and a consultant for Fesenius Kabi. Ralf Thiele is a consultant for Clario, and receives research funding from Janssen and honoraria from GCUS. Janeth Yinh is a consultant for Janssen and receives royalties from Springer. None of the other planners or presenters for this educational activity have any relevant financial relationships to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

Industry Support

A special thanks to our exhibitors and ultrasound machine providers for making this course possible! You will receive an exhibitor passport at sign-in. Visit each exhibitor during breaks and lunch and have them initial your card to be entered for a chance to win a $50 Amazon Gift Card. Two winners will be drawn.

AbbVie, Sanofi, Johnson & Johnson, AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Novartis, UCB, Alexion, Sonosite, GE Health Care, Mindray, Phillips, Canon