North Carolina Rheumatology Association 2026 Annual Conference

This live rheumatology educational conference is designed to provide practicing rheumatologists and other healthcare professionals with an evidence-based update on the diagnosis, management, and emerging therapies for complex rheumatic diseases. Through expert-led lectures, interactive case discussions, and guideline-focused sessions, participants will explore contemporary approaches to difficult-to-treat rheumatoid arthritis, lupus management, infection risk in immunosuppressed patients, IgG4-related disease, gout, sarcoidosis, and evolving cellular therapies such as CAR T in rheumatology. Additional sessions highlight the role of empathy and placebo response in clinical care, advocacy updates impacting rheumatology practice, and a comprehensive year-in-review of key advances in the field. Interactive knowledge sessions and fellow case presentations reinforce clinical decision-making and practical application of new evidence to improve patient outcomes in rheumatologic practice.

Target Audience

This activity is designed for an audience of Physicians, Nurses, Physicians Assistants and Nurse Practitioners.

Learning Objectives

  • Review and apply the new guidelines of treatment of lupus and lupus nephritis.
  • Explain the approach and management of difficult-to-treat RA cases.
  • Recognize the unique role of rheumatology in the multidisciplinary approach to sarcoidosis.
  • Describe the mechanism and implementation of Car-T in rheumatic disease.
  • Implement treatments that minimize the risk of infectious disease in patients with rheumatic diseases.
  • Recognize presentation and new treatment options for IgG4-related disease.
  • Discuss presentation and evidence-based strategies for the management of APS.
  • Describe the importance of empathy to maximize physician and patient well-being.
  • Describe clinical advances in the field of rheumatology over the past year.
  • List advocacy organizations and recognize the importance of a collaborative approach to promote better patient care.
  • Recognize some of the rare diseases and rare manifestations of rheumatic diseases, as well as treatment approaches to such cases. 
  • Demonstrate how to address and treat more complicated patients within specific areas of rheumatology, including patients who are refractory to treatments and patients with challenging diagnostic dilemmas.
  • Recognize treatment options available for patients with gout, understand which patients are candidates for more aggressive treatment, and recognize implications of newer treatments including potential adverse events and mitigation strategies.

 

Commercial Support
There is no commercial support for this activity.

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 10.50 AANP
  • 10.50 AAPA Category 1 CME
  • 10.50 ABIM Medical Knowledge
  • 10.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 10.50 ANCC

     

     

     

  • 10.50 Attendance
Course opens: 
03/14/2026
Course expires: 
12/31/2026
Cost:
$0.00
Rating: 
0
March 14 - 15, 2026 in Charlotte, NC
United States

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare and North Carolina Rheumatology Association. AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare 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.

 

 

This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 10.5 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.

 

 

Physicians
AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare designates this live activity for a maximum of 10.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

 

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 10.5 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

 

Nursing
Credit being awarded: 10.5 ANCC contact hours

 

Physician Associates
AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare has been authorized by the American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 10.5 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

 

 

Nurse Practitioners
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Accreditation Standards of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) through the joint providership of AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare and North Carolina Rheumatology Association.  AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare is accredited by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners as an approved provider of nurse practitioner continuing education. Provider number: 030803. This activity is approved for 10.5 contact hour(s) (which includes 5.0 hour(s) of pharmacology).

Available Credit

  • 10.50 AANP
  • 10.50 AAPA Category 1 CME
  • 10.50 ABIM Medical Knowledge
  • 10.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 10.50 ANCC

     

     

     

  • 10.50 Attendance

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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