Product Overview & Details for UCSF Rheumatology Board Review & Clinical Update – 2025
UCSF Rheumatology Board Review & Clinical Update – 2025
Videos +PDFs
Date & Format
-
August 21–23, 2025
Overview
This is the 33rd Annual Rheumatology Board Review, a hybrid continuing medical education (CME) course presented by UCSF. Designed for physicians preparing for the ABIM Rheumatology Subspecialty Exam and those seeking to stay updated in clinical rheumatology, the course provides practice-changing updates and diagnostic guidance.
Learning Objectives
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
-
Apply evidence-based standards of care across disorders like rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, seronegative arthritis, autoinflammatory diseases, and soft tissue syndromes
-
Enhance diagnostic accuracy using the latest clinical data and expert recommendations
-
Optimize and monitor treatment plans based on current evidence of efficacy and safety
-
Appropriately integrate newly approved rheumatology therapies
-
Improve pain management strategies per latest guidelines
-
Increase the use of self-assessment tools in clinical practice
Topics Covered (Sample from Previous Years)
While the full 2025 program will likely mirror prior editions, expected key topics include:
-
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
-
Myositis & Mimics
-
Osteoporosis Prevention & Treatment
-
Rheumatoid Arthritis Epidemiology & Complications
-
Autoinflammatory Diseases
-
Imaging Interpretation in Rheumatology
Course Outline
All Times Listed Are Pacific Time
| Thursday, August 21, 2025 | |||
| Time | Credit Type | Session | Faculty |
| 7:15 AM | Registration | Continental Breakfast | Exhibits | ||
| 8:00 AM | Welcome and Overview | Drs. Mary Nakamura, Lianne Gensler, and Brett Dietz | |
| 8:05 AM | Systemic Lupus Erythematosus | Dr. Maria Dall’Era | |
| 9:30 AM | Refreshment Break | Exhibits | ||
| 9:40 AM | P G | RA Epidemiology, EAMs & Complications | Dr. Ted Mikuls |
| 10:45 AM | Prevention and Treatment of Osteoporosis | Dr. Mary Beth Humphrey | |
| 11:50 AM | Lunch Break | ||
| 1:00 PM | P | Medication Safety and Prevention | Dr. Gabby Schmajuk |
| 2:05 PM | P G | Osteoarthritis | Dr. R. Krishna Chaganti |
| 3:10 PM | Refreshment Break | Exhibits | ||
| 3:20 PM | Interpretation of Imaging Studies | Dr. Thomas Link | |
| 4:25 PM | P | Antiphospholipid Syndrome | Dr. Sarah Goglin |
| 5:30 PM | Adjourn | ||
| Friday, August 22, 2025 | |||
| 7:30 AM | Registration | Continental Breakfast | Exhibits | ||
| 8:00 AM | Vasculitis | Dr. Peter Merkel | |
| 9:25 AM | Refreshment Break | Exhibits | ||
| 9:35 AM | Systemic Sclerosis | Dr. Francesco Boin | |
| 10:55 AM | Myositis and Myositis Mimics (Recorded) | Dr. Andrew Mammen | |
| 12:10 PM | Lunch Break | ||
| 1:15 PM | P G | Rheumatoid Arthritis Therapy – 2025 | Dr. Jon Graf |
| 2:40 PM | Refreshment Break | Exhibits | ||
| 2:50 PM | P | Pediatric Rheumatology | Dr. Erica Lawson |
| 3:55 PM | G | Quick Clinical Cases: A Photographic Review | Dr. Les Miller |
| 5:00 PM | Adjourn | ||
| Saturday, August 23, 2025 | |||
| 7:30 AM | Registration | Continental Breakfast | Exhibits | ||
| 8:00 AM | Systemic Diseases with Rheumatic Manifestations | Dr. Jonathan Graf | |
| 9:15 AM | Autoimmune Disease and the Lung | Dr. Erin Wilfong | |
| 10:30 AM | Refreshment Break | Exhibits | ||
| 10:40 AM | Spondyloarthritis I | Dr. Lianne Gensler | |
| 12:00 PM | G | Infectious Disease and Rheumatology | Dr. Brett Dietz |
| 12:50 PM | Adjourn | ||
| Pre-recorded lectures for post-conference viewing | |||
| IgG4-Related DIsease | Dr. John Stone | ||
| Autoinflammatory Disease | Dr. Daniel Kastner | ||
| Sports Medicine Parts I | Dr. Carlin Senter | ||
| Sports Medicine Parts II | Dr. Carlin Senter | ||
| P | Spondyloarthritis II | Dr. Lianne Gensler | |
| Mechanisms of Biologic Medications | Dr. Judith Ashouri-Sinha | ||
| P | Crystalline Disease | Dr. Tuhina Neogi | |
