American College of Rheumatology · Orlando, FL · 2026
ACR Convergence 2026
01 Overview
ACR Convergence 2026 runs November 6 to 11, 2026, in the West Building of the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. It is an in-person meeting, with selected content available on demand.
General registration (through November 11) is $1,400 for ACR physician members and $2,150 for nonmember physicians at the In Person level; students and residents register free, and an On Demand package costs $699 for members or $1,225 for nonmembers. The blended live and on-demand activity is designated for up to 182.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits, with the same maximum in ANCC contact hours, AAPA Category 1 credits and ABIM or ABP MOC points; pharmacists can earn up to 61 ACPE hours. Credit must be claimed by September 30, 2027.
02 CME / CE credits
| Credit | Amount | System |
|---|---|---|
| AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™Maximum for the blended activity (live and on demand) | 182.75 | ACCME |
| ABIM MOC PointsABP MOC points also available | 182.75 | ABIM |
| AAPA Category 1 CME Credit | 182.75 | AAPA |
| ANCC Nursing Contact Hours | 182.75 | ANCC |
| ACPE Contact HoursKnowledge-based; claim within 60 days of completion | 61 | ACPE |
Accredited provider: American College of Rheumatology (Joint Accreditation provider 0003797) · claim credit by Sep 30, 2027
03 Registration fees
| Attendee | Regular | Virtual |
|---|---|---|
| Non-members | $2,150until Nov 11 | $1,225 |
| Members | $1,400until Nov 11 | $699 |
| Students | $0until Nov 11 | — |
04 Key deadlines
- Sep 30, 2027
- Claim CME/CE credit — CME/CE credit and MOC points, 11:59 p.m. ET; pharmacy credit within 60 days
05 Program highlights
| Session | Day | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Review Course | Sat, Nov 7 | — |
| Opening Session: Keynote Address and Awards | Sat, Nov 7 | — |
| Plenary I (0867-0871) | Sun, Nov 8 | — |
| ARP Keynote Address: The Kitchen Pharmacy: Food, Inflammation, and a Prescription for Patient and Planet | Sun, Nov 8 | — |
| Rheumatology Research Foundation Memorial Lecture: To Memorialize Dr. Elizabeth Mellins | Sun, Nov 8 | — |
| Plenary II (1820-1825) | Mon, Nov 9 | — |
| ARP Distinguished Lecture: Evidence-Based Toolbox for Patients Living with Fibromyalgia | Mon, Nov 9 | — |
| Edmund Dubois Memorial Lecture | Mon, Nov 9 | — |
| Paul Klemperer Memorial Lecture | Mon, Nov 9 | — |
| Plenary III (2803-2808) | Tue, Nov 10 | — |
| Daltroy Lecture: From Labs to Living Rooms: Communicating Research Through Patient-Centered Community Engagement | Tue, Nov 10 | — |
| Philip Hench Memorial Lecture | Tue, Nov 10 | — |
| ACR Distinguished Fellowship Program Director Keynote Address | Tue, Nov 10 | — |
| Oscar Gluck Memorial Lecture | Tue, Nov 10 | — |
| TLR7 from Discovery to Translation: Lupus Research Alliance Lupus Insight Prize Lectureship | Tue, Nov 10 | — |
06 Speakers & faculty 57
- Christy SandborgMD, FACR, MACR, FAAPKeynote · Stanford University
- Grant SchulertMD, PhDKeynote · Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
- Charmayne Dunlop-ThomasMS;MPHKeynote · Emory University
- Christine StamatosDNP, ANP-CKeynote · Northwell Health, Division of Rheumatology
- Jeremy TilstraMD, PhDKeynote · University of Pittsburgh
- Amr SawalhaMDKeynote · University of Pittsburgh
- Virginia PascualMDKeynote · Weill Cornell Medical College
- Jillian Rose-SmithPhD, MPH, MSWKeynote · Hospital for Special Surgery
- Edith WilliamsPhDKeynote · University of Rochester Medical Center
- Rep. Kim SchofieldKeynote · Emory University SOM
- Christopher ReedBA, JDKeynote · Mark Anthony Scott, LLC
- Andy AbrilMDKeynote · Mayo Clinic
- John VargaMD;MACRKeynote · University of Michigan
- Rachel WolfeMDKeynote · Wake Forest School of Medicine
- Kenneth O'RourkeMD, MACRKeynote · Retired
- Jenna ThomasonMD, MPHKeynote · University of Washington
- Aleksander LenertMD, MS, FRCPCKeynote · University of Iowa
- Polly FergusonMDKeynote · University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
- Gary KoretzkyMD, MACRKeynote · Cornell University
- Greg BartonPhDKeynote · HHMI and UC Berkeley
- Olivia MajerPhDKeynote · Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
- Sarah BayefskyMD, MEdCourse director · Hackensack University Medical Center
- Sarah LieberMD, MSCourse director · Hospital for Special Surgery
- Marcy BolsterMDModerator · Duke University
- Stacey TarvinMD, MS, FACRModerator · Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University
- Caroline JefferiesPhDModerator · Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
- Louise ThomaPhD, DPTModerator · University of North Carolina
- Katherine WyshamMDFaculty · VA PUGET SOUND/UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
- Laura LewandowskiMD, MScFaculty · Genentech
- Kristi KuhnMD, PhDFaculty · University of Colorado Anschutz
- Laura CappelliMDFaculty · Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
- Mike PutmanMD, MScFaculty · The Medical College of Wisconsin
- Mehret Birru TalabiMD, PhDFaculty · University of Pittsburgh
- Mckenna BowesBSFaculty · West Virginia University School of Medicine
- Brian AndersonMDFaculty · Coalition for Health AI (CHAI)
- Allison MasonFaculty · The Hershey Company
- Bryce BinstadtMD, PhDFaculty · University of Minnesota
- William HarveyMD, MSc, FACRFaculty · Tufts Medicine
- Becki ClevelandPhDFaculty · University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Aakanksha PitliyaMDFaculty · Mercy Catholic Medical Center, Darby, PA
- Philip ConaghanMD, PhDFaculty · University of Leeds
- Aurélien ChepyFaculty · INFINTE U186 inserm, univeristy of Lille
- Costantino PitzalisMD, PhD, FRCPFaculty · QMUL
- Jeffrey CurtisMD, MS, MPHFaculty · University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Christopher MorrisMD, FACR, MACRFaculty · Arthritis Associates of Kingsport
- Nuria Lara CastilloPhD, MScFaculty · Children's Mercy Hospital
- Nader YatimMD, PhDFaculty · University of Paris-Cite
- Richard FurieMD, MACRFaculty · Northwell
- Walter P MaksymowychMD, FRCPC, MRCP, FACPFaculty · University of Alberta
- Benjamin JonesBSFaculty · Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
- Chio YokoseMD, MScFaculty · Massachusetts General Hospital
- Joshua BakerMD, MSCEFaculty · University of Pennsylvania
- Kate HarndenPhD, MBChB, MRCPFaculty · Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal medicine
- Eric RobertsPhD, MPHFaculty · University of California, San Francisco
- J. Hannah MaclellanBSFaculty · Duke University School of Medicine
- Gokce Kenar ArtinMDFaculty · Dokuz Eylul University School of Medicine
- Joseph MerolaMD, MSc, FACR, FAADFaculty · UT Southwestern Medical Center
07 Sponsors & exhibitors 150
Exhibitors
- 10x Genomics3723
- AbbVie201-S, 202-S, 204-S,
- Accord BioPharma3722
- Adicet Bio2833-CT
- African League of Associations for Rheumatology (AFLAR)4818-NP
- AiArthritis & 'Go With Us!' to Conferences4417-NP
- Alaska Native Medical Center4516-NP
- Alliance for Gout Awareness4621-NP
- Alliance for Safe Biologic Medicines4523-NP
- American College of Physicians/Annals of Internal Medicine4525-NP
- American Kidney Fund4521-NP
- American Rheumatology2515
- Amgen1008-S, 1108-S, 3235
- ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Comm)1408
- APLAR4422-NP
- AQTUAL4119
- argenx1021-S, 1123-S, 1717
- Arthritis National Research Foundation4421-NP
- Artiva1101-S, 3833
- Association of Women in Rheumatology4413-NP
- AstraZeneca1003-S, 1004-S, 1006
- Augurex Life Sciences Corp.3819
- Aurinia Pharmaceuticals3624
- Autoimmune Disease Prevention Center4622-NP
- Beeline Medicines4601, 601-S, 603-S,
- Biogen4304, 614-S, 616-S,
- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.2221
- Bristol Myers Squibb2106, 705-S, 707-S,
- Cabaletta Bio1102-S, 4104
- Care Access1928
- CARRA4824-NP
- Cosette Pharmaceuticals2318
- Crispr Therapeutics3901
- Cullinan Therapeutics, Inc.1014-S, 1016-S, 2930
- Cure JM Foundation4424-NP
- CVS Specialty1903
- Dianthus Therapeutics2431-CT
- DxTerity Diagnostics3307
- EMD Serono2731-CT, 2732-CT, 27
- Eosinophilic & Rare Disease Cooperative4821-NP
- European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR)4415-NP
- Exagen3207
- Fate Therapeutics, Inc.2631-CT
- Fibromyalgia National Health4625-NP
- Forus1901
- FORWARD, the National Databank for Rheumatic Diseases4419-NP
- Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research4519-NP
- Fresenius Kabi1902
- FUJIFILM Sonosite2216
- Genentech4608, 508-S
- GenHealth.ai2118
- Gout Education Society4522-NP
- Gout Support Group of America4617-NP
- GSK2615, 803-S
- Henry Ford Health4826-NP
- Holland Hospital4423-NP
- House Rx2415
- IgG4ward! Foundation4723-NP
- Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Disease Forum4619-NP
- Indero3240
- Inmedix2935
- Intermountain Health1503
- International Myositis Society - iMyoS4823-NP
- INVIVYD1806
- IV Solutions RX4107
- Japan College of Rheumatology4518-NP
- Johns Hopkins Rheumatology4815-NP
- Johnson & Johnson1112-S, 1114-S, 3228
- Keenova Therapeutics4108
- Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals2835, 2837
- Kyowa Kirin, Inc. (Medical Team)2319
- La Lettre du Rhumatologue4308
- Labcorp1813
- Lee Health4822-NP
- Lilly3601, 3605, 623-S, 7
- Looms For Lupus4614-NP
- Lupus Forum / Scleroderma Forum4618-NP
- Lupus Foundation of America4624-NP
- Lupus Research Alliance/Lupus Therapeutics4514-NP
- Machaon Diagnostics1904
- Mediar Therapeutics2432-CT
- Merck & Co., Inc.321-S, 323-S, 3308
- MIHRA Foundation – Myositis International Health & Research Collaborative Alliance4615-NP
- MoonLake Immunotherapeutics1413
- MotherToBaby Pregnancy Studies4416-NP
- Multi Radiance1921
- National Institutes of Health4715-NP
- National Jewish Health4425-NP
- National Organization of Rheumatology Management - NORM4819-NP
- National Scleroderma Foundation4324-NP
- NextGen Healthcare2411
- Nkarta, Inc.1018-S, 4019
- Nordic Bioscience3622
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation212-S, 312-S, 314-S,
- Octapharma2938
- Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation4718-NP
- OMCT Solutions2332
- OpenEvidence3822
- Organon LLC3619
- Organon LLC Medical Affairs1001-S, 3720
- Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc2531-CT, 524-S
- Pacira BioSciences, Inc.2231, 2632-CT
- Pan American League of Associations for Rheumatology4613-NP
- Parexel3725
- Pfizer2213, 501-S, 503-S,
- PPD, Thermofisher2219
- Precision for Medicine2017
- Priovant Therapeutics1012-S, 1601
- Progentec Diagnostics, Inc.4208
- Prolato Clinical Research Center4616-NP
- R.J. Fasenmyer Center4714-NP
- Regeneron3638, 521-S
- Remedy Specialty Network1502
- Rheumatology Advanced Practice Providers (RhAPP)4825-NP
- Rheumatology News2218
- Rheumatology Research Foundation3208
- RheumNow4407
- RISE Registry2511
- ROPCA2119
- Salonpas1923
- Sandoz Inc.3241
- Sanofi4207, 514-S, 515-S
- Sanofi Regeneron4209, 612-S, 613-S
- Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology4524-NP
- Scipher Medicine3636
- SetPoint Medical2013
- Sjogren's Foundation Inc4626-NP
- SOBI2101, 801-S, 802-S
- Soleo Health3724
- SoundRheum Diagnostics2416
- Spondylitis Association of America4817-NP
- Spyre Therapeutics2933-CT
- Stryde Research2633-CT
- Sun Pharma3828
- Take a Pain Check Foundation4726-NP
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals208-S, 308-S, 3407
- The Journal of Rheumatology4513-NP
- The Myositis Association4526-NP
- The Scleroderma Foundation of California & Greater Chicago4721-NP
- Tonix Medicines, Inc.1613, 516-S
- UCB, Inc.715-S
- UCB, Inc. (Commercial)2401
- UCB, Inc. (Medical)3201
- USSONAR2117
- Vasculitis Foundation4426-NP
- Viatris718-S
- Vor Biopharma Inc.2831-CT, 2832-CT, 81
- World Scleroderma Foundation4724-NP
- Xencor3919
- Zenas BioPharma1017-S, 1116-S, 1118
08 Questions
When is ACR 2026?
It takes place Nov 6–11, 2026 in Orlando, FL.
How many CME/CE credits does ACR 2026 offer?
182.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™; 182.75 ABIM MOC Points; 182.75 AAPA Category 1 CME Credit; 182.75 ANCC Nursing Contact Hours; 61 ACPE Contact Hours. Final credit numbers are set by the accredited provider.
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