November 10-15

The official news source of

ACR Convergence 2023

San Diego, CA

  • Engage and Educate in the Exhibit Hall

    Engage and Educate in the Exhibit Hall

    Please be sure to leave time in your schedule to visit the Exhibit Hall.  With over 140 exhibiting companies, the Exhibit Hall is a place to learn, network, and engage. The exhibits will be located in halls E, F, G, and H on the ground level of the San Diego Convention Center.

  • Enhance your Meeting Education by Attending an Industry-Supported Session

    Enhance your Meeting Education by Attending an Industry-Supported Session

    Two types of industry-supported sessions are offered at the ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting to enhance attendees’ educational experience. The Innovation Theater, located within the Exhibit Hall, offers an opportunity to learn […]

  • Annual Meeting offers a chance to connect with best and brightest in rheumatology

    Annual Meeting offers a chance to connect with best and brightest in rheumatology

    ACR President Sharad Lakhanpal, MBBS, MD, is a Dallas-area rheumatologist and Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center and an investigator at Metroplex Clinical Research Center in Dallas, where he has participated in hundreds of clinical trials. Dr. Lakhanpal recently shared his thoughts about the Annual Meeting.

  • Opening Lecture to present the A to Z of infectious disease

    Opening Lecture to present the A to Z of infectious disease

    The ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting each year features prestigious speakers that deliver groundbreaking lectures on crucial topics in medicine, and the 2017 Opening Lecture continues this special tradition. Immunologist Anthony Fauci, MD, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), will present “Emerging and Re-Emerging Infectious…

  • Annual Meeting offers great value for international attendees

    Annual Meeting offers great value for international attendees

    More than 16,000 physicians, health professionals, and industry partners from over 100 countries will come together in San Diego this fall for the ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting, the world’s premier networking […]

  • Meet the Whole World of Rheumatology in San Diego

    Meet the Whole World of Rheumatology in San Diego

    Join thousands of attendees from more than 100 countries and learn about the latest advances making a difference now and into the future. Take advantage of more than 450 educational sessions, hands-on workshops, basic science and clinical review courses, and lectures from global experts Nov. 3–8 in San Diego at the ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting.

  • Abstracts offer chance to learn, connect during ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Abstracts offer chance to learn, connect during ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Abstracts remain the heart of the ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting, presenting cutting-edge science and the latest basic science and clinical advances. Attendees will find abstracts everywhere, some so current that they haven’t been published, yet. Concurrent and plenary sessions are built on the high-quality abstracts that the Annual Meeting attracts every year.

  • Sub-chairs share Annual Meeting session highlights

    Sub-chairs share Annual Meeting session highlights

    Educational tracks help you navigate the Annual Meeting. Basic Science is designed for researchers and academicians seeking cutting-edge science. Business/Administration helps practice managers, clinicians, and health professionals get information about business, regulatory, and compliance issues. Clinical Practice highlights the latest developments in patient care.

  • Program committee members share sub-specialty highlights

    Program committee members share sub-specialty highlights

    The 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting in San Diego will bring together more than 16,000 rheumatologists, rheumatology health professionals, fellows-in-training, and exhibitors from more than 100 countries to learn about the latest scientific advances, clinical issues, professional development, and more. Within this year’s primary educational tracks, attendees will find sub-specialty sessions targeted to specific areas of…

  • TechMed sub-track gives a close-up look at how supercomputing can revolutionize medicine

    TechMed sub-track gives a close-up look at how supercomputing can revolutionize medicine

    Advances in supercomputing to analyze big data and the role of virtual reality (VR) in pain management highlight this year’s TechMed sub-track. On Tuesday, Nov. 7, the chief medical officer […]