First Annual Rheum-Derm Summit – East 2026

FIRST ANNUAL RHEUM-DERM SUMMIT

Separate CME Activity on April 29th 2026

Sharpen Your Cross-Disciplinary Clinical Decision-Making

Whether you are a dermatologist treating rheumatic symptoms or a rheumatologist managing complex skin findings, patient care often lives in the gray area between specialties. This summit is your opportunity to bridge that gap.

A New Format for Complex Care

Move beyond the “silo.” This summit replaces traditional lectures with Active Learning formats:

  • 🤝 Team Teaching: Rheum and Derm experts on stage together, debating real-world management strategies.
  • 🧩 Gamified Challenges: Test your diagnostic eye in our “Stump the Experts” interactive clinical game.
  • 🔍 Rapid-Fire Panels: High-yield discussions focused on critical overlap conditions.

The Curriculum

Earn approximately 6.0 Hours of CME covering the five most critical overlap disease states:

  • Psoriatic Disease: Navigating skin and joint connectivity.
  • The Lupus Spectrum: From cutaneous findings to systemic flares.
  • Scleroderma: Managing sclerosing disorders.
  • Vasculitis: Identification and rapid intervention.
  • Dermatomyositis: Complex case management.

Event Logistics

📅 Date: Wednesday, April 29, 2026

⏰ Time: Approx. 8:00 AM – 4:15 PM (Agenda Finalizing Soon)

📍 Location: Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort (Destin, FL) & Online

🎓 Credit: Approx. 5.5 – 6.0 CME Credits

*This is a separate CME activity held the day prior to the main CCR East conference.

Program Chairs:
Philip Mease, MD & Ruth Ann Vleugels, MD

Our Esteemed Faculty

Rochelle L. Castillo, MD, MS

Rochelle L. Castillo, MD, MS

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Laura Hummers, M.D., Sc.M.

Laura Hummers, M.D., Sc.M.

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Avery H. LaChance, M.D., MPH, FAAD

Avery H. LaChance, M.D., MPH, FAAD

Associate Professor

Harvard Medical School

Philip J. Mease, M.D.

Philip J. Mease, M.D.

University of Washington School of Medicine

Julie J. Paik, M.D., MHS

Julie J. Paik, M.D., MHS

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

Katharina S. Shaw, M.D.

Katharina S. Shaw, M.D.

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Ruth Ann Vleugels, M.D., MPH, MBA

Ruth Ann Vleugels, M.D., MPH, MBA

Harvard Medica School

Kenneth J. Warrington, M.D., Ph.D

Kenneth J. Warrington, M.D., Ph.D

Chair in Division of Rheumatology

Mayo Clinic

Tentative Program Agenda

Agenda Overview

Case-driven, cross-disciplinary format built for high-yield clinical decision-making.

Session Format
25m Derm Lecture → 15m Rheum Lecture → 15m Tag-Team Cases
Morning Sessions
The High-Prevalence Overlap
Block I: Psoriatic Disease
08:30 AM – 09:25 AM
25m Derm → 15m Rheum → 15m Tag-Team Cases
Reset Break
09:25 AM – 09:35 AM (10 min)
Block II: Systemic Vasculitis
09:35 AM – 10:30 AM
25m Derm → 15m Rheum → 15m Tag-Team Cases
Reset Break
10:30 AM – 10:40 AM (10 min)
Block III: Dermatomyositis
10:40 AM – 11:35 AM
25m Derm → 15m Rheum → 15m Tag-Team Cases
Mid-Day Break
Sponsored Lunch / Product Theater
Sponsored Lunch / Product Theater
11:35 AM – 12:50 PM
Afternoon Sessions
Key Timing Constraints
Block IV: The Lupus Spectrum
01:00 PM – 01:55 PM
Meets the 1:00–2:00 PM slot • 25m Derm → 15m Rheum → 15m Tag-Team Cases
Reset Break
01:55 PM – 02:05 PM (10 min)
Block V: The “Stumpers” Clinical Game
02:05 PM – 03:05 PM
Full panel, 1-hour interactive game • Thieves Market visual challenge with ARS participation
Reset Break
03:05 PM – 03:15 PM (10 min)
Block VI: Scleroderma & Sclerosing Disorders
03:15 PM – 04:10 PM
25m Derm → 15m Rheum → 15m Tag-Team Cases
Note: We are still finalizing the agenda. Faculty names and details will be provided soon.
  • Psoriatic disease across skin and joints, from phenotype to personalized treatment

  • Cutaneous manifestations of systemic rheumatic disease

  • Autoimmune differentials with strong dermatologic involvement, including lupus, dermatomyositis, vasculitis, and scleroderma

  • Biologics and targeted therapies used in both specialties, including when to escalate or pivot

  • Rheum-derm clinic models and co-management strategies

  • Challenging case reviews highlighting diagnostic traps and treatment wins

This Summit is more than an add-on. It is a strategic, clinic-ready learning experience for anyone treating inflammatory disease where skin and joints intersect. Join us Wednesday to start CCR East 2026 with focused expertise, meaningful collaboration, and actionable takeaways.

Of all of the rheumatology meetings I‘ve attended over 41 years in practice, and 2 years in fellowship, including 40 ACR annual meetings, I enjoyed and learned more at CCR” – Allen Morton, M.D.

First Annual Rheum-Derm Summit – East 2026

$275.00

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Additional information

Location

Online, Onsite

Date

April 29th, 2026

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