Feb 7 2025 AHPA Pre-Course (Virtual)
Feb 21 2025 CRA RheumReview (Virtual)
Feb 26 2025 Residents’ Pre-Course (Day 2)
Feb 26-Mar 1 Annual Scientific Meeting
All registrations close at 11:59 pm EST unless noted.

Thank you for joining us for the 2026 Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM), hosted in person in Halifax.

We trust you enjoyed the education and networking opportunities provided to you at this year’s ASM. 

MOC Credits

To claim your MOC credits from the ASM, a link to the ASM certificate of attendance is included at the end of the program evaluation (this has been emailed to all delegates under separate cover); the certificate of attendance is also posted on the CRA member portal (one must be logged in to access).

Session Evaluations 

Your feedback is so important, both to the CRA as well as presenters; this is how we can work toward continuous improvement.  If you’ve missed completing a session evaluation for any presentation you had previously attended, it’s not too late.  To complete session evaluations, enter the session in the meeting app and click on the evaluation icon on bottom of screen (between polls and questions icon).

Call for Workshop Proposals

The CRA invites the submission of workshop proposals for the upcoming 2027 Annual Scientific Meeting 

Who: CRA & AHPA members are invited to share their knowledge and experience 
What: 60-minute in-person, interactive workshop sessions that optimize patient care
Where:  Vancouver, BC
When: April 8-11, 2027
Deadline to Submit:  September 11, 2026 at 5:00 pm ET

ASM PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

•  State-of-the-Art & Crowd-Sourced Workshops
•  Keynote Lectures
•  Abstracts and Poster Tours
•  Satellite Symposia

  RheumJeopardy
  The Great Debate
  Awards of Distinction
  Exhibitors’ Hall
  … and much more!

ASM KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Christopher-Stine

Dunlop-Dottridge Lecture:

Dr. Lisa Christopher-Stine, a distinguished rheumatologist and leading authority on inflammatory myopathies, will deliver the Dunlop-Dottridge Lecture on Myositis.
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Dr. Ombrello

State-of-the-Art Lecture:

Dr. Michael Ombrello will present a State-of-the-Art lecture on Still’s Disease and Adult-Onset Still’s Disease (AOSD) Across the Age Spectrum.
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Dr. Volkmann

Keynote Lecture:

Dr. Elizabeth Volkmann will present a keynote lecture on Holistic Approaches to Autoimmunity.
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Arthritis Society Canada
Discover Halifax
Mitogen DX

Click here to view all our 2026 Exhibitors

Faculty and Program Committee disclosures are available upon request (contact info@rheum.ca).