The UAB Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology hosts an annual continuing medical education event for area providers to learn the latest updates in rheumatologic conditions and treatment.
2026 Rheumatology Update for Primary Care and Hospital Medicine
These educational sessions are aimed at practicing internists, hospitalists, family physicians, and allied healthcare providers. Medical students, residents, fellows, and APPs are also invited. Faculty in the UAB Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology will deliver presentations on the most recent guidelines and recommendations regarding the diagnosis and treatment of patients with rheumatologic and musculoskeletal diseases.
Marnix E. Heersink Conference Center
Saturday, May 16, 2026, 7:15 am - 3:00 pm
Agenda
| Time | Session & Speaker |
|---|---|
| 7:15 am | Check in and breakfast |
| 8:00 am | Musculoskeletal Exam and Ultrasound Amanda Alexander, MD Fellowship Program Director and Associate Professor |
| 8:45 am | Big Questions in Osteoporosis Eddie Mac Huddleston, MD Assistant Professor |
| 9:30 am | Break |
| 9:45 am | Positive Doesn’t Always Mean Pathologic: Rheumatology Labs Emilia Romero, MD Harris Chief Rheumatology Fellow |
| 10:30 am | Sjögren Disease Mitali Sen, MD Assistant Professor |
| 11:15 am | Break |
| 11:30 am | Pulmonary Manifestations of Rheumatic Diseases Maria Danila, MD Professor |
| 12:15 pm | Lunch |
| 12:45 pm | One of Those Cases When Infection Looks Guilty but Immunosuppression Saves Irakli Tskhakaia, MD Rheumatology Fellow |
| 1:30 pm | Crystalline Arthritis in Primary Care: What’s New in 2026 Angelo Gaffo, MD Professor and Rheumatology Section Chief, Birmingham VAMC |
| 2:15 pm | Update in Lupus Jose Rubio, MD Assistant Professor |