General Information

The intent of this program is to encourage the development of activities to disseminate content from ACR Convergence 2020 (ACR's annual meeting) to healthcare providers that treat patients with rheumatic diseases, including rheumatologists, dermatologists, primary care practitioners, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants.

Educational activities that disseminate content to patients with rheumatic diseases will also be considered. Patient information activities/materials must be free from influence or the appearance of the influence from commercial entities.  

COMMERCIAL SUPPORT: if your activity will receive commercial support, funding should be secured prior to application submission.  Otherwise, proof of funding (Letter of Intent) must be included with this application. Conditional acceptance may be provided, however final acceptance will not be made until proof of secured funding is provided. Proof of secured funding must be provided no later than October 1, 2020.

To have your activity be considered for the 2020 ACR Education Partner Program, you must complete and submit this online form.

Application Deadline:  September 4, 2020

** NEW **Due to impact of Covid-19, we've had to extend the Review Time to 3-4 weeks.
ACR will review all completed proposals within 3-4 weeks of submission and send a notification of acceptance, or a request for more information.  ACR reserves the right to reject topics, formats, or materials deemed inappropriate. The ACR reserves the right to request a review of the slide presentations at any time.

If you have questions, please contact Pietra Kilcullen at pkilcullen@rheumatology.org.

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* 1. Applicant Organization Information:

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* 2. Describe the attributes of the entity/entities that will support and facilitate the execution of the activity, the leadership of the proposed activity, and the specific role all entities have in the proposed activity.

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* 3. If the entity responsible for the execution of the activity will be receiving commercial support for the activity, please provide information on the support below and describe the funding agreement terms.
The organization(s) providing funding for the program, if different from the applicant. 

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* 4. Please describe the funding agreement terms if applicable: 

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* 5. Third-Party Organization
As applicable - the organization(s) responsible for logistics

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* 6. Billing Information 
Organization that will be invoiced for the administrative fee. 

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* 7. Who do we notify?
Please list the names and email addresses of all those you wish to receive notifications regarding this proposal:

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