TWO COURSES. ENROLLING NOW.
Confidently Manage Rheumatology Patients
Two practical courses for nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and primary care providers, taught by two board-certified rheumatologists with over 40 years of combined experience. From lab interpretation and lupus to gout, fibromyalgia, and the spondyloarthropathies, learn to manage these patients with confidence while they wait for a referral.
8 modules ā¢ 23 video lectures ā¢ Over 9 hours ā¢ Self-paced, lifetime access
WATCH FREE VIDEO āThe Rheumatology Shortage is already here
New patients can wait months to see a rheumatologist, and follow-up visits are getting harder to schedule. When a patient with rheumatoid arthritis or lupus has a flare, they often cannot get specialist care fast enough, and many end up in the ER or urgent care.
That gap increasingly falls to you, the provider these patients see first. These courses give you the practical knowledge to fill it with confidence, and to know exactly when a referral is truly needed.
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Built for the providers on the front line
Our coursesĀ are designed specifically for:
- Nurse practitioners
- Physician assistants
- Family practitioners
- Primary care providers
If you see patients with joint pain, positive ANA labs, or suspected autoimmune disease and want to manage them confidently instead of just referring and waiting, this is for you. No prior rheumatology training required.
VIEW COURSESWhat these courses will enable you to do
Across both courses, you will be able to:
- Work up a positive ANA properly before referring, and recognize the antibody patterns that point to lupus, Sjogrenās, scleroderma, and myositis
- Recognize and manage rheumatoid arthritis and lupus, and tell arthritis from bursitis and tendonitis, joint by joint
- Diagnose fibromyalgia with confidence, and tell inflammatory back pain from mechanical to catch the spondyloarthropathies
- Start and taper steroids correctly in polymyalgia rheumatica, and recognize giant cell arteritis before it threatens vision
- Diagnose gout and lower uric acid to target, preventing a destructive, systemic disease
- Manage common flares, reduce unnecessary ER and urgent care visits, and know with confidence when a referral is genuinely warranted
Two courses, built to be taken together
Each course stands on its own. Start with either, or take both for the full picture. Every lesson is practical and built from the consults these rheumatologists field every week.
COURSEĀ 1
Rheum In Practice 101
4 modules Ā· 12 lectures Ā· ~5.5 hours
- Module 1: Rheumatology Labs
- Module 2: Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Module 3: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Module 4: Arthritis, Bursitis, or Tendonitis?
Start here for lab interpretation, reading a positive ANA, recognizing RA and lupus, and telling joint pain apart.Ā
COURSE 2
Rheum In Practice 201
4 modules Ā· 11 lectures Ā· ~4 hours
- Module 1: Fibromyalgia
- Module 2: Spondyloarthropathies
- Module 3: PMR and Giant Cell Arteritis
- Module 4: Gout
Go further into fibromyalgia, inflammatory back pain, PMR and giant cell arteritis, and gout.
Free guide: How to read the Labs a Rheumatologist Orders
A positive ANA is one of the most common reasons patients get referred, and one of the most misunderstood labs in primary care. A positive ANA on its own is like being told a patient has "a car" with no details about the make, model, or whether it'll cause trouble.
This free guide breaks down the labs that turn a vague positive ANA into a clear clinical picture, including:
- The ENA panel and what each antibody points to (Smith, RNP, SSA/Ro, SSB/La, Scl-70, Jo-1)
- Anti double-stranded DNA and what its specificity and sensitivity really mean
- The supporting labs to order before you refer (complement, CBC with differential, urinalysis)
- Other causes of a positive ANA worth ruling out
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Taught by Practicing Rheumatologists
Dr. Tom Rennie and Dr. Jane Ayala are board-certified rheumatologists with over 40 years of combined experience. They builtĀ these courses from real consults, the same positive ANA referrals and flare-ups they see in clinic every week, so the training reflects what you'll actually encounter with your patients.
VIEW COURSESGet the free guide and see what the courses cover
Start with the free lab guide. If it's useful, both coursesĀ go deeper into lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, osteoarthritis, psoriatic arthritis, fibromyalgia, and more, with practical guidance on when a referral is truly needed.
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