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The ACR provides professional education for its members through several venues. Its annual scientific meeting, held each fall, is devoted to rheumatology through programs of education, research, advocacy and practice support that foster excellence in the care of people with or the ACR provides professional education for its members through several rheumatology through programs of education, research, advocacy and practice support that foster excellence in the care of people with or the rheumatic diseases. This meeting draws thousands of rheumatologists and arthritis health professionals from around the world. A winter rheumatology symposium, spring clinical meetings, and other topical conferences round out the ACR's education offerings. The ACR has three scientific journals: "arthritis & rheumatology", research in the rheumatic diseases, "arthritis care & research", which focuses on the health services and clinical aspects of rheumatology, and "open rheumatology" which is an open access online journal that publishes articles, reviews, and letters related to all important areas of experimental and clinical research in rheumatology. The ACR supports the rheumatology research foundation, a related entity. This foundation invests over $10 million annually in rheumatology research and training.