Rheumatology Nurses Society

What Rheumatology Nurses Society does

Rheumatology Nurses Society (RNS) is a US-based non-profit professional nursing organization founded in 2008, headquartered in East Dundee, Illinois. It represents registered nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and other healthcare professionals engaged in clinical practice, education, research, and advocacy for adult and pediatric patients with rheumatic diseases.

RNS operates an accredited online Learning Center that delivers continuing-education contact hours through a learning management system; members receive full access as a membership benefit, while non-members can purchase courses individually and a small subset is offered free. The organization complements the LMS with disease-state educational resources (covering Gout, Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, Lupus, Psoriasis, Psoriatic Arthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, and Sjögren's), a clinical blog, a member resource toolkit, advocacy tooling (RNS Action Center), and an annual conference (RNS 2026 Annual Meeting). Local chapters provide in-person networking and professional development. The RNS Foundation (RNSF) operates as a sub-brand focused on expanding educational resources and patient advocacy.

The revenue model combines individual membership dues, à la carte course sales, and a tiered corporate sponsorship program (Platinum, Gold, Silver) anchored by large pharmaceutical manufacturers including AbbVie and Novartis (Platinum), Amgen (Gold), and Bristol-Myers Squibb, GlaxoSmithKline, Janssen, UCB, Sobi, Keenova, and ANI Pharmaceuticals (Silver). RNS also engages in educational partnerships such as a collaborative CME/CE initiative with Haymarket Medical Education (myCME) on rheumatologic immune-related adverse events.

Name

Rheumatology Nurses Society

Legal name

Rheumatology Nurses Society

Website

https://rnsnurse.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Rheumatology Nurses Society is a US non-profit professional membership organization that delivers accredited continuing education, disease-state resources, advocacy, and an annual conference for nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants specializing in rheumatology, funded by member dues and pharma corporate sponsorships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Nursing Education and Membership

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Health Sciences & Nursing (EDAGABAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Schools of Nursing (EDAHAGAC)

Keywords

• Nursing professional society
• Rheumatology continuing education
• Accredited nursing courses
• Healthcare professional membership
• Rheumatic disease education

Headquarters

HQ city

Sarasota

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Rheumatology Nurses Society is a non-profit professional membership organization that provides accredited continuing education, an online Learning Center, and professional development resources for nurses and advanced practice providers specializing in rheumatology. Members pay dues to access the full Learning Center and member toolkit; non-members can purchase courses individually, with some free courses available. Additional offerings include an annual conference, local chapters for networking, advocacy via the RNS Action Center, and disease-state educational content covering Gout, JIA, Lupus, Psoriasis, Psoriatic Arthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, and Sjögren's.

Product overview

The Rheumatology Nurses Society (RNS) operates as a professional membership organization rather than a technology company. Its core offerings center on membership services and an accredited learning management system. The main products include the RNS Learning Center (a comprehensive online education platform offering CE contact hours), RNS Membership (professional organization membership for rheumatology healthcare providers), and various educational resources including disease state content (covering Gout, JIA, Lupus, Psoriasis, Psoriatic Arthritis, RA, and Sjögren's), the Rheum Rundown newsletter, and the RNS Blog. Additional offerings include the Excellence in Rheumatology Nursing Award, a Member Resource Toolkit, the RNS Action Center for advocacy, and the annual RNS meeting/conference. RNS does not offer a software product with API capabilities or third-party integrations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• RNS Foundation (RNSF): The Rheumatology Nurses Society Foundation focused on expanding educational resources, supporting patients, and advocating for healthcare.
• RNS Learning Center

Products and services

• RNS Learning Center Comprehensive online learning platform offering accredited courses and continuing education contact hours for rheumatology nurses and advanced practice providers. RNS members receive full access as part of membership, while guests and non-members can purchase courses a la carte, with a handful of courses available for free.
• RNS Membership Professional membership organization for registered nurses (RNs), nurse practitioners (NPs), physician assistants (PAs), and other healthcare professionals engaged in rheumatology clinical practice, education, research, and advocacy. Members receive full Learning Center access, chapter participation, Resource Toolkit access, and advocacy representation.
• RNS Annual Meeting Annual conference bringing together rheumatology nurses and advanced practice providers for continuing education, professional networking, and professional development.
• Resource Toolkit Member-exclusive resources and tools supporting rheumatology nursing practice, hosted on the MemberClicks member portal.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered platinum, gold, silver and minor.

• AbbVieplatinumOthersPlatinum corporate member supporting RNS educational mission and professional development programs for rheumatology nurses.
• NovartisplatinumOthersPlatinum corporate member supporting RNS educational mission and professional development programs for rheumatology nurses.
• AmgengoldOthersGold corporate member supporting RNS educational mission and professional development programs for rheumatology nurses.
• Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS)silverOthersSilver corporate member supporting RNS educational mission and professional development programs for rheumatology nurses.
• GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)silverOthersSilver corporate member supporting RNS educational mission and professional development programs for rheumatology nurses.
• Janssen Pharmaceuticals (Johnson & Johnson)silverOthersSilver corporate member supporting RNS educational mission and professional development programs for rheumatology nurses.
• UCBsilverOthersSilver corporate member supporting RNS educational mission and professional development programs for rheumatology nurses.
• Swedish Orphan Biovitrum (Sobi)silverOthersSilver corporate member supporting RNS educational mission and professional development programs for rheumatology nurses.
• KeenovasilverOthersSilver corporate member supporting RNS educational mission and professional development programs for rheumatology nurses.
• ANI PharmaceuticalssilverOthersSilver corporate member supporting RNS educational mission and professional development programs for rheumatology nurses.
• Haymarket Medical Education (HME)/myCMEminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative CME/CE initiative focused on diagnosis and management of rheumatologic immune-related adverse events, in partnership with oncologists and cancer care team members.

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Dermatology Nurses' Association: Specialty nursing membership organization for dermatology nurses and APPs, mirroring RNS's structure of accredited CE, membership tiers, annual conferences, and corporate sponsorship with major pharma/biotech companies.
• Oncology Nursing Society: The largest U.S. specialty nursing organization, offering accredited CE, publications, and an annual congress for oncology nurses. Comparable in operating model (membership + accredited learning + sponsor-driven education) and serves a similarly high-burden chronic disease population.
• American Nephrology Nurses' Association: Specialty nursing society for nephrology RNs and APPs with accredited CE, certification, and chapter programs. Closely comparable in scale, governance structure, and corporate-sponsorship funding model.
• Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society: Specialty nursing organization offering accredited continuing education, certification, and an annual conference. Comparable in membership/CE-delivery model and reliance on medical-device and pharma corporate sponsorship.
• National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists: Membership organization for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses focused on clinical nurse specialist roles. Comparable in size, mission, and CE/membership business model, with overlapping membership demographics.

Broad incumbents

• American College of Rheumatology: The dominant U.S. professional society for the rheumatology field, but serving physicians and researchers rather than nurses. Operates as a broader incumbent in the same disease-area ecosystem and competes for the same pharma sponsorship and educational mindshare.
• American Academy of Nurse Practitioners: Large national professional organization for nurse practitioners across all specialties. Comparable in governance and CE delivery model but operates as a broader incumbent that overlaps with RNS's APP audience.

Others

• Haymarket Medical Education (myCME): Accredited CME/CE provider that is both an RNS partner and a comparable continuing-education platform. Their overlapping CME/CE infrastructure and pharma-sponsored content operations make them a structurally adjacent peer.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/rnsociety
• Facebookfacebook.com/RheumNurses
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rheumatology-nurses-society
• Instagraminstagram.com/rheumatologynurses

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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