Complex Crystal Arthritis

The Complex Crystal Arthritis course offers a programme full of content for all rheumatology professionals.

The course will provide delegates with an educational update as well as the chance to exchange best practice with peers through an interactive discussion of challenging real life clinical cases.

Become aware of the latest evidence to inform optimum urate-lowering therapy and learn how to achieve it in clinical practice
Learn how to manage gout in patients with complex comorbidities such as chronic kidney disease, organ transplantation and cardiovascular disease
Understand therapeutic options to treat gout other than allopurinol including febuxostat and uricosuric drugs
Understand the role of ultrasound and dual-energy CT (DECT) in the diagnosis of crystal arthritis, their specific imaging features and diagnostic utility
Understand which metabolic conditions predispose to calcium pyrophosphate crystal deposition and which patients should be screened for these
Learn about options for pharmacological management of complex calcium pyrophosphate crystal deposition
Participate in discussion of challenging real-life clinical cases

Time	Session title
09:15-09:45	Registration and coffee
9:45-10:00	Welcome and introduction to the day
10:00-10:30	Evidence-based urate-lowering therapy: what is it and how is it achieved?
11:30-11:15	Managing gout in chronic kidney disease and organ transplant recipients
11:15-11:45	Break
11:45-12:15	Febuxostat: effectiveness and safety in clinical practice
12:15-12:45	Uricosuric drugs: when, how and which one?
12:45-13:15	Advanced imaging in crystal arthritis
15:15-14:00	Lunch
14:00-14:30	Metabolic predisposition in calcium pyrophosphate crystal deposition: who to screen, when and for what?
14:30-15:00	Pharmacological management of calcium pyrophosphate crystal deposition
15:00-16:00	Complex cases and panel discussion
16:00	Close

	Member	Non-Member
Level 1 (Consultant, Allied speciality consultant, Clinical academic and Pharma representatives)	£250	£375
Level 2 (Rheumatology speciality trainee, Foundation trainee, GP, Non-clinical scientist, Research fellow and speciality doctor)	£180	£270
Level 3 (Health professional, Nurse, Charity representative, Student, Retired and Parent, patients and carers)	£150	£225

Prices do not include VAT, accommodation or travel.