Overview

This course offers a practical and comprehensive overview of how to diagnose and assess the multisystem clinical presentations of ANCA vasculitis, Large vessels vasculitis and Behcet's syndrome.
Date
14 May 2024
Venue
Online
CPD
6 RCP credits
This course is aimed at general rheumatology consultants and trainees, rheumatology nurse specialists and other allied health professionals.

The sessions are case-based and provide a pragmatic guide on how to approach this complex group of autoimmune multisystem disorders.

After attending this course, delegates will be fully up to date regarding current treatment guidelines, and confident to address the needs of their patients.

Learning objectives
Delegates will: 
  • Gain knowledge and develop a robust approach in diagnosing and assessing the multisystem clinical presentations of vasculitides (ANCA vasculitis, Large vessel vasculitis, Behcet's syndrome)
  • Receive an evidence-based overview of multi-system management of vasculitides
  • Understand better how to monitor disease activity in vasculitides and what issues to look out for during longer-term follow-up
  • Gain an insight into how to set up vasculitis specialist services and how to use the wider MDT in vasculitis care

Connective tissue disorders: practical assessment and management

14 May 2024 - Please note we can only accept payment by card for our bookings

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Pricing

Level 1: consultant, allied specialty consultant and pharma representative

£180
+VAT

Level 2: rheumatology specialty trainee, foundation trainee, GP and specialty doctor

£145
+VAT

Level 3: allied health professional, clinical academic, nurse, non-clinical scientist, psychologists, physician associates, pharmacists, retired and other

£110
+VAT

Level 1: consultant, allied specialty consultant and pharma representative

£260
+VAT

Level 2: rheumatology specialty trainee, foundation trainee, GP and specialty doctor

£220
+VAT

Level 3: allied health professional, clinical academic, nurse, non-clinical scientist, psychologists, physician associates, pharmacists, retired and other

£170
+VAT

2024 programme

Morning

09:15 - 13:20

TIME

SESSION

SPEAKERS

09:25 - 09:30

Welcome and overview of the day

Dr Rizwan Rajak

Session 1: ANCA Vasculitis (Small vessels)

Prof David Jayne

09:30 - 10:00

Diagnosis, assessment and investigations of conditions

10:00 - 10:30

Multisystem management, disease monitoring, and escalation (symptom management, MDT input, DMARDs)

10:30 - 11:00

Case presentations

11:00 - 11:15

Q&A session

11:15 - 11:35

Break

Session 2: Large vessel vasculitis

Prof Bhaskar Dasgupta

11:35 - 12:05

Diagnosis, assessment and investigations of conditions

12:05 - 12:35

Multisystem management, disease monitoring, and escalation (symptom management, MDT input, DMARDs)

12:35 - 13:05

Case presentations

13:05 - 13:20

Q&A session

Afternoon

14:20 - 16:50

TIME

SESSION

SPEAKERS

13:20 - 14:20

Lunch

Session 3: Behcet’s syndrome

Prof Robert Moots

14:20 - 14:50

Diagnosis, assessment and investigations of conditions

14:50 - 15:20

Multisystem management, disease monitoring, and escalation (symptom management, MDT input, DMARDs)

15:20 - 15:30

Break

15:30 - 16:00

Case presentations

16:00 - 16:15

Q&A session

16:15 - 16:45

Panel discussion

16:45 - 16:50

Summary and closing remarks

Dr Rizwan Rajak

Bursary

Looking for funding towards your place on this course? Applications for our education bursaries in 2024 are open, so if you're a health professional, nurse or trainee member, or a colleague from a low and middle-income country, we could support you.

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