Core Skills in Rheumatology

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Overview

Core Skills in Rheumatology offers essential curriculum-based education for all professional groups, taught through interactive lectures and group discussions

Date: 25 November 2021

Venue: Online

CPD: 5 credits

Audience: consultants, trainees, allied health professionals and nurses

Core Skills is aimed at the whole multi-disciplinary team. With talk streams for consultants and trainees, and health professionals and nurses, the course offers education for all team members.

As well as the parallel streams, there are core interactive lectures, dedicated pre-eLearning and discussion sessions, giving a chance to update your knowledge and exchange best practice with peers through networking forums.

Topics for consultants and trainees include:

Using and understanding immunological tests in the rheumatology clinic
The hot swollen joint
GCA and other vasculitides

Topics for health professionals and nurses include:

Working with fatigue: patient activation
Non-pharmacological management of symptoms
Motivational interviewing, what is it and how to harness it

Learning objectives

To provide attendees with an in-depth refresher and update of basic core skills for those working within the rheumatology field
To ensure all delegates are aware of best practice in examining the musculoskeletal system
To ensure delegates are familiar with the biopsychosocial model in holistic management of patients with rheumatic diseases

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Programme (2020 version - subject to change)

Thursday 3 December

Morning sessions 09:30-13:00

Time	Session title
09:30-09:45	Welcome, overview and how to use the platform	Chair: Gerald Coakley
09:45-10:10	The Rheumatology Consultation	Spencer Ellis
10:10-10:15	Break/moving to breakout rooms
10:15-11:10	Medical stream 'What you need to know about' discussion groups Using and understanding immunological tests in the rheumatology clinic	Chair: Gerald Coakley Speakers: Harsha Gunawardena, Catherine Guley, Saira Risedale, Ana Terlevich Speaker: Sarah Tansley
10:15-11:10	Health professional stream Non-pharmacological management of symptoms 'Beyond the DAS' discussion	Chair: Kate Druett
11:10-11:40	Break
11:40-12:10	Core radiology for rheumatology	Chair: Emma Williams Speaker: Philip Perkins
12:10-12:30	Joints discussion/video review and Q&A	Speakers: Gerald Coakley, Jade Skeates
12:30-13:00	Understanding the adolescent and young adult in rheumatology clinical practice	Speaker: Valerie Rogers
13:00-13:45	Lunch

Thursday 3 December

Afternoon sessions 13:45-16:30

Time	Session title
13:45-14:25	Medical stream Acute rheumatology Hot swollen joint GCA and other vasculitides	Chair: Nicola Gullick Speakers: Gerald Coakley, Vanessa Quick
13:45-14:25	Health professional stream Motivational interviewing: what it is and how to harness it	Chair: Kate Druett Speaker: Emma Dures
14:25-14:35	Break
14:35-15:20	Medical stream CTDs in the acute setting Infectious diseases	Speaker: Emma Williams
14:35-15:20	Health professional stream Working with fatigue: patient activation	Speakers: Bethan Jones, Andrew Hunt
15:20-15:30	Break
15:30-16:00	Biologics and novel DMARDs	Chair: Nicola Gullick Speaker: Gerald Coakley
16:00-16:30	Bridging the gap between physical and mental health: Addressing mental health in rheumatology patients	Speaker: Kate Druett
16:30	Summary and close