Core Skills in Rheumatology

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Overview

Date: 3 December 2020

Venue: Online

CPD: 5 credits

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

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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Member rate

Level 1 - Consultant, allied specialty consultant, clinical academic and Pharma representative	£150 + VAT
Level 2 - Rheumatology specialty trainee, foundation trainee, GP, non-clinical scientist, research fellow and specialty doctor	£125 + VAT
Level 3 - Health professional, nurse, charity representative, student and retired	£95 + VAT

Non-member rate

Level 1 - Consultant, allied specialty consultant, clinical academic and Pharma representative	£225 + VAT
Level 2 - Rheumatology specialty trainee, foundation trainee, GP, non-clinical scientist, research fellow and specialty doctor	£190 + VAT
Level 3 - Health professional, nurse, charity representative, student and retired	£145 + VAT

Cancellation terms and conditions

Cancellations received in writing four weeks before the course will be entitled to a full refund minus a cancellation fee of £25 for members and £40 for non-members. We cannot offer refunds for cancellations received after this date. Substitutions may be made but this will incur a £25 administration fee.

Programme

Thursday 3 December

Morning sessions 09:30-13:00

Time	Session title
09:30-09:45	Welcome, overview and how to use the platform
09:45-10:15	The Rheumatology Consultation
10:15-11:10	Medical stream Using and understanding immunological tests in the rheumatology clinic 'What you need to know about' discussion groups
10:15-11:10	Health professional stream Non-pharmacological management of symptoms 'Beyond the DAS' discussion
11:10-11:40	Break
11:40-12:10	Core radiology for rheumatology
12:10-12:30	Joints discussion/video review and Q&A
12:30-13:00	Understanding the adolescent and young adult in rheumatology clinical practice
13:00-13:45	Lunch

Thursday 3 December

Afternoon sessions 13:45-17:30

Time	Session title
13:45-14:25	Medical stream Acute rheumatology Hot swollen joint GCA and other vasculitides
13:45-14:25	Health professional stream Motivational interviewing: what it is and how to harness it
14:25-14:35	Break
14:35-15:20	Medical stream CTDs in the acute setting Infectious diseases
14:35-15:20	Health professional stream Working with fatigue: patient activation
15:20-15:30	Break
15:30-16:00	Biologics and novel DMARDs
16:00-16:30	Managing mental health in patients with rheumatic disease
16:30	Summary and close