Overview

This introductory course explores the fundamental concepts of immunology and how they relate to rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases.
Date
On-demand
Venue
Online
CPD
6 credits

This introductory course is aimed at all professionals working in rheumatology who are new to immunology or are looking for a refresher, including consultants, specialty doctors and trainees, nurses and AHPs.

The programme covers an overview of innate and adaptive immunity, inflammatory arthritis, immunotherapy of inflammatory arthritis, CAR-T therapy, immunology tests, genetic testing and more.


Complimentary additional learning materials have been included to help you get out most of your learning.

Please note that this on-demand course is comprised of recordings from the original live course that ran in June 2024. The course content has been reviewed to ensure that it is still up to date and clinically relevant, however there are references to the live event and on-demand learners will not be able to participate in polls.


As a fully on-demand course, learners will be able to watch and review the course videos at their own pace



Learning objectives for the day are:

  • To provide an overview of key steps in the development of an acute inflammatory response and a primary adaptive immune response
  • To review the immune mechanisms underpinning exemplar autoinflammatory diseases, inflammatory arthritis, and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
  • To review current and emerging immune therapeutic strategies in rheumatology

Previous attendees said:

“The content of this session directly relates fundamentals of rheumatology practice and is a must for registrars, who may otherwise not delve into the deeper understanding on day to day practice. It is a fantastic resource.”

“It was a really beneficial day, I feel my knowledge has greatly developed.”


“The talks were incredibly engaging and informative - in a manner that broke down complex Immunology into understandable terminology.”


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      Introduction to immunology

      Once you have booked, The programme is viewable via our platform here.

      Pricing

      Level 1: consultant, allied specialty consultant and pharma representative

      £190
      +VAT

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

      £150
      +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

      £285
      +VAT

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

      £210
      +VAT

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

      £165
      +VAT

      On-demand programme

      Morning

      Part 1 and 2

      TIME

      SESSION

      SPEAKERS

      3 minutes

      Welcome and introduction

      Dr Spencer Ellis

      Session 1: Innate and Adaptive IR – basic concepts

      42 minutes

      Overview of Innate immunity

      Dr Frances Hall

      46 minutes

      Overview of Adaptive immunity

      Dr Ondrej Suchanek

      Session 2: Mechanisms and therapeutic management of autoinflammatory and autoimmune diseases

      23 minutes

      Inflammatory arthritis – early stages

      Prof Christopher Buckley

      34 minutes

      Inflammatory arthritis - established stages

      Prof Adam Croft

      34 minutes

      Immunotherapy of inflammatory arthritis

      Prof John Isaacs

      Afternoon

      Parts 3 and 4

      TIME

      SESSION

      SPEAKERS

      Session 2: Mechanisms and therapeutic management of autoinflammatory and autoimmune diseases cont.

      39 minutes

      Genomic testing in autoinflammatory diseases

      Prof Sinisa Savic

      29 minutes

      CAR-T therapy in rheumatic diseases

      Dr Marc Scherlinger

      33 minutes

      Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)

      Dr Antony Psarras

      Session 3: Laboratory investigation of autoinflammatory and autoimmune diseases

      25 minutes

      Immunology tests

      Dr Siraj Misbah

      30 minutes

      Autoinflammatory diseases

      Dr Taryn Youngstein

      39 minutes

      Keynote lecture: Future of Immunology in Rheumatology

      Prof Iain McInnes

      5 minutes

      Where Next?

      Dr Spencer Ellis

      Bursary

      Looking for funding towards your place on this course? Applications for our education bursaries in 2024 are now 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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