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Rheumatology

RCPE Symposium Edinburgh

Date: Wednesday, 19 September 2012

Venue:

The Queen Mother Conference Centre
Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
9 Queen Street
Edinburgh EH2 1JQ

Overview
Programme
Fees and Contact details
Further Information

The earlier diagnosis, tight inflammation control, and biological era treatment regimes in rheumatoid arthritis are reducing disability outcomes. A new challenge is to target expensive and occasionally toxic biological treatments to those that have the greatest chance of responding and the lowest chance of side effects. This theme in rheumatoid arthritis is explored in the personalised medicine session 1. Improving patient safety and reducing drug toxicity exposure is a theme of the latest innovations in lupus nephritis management. The condition scleroderma has remained resistant to attempts at altering mortality outcomes but there might be hope on the horizon in session 2. The post lunch symposium session offers a choice of 2 of 3 small group practical sessions available in young adults’ transition rheumatology care, clinical assessment of the foot and ankle, and ultrasound of the foot and ankle. Alternatively you may choose to attend a lecture on the evidence base for ultrasound imaging in rheumatology. The final session 4 reviews the latest guidelines in a number of conditions (gout, polymyalgia rheumatica, and psoriatic arthritis) requiring shared care between rheumatology, dermatology, physiotherapy, dieticians, nurses, podiatrists and general practice.

We have invited presentations from both clinicians and scientists who, as well as being international experts in their fields, have the reputation for being clear and entertaining speakers. The organising committee would be delighted if delegates arrive prepared to join in the sessions with their questions and comments.

Dr Neil McKay
Chair, Organising Committee

Wednesday 19 September

09.00	Registration and Coffee
09.25	Welcome and Introductory Remarks by Dr Neil Dewhurst, President, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

Session 1 - Personalised Medicine in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Chair: Professor Jaap van Laar, Professor of Clinical Rheumatology, Newcastle University

09.30	Introduction to personalising treatment in rheumatoid arthritis Professor Peter Taylor, Norman Collisson Professor of Musculoskeletal Sciences, Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, University of Oxford what is personalised medicine for RA? why personalise treatment for RA? *when and how might personalised treament change clinical practice?
10.15	Disease heterogeneity and biomarker discovery in rheumatoid arthritis Dr Michael Townsend, Scientist, Tissue Growth and Repair Biomarker Discovery, Genentech clinical, molecular and cellular differences in RA synovial tissue processes *clinical assessment of disease state and a known drug mechanism of action are essential for biomarker discovery
11.00	Coffee / tea

Session 2 - Innovation in Rheumatic Diseases

Chair: Dr Mohini Gray, Clinical Senior Lecturer, MRC/University of Edinburgh Centre for Inflammation Research

11.30	Managing lupus nephritis without steroids Dr Liz Lightstone, Renal Clinical Academic Lead for Training and Reader and Honorary Consultant Physician, Imperial College London *new strategies for renal lupus
12.00	STANLEY DAVIDSON ENDOWED LECTURE Chair: Dr Neil Dewhurst, President, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Scleroderma-hope on the horizon Professor Alan Tyndall, Professor and Head, Department of Rheumatology, University of Basel, Switzerland bullet point 1 bullet point 2
12.45	Lunch

Session 3 - Lecture and Breakout Workshop Session

Chair: Dr Neil Douglas McKay, Consultant Rheumatologist, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh

WORKSHOPS 13.30 to 14.00 and 14.15 to 14.45 choose one from 13.30 to 14.00 and one from 14.15 to 14.45 OR THE LECTURE from 13.30 to 14.45	LECTURE 13.30 to 14.45 OR choose one WORKSHOP from 13.30 to 14.00 and one from 14.15 to 14.45
1. Managing young adults' transition in rheumatology Dr Janet McDongah, Clinical Senior Lecturer in Paediatric and Adolescent Rheumatology, University of Birminghan and Birmingham Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Dr Gail Dovey-Pearce, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Case based group learning Maximum number per session: 20	The predictive value of ultrasound in inflammatory arthritis Dr Jane Freeston, Arthritis Research UK Clinician Scientist and Honorary Consultant Rheumatologist, University of Leeds and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust the holy grail of "prediction" in inflammatory arthritis ultrasound as a predictive tool: current knowledge and research update
2. Clinical assessment and management of the foot and ankle in rheumatic diseases Dr Deborah Turner, Arthritis Research UK Senior Lecturer in Podiatry, Glasgow Caledonian University and colleagues Case based approach Practical demonstration with patients/healthy volunteers Maximum number per session: 40
3. Musculoskeletal ultrasound masterclass demonstration of foot and ankle assessment Dr Deborah Turner, Arthritis Research UK Senior Lecturer in Podiatry, Glasgow Caledonian University and colleagues Practical demonstration with patient and healthy volunteer

14.45

Tea

Session 4 - How do I manage .......

Chair: Dr Helen Harris, Consultant Rheumatologist and Senior Lecturer (St Andrews University)

15.00	Symposium Feedback
15.05	Polymyalgia and giant cell arthritis Professor John Kirwan, Professor of Rheumatic Diseases and Consultant Rheumatologist, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust classification and guidelines differential diagnosis *treatment
15.40	Psoriatic arthritis Dr Hilary Wilson, Consultant Rheumatologist, Glasgow Royal Infirmary diagnosis treatment *guidelines
16.15	Gout Dr Philip Riches, Consultant Rheumatologist and Honorary Senior Lecturer, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh classification and guidelines differential diagnosis *treatment
16.50	Close

Online booking for this event closes on 17 September 2012 but places may still be available after that date - please contact the Education Co-ordinator (see below). A downloadable registration form will be available from mid-March.

Registration fees

Full fee	£120
RCPE Fellow	£60
RCPE Collegiate Member/Associate	£60
RCPE e-associate	£60
Nurse/AHP/Pharmacist	£45
Retired FRCPE, including lunch	£15
Retired FRCPE, no lunch	£0
Medical student (refundable deposit)	£15

Medical student - the £15 deposit will be refunded to those students who attend the event. It will not be refunded to students who register but do not show.

Unpaid Post - Nil, if confirmation of status provided - please contact the Education Co-ordinator at RCPE (see below).

Collegiate Members and Associates of the RCPE in clinical research posts may be eligible for funding - please contact the Education Co-ordinator for further information (see below).

Trainees in the medical specialties in the East of Scotland, North of Scotland or South East Scotland Deaneries are eligible to attend any number of events in the College’s main symposium programme in the current academic year for a one-off payment of £100 from their study leave budget, under the RCPE's "block grant" scheme. They will need to notify their Deanery who will issue an Application I.D. This number is needed in order to register.

Further details can be obtained from:

Christina Gray,
Education Co-ordinator,
Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh,
9 Queen Street,
Edinburgh
EH2 1JQ

TEL: 0131 247 3607
FAX: 0131 220 4393

Email: c.gray@rcpe.ac.uk

This event is open to all grades of medical, health care and scientific staff and to students. If you are unsure about eligibility, or the correct fee category, please contact the RCPE member of staff responsible for the event (see Fees and Contact Details page).

All relevant events are approved for Continuing Professional Development (CPD). Where appropriate, certificates of attendance will be provided but are usually posted out after the event.

Please note that on occasion event programmes may be subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances.

Access

As a listed building, the College has restricted disabled access. A wheelchair lift is provided at the rear of the College giving access to the Conference Centre and the main historic rooms, but not all of the smaller rooms used for educational events. For further information and assistance please contact the RCPE member of staff responsible for the event (see Fees and Contact Details page).

Accommodation and Directions to the College

The College has negotiated special rates with a number of local hotels.

Interactive map and directions

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Commercial Sponsorship

Many events are supported by commercial companies taking stand space. Health professionals and NHS managers are invited to visit the company stands during the breaks. Companies interested in sponsoring this, or other events listed on the Calendar, should contact the relevant member of RCPE staff (see Fees and Contact Details page for the event).

Exhibitors/sponsors play no part in the planning or delivery of the event and the College has developed an Ethical Sponsorship Policy to support organising committees and committee chairmen in their negotiations with potential commercial partners for education and other events.