Autumn Conference 2014: case-based discussions
 
Programme
DAY 1
27 NOVEMBER
09.00-09.45 Arrival and CPD Registration | Durham Hall
09.45-10.00 Welcome by Dr Sanjeev Patel | Oxford Hall
10.00-10.45 Crystal Arthritis – State Of The Art Lecture | Oxford Hall
Prof Michael Doherty
10.45-11.15 Delegate Case Reports | Oxford Hall

Is it just Gout?
Dr Deepti Kapur

When the diagnosis of Gout is in doubt
Dr Laura Attipoe
11.15-11.55 Tea and Coffee Break, Networking & Posters | Durham Hall
11.55-12.40
Delegate Case Reports | Oxford Hall

Gouty tophi: here today gone tomorrow
Dr Raisa Khan Gul Mandokhel

Treatment of resistant chronic tophaceous gout
Dr Afsha Khan

A case of multi-drug resistant Gout
Dr Maumer Durrani
12.40-13.35 Lunch Break, Exhibition & Networking | Durham Hall
12.45-13.15
Innovation Session | Hall 4
New mechanisms in psoriatic arthritis treatment
13.35-14.05
Psoriatic Arthritis – State Of The Art Lecture | Oxford Hall
Prof Douglas J. Veale
14.05-15.05
Delegate Case Reports | Oxford Hall

A case of psoriatic arthritis, gout & back pain
Dr Taufik Hairudin

Recurrent knee effusions – A case of psoriatic arthritis and lipoma arborescens
Dr Sarah-Jane Emerson

An extremely curious case of psoriatic arthritis
Dr Kehinde Sunmboye

A complex conundrum between inadequately controlled inflammatory arthritis, poor compliance and poor bone healing following orthopaedic intervention
Dr Sarah-Jane Emerson
15.05-15.45
Tea and Coffee Break, Networking & Posters | Durham Hall
15.10-15.40
Innovation Session | Hall 4
T2T PsA... is it possible?

15.45-16.15 Delegate Case Reports | Oxford Hall

A curious MRI finding in spondyloarthropathy
Dr Mohammed Abid Yusuf

Novel therapy for PsA: Is it the whole answer?
Dr Carl Orr
16.30-17.15 What Rheumatologists Need to Know About Psoriasis | Oxford Hall
Dr Colin Holden
17.15-18.00
Debate Session, chaired by Dr Sanjeev Patel | Oxford Hall
‘Musculoskeletal US should be a core training requirement in the UK
rheumatology curriculum’

For: Dr Zunaid Karim | Against: Dr Thomas Lawson

18.30-19.30 Symposium - New Pathways in Psoriatic Disease | Hall 4
Prof Neil McHug, Prof Douglas Veale and Dr Chris Edwards
[Canapés and soft drinks will be available]
20.00-late Optional Conference Dinner | Indian Summer
DAY 2
28 NOVEMBER
07.30-09.00 Symposium | Hall 4
iQ Communicator post-Ghent - Highlights of the Ghent International Congress on Spondyloarthropathies
[Breakfast provided]
08.30-09.15 Arrival and CPD Registration | Durham Hall
09.00-09.15 Welcome | Oxford Hall
09.15-09.45 Rheumatoid Arthritis – State Of The Art Lecture | Oxford Hall
Prof Iain McInnes
09.45-10.15 Case studies and discussion | Oxford Hall
Cancer in patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Dr Arrianne Laws
10.15-10.45 Case studies and discussion | Oxford Hall
Cardiovascular Risk in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Dr Sarah-Jane Emerson
10.45-11.25
Tea and Coffee Break, Networking & Posters | Durham Hall
10.50-11.20
  Innovation Session | Hall 4
Methotrexate and biologics therapies in rheumatoid arthritis: an immunology perspective
11.25-12.10
Delegate Case Reports | Oxford Hall

Extra articular disease in Rheumatoid Arthritis is old fashioned?

Rheumatoid meningitis masquerading as a left hemisphere stroke in a patient receiving anti-TNF treatment for a diagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Dr Helena Robinson

A case of tuberculous meningitis in a patient with RA on Anti TNF therapy
Dr Geetha Lakshmi Janakiraman

A chronic large pericardial effusion in an ultramarathon runner with anti-CCP positive rheumatoid arthritis
Rose Penfold
12.10-13.05 Lunch Break, Exhibition & Networking | Durham Hall
12.15-13.05 Innovation Session | Hall 4
Red Flags in Auto-inflammatory Disorders
13.05-16.00 Vasculitis – State Of The Art Lecture | Oxford Hall
Prof Raashid Luqmani
13.05-14.35  Delegate Case Reports | Oxford Hall

Recurrent fever and cutaneous ulcers as initial presentation of Granulomatosis with polyangiitis: a case report and review of literature
Dr Mehmood Riaz

The use of PET-CT in diagnosing large vessel vasculitis
Dr Ritu Malaiya

Induction of remission in multifocal GPA
Dr Dimitrios Christidis
14.35-15.10 Tea and Coffee Break, Networking & Posters | Durham Hall
14.40-15.10 Innovation Session | Hall 4
Ensuring the appropriate use of biologics
15.10-16.00 Delegate Case Reports | Oxford Hall

Successful Rituximab treatment for intestinal perforation in Granulomatosis with Polyangitis (GPA)
Dr Manivannan Prathapsingh

Relapse of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA / Wegeners Granulomatosis), infection, or both?
Dr Michael Reed
16.00-16.15 Presentation of prizes for best poster and best oral presentation | Oxford Hall
16.15-16.30
Close of Conference | Oxford Hall