Rheumatology 2016
 
Programme

The full Rheumatology 2016 programme is now available. By using this year's programme planner you can register an individual account to create a custom itinerary as well as easily browse sessions by day or session type. 



Please note that the programme is subject to change and is frequently updated so be sure to check back later for more information on special interest groups, the oral abstract sessions and poster tours. Further details regarding session content will be available shortly. 

To access the programme at a glance see below. 

To view each day individually, please click the links below (please note that the links will open in a new window): 


 Tuesday 26 April

Wednesday 27 April

Thursday 28 April


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26 April, 2016
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09:30 - 17:30TUESDAY 26 APRIL 2016
09:00 - 10:30Medico-legal issues in rheumatologyRheumatology in the world of social mediaSeronegative and spondyloarthopathies oral abstractsThe three S's in rheumatologyPulmonary hypertension for rheumatologists
09:00 - 10:30Vasculitis special interest groupWhat Patients want from their rheumatology serviceMyositis special interest group
10.30 - 11.30Coffee, exhibition and poster viewing Innovation session: UCB Biomarkers: Rich promise or eternal frustration?
11.30 - 13.00The BSRBR-RA at 15 years: lessons learned and future challengesMen with rheumatoid arthritisMake life easier for yourself: get patients inputting the data!Why do we need a stratified medicine approach in rheumatic diseases?Occupational rheumatology for the uninitiated: work and upper limb disordersManagement of vascular manifestations of the skin, kidneys and GI tract in systemic sclerosis
11:30 - 13:00Rheumatoid and vasculitis oral abstractsSpondyloarthritis special interest group
13.00 - 14.00LunchBSR Biologics register meetingDissemination and communication throughout your doctorateGetting started with your audit/research projectCelgene Innovation session: Models of Care: New Approaches to PsA Management
14.15 - 16.15Jewels in the Crown
16.15 - 18.45Coffee and exhibitionInnovation session: tbc
16:45 - 17:45Herberden Round
18.00 - 19.00 Rheumatology 2016: QuizIndustry symposium Pfizer: iQ Communicator post-ACRIndustry symposium: Roche and Chugai: RA: breaking habits - dare to be different
19.30 - 21.00Presidents' Reception

27 April, 2016
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09:00 - 17:30WEDNESDAY 27 APRIL 2016
07:15 - 08:45Industry symposium: Bristol Myers Squibb: Sliding doors: Different choices, different outcomesIndustry symposium: Janssen: Raising the bar: Practical approaches to improving patient outcomes in PsA & RA
09:00 - 10:30BSI: How targeted therapies reveal the immunology of autoimmune rheumatic disease Essentials: Disease managementDermatological manifestations in rheumatic disease: all you need to know Common musculoskeletal foot problems in primary care Osteoarthritis and osteoporosis oral abstracts
09:00 - 10:30Engaging with South Asian community in rheumatology care BSR clinical guidelines BRiTs: How to survive as a consultant: all the things you need to know Workshop: Assessing disease activity and damage in vasculitis
10:30 - 11:30Coffee, exhibition and poster viewing Innovation session: Eli Lilly: Targeting inflammatory pathways in RA: how can we progress from bench to bedside?
11:30 - 13:00BSI: Imaging immunology and inflammation in actionEssentials: Symptom managementBHPR oral abstracts Foot problems in inflammatory arthritis Connective tissue diseases and muscle disorders oral abstracts
11:30 - 13:00Group clinics in musculoskeletal disease: better together Lung disease special interest groupARMA: MSK comes of age: person-centred, coordinated care for improved outcomes through co-production and multidisciplinary working
13:00 - 14:30LunchBSR AGM Innovation session: Mallinckrodt Specialty Pharmaceuticals: ACTH: another option for acute gout uncovered
14:30 - 16:00BSI: The role of RNA species and RNA binding proteins in the joint Essentials: Experts in the fieldTreating early RA to target: practice outside the UK Primary care oral abstractsHeritable disorders of connective tissue special interest group
14:30 - 16:00Supporting self-management for musculoskeletal healthDisease modification in osteoarthritis Scleroderma special interest groupWorkshop: Assessing disease activity and damage in vasculitis
16:00 - 16:30Coffee and exhibition Innovation session: Abbvie: Targeted Ultrasound Initiative (TUI) MSUS: An integral part of routine practice?
16:30 - 17:30Heberden Oration
17:30 - 19:15International delegates' reception Trainee reception Industry symposium: Pfizer: Signalling the future: JAK inhibition in Rheumatoid Arthritis treatmentIndustry symposium: Novartis: Targeted Management of AS & PsAConference dinner

28 April, 2016
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09:00 - 17:30THURSDAY 28 APRIL 2016
09:00 - 10:30How to manage rheumatic diseases in pregnancy?Management of septic arthritis in the 21st century Pain: State of the art: how to assess and manage low back pain Psoriatic arthritis: before and after TNFis
09:00 - 10:30Basic science oral abstractsSjogren’s: welcome to the biologic era!How to cope with statistics in a research paper Rehabilitation in rheumatology: for young and old Staying physically active with rheumatoid arthritis
10:30 - 11:30Coffee, exhibition and poster viewing Innovation session: Sobi: Inflammatory Rheumatoid Arthritis and auto-inflammatory conditions
11:30 - 13:00Unravelling knots of silk: Understanding Behcet's diseaseBRiTs: The lung in rheumatologyPain: Fibromyalgia: preventing onset and improving outcome Paediatric and adolescent oral abstracts Droitwich Medical Trust Lecture
11:30 - 13:00What's new in the antiphospholipid syndrome? BSR education special interest group Adult inflammatory arthritis (AIA) studies: the importance of longitudinal data collection
13:00 - 14:00BSR Research committee launch party BSR Audit sessionInnovation session: National Osteoporosis Society: Model of support for fracture liaison service development and improvementBHPR Members' meeting
13:00 - 14:15LunchOsteoarthritis special interest group
14:15 - 15:45Update on basic science and clinical aspects of SLE BRiTs: Radiology for rheumatologistsPain: State of the art: management of persistent pain Adolescent and young adult rheumatologyGetting the most out of patient and public engagement
14:15 - 15:45Rheumatoid arthritis oral abstracts Gout in the 21st CenturyWorkshop: Let’s keep axial spondyloarthropathy (AxSpa) patients in work, engaged with physical activity and self-managing their disease : an interdisciplinary approach
15.45 - 16.00Close of main programme & coffee break for those attending SIG sessions
16:00 - 17:30Ethnicity special interest groupPain special interest group Adolescent and young adult special interest groupOsteoarthritis special Interest group
16:00 - 17:30Sjogren's special interest group: How to set up and run a Sjogren's multidisciplinary clinic special interest groupUltrasound special interest group Osteoporosis special interest group