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Day 1 – Monday 4th July |
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09:30-10:00 |
Welcome to the department and departmental tour |
Prof Dasgupta & the team |
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10:00-11:00 |
Saving Sight: GCA and the Southend Fast-track pathway |
Prof Bhaskar Dasgupta, Consultant Rheumatologist |
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11:00-12:00 |
Refreshments |
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11:00-12:00 |
Large vessel vasculitis at Southend: research on-going and the practical application of this at Southend |
Research Fellow |
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12:00-13:00 |
Introduction to temporal artery ultrasound Practical session |
Prof Bhaskar Dasgupta, Consultant Rheumatologist |
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13:00-14:00 |
Meet the trainees: lunch and networking with our SpRs |
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14:00-17:00 |
Imaging of large vessel vasculitis: CT and PET. Educational and interactive session |
Dr Shifali Jain, Consultant Radiologist |
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19:00 |
Dinner (location TBA) |
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Day 2 – Tuesday 5th July |
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08:00-09:00 |
Rheumatology Departmental Teaching |
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09:00-10:00 |
Multidisciplinary team working: Extended scope practitioners |
Dr Billy Fashanu, Consultant Physiotherapist |
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10:00-10:30 |
Research in a DGH |
Dr Craig Mackerness, Manager Research Studies Department |
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10:30-11:00 |
Refreshments |
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11:00-11:30 |
Biosimilars |
James Kent, Pharmacist and Pharmacy Lead |
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11:30-12:00 |
How to write a successful IFR: tips and tricks |
James Kent, Pharmacist and Pharmacy Lead |
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12:00-12:30 |
Multidisciplinary team working: the role and value of a biologics pharmacist |
Martin Sheppard, Biologics Pharmacist |
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12:30-13:00 |
Rheumatology CNS: More than just RA |
Madeline Whitlock, Rheumatology CNS |
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13:00-14:00 |
Lunch |
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14:00-15:30 |
Patient education session: Nurse led patient education for early arthritis patients |
Annie Barton and Kristy Ashdown, Rheumatology CNS |
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15:30-17:00 |
Integrated pain services |
Dr Ray Wong, Consultant Rheumatologist Dr Hubert van Grievesen, Consultant Physiotherapist |
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19:00 |
Dinner (location TBA) |
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Day 3 – Wednesday 6th July |
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08:00-09:00 |
MSK Research meeting |
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09:00-10:30 |
Rheumatology and General Medicine interface: Experience of a combined AMU/Rheumatology Consultant post
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Dr Fiona Hayes, Consultant Rheumatology and Acute Medicine |
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ASGARD study: combining rheumatology, acute medicine and research: research across medical specialities
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Dr Gowrie Balasubramaniam, Consultant Nephrology and Acute Medicine |
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10:30-11:00 |
Refreshments |
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11:00-12:00 |
Research in to PMR/GCA: Forging local links
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Prof Selim Cellek, Anglia Ruskin University |
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12:00-12:30 |
Rheumatology Radiology MDT |
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13:00-17:00 |
Essex Rheumatology Association (Regional Meeting) – theme: Research across Essex. Hot lunch provided with a chance to meet, and hear presentations from, rheumatologists and researchers from across the region |
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Day 4 – Thursday 7th July |
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09:00-10:30
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Difficult cases – interactive discussion
Presentation by departmental trainees and consultants, delegates are encouraged to bring their own cases for discussion |
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10:30-11:00 |
Refreshments |
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11:00-13:00 |
Practical USS – MSK (and temporal artery if opportunity arises) |
Prof Bhaskar Dasgupta, Consultant Rheumatologist |
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13:00-14:00 |
Lunch |
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14:00-15:00 |
Neuroradiology in vasculitis |
Prof Iris Grunwald, Consultant Radiologist |
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15:00-15:30 |
Pathology: Interpretation of temporal artery biopsies |
Dr Konrad Wolfe, Consultant Histopathologist |
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15:30-16:30 |
Ophthalmological Complications in GCA |
Mr N Karia, Consultant Ophthalmologist |
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16:30-17:00 |
Meet the patient: A personal experience of GCA, and the support available from charity/patient groups
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Hannah Padbury, patient and chairman of Southend PMR/GCA support group |
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19:00 |
Dinner (location TBA) |
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Day 5 – Friday 8th July |
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09:00-10:00
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Renal vasculitis: a nephrologist’s perspective |
Dr Fernando Moro-Azuela, Consultant Nephrologist |
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10:00-11:00 |
Assessment of inflammatory arthritis |
Prof Bhaskar Dasgupta, Consultant Rheumatologist |
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11:00-11:15 |
Refreshments |
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11:15-12:00 |
PMR: classification criteria and guidelines development
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Prof Bhaskar Dasgupta, Consultant Rheumatologist |
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12:00-13:00 |
Ultrasound in PMR |
Prof Bhaskar Dasgupta, Consultant Rheumatologist |
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13:00-14:00 |
Lunch |
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14:00-16:30 |
MSK/Temporal artery Ultrasound clinic and practical session |
Prof Bhaskar Dasgupta, Consultant Rheumatologist + Research Fellow |
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16:30-17:00 |
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