BSR | Nailfold capillaroscopy for rheumatologists
 
Event description


 Nailfold capillaroscopy for rheumatologists course

Monday 9 March 2015 | Salford, Manchester

Convenor: Prof Ariane Herrick and Dr Graham Dinsdale

Course outline

This 1-day course will provide a detailed overview of nailfold capillaroscopy, including diagnostic guidance, clinical examples and research applications. Attendees will have the chance to learn from clinical and technical experts the relative merits of various capillaroscopy devices, and there will be a focus on practical, hands-on sessions with a number of microscopes and imaging systems available to use. A number of volunteers with systemic sclerosis will be attending to allow “live” imaging.

Course objectives


To increase delegates awareness of recent advances in capillaroscopy

To raise the relevance of capillaroscopy given that abnormal capillaroscopy is one of the new 2013 classification criteria for systemic sclerosis

To discuss indications for capillaroscopy and the different methodologies

To allow delegates to perform capillaroscopic examinations with (a) high magnification videocapillaroscopy (b) dermoscopy

To describe the abnormalities which are suggestive of a systemic sclerosis-spectrum disorder

To demonstrate an awareness of application of capillaroscopy in the research setting

Who should attend

Rheumatologists, rheumatology trainees, allied health professionals and GPwSIs.

Please note this course is limited to 30 people, so book soon to avoid disappointment.

CPD accreditation

The course will be accredited by the Royal College of Physicians. Delegates will receive 6 CPD points for attending the whole day. A CPD certificate will be sent to delegates following the course.