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Thursday 1 December |
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14.00 |
Registration and Refreshments |
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14.25 |
Welcome and Housekeeping Dr Hector Chinoy, Consultant Rheumatologist, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Dr Patrick Gordon, Consultant Rheumatologist, Kings College Hospital, London |
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CLINICAL PRIMER IN MYOSITIS Chair: Dr Patrick Gordon |
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14.30 |
Epidemiology and presentation of Inflammatory Myopathy Dr Hector Chinoy, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester |
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15.00 |
Presentation of JDM and Managing Complex Cases into Adult Life Dr John Ioannou, Reader and Honorary Consultant in Sdolescent and Adult Rheumatology, University College London, London |
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15.40 |
Myositis .... a Little History, Geography .... and Philosophy Prof David Isenberg, Consultant Rheumatologist, University College London, London |
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16.20 |
Refreshments |
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TREATMENT AND TRANSLATIONAL ASPECTS Chair: Dr Hector Chinoy |
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16.40 |
Whistle Stop Tour and Clinical Utility of the Myositis Spectrum Disease Antibodies with Discussion of Case Examples Sent from Delegates Prof Neil McHugh, Consultant Rheumatologist, University of Bath |
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17.20 |
Assessment of Disease Activity using IMACS outcome Measures, Breakout Session with Group Discussion Expert Panel; Led by Prof Robert Cooper, Consultant Rheumatologist, University of Liverpool, Liverpool |
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18.00 |
Treatment of Myositis with Mini-Quiz Dr Patrick Gordon, Kings College Hospital, London |
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18.30 |
Discussion and Close |
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19.00 |
Dinner |
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Friday 2 December |
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08.30 |
Registration and Refreshments |
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08.55 |
Welcome Dr Hector Chinoy, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester |
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DIAGNOSIS AND MONITORING Chair: Dr Harsha Gunawardena |
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09.00 |
Use of MRI and other Imaging Modalities for Assessment of Myositis with Radiology Quiz Dr Jonathan Harris, Consultant Musculoskeletal Radiologist, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester |
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09.40 |
How does Electrophysiology add to our Clinic Assessment, with Live Demonstration, Case Reports and Videos Dr Ranjit Ramass and Dr Ronan Macdonald, Consultant Clinical Neurophysiologist, Salford Royal NHS Fondation Trust, Manchester |
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10.20 |
Muscle Biopsies – Anatomy Primer and Video Presentation Dr James Lilleker, Clinical Research Fellow and Neurologist, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester |
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11.00 |
Refreshments |
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11.20 |
Beginner’s Guide to Muscle Histopathology – Where to Begin? Dr Janice Holton, Professor in Neuropathology and Honorary Consultant Neuropathologist, University College London, London |
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12.00 |
Case Presentations, Breakout Session with Group Discussion Expert panel; led by, Dr Harsha Gunawardena, Consultant Rheumatologist, North Bristol NHS Trust |
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12.45 |
Lunch |
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EXTRAMUSCULAR DISEASE AND NEUROLOGY PRIMER Chair: TBC |
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13.40 |
Adult Onset Metabolic Myopathies. Clues in the Presentation Dr Mark Roberts, Consultant Neurologist, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust |
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14.20 |
Question and answer session Expert panel |
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14.50 |
Refreshments |
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15.10 |
When not to Treat Inflammatory Myopathy: Inclusion Body Myositis and Adult Dystrophinopathies Dr Stephen Brady, Consultant Neurologist, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford |
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15.50 |
Closing Remarks and Finish |
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