| Programme |
| DAY 1 - 5 November | |
| 10.00 - 10.30 | Arrival, registration and refreshments |
| 10.30 - 10.40 | Welcome Sarah Ryan |
| 10.40 - 11.10 | Overview of RA Dr Andy Hassell |
| 11.10 - 12.15 | Clinical features of RA Dr Andy Hassell |
| 12.15 - 13.15 | Lunch |
| Workshops: Management of RA [Workshops repeated twice - delegates split into two groups and do both workshops] | |
| 13.15 - 14.00 | Management of RA: Drug therapy, analgesia and NSAIDs Prof Andy Hassell |
| 14.00 - 14.45 | Group 1 - Case studies: DMARDs and anti_TNF Dr Jon Packham |
| 14.00 - 14.45 | Group 2 - Case studies: Adverse drug reactions / what to do next Dr Sanjeet Kamath |
| 14.45 - 15.15 | Refreshment Break |
| 15.15 - 16.00 | Group 1 - Case studies: Adverse drug reactions / what to do next Dr Sanjeet Kamath |
| 15.15 - 16.00 | Group 2 - Case studies: DMARDs and anti-TNF Dr Jon Packham |
| 16.00 - 16.30 | Closing lecture - Developing the roles of AHP's Kay Stevenson |
| DAY 2 - 6 November | |
| Workshops: Management of RA | |
| 09.00 - 09.30 | Management of the foot in rheumatology |
| 09.30 - 10.15 | Group 1 - Conducting an effective consultation Dr Zoe Paskins |
| 10.15 - 11.00 | Group 2 - Clinical investigations: what do they mean? Dr Ed Roddy |
| 11.00 - 11.30 | Refreshment break |
| 11.30 - 12.15 | Group 3 - Case studies on non pharmacological management of RA Anne O’Brien |
| 12.15 - 13.15 | Lunch |
| 13.15 - 14.00 | Evidence based practice: Patient education in RA Prof Alison Hammond |
| 14.00 - 14.45 | Workshop - Impact of RA Sarah Ryan |
| 14.45 - 15.00 | Close |
