Eric Bywaters prize and Ernest Fletcher Lecture
Wednesday 17 March 2010
Venue: Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole Street, LONDON, W1G 0AE, England
An afternoon and evening meeting beginning with case presentations on 'difficult diagnoses in rheumatology'. This will be followed by an evening meeting with abstract presentations for the Eric Bywaters prize and a lecture.
Up to five of the best abstracts will be selected for a ten-minute oral presentation with an additional five minutes for discussion. Each of the selected presenters will receive travelling expenses and are welcome to attend both days of the out of house meeting as guests of the Section.
The abstract should be no more than 200 words. Please submit 2 copies, one without your name and institution and one with a nom de plume.
Please note that trainees who attend the afternoon discussion forum can attend the evening prize meeting free of charge.
For more information please contact the coordinator.
Registration Details:
Buffet dinner: £35
Fellow: Free of charge
Trainee Fellow: Free of charge
RSM Student: Free of charge
RSM Associate: Free of charge
Consultant/GP: £35
Student: £5
Trainee: £10
Allied Health Professional: £10
Meeting ref: RRA04
2.30 pm |
Registration with tea and coffee |
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Afternoon Session: Difficult Diagnoses in Rheumatology: A case-based discussion forum |
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3.00 pm |
Introduction |
| Dr Fiona Watt | |
3.05 pm |
Case 1 |
| Dr Clare Thornton | |
3.20 pm |
Discussion |
3.30 pm |
Case 2 |
| Dr Andrew Barr | |
3.45 pm |
Discussion |
4.00 pm |
Case 3 |
| Dr Rachel Byng-Maddick | |
4.15 pm |
Discussion |
4.30 pm |
Case 4 |
| Dr James Peters | |
4.45 pm |
Discussion |
5.00 pm |
Concluding remarks and completion of evaluation forms |
5.30 pm |
Registration for evening meeting with tea and coffee |
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Eric Bywaters Prize evening and Ernest Fletcher Lecture |
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6.00 pm |
Introduction |
| Dr Sally Edmonds, President of the Rheumatology and Rehabilitation Section, RSM | |
6.05 pm |
Statins and rapamycin: Therapeutic synergy in vascular cytoprotection |
| Shahir Hamdulay, Imperial College London | |
6.15 pm |
Discussion |
6.20 pm |
Epigenetic regulation of placental calcium transfer: The influence of maternal vitamin D status and association with infant bone mass |
| Dr Susie Earl, University of Southampton | |
6.30 pm |
Discussion |
6.35 pm |
Is there subclinical joint disease in early arthritis? A clinical comparison with power doppler ultrasound |
| Jane Freeston | |
6.45 pm |
Discussion |
6.50 pm |
Urinary MCP-1 as a potential renal biomarker in juvenile inflammatory conditions |
| Dr Louise Watson, University of Liverpool and Alderhey Childrens' NHS Trust | |
7.00 pm |
Discussion |
7.05 pm |
Ernest Fletcher Lecture: 'The Pathogenesis of Ankylosing Spondylitis' |
| Dr Paul Bowness, Consultant Rheumatologist at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford | |
7.50 pm |
Panel discussion and presentation of Eric Bywaters prize |
8.00 pm |
Completion of evaluation forms |
8.05 pm |
Close of meeting followed by buffet dinner for those who have pre-registered |
