Professor Beverley Hunt FRCP FRCPath OBE
Professor of Thrombosis and Haemostasis, King’s College London, UK & Guys and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
About this event
- Date and time Thu 5 Mar 2020 from 12:30pm to 5:00pm
- Location Royal Society of Medicine
- Organised by Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, Sport and Exercise Medicine
This half-day meeting will provide an update on the diagnosis and management of antiphospholipid syndrome (APS).
Experts start by covering the basic principles and provide a review of the coagulation cascade, this will be followed by guidance on the interpretation of antiphospholipid antibody test results. Subsequent talks will focus on the management and common pitfalls in APS, the role of DOACs in APS, obstetric APS, the role of surgery in APS, and future therapies in APS.
The meeting will conclude with a keynote lecture from Professor Beverley Hunt, FRCP FRCPath OBE.
Topics include:
- The basic pathophysiology of antiphospholipid syndrome
- Classification criteria and management of the antiphospholipid syndrome
- The use of DOACs (directly acting oral anticoagulants) in antiphospholipid syndrome
- The management of obstetric antiphospholipid syndrome
- Surgical management of antiphospholipid syndrome
- Future therapies in antiphospholipid syndrome
- The management of antiphospholipid syndrome in a historical context
Tickets
Standard pricing available until 04 March 2020.
Trainees can attend for free
If you are a trainee and would like to attend this meeting for free please call customer services on 020 7290 3941 with your trainee number.
Member
| RSM Fellow | RSM Associate | RSM Retired Fellow | RSM Student |
|---|---|---|---|
| £63.00 | £43.00 | £43.00 | £18.00 |
Non - Member
| Consultant / GP | AHP / Nurse / Midwife | Student |
|---|---|---|
| £90.00 | £25.00 | £25.00 |
Key speakers
Professor Hannah Cohen
Professor of Haematology Research Department of Haematology Cancer Institute Faculty of Medical Sciences, University College London
Professor Anisur Rahman
Professor of Rheumatology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University College London
Professor Ian Giles
Professor of Rheumatology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University College London
Agenda
View the programme
Registration, tea and cofee
Welcome and introduction
Back to basics
Speaker TBC
Pitfalls in the diagnosis and management of APS
Dr Karen Breen, Consultant Haematologist, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
DOACs in APS
Professor Hannah Cohen, Consultant Haematologist, University College London
Round table discussion
Tea, coffee and scones
Surgical management of APS
Speaker TBC
Future therapies in APS
Speaker TBC
Obstetric APS
Professor Cathy Nelson-Piercy, Professor, Obstetric Medicine, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
Round table discussion
Tea and coffee break
Keynote Lecture: Antiphospholipid syndrome – past, present & future
Professor Beverley Hunt, Consultant Haematologist, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
Closing remarks
Drinks reception
Location
Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole St, Marylebone, London, W1G 0AE, United Kingdom
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