Education Courses 2012 - The British Society for Rheumatology

Course Programme
Core Skills in Rheumatology Course
15-16 November 2012
Provisional course programme
Day 1
08:30 – 09:00 Arrival, registration and coffee
How to Examine the Musculoskeletal System – Chair: Clive Kelly
09:00 – 09:15 Introduction and Welcome Dr C Kelly
09:15 – 10:00 Hands and Wrists Dr C Kelly/ Dr C Heycock
10:00 – 10:45 Elbows and Shoulders Dr M Rynne/Dr J Hamilton
10:45 – 11:00 Coffee
11:00 – 11:30 Knees and Hips Dr V Saravanan/Dr J Hamilton
11:30 – 12:00 Feet and Ankles Dr M Rynne/Dr V Saravanan
12:00 – 12:30 Spine Dr C Kelly/ Dr C Heycock/ Dr J Murray
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch
How to use the results of musculoskeletal examination – Chair: Carol Heycock
13:30 – 14:30 How to perform a DAS28 score Dr J Binding/Dr J Hamilton
14:30 – 15:30 How to perform intra articular procedures Dr J Hamilton/ Dr M Rynne
15:30 – 15:45 Tea
15:45 – 16:45 How to perform intra articular procedures Dr J Hamilton/ Dr M Rynne
17:00 Close
Day 2
08:45 – 09:15 Arrival, registration and coffee
Assessment and treatment of inflammatory joint disease – Chair: Jennifer Hamilton
09:15 – 10:15 How to treat to target Dr J Hamilton/ Dr C Kelly
10:15 – 11:00 How to ensure safe drug monitoring Dr J Hamilton/ Dr C Kelly/ Dr G Lumsley
11:00 – 11:15 Coffee
11:15 – 12:15 Case Studies: Pitfalls Dr J Binding/ Dr J Hamilton/ Dr C Kelly
12:15 – 12:30 Involving service user Dr J Binding / Dr L Thompson
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch
Assessment of bone density and fracture risk – Chair: Clive Kelly
13:30 – 14:30 How and when to use FRAX Dr C Kelly / Mr P Bartholomew
14:30 – 15:30 How to interpret DXA Dr C Kelly / Mr P Bartholomew
15:30 – 15:45 Tea
15:45 – 16:45 How to treat osteoporosis Dr C Kelly / Mr P Bartholomew
16:45 Meeting close