Poster

Dear Colleague,
It is with great pleasure that we invite you to join us in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, for Progress and Promise: Changing practice, changing
lives, an educational Summit designed to offer rheumatologists and dermatologists a forum to explore and discuss many of the key issues
facing them in their practice.
The agenda has been developed to examine clinical approaches in the management of inflammatory diseases, with a focus on the practical
aspects of treatment today. Through plenaries, parallel workshop and meet-the-expert sessions we aim to share insights and experiences into
the optimal treatment of our patients. To help us achieve this we have a distinguished international faculty with extensive experience and a
range of expertise.
We hope you will be stimulated by the opportunity to attend this summit and look forward to receiving your registration of interest in joining
us in Amsterdam for what promises to be a high quality and valuable educational event.
Professor Maxime Dougados
Professor Dr Wolfram Sterry
THURSDAY 26 TH MARCH 2009
Joint Dermatology and Rheumatology Opening Ceremony
Welcome address
Plenary sessions
• Biologics and their mode of action – understanding targeted therapies
• New targets in inflammation
FRIDAY 27 TH MARCH 2009
Dermatology programme
Dermatology opening ceremony
Plenary sessions
• Psoriatic disease – where are we now?
• The efficacy and safety of biologics in psoriasis
• More than skin deep – managing the patient with moderate-to-severe psoriasis
• Childhood psoriasis – changing practice, changing lives
• Long-term follow-up of biologics: The usefulness of registry data
Parallel sessions to include:
• Determining and measuring disease and patient quality of life
• Clinical decision making: management algorithms, what to do and when
• Getting familiar with biologics – practical considerations in the day-to-day use of biologics
• Managing infection – monitoring for TB
• Managing the at-risk patient
• Psychosocial consequences of psoriatic disease
• Long-term safety with biologics
• Managing childhood psoriasis
Meet-the-experts
• Several meet-the-expert sessions have been incorporated into the programme. Delegates will have the opportunity to attend multiple sessions.