ASAS Endorsed Educational Course: Advances in the Diagnosis and Management of Spondylarthritis

Speciality Internal medicine - Rheumatology

Organizer GHAYDAA JASSIM ALDABI

CME/CPD Provider Kuwait Association of Rheumatologists

Scheduled date(s):

From 13 December 2024 To 14 December 2024

Aims And Objectives

It aims to educate medical professionals (rheumatologists, orthopedic surgeons and musculoskeletal radiologists) on the updates in Axial spondylarthritis diagnosis and management.

Content Outline

-The Spondyloarthritis concept – update 2024 -The problem of the delayed diagnosis or the problem of the correct diagnosis? -Structural damage progression in axial Spondyloarthritis -What is the role of imaging in diagnosis and differential diagnosis of axial spondyloarthritis? -Interactive workshop on the imaging for the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of axial spondyloarthritis – Part I – sacroiliac joints -Challenging cases from daily practice – focus on diagnosis (cases from participants) -Interactive workshop on the imaging for the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of axial spondyloarthritis – Part II – spine -Pathophysiology of spondyloarthritis: update for rheumatologists -The ASAS Core Set: relevance for research and clinical practice -Axial psoriatic arthritis vs. axial spondyloarthritis – same or different? -Management of axial spondyloarthritis – what is new? -Difficult-to-manage axial spondyloarthritis -Interactive workshop on treatment of spondyloarthritis - Challenging cases from daily practice – focus on treatment

Target Audience

Rheumatologists, orthopedic surgeons and musculoskeletal radiologists