Spondyloarthritis Special Interest Group (SIG)

The programme for this year's Spondyloarthritis Special Interest Group (SIG) at the British Society for Rheumatology (BSR) Annual General Meeting in Glasgow, 26th April 2016 is now out.

Spondyloarthritis Special Interest Group (SIG) of the British Society of Rheumatology (BSR)

The Spondyloarthritis (SpA) SIG covers issues relating to the group of conditions, including ankylosing spondylitis and psoriatic arthritis. This SIG aims to keep all members up to date with a broad range of topics including early detection, assessment and new therapies.  It also covers research, guidelines and nationally relevant issues such as NICE guidelines and commissioning. The group meet once a year at the BSR and also aims to keep all members updated via email during the rest of the year. The field of SpA is evolving rapidly, and members will find this SIG an invaluable way of keeping up to date.

13 SIG08 - Spondyloarthritis special interest group

April 26, 2016, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM          

DESCRIPTION

This is the SIG meeting for spondyloarthritis. This is a rapidly expanding field and this SIG aims to be the umbrella group bringing all the work in this area together. It will provide the latest update in pathogenesis and treatments in this field. There will also be an update of intiatives to improve outcomes in spondyloarthritis. This includes updates from partner groups and collaborators. The session will also cover the organisation and delivery of rheumatology services local the venue of the BSR 2016 (Glasgow).

6 Presentations

11:30 - 1:00 PM - Chair

Antoni T. Chan, Department of Rheumatology, Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, Reading, UNITED KINGDOM.

11:30 - 1:00 PM - Chair

Bruce Kirkham, Department of Rheumatology, Guys and St.Thomas NHS Foundation Trust, London, UNITED KINGDOM.

11:30 - 11:48 AM              - Factors affecting the composition of the gut microbiota

Karen Scott, Rowett Institute of Nutrition and Health, Aberdeen, UNITED KINGDOM.

11:48 - 12:06 PM               - 50 shades of grey in Glasgow

David Marshall, Department of Rheumatology, Inverclyde Royal Hospital, Greenock, UNITED KINGDOM.

12:06 - 12:24 PM               - Update from BRIT-SPA

Helena Marzo-Ortega, Department of Rheumatology, NIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Leeds, UNITED KINGDOM.

12:42 - 1:00 PM                 - New therapies in spondyloarthritis

Iain McInnes, Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UNITED KINGDOM.