Workshops

Saturday, May 10 | 9:00-17:00 | Kraków, Poland
8 hours | €200 (lunch included) | only 25 seats
spoken language: English, with Polish-speaking instructors available

Go beyond the lecture room and dive into the interactive world of a small-group workshop!

Whether you have just started your career in rheumatology or have years of experience, making sure your skill set is versatile remains key to providing optimal care for patients. A small-group training course with expert instructors is perfect for staying sharp and keeping current with recent advancements.

Join our 8-hour scenario-based workshop on using point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) in rheumatology, featuring:

• presentations
• live demonstrations
• hands-on practice with patients
• discussion of illustrative cases

Target audience: Physicians. This workshop will appeal to rheumatology consultants, senior speciality trainees, as well as allied health professionals and general practitioners managing busy rheumatology services who wish to apply management decisions swiftly and effectively.

Instructors: The course is led by recognized experts with extensive experience in rheumatology and ultrasonography.

Rationale: Probability-based algorithms in rheumatology add significantly to the efficiency of condition evaluation, categorization, and management in patients presenting to early arthritis and fast track clinics.

This hands-on event complements the pioneering APLAR online POCRUS course on a scenario-based approach to rheumatology.

The workshop provides:

1. An overview of the probabilistic approach and its specific application to different presenting scenarios such as polyarthritis, oligoarthritis, monoarthritis, polymyalgia rheumatica, and suspected giant cell arteritis and large vessel vasculitis
2. Case discussions and hands-on practice with patients using different rheumatology scenarios
3. Demonstration and practice of appropriate ultrasound scanning techniques and protocols

Learning objectives:

1. Understand common presentation scenarios in rheumatology
2. Apply a probability-based approach to evaluate individual presentations
3. Understand the role of consultation ultrasound in the probability-based algorithm
4. Recognize specific and sensitive ultrasound signs/patterns
5. Confirm/exclude different scenarios by applying ultrasound findings
6. Understand the individual settings and procedures for ultrasound scanning

Live demonstrations and supervised hands-on workshops:

1. Principles for applying ultrasound in rheumatology scenarios
2. Standardized sonographic scanning in clinical scenarios for rheumatoid arthritis, spondyloarthritis, gout/crystal arthritis, polymyalgia rheumatica/giant cell arteritis
3. The use of color Doppler ultrasonography and ultrasound system settings
4. Identification of vascular sonoanatomy

To ensure the best learning experience, this workshop is designed for a group of up to 25 participants.