Vasculitis Course 2016

Venue: Istanbul, Turkey

Dates: April 6-9, 2016

Organizers: Haner Direskeneli, Ahmet Gül, Seza Özen

International Faculty

Susanne Benseler: Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada

Ronald Falk: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA

Miguel A. Gonzalez-Gay: Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain

Cees Kallenberg: University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands

David Jayne: Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK

Raashid Luqmani: University of Oxford, Oxford, UK

Alfred Mahr: University Paris Diderot, Paris, France

Peter Merkel: University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA

Carlo Salvarani: Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Reggio Emilia, Italy.

Local Faculty

Ahmet Gül, Sevil Kamalı, Burak Erer: Istanbul Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul

Haner Direskeneli, Fatma Alibaz-Oner: Marmara University, Istanbul

Seza Özen, Ömer Karadağ: Hacettepe University, Ankara

Hasan Yazıcı, Vedat Hamuryudan, Melike Melikoğlu, Emire Seyahi, Gülen Hatemi, Özgür

Kasapçopur, Huri Özdoğan: Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul

Gokhan Keser, Kenan Aksu: Ege University, Izmir

Fatoş Önen: 9 Eylül University, Izmir

Servet Akar: Katip Çelebi University, İzmir

Bunyamin Kısacık, Ahmet M. Onat: Gaziantep University

Erkan Demirkaya: Gülhane Medical Academy, Ankara

Timuçin Kaşifoğlu: Osmangazi University, Eskişehir

This Course has been scientifically endorsed by

Course opening Wednesday, 6 April 2016, 17:00 Course closing Saturday, 9 April 2016, 18:00 Participants / Target audience • Maximum number of participants: 100 (< 40 years of age) • Fellows/residents in rheumatology (particularly those preparing for certifying examinations) • Clinician scientists in rheumatology • Newly certified rheumatologists as well as more experienced rheumatologists who need to remain up-to date in vasculitis Official language English Registration fee 650 EUR including VAT The registration fee includes: - Lectures, workshops, “Meet the Expert” sessions - Accommodation for 3 nights including all meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner and coffee breaks) - Special social events (including a dinner on a Cruise in Bosphorus) - A public Transport Card for Istanbul for 3 days

Course certification

-A certificate of attendance will be supplied.

Patronage and Sponsorships

-Turkish Rheumatology Society (A member of EULAR)

-Unrestricted educational grants from pharmaceutical companies related to vasculitis field including Roche, BMS, MSD, Pfizer, Abbvie, etc.

Educational objectives

- To provide comprehensive training on different aspects of systemic vasculitides - Apply new diagnostic approaches from pathology, radiology and laboratory

investigations to the clinical practice of vasculitis - Evaluate the latest scientific advances in the field of vasculitis - Integrate new treatment approaches in the field of vasculitis to clinical practice

Topics

- Genetics and immunopathology of systemic vasculitides - Biomarkers, autoantibodies and imaging in systemic vasculitides - Classification and differential diagnosis of various vasculitides (primary/secondary)

and vasculitis mimics - Evaluation of vasculitis patients for disease activity, damage, QoL, patient-reported

outcomes and prognosis - Therapeutic approaches to different vasculitides and discussion on EULAR

recommendations - Assessment and therapy of difficult cases with “Meet-the-expert” and “difficult cases”

sessions - Discussion on how to evaluate clinical trials and other studies on vasculitis in a critical

approach

Course description

- A unique 3 day “fast course”, in clinical and experimental aspects of vasculitis taught by selected faculty of International experts in an interactive and cordial environment. Participants will also have the opportunity to meet with the experts in an informal setting and network with other trainees and rheumatologists from all over the world.

Post-course evaluation

-A formal evaluation of the course will be asked from the attendees and the results will be reported to EULAR.

Contact Person Haner Direskeneli, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Marmara University, School of Medicine Hospital, Mimar Sinan Cad, No:41, Pendik, Istanbul, Turkey Tel: 90-216-6570606 / 4091 - Fax: 90-216-6254704 e-mail: haner@marmara.edu.tr, hanerdireskeneli@gmail.com

Course website: www.vasculitiscourse2016.org

Course Programme

Speaker Topic

06.04.2016 Opening discussion

Classification and diagnosis in vasculitis 17.15-18.00 R. Falk What is vasculitis ?

18.00-18.30 R. Luqmani DCVAS: What it means for disease classification for vasculitides ?

18.30-19.00 H. Yazıcı A critical approach to classification and diagnosis 19.00-19.30 Discussion

1. Day.07.04.2016 Small VV/ Medium VV

8.30-9.00 HD/AG/SO Course program and orientation 9.00-9:15 Hacettepe MF Case discussion 9.15-9.45 N. Büyükbabani Histopathology in SVV 9.45-10.15 M. Gonzalez-Gay Immunopathogenesis of small-vessel vasculitis 10.15-10.45 Discussion/Coffee break

10.45-11.15

M. Gonzalez-Gay Clinical features of SVV

11.15-11.45 T. Ergun Cutaneous vasculitis and vasculopathies 11.45-12.15 I. Kılıçaslan Renal histopathology 12.15-13.30 Lunch with an expert

13.30-13.45 İstanbul MF Case discussion 13.45-14.15 A. Mahr Polyarteritis Nodosa 14.15-14.45 S. Benseler Kawasaki Disease

14.45-15.15 D. Jayne Treatment of SVV/MVV: guidelines and current approaches

15.15-16.00 Discussion/Coffee break 16.00-17.30 B. Kısacık/A.M.Onat Interactive workshops: Difficult cases

F.Onen/S. Akar Interactive workshops: Difficult cases

2. Day-08.04.2016 Medium VV/ANCA-VV 8.00-9.00 Breakfast with an expert 9.00-9:15 Cerrahpaşa MF Case discussion

9.15-9.45 R. Falk Immunopathogenesis of AAV 9.45-10.15 C. Kallenberg Clinical features of AAV 10.15-10.45 Discussion/Coffee break

10.45-11.15 R. Luqmani Disease assessment in AAV 11.15-11.45 C. Kallenberg ANCA testing and its clinical value

11.45-12.15 P. Merkel Standart treatment of AAV: guidelines and current approaches

12.15-13.30 Lunch with an expert

13.30-13.45 Ege MF Case discussion 13.45-14.15 D. Jayne Biological and experimental therapies in AAV 14.15-14.45 M. Melikoğlu Rheumatoid arthritis and other CTD-related vasculitis 14.45-15.15 S. Kamalı Vasculitis Mimics 15.15-16.00 Discussion/Coffee break

16.00-17.30 Ö.Kasapçopur/E.Seyahi Interactive workshops: Difficult cases

Kenan Aksu/Ö. Karadağ Interactive workshops: Difficult cases

3. Day. 09.04.2016 Large VV 8.00-9.00 Breakfast with an expert 9.00-9:15 Hacettepe Pediatrics Case discussion

9.15-9.45 S. Benseler CNS vasculitis 9.45-10.15 S. Ozen New autoinflammatory diseases with vasculitic features 10.15-10.45 Discussion/Coffee break

10.45-11.15 A. Gül Behcet's disease 11.15-11.45 H. Direskeneli Pathogenesis of LVV 11.45-12.15 C. Salvarani Imaging in LVV 12.15-13.30 Lunch with an expert

13.30-13.45 Marmara MF Case discussion 13.45-14.15 C. Salvarani Giant-cell arteritis 14.15-14.45 G.Keser Takayasu's Arteritis

14.45-15.15 P. Merkel Standard and Biological Treatment in LVV: Guidelines and current approaches

15.15-16.00 Discussion/Coffee break

Debate

16.00-17.30

H. Yazıcı, R. Falk, A.Mahr, P. Merkel

Clinical trials and how to read a vasculitis paper critically ?

17.30-18.00 All Faculty Comments and questions

SVV: Small-vessel vasculitis, MVV: Medium-vessel vasculitis,

LVV: Large-vessel vasculitis AAV: ANCA-associated vasculitis

“Meet the Expert” Sessions

Cees Kallenberg ANCA testing in diagnosis and monitoring David Jayne Renal disease in vasculitis Raashid Luqmani BVAS/VDI in disease assessment Alfred Mahr Epidemiology and cohort studies Peter Merkel Patient reported outcomes in vasculitis Carlo Salvarani CNS-vasculitis Ronald Falk Treatment of renal involvement in AAV Miguel Gonzalez-Gay Visual complications in GCA Susanne Benseler Kawasaki Disease Haner Direskeneli Takayasu’s Arteritis Seza Özen IgA vasculitis Ahmet Gül Genetics of Behçet's disease and other vasculitis Vedat Hamuryudan Vascular Behçet's disease and its management Fatoş Önen Imaging in Takayasu’s Arteritis Ömer Karadağ IgG4-disease Gulen Hatemi FMF and PAN Emire Seyahi Atherosclerosis in vasculitis Timuçin Kaşifoğlu Amyloidosis and vascular involvement

Erkan Demirkaya Classification of pediatric vasculitis Omer N. Pamuk Vasculitis associated with CTD Sevil Kamalı Treatment of extra-renal AAV Kenan Aksu Treatment of SVV Huri Özdoğan Pediatric vasculitis