Scientific Programme

Friday, February 13, 2015

Athens Hilton Hotel - ESPRIDES HALL

16.00-17.00 Registration

17.00-17.20 The importance of  infection in modern rheumatology practice.
G. Kitas

17.20-17.55 Microbes and autoimmunity: the evolutionary link
A. Germenis

17.55-18.30
The role of environmental factors on the development and maintenance of non-communicable diseases
M. Manousakis

18.30- 19.20 State of the Art Lecture:
Vaccination for patients with rheumatic diseases in routine clinical practice
Jaap van Laar

19.30 Welcome Reception


Saturday, February 14, 2015

08.00-09.00 Registration

09.00-09.35 Exacerbation of chronic viral infections:  is it a real problem?
A. Skoutelis

09.35-10.10 Hepatitis in routine rheumatology practice
D. Vassilopoulos

10.10- 10.45 Hydradenitis: infection or autoimmune disease?
E. Giamarellos

10.45- 11.20
Diagnosis and treatment of autoinflammatory conditions
D. Daoussis

11.20-11.50 Coffee break

11.50-12.25 Rash, fever and arthralgia/arthritis: where infection meets autoimmunity and autoinflammation
P. Sfikakis

12.25-13.00 Biomarkers:  infection or exacerbation of rheumatic disease?
D. Boumpas

13.00-13.55 CASE STUDIES -tbc-

13.55-14.45 Light Lunch

14.45-15.20 Tuberculosis and Biologic therapies:  what do we do in everyday clinical practice? G. Daikos

15.20-15.55 Pneumocystis in patients on immunomodulatory therapy
L. Galani

15.55-16.25 Coffee Break

16.25-17.00 Invasive fungal infections in rheumatologist patient
E. Giamarellou

17.00-17.35 Summary – Closing remarks
G. Kitas - E. Giamarellou