Next Course in March 2025

This is a course which will take place in Spain, from Thursday, 20 March 2025 - Friday, 21 March 2025. 

*The exact location will be published soon. 

Course description

Thanks to its capacity to analyse tissue lesions at different sites with high accuracy, imaging represents an increasingly important area of Rheumatology. With the rapid development of technologies and the use of sophisticated and sensitive imaging modalities, optimal education in the field is nowadays a priority.

The EULAR Imaging Course is an intensive, one-and-a-half-day course focusing on different traditional and modern imaging tools, offering a comprehensive educational event on the applications, use and limitations of imaging techniques in rheumatology.

This course is highly interactive, and it is based on a combination of lectures (50%) and workshops (50%). The lectures include interactive discussion and Q&A slots. The workshops will consist of interactive learning and practical training on images and videos.

Participants will be divided into small groups for optimal learning and interaction. The faculty will present images from the different modalities and will provide practical training on the technical execution and interpretation of findings. If the participants wish, they can present their cases/images and discuss them with the faculty and other colleagues.

The content of the course includes well-established but also the newest techniques in imaging rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs), such as conventional radiographs, ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computed tomography (CT), positron-emission tomography (PET), all aspects of imaging in daily rheumatology practice, such as joints, bones, tendons, muscles, vessels, skin, and salivary glands.

Learning objectives

To provide a better understanding of the imaging modalities used for the diagnosis, monitoring and treatment decision-making in RMDs, as part of the basic requirements for daily clinical practice and clinical/translational research.
• To promote the acquisition of solid knowledge on imaging.
• To foster education and training of trainees and consultants on imaging modalities.
• To simulate networking activities during breaks, promoting interactions and ideas exchange about imaging topics.
• To offer practical workshops for course attendees to actively participate, both discussing clinical cases and images, but also bringing their own material and sharing expertise and knowledge.

Target Audience

No prerequisites. This is an educational activity targeting trainees, residents, fellows, but also young and experienced rheumatologists who want to improve their knowledge and expertise in the field of imaging in rheumatology.

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