Access to workshop sessions, refreshments & light lunch with limited drinks during meals.

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Calling all general practitioners, physicians, registrars and fellows to join us for the South African Rheumatism and Arthritis Association (SARAA) Rheumatology review morning on the 7th May. The program has been planned to give a wide overview of practical issues as well as problematic areas in the field of rheumatology.

Topics to be covered include

• Pros and cons of medicines used in rheumatology
• Blood test evaluation
• MRIs and ultrasound in rheumatology
• Vasculitis
• Difficult to treat gout
• Mast cell activation syndrome
• Approach to back pain

Join us for a dynamic morning workshop featuring practical, and some case-based sessions led by expert speakers from South Africa, India, and Canada.

The workshop programme is designed for general practioners, paediatricians, registrars, trainees and anyone seeking to
broaden their knowledge and skills in paediatric rheumatology and related fields. Enhance your clinical prac6ce, deepen your understanding, and network with peers.

Don’t miss this opportunity to update your knowledge and skills!

Topics for the programme
• Practical approach to children with swollen joints (Dr Zainab Waggie, Prof Amita Aggarwal - India)
• Evaluation and investigations in paediatric rheumatology (Dr Priya Ambaram)
• Approach to Raynaud’s syndrome (Dr Kogie Chinniah)
• Inflammatory myopathy of childhood (Dr Shehnaaz Akhalwaya)
• Approach to back pain in childhood (Dr Bhadrish Mistry)
• Use of ultrasound in rheumatology (Dr Christophe Lyddell - Canada)
• Use of MRI in rheumatology
• Mast cell ac6va6on syndrome (Prof Andre van Niekerk)