Annual Conference

Overview

Date

28-30 April 2025

Venue

Manchester Central and Online

Annual Conference is the leading rheumatology event, bringing together over 2,000 delegates for three days of learning, knowledge sharing, networking and innovation. The conference welcomes rheumatology professionals from across the UK including consultants, trainees, nurses and allied health professionals and those working in paediatric and adolescent rheumatology.

This award-winning hybrid conference allows attendees the flexibility of joining in-person or online and will be available on demand for six months. Secure your place for a guaranteed access all areas pass to the whole conference featuring over 70 sessions and 100+ speakers, practical skills workshops, exhibition, symposia, networking and social events and much more.

2025 programme

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Morning

Includes trainees and oral abstract sessions

Afternoon

Includes conference awards and Heberden Round

Early Morning

Special interest group (SIG) sessions

Morning

Includes oral abstracts, essentials, science and paediatric sessions

Afternoon

Includes Droitwich Lecture and Barbara Ansell Address

Early Morning

Includes special interest group (SIG) sessions

Morning

Includes Heberden Oration and paediatric sessions

Afternoon

Includes oral abstracts, essentials and paediatric sessions

Pricing

Members

Non-members

Level 1

£345

+VAT

£230

+VAT

Consultant, allied specialty consultant and pharma representative

Level 2

£259

+VAT

£173

+VAT

Rheumatology specialty trainee, GP and specialty doctor

Level 3

£209

+VAT

£141

+VAT

Allied health professional, clinical academic, nurse, non-clinical scientist, psychologists, physician associates, pharmacists, foundation trainee, retired and other

Student (undergraduate)

Free

Level 1

£519

+VAT

£347

+VAT

Consultant, allied specialty consultant and pharma representative

Level 2

£395

+VAT

£264

+VAT

Rheumatology specialty trainee, GP and specialty doctor

Level 3

£315

+VAT

£209

+VAT

Allied health professional, clinical academic, nurse, non-clinical scientist, psychologists, physician associates, pharmacists, foundation trainee, retired and other

Student (undergraduate)

Free

The Annual Conference is a 3-day event with a single price ticket. 2-day registration is only applicable to paediatric and adolescent rheumatology attendees. The 2-day paediatric rate ticket is applicable for attendance on Tues 29 and Weds 30 April. Current prices are at the discounted Early Bird rate. These discounted rates will be available until 24 February 2025. *Prices apply to in-person and online tickets. Payment needs to be made via debit/credit card at the time of booking, we do not invoice for any events.

Accessibility and safeguarding

Venue and travel

Manchester Central Convention Complex, Petersfield, M2 3GX
Access to Manchester Central Convention Complex is via the main entrance on Windmill Street
Details on how to get to the venue, including parking information, can be found here
Delegate destination experience
Visit Manchester Convention Bureau website for more information on Manchester as a destination Meet in Manchester - where great minds meet; here you will discover all things to do in Manchester - from events and attractions to fine dining and a great night out
Plan your journey to the conference using the free travel planning tool by You Smart Thing here. This shows you travel options and measures how sustainable your journey will be to encourage greener, low-carbon travel

Accommodation

Marketing Manchester Convention Bureau is the official accommodation provider for The British Society for Rheumatology Annual Conference 2025
All rooms are held on an on-line system, allowing you to book and secure your own accommodation. Negotiated delegate rates will be available to book until the end of the day on 31st March 2025, so please book as soon as possible to guarantee a room. To book accommodation for this event, please use the following link. If you require any assistance with your reservation, please contact the Manchester Convention Bureau Accommodation Booking Team at abs@visitmanchester.com

Accessibility

The venue entrances are all fully ramped and accessible. Most of the exhibition space is on the ground floor/street level and can be accessed via the main entrance. Once inside, events on the first floor can be accessed via stairs or lifts
The venue has accessible toilets in each of the main event spaces across the venue
There is NCP car park (National Car park) directly below Manchester Central, including 18 disabled parking bays on the Upper Level of the Car Park, with lift access to the venue

Full accessibility information for the venue can be found here

We will have a dedicated prayer room, feeding room and quiet space within the venue. Please ask one of our team at the registration desk and we’ll let you know where each are located

If you would like to discuss your access requirements, please email our team at events@rheumatology.org.uk


In-person tickets include
Access to all parallel and plenary sessions and exhibition onsite Access to online platform where content’s hosted Ability to participate in sessions through voting, questions and chatting through the app and online platform Ability to network with other attendees online Exclusive on-site workshops and networking events Six months on-demand access to the programme after the conference


Online tickets include
Access to online platform where content’s hosted All parallel and plenary sessions in real-time Ability to participate in sessions through voting, questions and chatting through the app and online platform Ability to network with other attendees online Six months on-demand access to the programme after the conference

Overview

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2025 programme

Morning

Includes trainees and oral abstract sessions

TIME

SESSION

SPEAKERS

09:00-10:30

Heberden Highlights oral abstracts

Dr Richard Partington, Dr Pollie Ravji, Dr Mark Russell, Prof Philip Conaghan, Dr Jordan Tsigarides, Dr Carlos Raul Ramirez Medina

09:00-10:30

Renal disease in rheumatology

Dr Rhys Evans, Dr Allyson Egan, Dr Edward Stern

09:00-10:30

Acting on axial SpA to end the delay to diagnosis: A toolkit for local implementation

Dr Dale Webb, Sian Bamford, Prof Raj Sengupta

09:00-10:30

Trainees session: Medical education for the rheumatologist

Prof Marina Anderson, Dr Louise Pollard, Dr Jennifer Christie

09:00-10:30

Keeping people with MSK conditions working

Aisha Mazhar, Patricia Bisset, Prof Holly Blake

10:30-11:10

Refreshment break

10:35-11:05

Pain, Participation, and Progress: Innovations in Rheumatology research poster showcase (available in person only)

11:10-12:40

Rheumatoid arthritis oral abstracts

Dr Leher Gumber, Dr Pratyasha Saha, Lara Chapman, Dr Sebastien Viatte, Prof Maya Buch

11:10-12:40

The (Langu)Age of the chatbot: An update on Artificial Intelligence in Rheumatology

Dr Nicholas Fuggle, Dr Meghna Jani, TBC

11:10-12:40

What's new in Osteoarthritis? An update on the surgical and medical management of Osteoarthritis

Mr Alex Glover, Prof Ruth Wittoek, Prof Nidhi Sofat

11:10-12:40

Trainees session: Rheumatology associated with cancers

Dr Alexander Oldroyd, Prof Andrew Cope, Prof James Galloway

11:10-12:40

Exercise physiology in Inflammatory Arthritis: Implications for practice

Prof George Metsios, Ailsa Bosworth, Jade Skeates

Afternoon

Includes conference awards and Heberden Round

TIME

SESSION

SPEAKERS

12:40-13:55

Lunch

13:10-13:55

Workshop: MSK examination of the shoulder (available in person only)

Diana Finney, Patricia Cornell, Liz Van Rossen, Sharon Petford

13:10-13:55

Workshop: Unlocking inclusion in clinical trials - workshop on improving recruitment at every level of the clinical trial (available in person only)

Prof Ernest Choy, Christine Burt, Dr Kanta Kumar

13:10-13:40

SLE poster showcase (available in person only)

13:55-14:35

Conference welcome and awards

Dr Jo Ledingham

14:40-16:10

Rheumatoid arthritis session

Prof Anne Barton, Dr Ken Baker, Prof Paul Emery

14:40-16:10

CAR T Cell Therapy for SLE

Dr Chris Wincup, Dr Claire Roddie, Prof Benjamin Parker

14:40-16:10

PsA, axSpA and spondyloarthritis oral abstracts

Dr Dale Webb, Dr James Prior, Jessica Swift, Dr Walter Maksymowych, Prof Gareth Jones, Dr Martin Lauran

14:40-16:10

Debate: Should ultrasound be a mandatory part of the rheumatology training curriculum?

Dr Richard Wakefield, Dr Iain Goff, Dr Kiran Khokhar

14:40-16:10

Addressing obesity in adults with Inflammatory Arthritis

Dr Samantha Hider, Dr Helen Ashby, Debbie Musendeki

16:10-16:50

Refreshment break

16:50-17:50

Heberden Round