Case-based Conference

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Overview

Reimagined for 2020, the Case-based Conference brought together 500+ delegates for BSR's first online conference, featuring, for the first time, both adult and paediatric and adolescent content.

We had a packed two days of excellent sessions, case discussions with expert overview, ePosters, sponsored content and plenty of audience participation with live polling and Q&As.

If you didn't attend, you can still get involved: we're holding Twitter Poster Clubs on:

1 December, 19:00, focusing on epidemic rheumatology with case reports EP10 and EP13
8 December, 19:00, Sjögren's syndrome and sarcoidosis with case reports EP18 and EP35.

Highlights

500+ delegates registered
Up to 95% of the audience watched live
53k+ Twitter impressions for #CBC20
100% of delegates would recommend it to a colleague
99% of delegates would attend another BSR conference online

2020 programme

Adult rheumatology day

Morning sessions

09:00-12:30

Includes hyperinflammation in COVID-19

Time	Session title	Speakers
09:00-09:10	Welcome	Dr Gerald Coakley
09:10-10:40	Hyperinflammation in COVID-19	Chair: Dr Frances Hall Speaker: Prof Iain McInnes and three case presentations
10:40-11:00	Break
11:00-12:30	Epidemic rheumatology	Chair: Dr Spencer Ellis Speaker: Prof Ian Bruce and three case presentations
12:30-13:30	Lunch

Afternoon sessions
13:30-17:00

Includes sarcoid arthropathy and extra-pulmonary disease

Time	Session title	Speakers
13:30-15:00	Sarcoid arthropathy and extra-pulmonary disease	Chair: Dr Nicola Gullick Speakers: Dr James Galloway and three case presentations
15:00-15:20	Break
15:20-16:50	Sjögren's syndrome and its mimics	Chair: Dr Richard Smith Speakers: Dr Liz Price and three case presentations
16:50-17:00	Closing summary	Dr Gerald Coakley

Paediatric and adolescent day

Morning sessions

09:00-12:30

Includes lung and rheumatic disease session

Time	Session title	Speakers
09:00-09:10	Welcome	Dr Kishore Warrier
09:10-10:40	Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) – changing challenges	Dr Flora McErlane and four case presentations
10:40-11:00	Break
11:00-12:30	Paediatric Inflammatory Multisystem Syndrome Temporally Associated with SARS-CoV-2 – have we cracked it?	Dr Nick Wilkinson, Dr Vinay Shivamurthy and four case presentations
12:30-13:30	Lunch

Afternoon sessions
12:30-17:00

Includes mixed connective tissue disease in children and AHP sessions

Time	Session title	Speakers
13:30-15:00	Mixed connective tissue disease in children: a myth or reality?	Dr Ivan Foeldvari and four case presentations
13:30-15:00	COVID-19 related changes to treatment/medication	Chair: Samantha Leach Speakers: Ruth Wylie and case presentations
15:00-15:20	Break
15:20-15:50	Keynote address: PIMS-TS vs KD: comparison of clinical and molecular features	Prof Jane Burns
15:20-16:50	AHP thieves market	Chair: Victoria Harbottle Speaker: Laura Harris
15:50-16:50	Thieves market	Four case presentations
16:50-17:00	Closing summary	Dr Kishore Warrier and Verna Cuthbert

Testimonials

"National-level CPD from the comfort of my own home! Makes events much more accessible and good for the planet."

"Interactive and good opportunities to ask questions. I thought the setup worked really well."

"I was nervous about attending an online conference, but it was excellent. The website was easy to navigate and the quality of the presentations really excellent."

— Adult and Paediatric Case-based Conference 2020 participants

Sponsorship

We'd like to thank our 2020 sponsors:

Day 1:

Headline sponsor: Lilly

Gold sponsors: Roche Chugai, Novartis Rheumatology, Janssen

Other sponsors: Novartis Rare Diseases, Sobi

Day 2:

Headline sponsor: Roche Chugai

Other sponsors: Novartis Rare Diseases, Sobi