Hybrid Course

26-28 October, 2023

Location: Department of Woman’s and Child’s Health, University of Padova, Padua - Italy

or Online

WELCOME MESSAGE

We are delighted to announce the first PReS Educational Course on JUVENILE SCLERODERMA SYNDROMES (JSS), to be held as a hybrid meeting on 26-28 October 2023 at the Department of Woman’s and Child’s Health, University of Padova, Italy.

We warmly welcome participants to attend face to face or virtually. Participants will have a comprehensive update on clinical presentation, epidemiology, pathogenesis and management of the juvenile scleroderma syndromes. With a view to promoting a practical approach to the patients, a limited number of 40 attendees will have the opportunity to participate in presence.

During the face-to-face teaching sessions, participants will evaluate real patients with various subtypes of juvenile scleroderma and get confidence with the most recent techniques for the assessment and monitoring of these conditions.

Speakers include international experts in Juvenile Scleroderma. We welcome the submission of interesting clinical cases, which will be discussed in interactive sessions and ask for abstracts to be sent to meneghel.alessandra@gmail.com by 8th October 2023. For further details and registration, please refer to the full programme.

Kind regards,

Francesco Zulian & Giorgia Martini (JS WP Training and Education Lead) on behalf of the PReS Juvenile Scleroderma Working Party and PReS secretariat.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

This course will cover the current state-of-the-art on

• Summarize current knowledge on Juvenile Scleroderma Syndromes
• Recognize and experience the most reliable techniques for evaluation and management of Scleroderma in children
• Discuss real-life clinical vignettes based on case presentations

COURSE CERTIFICATION

A certificate of attendance will be supplied and send by email to all participants.

COURSE EVALUATION

You will be kindly asked to evaluate the course with respect to educational content, course organization and venue.

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

Francesco Zulian       (Chair of the Course)
Tadej Avcin                (Secretary of PRES)
Jordi Anton                 (Chair, Training and Education committee)
Ivan Foeldvari            (Chair of the JS-WP)
Ozgur Kasapcopur     (Secretary of the JS-WP)
Giorgia Martini            (Education and Training Lead)
Valentina Leone         (Clinical Care Lead)
Edoardo Marrani       (Emerge Representative)
Elena De Stefani        (Parents Representative)
Gaia Berlini                (Patients Representative)

SPEAKERS

ORGANIZERS

Francesco Zulian, Giorgia Martini, Alessandra Meneghel and Francesca Tirelli with the support of the PReS JS WP core team and PReS secretariat.

CLINICAL CASE SUBMISSION

Please send an interesting or difficult clinical case, illustrated in a few slides. These cases will be discussed during the interactive sessions. Send your abstract to meneghel.alessandra@gmail.com

COURSE PROGRAMME

ON-LINE and IN CLASS COURSE

Thursday October 26, 2023

13.00 Participants’ registration

14.00 Course opening and introduction

JUVENILE LOCALIZED SCLERODERMA: CLINICAL ASPECTS

 Chairs: Martini, Foeldvari

14.20            Case discussion with tele voter         TBD

15.00            Classification and Clinical Aspects      F. Zulian

15.20             Extracutaneous manifestations and differential diagnosis                 S. Li

15.40             Pathogenesis                                 K. Torok

16.00             Therapy                                       C. Pain

16.20             Q § A

                     Coffee break

JUVENILE LOCALIZED SCLERODERMA: DISEASE MONITORING

Chairs: Pain, Zulian

17.00            Skin scoring                                  A. Meneghel

17.20             Thermography                              G. Martini

17.40            Ophthalmology                              M.E.Zannin

18.00             Imaging                                       R. Manara

18.20             Q § A

                    Conclusions of the day

Friday October 27, 2023

JUVENILE SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS: CLINICAL ASPECTS

Chairs: Kasapkopur, Meneghel

9.00              Case Discussion with tele voter                   TBD

9.30              Classification and Clinical aspects                I. Foeldvari

9.50              Pathogenesis                                           F. Tirelli

10.10             Laboratory tests and biomarkers                E. Zanatta

10.30             Cardiovascular monitoring                         B. Castaldi

11.00            Q§A

Coffee break

12.00             Respiratory monitoring                              V. Ferraro

12.20             Therapy                                                 G. Martini

12.40            Q § A

13.00-14.00    Light Lunch

JUVENILE SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS: MONITORING

Chairs: Avcin, Anton

14.00            Capillaroscopy                                E. Zanatta

14.20            Skin scoring                                  I. Foeldvari

14.40             Imaging: HRCT                             C. Giraudo

15.00             Imaging: Cardiac MRI                     E. Reffo

15.20             Gastrointestinal tests                      M. Cananzi

15.40             Severity score (J4S)                       A. Meneghel

16.00             Q § A

16.30 Start FACE-TO-FACE COURSE

Friday October 27 – Saturday October 28, 2023

Course Venue Dept. Woman’s and Child Health, Dept. of Medicine, University of Padua

GENERAL INFORMATION

CONTACTS

Registration enquiries: pres.reghot@mci-group.com

Organizing enquiries: gorcica@forumservice.net

COURSE VENUE

Venue: Department Woman’s and Child’s Health, https://www.sdb.unipd.it

Location: Padua, Italy

COURSE OPENING & CLOSING

Opening:      Thursday October 26, 2023 at 13.00

Closing:        Saturday October 28, 2023 at 13.00