Next course in September 2024
This is a course which will take place in Barcelona, Spain, from Friday, 20 September 2024 to Saturday, 21 September 2024.
Course Description
This is an integrated, 1.5 day course focused on synovium biopsy. The course will be based on the format of interactive lectures. This course consists of complementary teaching units, aiming at engaging different specialists such as sonographers, clinical rheumatologists, pathologists, and translational scientists. Contents will be dedicated to the practical teaching of the US-guided synovial biopsy, forceps biopsy and arthroscopy biopsy. Lectures will include a detailed description with videos and teaching material of the biopsy techniques not only of large joints but also of the wrist, MCPs and MTPs. The most adequate procedures to prepare synovial samples for several types of analysis, including single cell studies, will be addressed. We will also discuss the use of US-guided synovial biopsy in animal models of acute and chronic arthritis.
Learning objectives
Different procedures for synovial biopsy.
Value of synovial tissue in translational research and clinical practice.
Utility and interpretation of the information provided by synovial tissue.
Synovial biopsy practice in small and large joints (wrist and knee).
Target Audience
This is an educational activity targeting clinician and scientists working in the field of rheumatology or musculoskeletal diseases.
For this course to be the most beneficial to participants, a minimum experience in musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS), defined as regularly performing MSUS in current practice, as well as in US guided procedures, is mandatory. As part of the application process, you will be asked to detail your experience in both MSUS and US guided MS procedures.
Certificate
After the course, all participants who have successfully completed the course will receive a certificate of attendance on their EULAR School user account. 100% course attendance is required.
Additional information
If you have any questions, please contact education@eular.org.