Scandinavian Congress of Rheumatology 2014 Pre-course “Clinical update” Saturday, September 20, 2014 13.00–13.05 Welcome Meliha C Kapetanovic, Lund, Sweden 13.05–13.50 Ultrasound in rheumatology Hilde Berner Hammer, Oslo, Norway 13.50–14.35 MRI analysis – to assess efficacy of treatment Mikkel Østergaard, Copenhagen, Denmark Coffee 14.55–15.40 Scleroderma clinical update Roger Hesselstrand, Lund, Sweden 15.45–17.00 Practical demonstrations (rotation between 4 stations) 1. Basic ultrasound of joints Hamed Rezaei, Stockholm, Sweden Erik af Klint, Stockholm, Sweden 2. Nailfold capillaroscopy Roger Hesselstrand, Lund, Sweden Annica Nordin, Stockholm, Sweden 3. Gout and pseudogout (microscopy) Alexander So, Lausanne, Switzerland Esbjörn Larsson, Stockholm, Sweden 4. Muscle strength test and muscle biopsy (video) Maryam Dastmalchi, Stockholm, Sweden Sunday, September 21, 2014 Update on Sjögrens syndrome 8.30–9.15 Elke Theander, Malmö, Sweden Management of crystal arthropathies 9.15–10.00 10.00–10.20 Alexander So, Lausanne, Switzerland Coffee 10.20–10.55 Inflammatory myopathies- update on management Ingrid Lundberg, Stockholm, Sweden 10.55–11.30 Cardiovascular risk factors in SLE- Clinical implications Elisabet Svenungsson, Stockholm, Sweden Lunchbox Faculty Meliha C Kapetanovic, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund, Section of Rheumatology, Skåne University Hospital Lund, Sweden Hilde Berner Hammer, Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Vinderen, Oslo, Norway Mikkel Østergaard, Center for Rheumatology and Spinal Diseases, Copenhagen University Hospital Glostrup, Denmark Roger Hesselstrand, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund, Section of Rheumatology, Skåne University Hospital Lund, Sweden Annica Nordin, Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden Hamed Rezaei; Unit of Clinical Therapy Research, Inflammatory Diseases, Department of Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden Erik af Klint, Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden Alexander So, Service de Rhumatologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Université de Lausann, Lausanne, Switzerland Esbjörn Larsson, Rheumatology Unit, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden. Senior Medical Adviser, Pfizer. Maryam Dastmalchi, Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden Elke Theander, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund, Section of Rheumatology, Skåne University Hospital Malmö, Sweden Ingrid Lundberg, Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden Elisabet Svenungsson, Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden