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on Systemic Sclerosis Interstitial Lung Disease (SSc ILD)

on Systemic Sclerosis Interstitial Lung Disease (SSc ILD)

A Collaborative Endeavor by the World Scleroderma Foundation and Serbian and Romanian Societies of Pulmonology and Rheumatology

A Collaborative Endeavor by the World Scleroderma Foundation and Serbian and Romanian Societies of Pulmonology and Rheumatology

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2024

9:00 -17:30 (UTC +1 - ITALY and SERBIA Time - Central European Time)

10:00 -18:30 (UTC +2 - ROMANIA Time - Eastern European Time)

SCIENTIFIC ORGANISERS: Marco Matucci-Cerinic, Elena Rezus, Predrag Ostojic

REGISTRATION FORM

FACULTY

matucci

Marco Matucci Cerinic

Università Vita - Salute San Raffaele Milano, Italy

rezus

Elena Rezus

Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie Grigore T. Popa Iasi

ostojic

Predrag Ostojic​

Institute of Rheumatology, Belgrade, Serbia

Yannick Allanore

Université Paris Cité, Chochin Hospital, Paris, France

Dragos Bumbacea

Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest

Jelena Colic

Institute of Rheumatology, Belgrade, Serbia

Francesco Del Galdo

Experimental Medicine at University of Leeds, UK

Christopher Denton

University College London and Royal Free Hospital London

Sanja Dimic Janjic

University Clinical Center of Serbia

Anna Maria Gheorghiu

Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cantacuzino Hospital

Sretko Luković

Institute of Rheumatology, Belgrade, Serbia

Diana Manolescu

University of Medicine and Pharmacy Victor Babes in Timisoara

Carmen Marina Mihai

University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich

Magda Parvu

Institute of Rheumatology, Belgrade, Serbia

Spasoje Popevic

University Clinical Centre of Serbia, Belgrade

Simona Rednic

University of Medicine Iuliu Hatieganu Cluj, Emergency County Hospital Cluj, Romania

Arsen Ristic

University Clinical Center of Belgrade, Serbia

Bojana Stamenkovic

Institute for treatment and rehabilitaction Niska Banja, Nis

Iulia Szabo

County Emergency Hospital Cluj-Napoca, Department of Rheumatology

Claudia Toma

Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest

Marina Vujovic

Institute of Rheumatology, Belgrade, Serbia

Maja Zlatanovic

Affiliation

PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME

This activity has been accredited by the European Board for Accreditation of Continuing Education for Health Professionals for a total effective education time of 8h equalling 8 of EBAC® CE credits
(EBAC Cert-ID: 2024-EPN-1391000-000)

Fully virtual online format

09.00 Opening: Presidents

09.10 SESSION 1 – STATE OF THE ART LECTURES ON ILD SSC – Chairs: Marco Matucci Cerinic, Predrag Ostojic
09:10 Pathophysiology of interstitial lung disease in SSc – Christopher Denton
09:35 IPF, so similar but so different from SSc – Dragos Bumbacea
10:00 Stratification and risk in SSc-ILD – Elena Rezus
10:25 Progression of Pulmonary Fibrosis in SSc: respirologist perspective – Claudia Toma
10:50 Six-minute-walk test and patient reported outcome measures of ILD SSc to be used in practice – Bojana Stamenkovic

11.00 SESSION 2 – DIAGNOSIS AND FOLLOW-UP OF PATIENTS WITH SSC-ILD – Chairs: Simona Rednic
11:00 The contribution of HRCT to the diagnosis and follow up of ILD SSc – Diana Manolescu
11:25 How to interpret in practice the modification of PFTs in CTD ILD – Sanja Dimic Janjic
11:50 How to implement the assessment of progression in SSc-ILD (incl future techniques) – Predrag Ostojic
12:15 Are BAL and lung biopsy necessary today in ILD? – Spasoje Popevic
12:40 Challenges of the group 3 Pulmonary Hypertension – Arsen Ristic

12.45 Break

13.15 SESSION 3 – TREATMENT OF SSC-ILD – Chairs: Elena Rezus
13:15 Immunesupressants, current practice, CYC, MMF Tocilizumab & RTX for SSc-ILD – Simona Rednic
13:40 Antifibrotic therapy for SSc ILD and the contribution of NTD – Magda Parvu
14:05 State of the art on recommendations for SSc management – Francesco Del Galdo
14:30 The management of SSc ILD, the ACR and ESR/EULAR recommendations – Yannick Allanore
14:55 Other treatment options (HSCT, CarT, Lung transplantation) – Marco Matucci Cerinic

15.00 SESSION 4 – CURRENT PRACTICE OF MANAGEMENT OF SSC-ILD
15:00 Case I – Mentor: Carina Mihai; Assistant: Ana Maria Gheorghiu
15:30 Case II – Mentor: Simona Rednic; Assistant: Iulia Szabo
16:00 All faculty Q&A
16:15 Case III – Mentor: Maja Zlatanovic; Assistant: Stretko Lukovic
16:45 Case IV – Mentor: Jelena Colic;  Assistant: Marina Vujovic
17:15 All faculty Q&A 

17:30 Closure

This e-Masterclass is supported by a medical education grant of