Advanced Course on Drugs, Dilemmas and Decisions
JIR Winter School in Villars Switzerland from 28th of February to 1st of March 2020
Course Format
Format
State of the art lectures
Interactive workshops in small groups
Clinical cases analysis in small groups
Abstract presentations (oral and poster)
You will also be able to meet some International specialists through the sessions and multiple leisure activities in the magnificent Swiss Alps.
This unique event is designed for all physicians interested in this topic. The number of participants is limited to 50 and registrations will be accepted on the basis of “first come first served”.
This Winter School is organized by the JIRcohort research network.
Speakers (confirmed)
Marco Gattorno, Genoa, Italy
Dirk Föll, Münster, Germany
Sophie Georgin-Lavialle, Paris, France
Brigitte Bader-Meunier, Paris, France
Véronique Hentgen, Versailles, France
Michaël Hofer, Lausanne, Switzerland
Helmut Wittkowski, Münster, Germany
Alexandre Belot, Lyon, France
Pavla Dolezalova, Prague, Czech Republic (Live from Mumbai)
Rolando Cimaz, Milano, Italy (Live from Mumbai)
Program
Friday 28th of February 2020
9:30 - 10:30
Welcome and Registration
10:30 - 12:00
Lectures
Main challenges in treatment of auto-inflammatory diseases
Main challenges in treatment of lupus and connectivitis
Abstract presentation
12:00 - 13:00
Lunch
13:00 - 14:30
Workshop 1-4 (all participants will go through all workshops)
1) Real-life data on biological: rare adverse events from JIR and AID-net registries
2) Compliance: how to evaluate in real life
3) Everything you wanted to know about steroid therapy, but were afraid to ask
4) Oratory art
14:30 - 16:00
Workshop 1-4
16:00 - 16:30
Break
16:30 - 18:30
Clinical case analysis (all participants will analyse 2 cases in small groups)
Program
Saturday 29th of February 2020
8:00 - 8:30
Clinical case presentation
Debate pro-contra biologicals in JIA
8:30 - 9:00
Lecture (Live with India)
Main challenges of treatment in JIA
9:00 - 10:30
Debate (Live with India)
Biologics VS Biosimilar - The big fight
10:30 - 11:00
Lecture (Live with India)
Long term rist of biological
11:00 - 11:30
Break
11:30 - 13:00
Workshop 1-4
13:00 - 17:30
Leisure Time
17:30 - 18:30
Clinical case presentation
Colchicine
Secondary immunodeficiency due to Rituximab/IVIG substitution in secondary hypogammaglobulinemia
18:30 - 19:00
Poster walk
20:00
Gala dinner
Program
Sunday 1st of March 2020
Lecture (Live with India)
8:30 - 9:00
Small molecules (JAK inhibitors) new kids on the block
Clinical case presentations (Live with India)
Precaution before starting and how to stop biologicals
Methotrexate/Azathioprine/Leflunomide/Tacrolimus/Thalidomide: pros and cons
9:00 - 10:00
Break
10:00 - 10:30
Workshop 1-4
10:30 - 12:00
Practical informations
The Winter School will take place at Eurotel-Victoria in Villars. Villars is a Swiss Alps village at 1h30 from Geneva Airport. It is easily reachable by car or by public transport (train/bus).
This registration fee includes: Access to all the JIR Winter School sessions (Friday - Sunday), 2 nights at Eurotel-Victoria**** Villars, 2 breakfast, 1 lunch, the gala dinner and access to all the videos of the sessions.
Early registration (until 31.12.2019)
Single room: 490€
Shared Double room: 390€
Registration after 01.01.2020
Single room: 540€
Shared Double room: 440€
JIRcohort members special price
100€ discount for all JIRcohort members.
Cancelation policy
Since 1st of January 2020: 50% of total price has to be paid
Since 20th of February 2020: 100% of total price has to be paid.
Abstract submission
All participants can submit an abstract until the 31.12.2019. To submit your abstract please send it to the following link.
Selected abstract for an oral or a poster presentation will be informed in January.
Basic course on Thursday 27th of February 2020
Already come to Switzerland on Thursday 27th of February and take part to the course on "Uveitis: a team work between the ophthalmologist and the pediatrician" at Hôpital Ophtalmique Jules-Gonin in Lausanne.
Registration to the basic course is free but compulsary (indicate in your registration to the JIR Winter School)
Past JIR Winter School events
JIR Winter School 2017 in Leysin Switzerland on SoJIA / Still
JIR Winter School 2018 in Leysin Switzerland on Juvenile Onset Lupus
JIR Winter School 2019 in Villars Switzerland on Autoinflammatory disease
