EULAR Postgraduate Course in Rheumatology
With the annual Postgraduate Course, EULAR seeks to update the professional knowledge of young rheumatologists from around the world, whilst giving the participants the opportunity to meet and exchange ideas and experiences.
Target participants
Priority to attend the course will be given to young rheumatologists at the end of their training (at least four years of postgraduate training) working in clinics or scientific institutions.
Participants who have attended the entire course programme are entitled to 27 CME points (a personal certificate will be issued).
Content of course
The scientific basis of rheumatology (immune responses and their control, mechanism of tissue damage and pathogenesis of rheumatic diseases) is reviewed in the course as well as the clinical aspect of rheumatic diseases. At last the EULAR postgraduate course focuses on major topics like early arthritis; osteoarthritis; spondylarthritis, reactive arthritis; Sjogren, scleroderma, MCTD; SLE, vasculitis; soft tissue rheumatism and fibromyalgia; septic arthritis and gout; osteoporosis; imaging and lab testing.
Participant's opinion
Read what participants say about the course experience:
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"Well organised and delivered. The scientific content and level of presentation was excellent. The staff support was good. Social programme was excellent and helped to knit the delegates who originated from such diverse geographic and cultural backgrounds. A strongly recommended course." ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "I am very grateful for having had the privilege to participate in this course. It was an excellent course in every way, the athmosphere relaxed although the program was tight. All lectures were important and all speakers extremely good. I should like to participate another year, and I shall certainly recommend it to my collegues." ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Overall I got ten times what I paid for!" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "This Postgraduate Course was one of the best educational courses that I have ever seen. Both quantitatively and qualitatively, it was well and highly organized in a warm and easily adaptable environment. It was gathering all nations from around the world under the umbrella of research, friendship and rheumatology." ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "I am very happy to have had the opportunity to take part in such an international meeting with participants not only from Europe, but from all around the world. This week had a great impact on me, I made friendship and have met a lot of interesting people." ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "I have to express my sincere gratitude to EULAR for given me a bursary to join the course, which was very educating to me. I definitely believe that the course has given me a new beginning in my future practice in Nigeria." |
RELATED INFORMATION
13th EULAR Postgraduate Course
25 September - 1 October 2011
Dublin, Ireland
The registration process is now closed and the course fully booked.
EULAR course bursaries
EULAR grants 20 bursaries to young rheumatologists presenting a clinical case during the course.
The application process is now closed.
Applications for bursaries should include:
- Curriculum vitae with date of birth
- List of publications
Please note that you have to be duly registered for the course in order to apply for a bursary.
12th Postgraduate Course, Torre del Greco, Italy
The last postgraduate course took place at the Sakura Hotel in Torre del Greco, Italy, from 27 September - 1 October 2010. 90 participants from numerous countries enjoyed an intensive study and fellowship experience.