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LanguageThe Congress official language will be English.Simultaneous translation will be provided.

Italian course participants are required to submit a com-pleted evaluation in order to receive CME Credits from Italian Ministry of Health. Professional roles: biologo; po-dologo; tecnico sanitario laboratorio biomedico; tecnico sanitario di radiologia medica; medico chirurgo: allergo-logia ed immunologia clinica; endocrinologia; medicina generale (medici di famiglia); geriatria; medicina fisica e riabilitazione; medicina interna; reumatologia; ortopedia e traumatologia; anestesia e rianimazione; medicina nucle-are; radiodiagnostica; fisioterapista; infermiere.

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Hotel NH CollectionGenova Marina Molo Ponte Calvi, 516124 Genova

Congress Venue

Le.Li.Co.Ma.R. ONLUSVia XII Ottobre 216121 Genova (Italy)

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October 4th-5th GenoaHotel NH CollectionGenova Marina Molo Ponte Calvi, 5 16124 Genova

Under the aegis:

CReIReumatologi Italiani

Collegio

13.00 Welcome cocktail 14.00 Welcome

FIRST SESSION GENERAL LECTURESChairmen: Gerolamo Bianchi, Lugi Sinigaglia14.30 OsteoporosisandCardiovascular disease Socrates Papapoulos15.00 Challengesandopportunities inOAtherapies Steven Goldring

SECOND SESSION OSTEOPOROSISChairmen: Gerolamo Bianchi, Socrates Papapoulos15.30 Preventionoffractures: aworldwidechallenge Serge Ferrari16.00 Boneformingagents inthetreatmentofosteoporosis Piet Geusens 16.30 Coffee break

THIRD SESSION SPONDYLOARTHRITISChairmen: Piet Geusens, Steven Goldring

17.00 TreattotargetinSpondylarthritis Denis Poddubnyy17.30 Anti-IL17treatmentinSPA Antonio Marchesoni

SIMPOSIO PREVENZIONE DELLE FRATTURE DA FRAGILITÀ (NO ECM)Chairman: Gerolamo Bianchi 11.30 AggiornamentisulProgetto LICOS Andrea Giusti11.45 Bifosfonati:update2018 Giuseppe Girasole 12.00 Discussione12.15 Termine del simposio

SIMPOSIO DIAGNOSI PRECOCE E GESTIONE CLINICA DELLE POLIARTRITI (NO ECM)Chairman: Gerolamo Bianchi12.15 Aggiornamentisulprogetto Anteros Paola Diana12.30 Aggiornamentosulprogetto Bioreuma Antonella Locaputo12.45 Discussione13.00 Termine del simposio

FOURTH SESSION OSTEOARTHRITISChairmen: Piet Geusens, Mary Goldring

18.00 RehabilitationinOA:anupdate Francois Rannou

18.30 Themanagementof osteoarthritis:oldandnewdrugs Francis Berenbaum

FIFTH SESSION THERAPEUTIC OPTIONSChairmen: Marco Amedeo Cimmino, Oscar Epis

08.30 Jak-inhibitorsforthetreatment ofRA:realworlddata Maria Di Cicco

09.00 TheroleofIL6inhibitioninRA Lorenzo Dagna

09.30 Bisphosfonates inskeletaldiseases Andrea Giusti

10.00 Persistenceofbiological treatments Monica Todoerti

10.30 Coffee break11.00 TaperingtreatmentsinRAandSPA Carlo Selmi

11.30 Smallmolecules inthetreatmentofSPA Ennio Giulio Favalli

12.00 Smallmoleculesinthetreatment ofRheumatoidArthritis Dario Camellino

12.30 IL-6inhibitioninthetreatment ofRAandGCA Christian Dejaco

13.00 Lunch

SIXTH SESSION RHEUMATOID ARTHRITISchairmen: Gerolamo Bianchi, Willem Lems

14.00 Mechanismsandprevention ofdamageinRA Georg Schett

14.30 Methotrexateinthetreatment ofRA:anupdate Marcello Govoni

15.00 Optimaluseofglucocorticoid inthetreatmentofRA Johannes W.J. Bijlsma

15.30 BiosimilarsinRheumatology: anupdate Joao Eurico Fonseca

16.00 BiologicstreatmentinRA: impactonbone Willem Lems

16.30 AdultonsetStilldisease Carlomaurizio Montecucco

17.30 CME Evaluation test 18.00 Closing Remarks

October 4th - Thursday

October 5th - Friday

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Faculty

FrancisBerenbaum, ParisGerolamoBianchi, GenoaJohannesW.J.Bijlsma, UtrechtDarioCamellino, GenoaMarcoAmedeoCimmino, GenoaLorenzoDagna, MilanChristianDejaco, BrunicoPaolaDiana, GenoaMariaDiCicco, MilanOscarEpis, MilanEnnioGiulioFavalli, MilanSergeFerrari, GenevaJoaoEuricoFonseca, LisboaPietGeusens, MaastrichtGiuseppeGirasole, Genoa

AndreaGiusti, GenoaMaryGoldring, New YorkStevenGoldring, New YorkMarcelloGovoni, FerraraWillemLems, AmsterdamAntonellaLocaputo, Genoa AntonioMarchesoni, MilanCarlomaurizioMontecucco,Pavia SocratesPapapoulos, LeidenDenisPoddubnyy, BerlinFrancoisRannou, ParisGeorgSchett, ErlangenCarloSelmi, MilanLugiSinigaglia, MilanMonicaTodoerti, Pavia

Scientific CommitteeGerolamoBianchi, GenoaPietGeusens, MaastrichtStevenGoldring, New York

WillemLems, AmsterdamGeorgSchett, ErlangenLuigiSinigaglia, Milan

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