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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

12.00 Symposium (no ECM)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 Treattotarget inSpondylarthritis Denis Poddubnyy17.30 Anti-IL17treatmentinSPA Antonio Marchesoni

FOURTH SESSION OSTEOARTHRITISChairmen: Piet Geusens, Mary Goldring18.00 RehabilitationinOA:anupdate Francois Rannou 18.30 Themanagement ofosteoarthritis: oldandnewdrugs Francis Berenbaum

FIFTH SESSION THERAPEUTIC OPTIONSChairmen: Marco Amedeo Cimmino, Oscar Epis09.00 TheroleofIL6inhibitioninRA Lorenzo Dagna09.30 Bisphosfonates inskeletaldiseases Andrea Giusti10.00 Persistenceofbiological treatments Monica Todoerti 10.30 TaperingtreatmentsinRA andSPA Carlo Selmi 11.00 Smallmolecules inthetreatmentofSPA Ennio Giulio Favalli11.30 Coffee break 12.00 Smallmoleculesinthetreatment ofRheumatoidArthritis Dario Camellino12.30 IL-6inhibitioninthetreatment ofRAandGCA Christian Dejaco13.00 Lunch

SIXTH SESSION RHEUMATOID ARTHRITISGerolamo Bianchi, Willem Lems14.00 Mechanismsandprevention ofdamageinRA Georg Schett14.30 Methotrexateinthetreatment ofRA:anupdate Marcello Govoni15.00 Optimaluseofglucocorticoid inthetreatmentofRA Johannes W.J. Bijlsma15.30 BiosimilarsinRheumatology: anupdate Joao Eurico Fonseca16.00 BiologicstreatmentinRA: impactonbone Willem Lems16.30 AdultonsetStilldisease Carlomaurizio Montecucco17.30 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, MilanoChristianDejaco, BrunicoOscarEpis, MilanEnnioGiulioFavalli, MilanSergeFerrari, GenevaJoaoEuricoFonseca, LisboaPietGeusens, MaastrichtAndreaGiusti, Genoa

MaryGoldring, New YorkStevenGoldring, New YorkMarcelloGovoni, FerraraWillemLems, AmsterdamAntonioMarchesoni, MilanCarlomaurizioMontecucco,Pavia SocratesPapapoulos, LeidenDenisPoddubnyy, BerlinFrancoisRannou, ParisGeorgSchett, ErlangenCarloSelmi, MilanLugiSinigaglia, MilanMonicaTodoerti, Pavia

Scientific Committee

GerolamoBianchi, GenoaPietGeusens, MaastrichtStevenGoldring, New York WillemLems, AmsterdamGeorgSchett, ErlangenLuigiSinigaglia, Milan

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