Guest Speakers (2021)
ORAL PRESENTATIONS OF ORIGINAL RESEARCH WORK AND OF CLINICAL CASES
At the end of this session, participants will be better able to:
- Identify, understand and discuss the nature and results of recent research work done by their peers.
ADVANCES IN THE PATHOGENESIS OF SPONDYLOARTHRITIS
Dr Robert D Inman
At the end of this session, participants will be better able to:
- Identify gut-joint trafficking in AS
- Demonstrate T cell dysregulation in AS
- Recognize the potential for novel targets in AS
PAGET’S DISEASE
Dr Laëtitia Michou
At the end of this session, participants will be better able to:
- Recognize and discuss the epidemiological variations of Paget’s disease
- Illustrate how the pathophysiology of Paget’s disease can explain these variations
- Explain the clinical implications of the rarefaction of Paget’s disease
IgG4 Related Diseases
Dr Hughes Allard-Chamard
At the end of this session, participants will be better able to:
- Define what IS and what is NOT an IgG4 disease
- Briefly establish what we know about the development of IgG4 disease
- Define the rational use of paraclinical tests in IgG4 disease
Guest Speakers (2019)
Dr William Rigby: “Revelations and Continued Mysteries in Rheumatoid Arthritis”
Dre Alessandra Bruns: “How Useful is Ultrasound in RA”
Dr Simon Carette: “Mise à jour sur les vasculites systémiques des petits vaisseaux (VPV)”
Dr Alison Clifford: “Giant cell arteritis: are we moving beyond a biopsy?”
Professeur David Isenberg: “The Treatment of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus – Past Imperfect; Future Tense”
Dr Évelyne Vinet: “Lupus: A Case of Female Discrimination”
Objectives
At the end of the Conference, participants will be better able to:
- Identify, understand and discuss the nature and results of recent research work done by their peers.
- Understand the role of biomarkers in precision care of systemic autoimmune diseases.
- Recognize the links between cancer and systemic autoimmune diseases and the autoimmune consequences of checkpoint inhibitors used in cancer treatment.
- Optimize the care of patients with rheumatic diseases throughout the ages of life: childhood, transition to adulthood, depression throughout adulthood and pain management in our oldest patients.
This conference is an opportunity to meet and exchange with colleagues and to honour those who have had a particular impact on the local and international rheumatology community.
Past Speakers (2018)
Dr Marvin J Fritzler (Calgary, AB) : “Biomarker Discoveries in Systemic Rheumatic Diseases (SRD)” et “Everything You Didn’t Want to Know about anti-DNA, and More”
Dr Sasha Bernatsky (Montréal, QC) : « Lupus and Cancer »
Dr Laura Cappelli (Baltimore, MD, USA) : “Checkpoint Inhibitors and Immune-Related Adverse Events”
Dr Julie Couture (Montréal, QC) : « Ces petits qui deviendront grands »
Dr Elizabeth Hazel (Montréal, QC) : “iGen in a GenX World”
Dr Brett Thombs (Montréal, QC) : “Depression in the rheumatology clinic: How common is it and what can you do about it?”
Dr David Lussier (Montréal, QC) : « La douleur chronique chez les patients âgés : une approche multidimensionnelle »
Objectives
At the end of the Conference, participants will be better able to:
- Identify, understand and discuss the nature and results of recent research work done by their peers.
- Understand the role of biomarkers in precision care of systemic autoimmune diseases.
- Recognize the links between cancer and systemic autoimmune diseases and the autoimmune consequences of checkpoint inhibitors used in cancer treatment.
- Optimize the care of patients with rheumatic diseases throughout the ages of life: childhood, transition to adulthood, depression throughout adulthood and pain management in our oldest patients.
This conference is an opportunity to meet and exchange with colleagues and to honor those who have had a particular impact on the local and international rheumatology community.
Past Speakers (2017)
List of Guest Speakers and subjects:
Dr Cheryl Barnabe: “Rheumatic Diseases in Canadian Aboriginal Populations”
Dr Iain McInness: “Possibilities, Pragmatism and Penury in the Future Treatment of RA” and “The Changing Paradigm of RA – How Early is Early?”
Dr Steven Greenberg: “Inclusion-body Myositis”
Dr Océane Landon-Cardinal: “Pure and Overlap Auto-immune Myositis”
Dr Keneboyinza Nagaraju: “Pathogenesis of Adult Autoimmune Myositis”
Objectives
At the end of the Conference, participants will be better able to:
- Identify, understand and discuss the nature and the results of recent research work done by their peers.
- Recognize care gaps pertinent to Indigenous populations with arthritis and know how to attempt to close these gaps and deliver patient-centered care.
- Know about and integrate new therapeutic agents to existing ones for the best cost-effective outcomes in patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis.
- Understand and recognize early Rheumatoid Arthritis.
- Know and understand the pathogenesis, classification and therapeutic targets in autoimmune adult myositis.
This conference is an opportunity to meet and exchange with colleagues and to honor those who have had a particular impact on the local and international rheumatology community.
Past Speakers (2016)
Dr. Hugo Chapdelaine (Université de Montréal) : “Les maladies auto-inflammatoires chez l’adulte“
Dr. Anne-Laure Chetaille (Université Laval) : “Comprendre les maladies auto-inflammatoires en 2016“
Dr. Cindy Flower (University of the West Indies, Barbados) : “A Story of Chikungunya“
Dr. Marie Hudson (Université McGill) : “Epigenetics and Auto-immune Inflammatory Diseases: Searching for the Grail“
Dr. Henri Ménard (Université McGill) : “Precision Medicine, Panomics and Rheumatoid Arthritis“
Dr. Richard Menzies (Université McGill) : “Diagnosis and Treatment of Latent TB in Rheumatologic Patients – Who Needs It?“
Dr. Brian Ward (Université McGill) : “Biologics: Providing Job Security for Infectious Disease Specialist“
Objectives
At the end of the Conference, participants will be better able to:
- Understand epigenetic mechanisms and their role in systemic autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases.
- Know, understand and apply the principles of P4 Medicine to the care of patients with rheumatic diseases.
- Know and understand the complex spectrum of auto-inflammatory diseases so that they may recognize them and be better members of the care team for patients with one or the other of these diseases.
- Know and understand the infectious disease risks in patients with systemic auto-immune inflammatory rheumatic diseases, particularly those taking immune-suppressive therapy.
- Adopt preventative and therapeutic measures against viral, mycobacterial and other infectious diseases in patients with systemic inflammatory auto-immune rheumatic diseases.
- Identify, understand and discuss the nature and results of recent research work done by their peers.
This conference is an opportunity to meet and exchange with colleagues and to honor those who have had a particular impact on the local and international rheumatology community.
Past Speakers (2015)
The 2105 program focused on ankylosing spondylitis, psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and epidemiology pearls. Our speakers of national and international renown will share their knowledge and expertise with our audience.
Liste des conférenciers invités :
Ankylosing Spondylitis:
Professeur Maxime Dougados
Université René Descartes, Paris V
Service de rhumatologie B
Hôpital Cochin
Paris, France
Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis:
Dr Proton Rahman, MD, FRCP(C)
Professor of Medicine
Division of Rheumatology
Associate Dean, Clinical Research
Memorial University
St-Johns, NL
Dr Marc Bourcier, MD, FRCP(C)
Dermatologist
Clinique de dermatologie
Moncton, NB
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE):
Dr Paul Fortin, MD, FRCP(C), MPH.
Professeur titulaire
Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec
Université Laval
Québec, QC
Dr Évelyne Vinet, MD, MSc, FRCP(C)
Professeur Adjoint
Université McGill
Rhumatologue
CUSM
Montréal, QC
Epidemiology Pearls:
Dr Louis Bessette, MD, MSc, FRCP(C)
Professeur adjoint de clinique
Université Laval
Rhumatologue
CHU de Québec, Pavillon CHUL
Québec, QC
Objectives
At the end of the Conference, participants will be better able to:
- Understand epigenetic mechanisms and their role in systemic autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases.
- Know, understand and apply the principles of P4 Medicine to the care of patients with rheumatic diseases.
- Know and understand the complex spectrum of auto-inflammatory diseases so that they may recognize them and be better members of the care team for patients with one or the other of these diseases.
- Know and understand the infectious disease risks in patients with systemic auto-immune inflammatory rheumatic diseases, particularly those taking immune-suppressive therapy.
- Adopt preventative and therapeutic measures against viral, mycobacterial and other infectious diseases in patients with systemic inflammatory auto-immune rheumatic diseases.
- Identify, understand and discuss the nature and results of recent research work done by their peers.
This conference is an opportunity to meet and exchange with colleagues and to honor those who have had a particular impact on the local and international rheumatology community.
Past Speakers (2014)
- Dr Jacob Karsh : De-novo Acquired Immune Deficiency, as it pertains to Rheumatology.
- Dr William Rigby : Iatrogenic Acquired Immune Deficiency.
- Dr Emil Nashi : The Role of Therapeutic IV Immunoglobulin in the Management of Rheumatic Diseases.
- Dr Michael Walsh : The Role of Plasmapheresis in the management of Rheumatic Diseases.
- Dr John H. Stone : Presentation 1: IgG4 disease. Presentation 2: Pearls in Vasculitis.
- Dr Sophie Roux : Risques et bénéfices des agents anti-résorptifs dans la prévention et le traitement de l’ostéoporose.
- Dr Suzanne Morin : Risques et bénéfices du calcium pour l’os et pour le coeur.
Past Speakers (2013)
Dr. Gillian Hawker
University of Toronto
Dr. Johanne Martel-Pelletier
University of Montreal
Dr. Jean-Pierre Pelletier
University of Montreal
Dr. Julio C. Fernandes
University of Montreal
Dr. Suzanne Morin
McGill University
Dr. C. Douglas Smith
University of Ottawa
Professor Daniel Wendling
Université de Franche-Comté
Past Speakers (2012)
Dr Sasha Bernasky
Université McGill, Montréal
Dr Josiane Bourré-Tessier
Université de Montréal
Dr Ann Clarke
Université McGill, Montréal
Dr David Isenberg
University College London, London, UK
Dr Tuhina Neogi
Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
Dr Evelyne Vinet
Université McGill, Montréal
Past Speakers (2011)
Simon Carette MD
University Hospital Network
Toronto, ON
Bernard Combe MD, PhD
Hopital Lapeyronie,
CHU Montpelier, France
Marc Hochberg MD, MPH
University of Maryland,
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Past Speakers (2010)
Edmond-Jean Bernard, MD, FRCPC
Professeur adjoint de clinique
Service de gastro-entérologie
Hôtel-Dieu du CHUM
Montréal, QC.
Ciaran Duffy, MB, BCH, MSC, FRCPC
Director, Division of Pediatric Rheumatology
Associate Pediatrician-in-Chief
Montreal Children’s Hospital, MUHC
Montreal, QC.
John Esdaile, MD, MPH, FRCPC
Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology
Department of Medicine, University of British-Columbia
Scientific Director, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada
Vancouver, BC
Denis Marleau, MD, CSPQ
Professeur titulaire
Service d’hépatologie
Hôpital St-Luc du CHUM
Montréal, QC.
Errol Marliss, MD, FRCPC
Professor of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Royal Victoria Hospital, MUHC
Director, McGill Nutrition and Food Science Centre
Montréal, QC.