Rheumatic and Immunologic Diseases meetings & conferences

Inducing and Breaking Tolerogenic Antigen-Presenting Cell Function

Thursday, 5 July 2012 London, United Kingdom

Professional antigen-presenting cells (APC) such as dendritic cells (DC) and macrophages play a critical role in the initiation and maintenance of a T cell-mediated immune response. APC are essential for T cell priming, differentiation and activation in lymphoid tissue and at sites of inflammation. Understanding the molecular mechanisms via which APC function can be controlled may give novel insights into how T cell mediated immunity may be induced or blocked. This meeting will highlight current research aimed at inducing APC with tolerogenic function in order to treat inflammatory disease (e.g. rheumatoid arthritis) as well as work aimed at boosting the immunostimulatory function of APC in the context of cancer. The meeting will also highlight recent progress on the suppressive effects of CD4+ regulatory T cells on APC function, and how these can be overcome.

This event has CPD accreditation and will have a discussion panel session.

On registration you will be able to submit your questions to the panel that will be asked by the chair on the day of the event

Meeting chairs: Dr Leonie Taams, Senior Lecturer in Immunology, King's College London Centre for Molecular and Cellular Biology of Inflammation and Dr Catharien Hilkens, Reader in Immunotherapy, Newcastle University , UK

Email: enquiries@euroscicon.com

Web: www.euroscicon.com

For all accommodation and travel enquiries please contact accommodationandtravel@euroscicon.com

Controversies in Rheumatology & Autoimmunity

April 4-6, 2013 Budapest, Hungary

CORA 2013 unites experts in the fields of rheumatology, allergology and immunology. Join top speakers as they discuss controversial aspects in pathogenesis, clinical features, outcomes and the treatment of rheumatic and autoimmune diseases.

Congress Secretariat

Kenes International
1-3, Rue de Chantepoulet
P.O. Box 1726
CH-1211 Geneva 1
Switzerland
Tel: +41 22 908 0488
Fax: +41 22 906 9140
E-mail: cora@kenes.com

3rd World Psoriasis & Psoriatic Arthritis Conference 2012

June 27 July 1, 2012 Stockholm, Sweden

“Psoriasis a global health challenge”

In 2012 the International Federation of Psoriasis Associations (IFPA) will be holding the World Psoriasis & Psoriatic Conference in Stockholm for the third time, in cooperation with leading dermatologists and rheumatologists. The purpose of the conference is to elucidate the disease from a number of scientific aspects. At the first conference, in 2006, the focus was on clarifying the connection between psoriasis of the skin and psoriatic arthritis. At the second conference, in 2009, we moved on to present an aggregated picture of psoriasis as a complex, chronic, inflammatory disease that can affect several of the body’s organs through a number of co-morbidities.

For this upcoming conference we have even further deepened the cooperation between IFPA and the medical profession, and a number of new areas will be covered which will improve the understanding and care of psoriasis patients, such as the psychosocial impact on quality of life.

The scientific program will also, as before, be strongly influenced by IFPA’s worldwide member survey, to ensure that the patient’s perspective is included. As with the 2009 conference, there will also be special seminars and side tracks for nurses, allied health professionals and others, who have a most important role in the care of psoriasis patients. This complementary program is arranged in cooperation with the International Skin care Nursing Group (ISNG).

CONTACT
Conference organizer
Congrex Sweden AB
psoriasis2012@congrex.com
www.congrex.com

Phone: +46 8 459 66 00
Fax: + 46 8 661 91 25

IFPA Secretariat
Box 5173
SE-121 18 Johanneshov
SWEDEN
Phone: +46 8 556 109 14
Fax: +46 8 556 109 19
E-mail: ifpa@pso.se
www.ifpa-pso.org

14th Intermational Congress on Antiphospholipid Antibodies & 4th Latin American Congress on Autoimmunity

The 14th APLA and the 4th LACA congresses will be held in parallel for the first time September 18-21, 2013, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This is also the first time that Latin America will host the APLA autoimmunity conference.

Several world renowned basic sciences and clinical experts in different specialties will present their cutting edge research, diagnostics and therapies in autoimmune diseases and Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS).

The conference will offer participants a forum to discuss novel perspectives, share their experiences, and exchange knowledge in a warm environment.

CONFERENCE SECRETARIAT

Kenes International
1-3, Rue de Chantepoulet, 
P.O. Box 1726
CH-1211 Geneva 1 
Switzerland
Tel: +41 22 908 0488
Fax: +41 22 906 9140
E-mail: laca@kenes.com