Conference programme

Event Venue - Swissôtel Tallinn (Tornimae 3), Ballroom hall


Thursday October 03, 2024

08:30-10:30Industry sessions
10:30-11:00Coffee break
11:00-13:00

Session 1: Overview, registers

Chairs: Sandra Meisalu, Laura Kuusalo
     11:00-11:30Bridges in Rheumatology - Daniel Aletaha (President of EULAR- Vienna, Austria)
     11:30-12:00Overview lectures: healthcare systems, different hospitals, differences, similarities - Sandra Meisalu (EST), Laura Kuusalo (FIN)
     12:00-12:30FinRheuma register and register studies - Heikki Relas (FIN)
     12:30-13:00ERS biologics register and RA remission study - Katrin Ulst (EST)
13:00-14:30Lunch and Industry session
14:30-16:00

Session 2: Systemic sclerosis

Chairs: Ritva Peltomaa and Piia Tuvik
     14:30-15:00SSc in Finland - Saara Kortelainen (FIN)
     15:00-15:30Stem cell therapy- experience - Katrin Palk (EST)
     15:30-16:00Characteristics of Pulmonary hypertension Associated with Connective Tissue Diseases in Estonia based on Estonian Pulmonary Hypertension Database - Ly Anton (EST)
16:00-16:30Coffee break
16:30-18:15

Session 3: Difficult- to treat arthritis, autoinflammatory diseases

Chairs: Heikki Relas and Karin Laas
     16:30-17:00Seronegative RA thesis – new data - Kirsi Paalanen (FIN)
     17:00-17:30VEXAS - Suvi Peltoniemi (FIN)
     17:30-18:00Seronegative oligoarthritis/ difficult to treat arthritis - Daniel Aletaha
19:30-....

Gala Dinner (Seaplane Harbour, Vesilennuki 6). The buses depart at 19:10 in front of the Swissôtel and take you back from Lennusadam to Swissôtel at 23:00


Friday October 04, 2024

08:30-09:30Industry session
09:30-11:30

Session 4: SLE

Chairs: Pia Elfving and Eve-Kai Raussi
     09:30-10:00Management of SLE in different disease - Pia Elfving (Kuopio, FIN)
     10:00-10:30Report of thesis study - Sandra Meisalu (EST)
     10:30-11:00 Case reports (SLE) - Mariliis Ojakäär (FIN), Kaisa Mallene (EST)
11:00-11:30Coffee break
11:30-13:30

Parallelsession 5: Cardiovascular research, lifestyle

Chairs: Raili Müller and Antti Palomäki. Ballroom 2+3

Parallelsession 6: Pediatric rheumatology

Chairs: Liisa Kröger and Liis Tõnisberg. Ballroom 1
  • 11:30-12:10 „Cardiovascular disease risk and prevention in patients with RA“ - Anne Grete Semb (NOR)
  • 12:10-12:40 „Cardiovascular research in Finland“ - Anne Kerola (FIN)
  • 12:40 - 13:15 „Nutrition assessment and recommendations in rheumatic diseases, SSc“ - Alastair Forbes (EST)
  • 11:30-12:00 „Pediatric IgA vasculitis - Estonian experience“ - Jaanika Ilisson (EST)
  • 12:00-12:30 „Transition to adult unit“ - Katriina Mikola (FIN)
  • 12:30-13:00 „Comorbidities of JIA in Finland“ - Anna-Kaisa Tuomi (FIN)
  • 13:00-13:30 „Incidence trends of JIA in Finland“ - Paula Vähäsalo (FIN)
13:30-14:30Lunch, departure



Satellite symposium prgogramme


Thursday October 03, 2024

08:30-09:25Satellite symposium - Novartis
„Bridge between heart and joints - risk of cardiovascular disease in rheumatic patients”

  • 08:30-08:35 Moderator and Novartis opening words - Anne Kerola (FIN), Rudolf Põld (EST)

  • 08:35-08:50 „Current management of dyslipidaemia” - Anu Hedman (EST)

  • 08:50-09:05 „Window of opportunity in preventing cardiovascular disease?” - Karin Laas (EST)

  • 09:05-09:20 Panel discussion - Karin Laas (EST), Anu Hedman (EST), Moderator Anne Kerola (FIN)

  • 09:20-09:25 Conclusion and final remarks - Anne Kerola (FIN)
    • 09:30-10:30Satellite symposium - Johnson&Johnson
    „Pain as a challenge in the diagnostics and treatment of Psoriatic Arthritis.” Prof. Dr. Markku Kauppi
    13:30-14:30Lunch satellite symposium - Abbvie
    „Value of remission in patients with RA”

  • 13:30-13:35 Welcome and introduction - Karin Laas (EST)

  • 13:35-13:55 „To switch or to cycle – that is the question” - Prof. Christopher Edwards, virtually (UK)

  • 13:55-14:15 „Early and sustained remission in RA” - Prof. Asta Baranauskaitė (LT)

  • 14:15-14:25 Q&A and discussion with speakers - Karin Laas (EST)

    • Friday October 04, 2024

    08:30-09:30Satellite symposium - Fresenius Kabi
    Has the Paradigm shifted „What’s new in RA GCA and PMR”
    Chair: Sandra Meisalu

  • 08:30-09:00 „GCA or PMR? An Interesting Case” - Eve-Kai Raussi (EST)

  • 09:00-09:30 „Extra-articular Manifestations of RA” - Joonas Rautavaara (FIN)



    • Joint meeting of Estonian and Finnish Societies for Rheumatology 03.-04.10.2024 - Official website