Program:

LUPUS & CORA 2021 is going virtual

Considering the continued uncertainty, we are facing around the COVID-19 pandemic, and its impact on travel restrictions and physical distancing requirements, the LUPUS & CORA 2021 Organizing Committees have decided to transform this year’s congress in a fully virtual experience.

LUPUS & CORA 2021 will take place online on the same dates: 6-9 October 2021.

Early Registration Deadline: 1 September 2021

Gateway to the Future

The 14th International Congress on Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (LUPUS 2021) together will 6th International Congress on Controversies in Rheumatology and Autoimmunity (CORA) will showcase the very best clinical, biological, and translational advances in the field of SLE and autoimmunity. At the joint congress we will highlight advances and insights from recent Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) research into the causes and outcomes of SLE, explore the promise of implementing a personalized approach to diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment, and provide a forum to hear exciting and innovative research from a new generation of investigators. The Congress will include an exceptional program focusing on the nexus between laboratory science and clinical translation, include multidisciplinary sessions on topics from B cells to nephritis, and offer a unique opportunity for the presentation of original data.

Learn more at https://lupus2021.kenes.com/

We look forward to seeing you online! 

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SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME - September 30 - October 1, 2021

Part A | Emmergent topics
- COVID-19 and role of Laboratory Medicine - Sunil Sethi
- What laboratory medicine in needed for refugees - Alexander Haliassos
- Multidimensional Laboratory Medicine: the case for AI - Michael Neumaier
- AI-assisted radiological imaging of systemic disease involvement: from technical implementation to cooperative diagnostic pathways - Stefan Schönberg

Part B | How is the progress of implementing the IVDR
- EU Health Policy-making: why academic and scientific societies should engage - Alan Fraser
- Countdown to the IVDR Date of Application: Priorities and Expectations of Manufacturers - Oliver Bisazza
- The rollout of the new EU IVD regulation: an imminent catastrophe - Christa Cobbaert (on behalf of the EFLM Task Force on European Regulatory Affairs)

Part C | New tools in education of people in laboratory medicine
- EFLM Syllabus - the framework for the education of EuSpLM - Snežana Jovičić
- Equivalence of standards in education in Europe - Evgenija Homšak
- EFLM Syllabus course - Lejla Alić
- How to develop and master soft skills? - Ana-Maria Šimundić

Part D | Progress in the harmonisation of measurement procedures
- New initiatives to harmonise measurement procedures - Ian Young
- Monitoring the harmonisation of measurement procedures by external quality assessment and patient medians - Sverre Sandberg
- Personalised reference interval - a valuable tool in diagnosis and monitoring - Abdurrahman Coskun

To know more and register:
www.celme2021.cz