CIVIS Webinar - No organ is untouchable: the systemic nature of autoimmune diseases

Expand your knowledge about immunity against systemic autoimmune diseases

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CIVIS focus area
Health
Open to
  • Bachelor's
  • Master's
  • PhD candidates/ students
Field of studies
  • Social Science and humanities
Type
  • CIVIS Hub 3
Course dates
31 March 2022

The primary target of this CIVIS webinar is to designate the systemic nature of autoimmune and autoinflammatory conditions. No organ has immunity against systemic autoimmune diseases creating a variety of clinical phenotypes complicating diagnosis and management. Students interested in autoimmunity should be aware of the multiple faces of autoimmunity created by their systemic nature.

Main topics addressed

  • The role of the lung in systemic autoimmunity and beyond
  • Systemic lupus erythematous: The prototypical systemic autoimmune disease 
  • Systemic vasculitis: Vessels are everywhere

Learning outcomes

  • Learn to recognize the clinical features, diagnosis, and experimental models of autoimmune interstitial lung disease (ILD) and discover the link between autoimmunity and fibrosing ILD in the face of Interstitial pneumonia with autoimmune features (IPAF).
  • Learn about systemic lupus erythematosus, beyond the basics.
  • Discover the world of systemic vasculitides.
Date: 31 March 2022 Duration of the course: 4 hours
Format: Virtual Language: English (B2)
ECTS: None Contact: lukechatzis@gmail.com or agtzi@med.uoa.gr

Requirements and registration 

This CIVIS webinar is open to both students and academics at one of CIVIS member universities. 75 participants will be selected to participate in the webinar. The registration deadline is 30 March 2022.

To register, send your CV to :

The evaluation of the CV will be based on previous activities, subjects, and degrees related to autoimmunity.

Schedule

Universidad Autónoma de Madrid 
14.00-14:30 CET

Identification of particular clinical clusters of autoimmune interstitial lung disease (ILD) through different molecular patterns 

By Honorary Professor Olga Sánchez Pernaute
14:00-14:30 CET

Interstitial pneumonia with autoimmune features: the missing link between autoimmunity and fibrosing ILD

By Assistant Professor Claudia Valenzuela 
15.00-15.30 CET

The laboratory in the diagnosis of ILD associated with connective tissue disease (CTD) 

By Assistant Professor Arantzazu Alfranca González
15:30-16:00 CET

Experimental models of the ILD associated to CTD

By Dr. Santos Castañeda

Université libre de Bruxelles
16.00-17.00 CET

Systemic lupus erythematous: The prototypical systemic autoimmune disease 

By Professor Muhammad Soyfoo and Dr Paschalis Sidiras

University of Glasgow 
17.00-18.00 CET

Systemic vasculitis: Vessels are everywhere

By Professor Neil Basu