5th International Congress on Controversies in Rheumatology & Autoimmunity (CORA)

5th International Congress on Controversies in Rheumatology & Autoimmunity (CORA) is organized by Kenes Group and will be held from Mar 14 -16, 2019 at Palazzo dei Congressi, Florence, Firenze, Italy.

First launched in Florence in 2011, CORA has since become a major event in the field of rheumatology and autoimmunity thanks to its fresh and intuitive structure featuring debate sessions on burning and controversial issues.

Today, new autoimmune syndromes are being discovered and described rapidly by leading scientists and these findings raise further questions related to the clinical diagnosis, management, as well as the pathogenesis of rheumatic and autoimmune disorders. CORA 2019 will feature major and short debate sessions, scientific lectures, abstract presentations, sponsored blocks, as well as an exciting new session type: the "Curbside Consults" where difficult clinical cases will be discussed by top experts.

Themes:
• Advances In Autoantibody Testing
• Ankylosing Spondylitis
• Antiphospholipid Syndrome
• Autoinflammatory Diseases
• Biological Drugs
• Biomarkers In Autoimmune Rheumatic Conditions
• Comorbidity In Rheumatic And Autoimmune Diseases
• Environment, Vaccination, Adjuvants (Asia Syndrome)
• Etiology, Genetics And Mechanisms In Rheumatic And Autoimmune Diseases
• Fibromyalgia, Chronic Pain And Pain Relief
• Gout
• Il17, Th17 And Cytokines In Autoimmunity
• Infection And Autoimmunity
• Ivig And Natural Autoantibodies
• Miscellaneous
• Novel Aspects Of Therapies – Biosimilars
• Novel Therapeutic Targets In Rheumatic And Autoimmune Diseases
• Organ Involvement In Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases
• Polymyositis And Dermatomyositis
• Pregnancy And Autoimmunity
• Psoriatic Arthritis
• Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension & Systemic Sclerosis
• Refractory Autoimmune Diseases
• Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Small Molecules And Inhibitors
• Spondyloarthritis
• Spondyloarthropathies
• Sjögren's Disease
• Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
• Thyroid Autoimmunity
• Vasculitides

Five Reasons to Attend:
• Workshops and courses to sharpen your skills
• Scientific sessions to refresh your knowledge
• Debates and discussions to voice your experience
• Social programs and session breaks to meet your colleagues
• Free communications to present your latest research

Pre-Congress Course:
3rd Academy of Autoimmunity - March 13-14, 2019 at Florence, Italy.

Speakers:
Yakov Ablin, Howard Amital, Laura Andreoli, Laurent Arnaud, Fabiola Arzeni, Tamas Biro, Danile Blockmans, Xaviar Bossuyt, Juergen Braun, Ian Bruce, Roberto Caporali, Ricard Cervera, Ernest Choy, Fabrizio Conti, Maurizio Cutolo, Laszlo Czirjak, Oliver Distler, Andrea Doria, Christopher Edwards, Armando Gabrielli, Roberto Gerli, Eric Gershwin, Laurel Gershwin, Anna Ghirardello, Roberto Giacomelli, Gisele Goddard, Winfred Hauser, Zsuzsanna Helyes, Bimba Hoyer, Luis Ines, Uta Kiltz, George Kitas, Marie Kostine, Luca Laccarino, Roger Levy, Merav Lidar, Raashid Luqmani, Marco Matucci Cerinic, Dennis McGonagle, Pierluigi Meroni, Carlo Maurizio Montecucco, Gabriella Moroni, Marta Mosca, Luc Mouthon, Gyorgy Nagy, Yaakov Naparstek, Michael Nurmohamed, Vittorio Pengo, Roberto Perricone, David Pisetsky, Denis Poddubnyy, Manuel Praga, Leonardo Punzi, Roberta Ramonda, Andrea Rubbert-Roth, Guillermo Ruiz-Irastorza, Carlo Salvarani, Piercarlo Sarzi-Puttini, Wolfgang Schlumberger, Carlo Selmi, Noya Shilo, Yehuda Shoenfeld, Luigi Sinigaglia, Elisabet Svenungsson, Zoltan Szekanecz, Maria Tektonidou, Benjamine Terrier, Angela Tincani, Elias Toubi, Zahava Vadasz, Alexandre Voskuyl, Abdulla Watad, Margarita Zen, Julie R Brahmer, Anna Molto

Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.