14th European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR) Course on Capillaroscopy (CAP) and Microcirculation in RMDs

14th European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR) Course on Capillaroscopy (CAP) and Microcirculation in RMDs is organized by European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR) and will be held from Jun 07 - 09, 2025 at Fira Barcelona Gran Via, Barcelona, Spain.

Course Description:
The early diagnosis of Connective Tissue Diseases has been one of the most important achievement in Rheumatology and imaging advanced technology has helped to reach this result. The aim of the 14th intensive and interactive EULAR Course on Capillaroscopy (CAP) and microvascular status is to provide all participants with an update on the power of the safe and non-invasive nailfold videocapillaroscopy (NVC) technique and related functional tools in the field of rheumatic diseases, in particular for the early diagnosis of the scleroderma spectrum disorders, its predictability and prognostic value, as well as its role as a tool for the therapeutic follow up.

Participants to the EULAR CAP Course will be fully involved in interactive theoretical and practical sessions (Learning and Testing sessions, including televoting at the beginning and at the end), engaging a large number of rheumatic patients with different pathologies. Updated clinical sessions concerning the diagnostic/prognostic value of NVC in diseases such as systemic sclerosis and the effects of targeted therapies on microcirculation and immune-inflammatory reaction will represent a stimulating gym based on large clinical cases discussion.

Several monitors will show live on TV screens the practical sessions with patients. Interactive sessions with televote and evaluation of the learning status will be organised at the end of each session. Important links between CAP, Laser blood flow analysis and clinical results of therapies in different rheumatic diseases, will be presented and discussed.

Learning Objectives:
At the end of this top Course, which is supported by a tutorial team formed by some of the best world experts on the matter, the participants will be able to use the capillaroscopy for their day-to-day diagnosis, choose the functional methods more appropriate for a full analysis of the microvascular status, and will be able to do the staging and the follow-up, in particular of patients affected by scleroderma spectrum disorders.