32nd European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR) Sonography Course | Musculoskeletal Ultrasound (MSUS) Advanced Courses

32nd European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR) Sonography Course | Musculoskeletal Ultrasound (MSUS) Advanced Courses 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 EULAR Sonography Course will be run simultaneously at three levels, basic, intermediate and advanced, each of them being a combination of lectures and hands-on scanning of models and/or patients with musculoskeletal disorders in small groups with experienced tutors. The course has been designed following the recommendations for the content and conduct of EULAR musculoskeletal ultrasound courses.

The Advanced Courses will focus on advanced technological aspects, research, complex anatomic areas and difficult pathologies, paediatric rheumatic diseases, overuse and sport related disorders, and non-musculoskeletal organs involved in rheumatic diseases such as skin, nail, lung, salivary glands, vessels, and nerves. It is designed for participants with previous performance of a minimum of 200 pathological MSUS examinations and attendance to a basic and intermediate MSUS course. 

This course is one of the criteria for EULAR Competency Assessment in MSUS in Rheumatology – Level 1:

• Criterion 1: Basic Level - Certification proofs for either: Basic EULAR MSUS course / Basic EULAR scientifically endorsed MSUS course / Other equivalent level of Basic MSUS course by National Societies / EULAR Scientific Member Societies (acceptance is dependent on EULAR). 
• Criterion 2: Intermediate level - Certification proofs for either: Intermediate EULAR MSUS course / Intermediate EULAR scientifically endorsed MSUS course. 
• Criterion 3: Advanced EULAR MSUS course. 
• Criterion 4: EULAR Online Introductory Ultrasound Course. 

Learning Objectives:

• To update evidence-based knowledge and emerging research fields on MSUS in rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases.
• To score intra-articular and periarticular inflammatory activity and structural joint damage.
• To know advanced use of Doppler modes.
• To assess complex anatomic areas and difficult abnormalities.
• To assess abnormalities related to rheumatic diseases in the skin, nail, lung, salivary glands, vessels, and nerves.
• To know the role of MSUS in paediatric rheumatic diseases.
• To assess overuse and sport-related lesions.
• To know technological ultrasound advances.