The conference will be held June 19-21, 2015 at the Omni Jacksonville. Education and support are integral parts of the VF’s mission and the symposium will bring together our patients, families, vasculitis experts and researchers for a weekend of information sharing and networking and friendship. During the symposium you will have the opportunity to interact with some of the top vasculitis specialists from around the world as well as share your experiences with vasculitis with other attendees.
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The conference will be held June 19-21, 2015 at the Omni Jacksonville. Education and support are integral parts of the VF’s mission and the symposium will bring together our patients, families, vasculitis experts and researchers for a weekend of information sharing and networking and friendship. During the symposium you will have the opportunity to interact with some of the top vasculitis specialists from around the world as well as share your experiences with vasculitis with other attendees.
Click here to download the schedule and registration form.
The VF Symposium Scholarship Fund provides financial assistance to patients and and their family members interested in attending the 2015 Symposium. Click here to learn more about the program and review the application. The program is funded by donations from members who want others to have an opportunity to attend the symposium.
Special Scholarship Opportunity: This year the VF is pleased to announce the creation of the 2015 Mercy LaVilla Symposium Symposium Scholarship, available to patients diagnosed with vasculitis. Click here to access the application form.
Registration fee: $199/person; The registration fee includes meals (listed on event schedule), educational materials, handouts and admittance to the educational sessions and exhibit area, refreshment breaks and VF 2015 Symposium t-shirt.
Registration deadline: May 22, 2015;
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2015 International Vasculitis Symposium Schedule
Session titles, speakers and times are subject to change prior to the start of the event.
| 8:00 am – 6:00 pm | INFORMATION DESK OPEN |
| 12:00 pm – 1:15 pm | WELCOME LUNCHEONWelcome and Recognition Jason Wadler, President, Vasculitis Foundation Board of DirectorsIntroduction of Keynote Speaker Joyce A. Kullman, Executive Director, Vasculitis FoundationKeynote Address: Proactive Patient Practices: Education, Awarenes, Research Ida Hakkarinen, Vasculitis Patient-Powered Research Network |
| 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm | BREAKOUT SESSION I: Individual Disease Group Breakout Session These breakout sessions provide the opportunity for patients diagnosed with the same types of vasculitis to gather in smaller groups for discussions on treatments and side affects. All of the sessions will include time for Q&A.Behcet’s disease 2015 Kenneth T. Calamia, M.D., Mayo Clinic, JacksonvilleCryoglobulinemic vasculitis, IgA vasculitis (Henoch-Schönlein purpura), Primary Central Nervous System vasculitis, and other cutaneous vasculitis, Peter A. Grayson, M.D., MSc., National Institutes of Health, Bethesda Paul A. Monach, M.D., Ph.D., Boston University, BostonEosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Churg-Strauss Syndrome) Andy Abril, M.D., Mayo Clinic, JacksonvilleGiant cell arteritis/Takayasu arteritis Cornelia Weyand, M.D., Ph.D., Stanford University School of MedicineGranulomatosis with polyangitiis (GPA/Wegener’s) and Microscopic polyangiitis Ronald Falk, M.D., University of North Carolina Kidney Center, Chapel Hill Robert Lebovics, M.D. F.A.C.S., Head & Neck Surgery, New York City Peter A. Merkel, M.D., M.P.H., University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia Polyarteritis Nodosa |
| 3:30 pm | AFTERNOON BREAK |
| 3:45 pm – 4:30 pm | BREAKOUT SESSION IIThe following breakout sessions provide the opportunity for attendees to gather in smaller groups for discussions on topics which are important to them. All of the sessions will include time for Q&A.BreakoutSession #1 – What Matters Most to Patients with Vasculitis? Elaine Nokavich, R.N., Translational Program in Vasculitis, NIAMS, NIH, BethesdaBreakout Session #2 – Pediatrics/Young Adults SessionBreakout Session #3 – Topic to be announced |
| 4:30 pm | Adjourn. Dinner on your own. |
SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 2015
| 7:00 am – 6:00 pm | INFORMATION DESK OPEN |
| 8:00 am – 9:00 am | CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST |
| 9:00 am – 10:00 am | GENERAL SESSIONIt Likes Giant Cell Arteritis: Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Other Geriatric Challenges Eric L. Matteson, M.D., Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MinnesotaTopic to be announced |
| 10:00 am | Morning Break |
| 10:15 am – 11:15 am | GENERAL SESSIONResearch Advances Funded by the Vasculitis Foundation Paul A. Monach, M.D., Ph.D., Boston University School of Medicine, BostonIntroducing the Vasculitis Patient-Powered Research Clinical Research Network (V-PPRN) Peter A. Merkel, M.D., M.P.H., University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia |
| 11:30 am – 1:00 pm | Boxed Lunch/Break |
| 1:00 pm – 1:45 pm | BREAKOUT SESSION IIIThe following breakout sessions provide the opportunity for attendees to gather in smaller groups for discussions on topics which are important to them. All of the sessions will include time for Q&A.BreakoutSession #4 – Trends in Long-term Outcomes Among Patients with ANCA-associated Vasculitiswith Renal Disease Rennie Rhee, M.D., University of Pennsylvania Health System, PhiladelphiaBreakout Session #5 – Risk and Prevention of Infections During Immunosuppressive Therapy Yih Chang Lin, M.D., USF Health Morsani Center, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa Breakout Session #6 – Novel Clinical Research Approaches Through the V-PPRN |
| 2:00 pm – 2:45 pm | BREAKOUT SESSION IV Breakout Session #6 – To Clot, or Not to Clot That is the Question Elizabeth Brant, M.D., University of North Carolina Kidney Center, Chapel HillBreakout Session #7 – Cryoglobulinemic Vasculitis in Depth Paul A. Monach, M.D., Ph.D., Boston University, School of Medicine, Boston Breakout Session #8 – Ear/Nose/Throat Involvement in Vasculitis |
| 2:45 pm – 3:00 pm | BREAK |
| 3:00 pm – 3:45 pm | BREAKOUT SESSION VBreakout Session #9 – The Role of Radiology in the Treatment of Vasculitis Ricardo Paz-Fumagalli, M.D., Mayo Clinic, JacksonvilleBreakout Session #10 – Calling all Caregivers! Caregiving for Yourself While Caring for Others
Breakout Session #11 – Vasculitis Patient-Powered Research Network – An Investigator’s/Patient’s
ADJOURN. DINNER ON YOUR OWN. |
SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 2015
| 7:00 am – 12:00 pm | INFORMATION DESK OPEN |
| 8:00 am – 9:00 am | CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST |
| 8:30 am | Vasculitis Foundation Annual Membership Meeting Jason Wadler, President, Vasculitis Foundation Board of Directors |
| 9:00 am – 10:00 am | GENERAL SESSIONResearch as a Form of Patient Care Peter A. Grayson, M.D., MSc., National Institutes of Health, Bethesda Vasculitis: Promoting Good Health Ronald Falk, M.D., University of North Carolina Kidney Center, Chapel Hill |
| 10:00 am – 10:15 am | BREAK AND BEVERAGE REFRESH |
| 10:15 am – 11:15 am | GENERAL SESSIONTitle to be announced Cornelia Weyand, M.D., Ph.D., Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, California Title to be announced Carol Langford, M.D., M.H.S., F.A.C.P., Cleveland Clinic, Center for Vasculitis Care and Research, Cleveland |
| 11:15 am – 11:30 am | Closing Announcements and Recognition |
Learn more about the upcoming symposium:
The VF is dedicated to providing education and support for many of the individual vasculitic diseases. There will a special breakout sessions for some of these
diseases that will be led by leading rheumatologists. Watch this short video to get a preview of some of these educational sessions.
REGISTRATION: $199/personRegistration deadline:May 22, 2015Registration fee includes: Meals (listed on event schedule), educational materials, handouts and admittance to educational sessions and exhibit area, refreshment breaks and VF Symposium 2015 t-shirt.Pediatric patients: Only pediatric vasculitis patients are permitted to attend the symposium sessions and a parent or legal guardian must accompany any patient 15 years of age or younger to the sessions.Substitutions: If a registrant is unable to attend, substitutions are welcome.
Refunds: Refund requests must be made in writing and must be received no later than May 22, 2015. After that time, we are sorry that no refunds can be made for any reason.
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Room rate: $135/room/night
