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13th Congress of the European Rheumatoid Arthritis
Surgical Society ERASS
www.erass.org/congress
First announcement
Lund3 – 5 June 2004
Preliminary programmeSurgical treatment of younger arthritic patients
Outcome evaluationSurgical complications
The effect of DMARDs on joint destructionFree papers and posters
Workshops
Organizing Committee
PresidentU Rydholm (Lund) MembersP Kopylov (Lund)K Knutson (Lund)B Bylander (Lund)A Stefansdottir (Lund)C Munk Jensen (Copenhagen)M Hämälainen (Oulo)P Aaser (Oslo)
ERASS Executive CommitteePresident P Rozing (Leiden)Vice President B Simmen (Zürich)Honorary secretary D Herren (Zürich) Treasurer K Hamelynck (Amsterdam)Past president FW Hagena (Bad Oeyenhausen)Council Member CR Howie (Edinburgh) Council Member U Rydholm (Lund)Council Member RK Miehlke (Sendenhorst)
ERASS Scientific CommitteeRG Nelissen (Leiden) A Lluch (Barcelona) RK Miehlke (Sendenhorst)AC Paus (Oslo)
Congress scheduleWednesday June 2 RegistrationThursday June 3 ERASS congressFriday June 4 ERASS congressSaturday June 5 ERASS congressSaturday - Sunday Post congress tours
Dear member or non-member of ERASS,
It will be the second time that ERASS meet in Scandinavia (Oslo was first in 1992).
The XIIIth ERASS Congress in Lund, Sweden will be organized in co-operation with the
Danish, Norwegian and Finnish Rheumatoid Arthritis Surgical Societies.
The main themes of the congress will be surgery in younger patients with RA,
evaluation of outcome, surgical complications and the effect of DMARDs on joint
destruction. Joint replacement in younger patients will be loaded more heavily and for a
longer time than in older patients, putting special demands on surgical technique and
choice of implants. Improved methods for evaluation of outcome have to be developed,
and the management of surgical complications is especially important in younger
patients. New data on the effect of modern anti-rheumatic drugs are also emerging.
Even if the young RA patient will be put in focus, free papers and posters on all RA-
related topics are invited.
In Lund, situated in the southernmost part of Sweden, just opposite to Copenhagen,
summer commonly arrives in late May or early June and we hope to be able to show
you this part of Scandinavia from its best.
You are most welcome to spend some memorable days with old and new friends with
an interest in RA-surgery.
The congress will be held at a conference center just outside Lund and shuttle buses
will provide a continuos link to the town center. It is also very easy to reach
Copenhagen and Denmark by the new Öresund bridge .
Make a reservation in your agenda for June 3-5, 2004.
Welcome!
Piet M Rozing Urban Rydholm
ERASS president Congress President
Lund and Leiden in February 2003
Information: urban.rydholm@ort.lu.seearly registration: info@destinationoresund.com
Pre-Congress Deadlines
1st announcement February 20032nd announcement, call for papers, abstract and registration form September 2003Abstract submission deadline February 1st 2004Confirmation of acceptance of paper/poster March 31st 2004Definite programme April 2004
Main sponsors:Centerpulse
EndoPlusJohnson&Johnson De Puy
Orthopaedic SurgeonsRheumatologists
are invited