Introduction to different subtypes of Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIMs)

Short description
Introduction to inflammatory myopathies
Main signs and symptoms of IIMs
Subgroups of IIM defined by autoantibodies
How to manage IIMs?
Importance of combining pharmacological and physical therapy
All the resources and more info about IIM can be found here: reconnet.ern-net.eu/disease-iims/

Speakers
Prof. Alain Meyer, MD, PhD, Rheumatologist, University Professor and Hospital Practitioner, head of the Functional Explorations Unit for Muscle, Physiology Department, physician at the National Referral Centre for Rare Autoimmune Diseases, University Hospital of Strasbourg; Research Officer at the UR 3072, Centre de recherche en biomédecine de Strasbourg, University of Strasbourg, France.

Prof. Ingrid Lundberg, MD, PhD, Professor in Rheumatology at Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, and senior consultant in rheumatology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden. Expert in myositis. Translational research in myositis based on longitudinal clinical studies combined with investigations of muscle biopsies and immunological markers in peripheral blood. One of the founders of the international myositis register, MyoNet.

Moderator: Prof. Tobias Ruck