Aligned with the South Africa-Swedish University Forum (SASUF) and the United Nations sustainable development goals (SDGs), our focus is crystal clear. This event promises dynamic exchanges of knowledge, engaging students, teachers, researchers, patients, and stakeholders. This is more than an event; it's a catalyst for impactful change. Strengthening partnerships in health, especially in rheumatic illnesses, propels us toward a sustainable, equitable future.

ZOOM link:  https://ki-se.zoom.us/j/67547032928?pwd=alVjdk9rRFBDNm5xZGZYY0tjY1lUUT09
     Meeting ID: 675 4703 2928, Passcode: 720551

Monday, 13 May 2024, 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM,

Center for Molecular Medicine (CMM) Lecture Hall

Visionsgatan 18. L8:00 "Seminar room Germinal Center", Karolinska Institutet located opposite the Old Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, Stockholm, Sweden.

Please feel free to contact yogan.kisten@ki.se or SASUF coordinator at KI Johanna.Ackemar@ki.se    

    Session One:

8:30: Registration/Set-up/Posters
9:00: Opening Remarks (Yogan Kisten)
9:10: Welcome (Prof Per-Johan Jakobsson: Head of Rheumatology Division, Karolinska Institutet (KI)
9:25: Burden of Rheumatic Diseases: “A Swedish Perspective” (Prof Lars Klareskog)
9:45: Rheumatic Diseases and Care “A South African Perspective” (Prof Bridget Hodkinson)
10:15: Break: (Refreshments: Poster-Viewing/ Pharmaceutical Company Expo.)

    Session Two:

10:40: Impact of Genes in Rheumatic Diseases (Leonid Padyukov)
10:55: Enviromental Impact on Rheumatic Diseases: an International Perspective (Prof Lars Alfredsson)
11:10: Reumatology in Africa: Research Challenges and Opportunities (Riëtte du Toit)
11:40: Importance of Networking and Collaboration (Prof Ingrid Lundberg)
12:00: Lunch: (Poster Viewing/ Pharmaceutical Company Expo.)

    Session Three

13:00: Living with a Rheumatic disease: The Role of Patient Partners in Sweden (Yvonne Enman)
13:15: Special Insights into Patient's struggles in South Africa (Maranda van Dam)
13:30: Precision Medicine and Care: A Rheumatologist’s Perspective (Aikaterini Chatzidionysiou)
13:45: Raising Awareness of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases in Africa (Farzana Moosajee)
14:00: Sustainable Solutions in Medical Education (Ioannis Parodis)
14:15: Selected Abstract: A Descriptive Study of Patients with Interstitial Pneumonia with Autoimmune Features Compared to Connective Tissue Disease Associated Interstitial Lung Disease at Tygerberg Hospital, a Tertiary Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa (Gurveen Soin)
14:30: Selected Abstract: Systemic Sclerosis: Clinical features and Health Related Quality of Life at Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town (Rahul Daimari)
14:45: Selected Abstract: Understanding Fatigue in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients in South Africa: Prevalence, Impact, and Contributing Factors (Sariu Ali didi)
15:00: Intercontinental Rheumatology Research: A Collaborative Study Proposal (Yogan Kisten)
15h15: Coffee/Tea break: (Poster Viewing/ Pharmaceutical Company Expo.)
15:30: Closing remarks: (Lars Klareskog)

    Session Four: (will alternate among groups to departmental and site visit)

15:35-16:30: Guided tour/ Karolinska Institutet Campus and Center for Molecular Medicine
15:35-16:30: Karolinska University Hospital and Rheumatology Department visit

    Seating limited. Please register (hybrid or in-person)