Events

The SPARN monthly education programme offers high quality multidisciplinary education.

The monthly sessions are being held on Microsoft Teams with the occasional session in-person.  If you wish to be added to the Teams channel to access the sessions please email:  nss.sparn@nhs.scot

The sessions for 2024/2025 are below:

Date & TimeTopicLead
Monday 18th August 2025 (Time TBC)Juvenile Localised SclerodermaIn-person event at RHCYP, Edinburgh
Clare Pain, Consultant Paediatric Rheumatologist, Alder Hey Children’s Hospital Trust
Monday 23rd June 2025 (10am to 4pm)***SPARN Annual Education Day on JIA***In-person event at NHS Education for Scotland, West Port, Edinburgh
May 2025
Monday 28th April 2025 (2pm to 4pm)AutoinflammationDr Kirsty McLellan, Paediatric Rheumatology Consultant
Monday 10th March 2025 (2pm to 4pm)Ankles, gait, JIA and untangling the overlap between Orthopaedics and RheumatologyDr Neil Martin, Consultant Paediatric Rheumatologist