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 & Time | Topic | Lead |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 28th May 2024 (2pm to 4pm) | Adrenal Insufficiency | Dr Cat Anderson, Consultant Paediatric Rheumatologist |
| Wednesday 12th June 2024 (10am to 3pm) | ***SPARN Annual Education Day on JIA*** | |
| Thursday 15th August 2024 (2pm to 4pm) | Dentist session | Dr Cat Anderson, Consultant Paediatric Rheumatologist |
| Monday 23rd September 2024 (2pm to 4pm) | Lupus | Dr Eve Smith, Clinical Rheumatology, Alder Hey Children’s Hospital Trust |
| Tuesday 29th October 2024 (2pm to 4pm) | Demyelination & ANTI TNF risks | Dr Mary Brennan, Consultant Rheumatologist |
| Wednesday 13th November 2024 (2pm to 4pm) | Should I wean or stop meds in JIA with inactive disease’ and ‘BAR-JDM | Dr Neil Martin, Consultant Paediatric Rheumatologist |
| Tuesday 10th December 2024 (1pm to 2pm) | Kawasaki | Dr Sarveshni Naidoo, Paediatric Consultant |
| Monday 13th January 2025 (2pm to 4pm) | Paediatric Sarcoidosis | Dr Sandrine Lacassagne, Consultant Paediatric Rheumatologist |
| Thursday 27th February 2025 (2pm to 4pm) | Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) | Mandy Fanning, Advanced Specialist Occupational Therapist |
| Monday 10th March 2025 (2pm to 4pm) | Ankles, gait, JIA and untangling the overlap between Orthopaedics and Rheumatology | Dr Neil Martin, Consultant Paediatric Rheumatologist |
| Monday 28th April 2025 (2pm to 4pm) | Autoinflammation | Dr Kirsty McLellan, Paediatric Rheumatology Consultant |
| May 2025 | TBC | |
| Monday 23rd June 2025 (10am to 4pm) | ***SPARN Annual Education Day on JIA*** | In-person event at NHS Education for Scotland, West Port, Edinburgh |
| Monday 18th August 2025 (Time TBC) | Juvenile Localised Scleroderma | In-person event at RHCYP, Edinburgh Clare Pain, Consultant Paediatric Rheumatologist, Alder Hey Children’s Hospital Trust |