Behçet’s UK 2026 Conference & AGM

Behçet’s UK 2026 Conference & AGM

Held Saturday 17 October 2026
Nottingham and Online Zoom Webinar

The 2026 conference was a hybrid event – those who wished to attend in person could do so at the Mercure Nottingham Sherwood Hotel and with the assistance of Aston Media Productions, we live-streamed the event by Zoom Webinar for those wanting to attend online.

Conference & AGM Report

Report to follow

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By session

Morning session 1
Welcome
Patron welcome
Annual General Meeting
Morning session 2
Epidemiology & the Patient Registry
Behçet’s Patient Registry
A patient’s journey: resilience, community & holistic care
Afternoon session 1
Where is the action in Behçet’s? A new theory of everything
Behçet’s centres and the holistic support model
Wellbeing in children & young people with Behçet’s
Afternoon session 2
Ocular symptoms and flares
The CNS role and monitoring of immunosuppressants
Medical Panel Q&A
Conference close

By presentation

EPIDEMIOLOGY & THE PATIENT REGISTRY
Dr Situnayake – Consultant Rheumatologist & Clinical Lead at Birmingham Centre of Excellence
BEHÇET’S PATIENT REGISTRY
Dr Megan Rutter – Consultant Rheumatologist
A PATIENT’S JOURNEY: RESILIENCE, COMMUNITY & HOLISTIC CARE
Daisy
WHERE IS THE ACTION IN BEHÇET’S? A NEW THEORY OF EVERYTHING
Dr Situnayake & Dr Graham Wallace – Associate Professor University of Birmingham
BEHCET’S CENTRES AND THE HOLISTIC SUPPORT MODEL
Rebecca Hyder – Support Co-ordinator
WELLBEING IN CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE WITH BEHÇET’S
Dr Laura Forrest – Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist
OCULAR SYMPTOMS AND FLARES
Mr Sree Sreekantam – Consultant Ophthalmologist
THE CNS ROLE AND MONITORING OF IMMUNOSUPRESSANTS
Carlene Johnson & Emerson Perez – Specialist Behçet’s Nurses
MEDICAL PANEL Q&A
Chair & Panel: Dr D Situnayake, Dr M Rutter, Dr G Wallace, R Hyder, Dr L Forrest,
Mr S Sreekantam, C Johnson, E Perez

2026 Conference & AGM Programme

2025 Conference & AGM – Morning Session 1
  • WELCOME
    Tony Thornburn, Chair, Behçet’s UK
  • PATRON WELCOME
    Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick, Patron of Behçet’s UK
  • AGM 2025

    REPORT FROM THE CHAIR
    Tony Thornburn

    TREASURER’S REPORT
    Alan Lane, Hon. Treasurer, Behçet’s UK

    MEMBER CONSULTATION
    Tony Thornburn

    FUNDRAISING
    Rachael Humphreys, Trustee, Behçet’s UK

    BEHÇET’S UK MEMBERS AWARD
    Tony Thornburn

    THE JUDITH BUCKLE AWARD
    Rachael Humphreys

    PARENT VOICES PROJECT
    Rachael Humphreys

    AOB / QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS
Conference 2026 – Morning Session 2
  • EPIDEMIOLOGY & THE PATIENT REGISTRY
    Dr Situnayake – Consultant Rheumatologist & Clinical Lead at Birmingham Centre of Excellence
  • BEHÇET’S PATIENT REGISTRY
    Dr Megan Rutter – Consultant Rheumatologist
  • A PATIENT’S JOURNEY: RESILIENCE, COMMUNITY & HOLISTIC CARE
    Daisy – Behçet’s Patient

Conference 2026 – Afternoon Session 1
  • WHERE IS THE ACTION IN BEHÇET’S? A NEW THEORY OF EVERYTHING
    Dr Situnayake & Dr Graham Wallace – Associate Professor University of Birmingham
  • BEHCET’S CENTRES AND THE HOLISTIC SUPPORT MODEL
    Rebecca Hyder – Support Co-ordinator
  • WELLBEING IN CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE WITH BEHÇET’S
    Dr Laura Forrest – Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist
Conference 2026 – Afternoon Session 2
  • OCULAR SYMPTOMS AND FLARES
    Mr Sree Sreekantam – Consultant Ophthalmologist
  • THE CNS ROLE AND MONITORING OF IMMUNOSUPRESSANTS
    Carlene Johnson & Emerson Perez – Specialist Behçet’s Nurses
  • CONFERENCE CLOSE
    Rcahael Humphreys

Annual Report

The Behçet’s UK Annual Report for the year ending 2025 can be read here: Behçet’s UK Annual Report 2026

Judith Buckle Award

The 2026 Judith Buckle Award was awarded to Dr Graham Wallace, Associate Professor, University of Birmingham

Behçet’s UK Members Award

The 2026 Behçet’s UK Members Award was awarded to Ruth Favede