Behçet’s UK 2024 Conference & AGM

Behçet’s UK 2024 Conference & AGM

A photo of the conference room before everyone arrived with three screens showing the Behçet's UK logo
Held Saturday 19 October 2024
Liverpool and Online Zoom Webinar

The 2024 conference was a hybrid event – those who wished to attend in person could do so at the Holiday Inn Liverpool City Centre 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
Introduction and conference overview
Morning session 2
Driving forward care through clinical trials
Work and Behçet’s
Experience of registries helping rare diseases
Afternoon Session 1
Joint pain in Behçet’s
Fatigue in Behçet’s
Headaches in Behçet’s
Afternoon Session 2
Oral health & Behçet’s
Eyes and Behçet’s
Medical Panel Q&A
Conference close

By presentation

Driving forward care through clinical trials
Prof Robert Moots
Clinical Director at Liverpool Behçet’s CoE, Consultant Rheumatologist and Chair of Behçet’s UK Medical Advisory Panel
Work and Behçet’s
Jackie Pooler
Behçet’s Support Co-ordinator, Liverpool Behçet’s CoE
Experience of registries helping rare diseases
Martin Twycross
Industry Liaison Manager, Dendrite Clinical Systems Ltd
Joint pain in Behçet’s
Dr Jagdish Nair
Consultant Rheumatologist
Fatigue in Behçet’s
Dr Suzanne Crozier
Clinical Psychologist
Headaches in Behçet’s
Dr Mona Ghadiri-Sani
Consultant Neurologist
Oral health & Behçet’s
Dr Emma Morgan
Academic Clinical Fellow and Speciality Trainee in Paediatric Dentistry
Eyes and Behçet’s
Dr Nima Ghadiri
Consultant Medical Ophthalmologist
Medical Panel Q&A

2024 Conference & AGM Programme

2024 Conference & AGM – Morning session 1
  • WELCOME
    Tony Thornburn – Chair, Behçet’s UK
  • PATRON WELCOME
    Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick – Patron – Behçet’s UK
  • AGM 2024

REPORT FROM THE CHAIR: Tony Thornburn – Chair, Behçet’s UK

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

FUNDRAISING: Neil Williams – Trustee, Behçet’s UK

THE JUDITH BUCKLE AWARD: Rachael Humphreys – Trustee – Behçet’s UK

BEHÇET’S UK MEMBERS AWARD:  Tony Thornburn – Chair, Behçet’s UK

AOB: Questions from members

  • INTRODUCTION AND CONFERENCE OVERVIEW
    Prof Robert Moots – Clinical Director at Liverpool Behçet’s CoE, Consultant Rheumatologist and Chair of Behçet’s UK Medical Advisory Panel
Conference 2024 – Morning Session 2

Introduced by Rachael Humphreys

  • DRIVING FORWARD CARE THROUGH CLINICAL TRIALS
    Prof Robert Moots – Clinical Director at Liverpool Behçet’s CoE, Consultant Rheumatologist and Chair of Behçet’s UK Medical Advisory Panel
  • WORK AND BEHÇET’S
    Jackie Pooler – Behçet’s Support Co-ordinator, Liverpool Behçet’s CoE
  • EXPERIENCE OF REGISTRIES HELPING RARE DISEASES
    Martin Twycross – Industry Liaison Manager, Dendrite Clinical Systems Ltd
Conference 2024 – Afternoon Session 1

Introduced by Rachael Humphreys

  • JOINT PAIN IN BEHÇET’S
    Dr Jagdish Nair – Consultant Rheumatologist
  • FATIGUE IN BEHÇET’S
    Dr Suzanne Crozier – Clinical Psychologist
  • HEADACHES IN BEHÇET’S
    Dr Mona Ghadiri-Sani – Consultant Neurologist
Conference 2024 – Afternoon Session 2

Introduced by Rachael Humphreys

  • ORAL HEALTH & BEHÇET’S
    Dr Emma Morgan – Academic Clinical Fellow and Speciality Trainee in Paediatric Dentistry
  • EYES AND BEHÇET’S
    Dr Nima Ghadiri – Consultant Medical Ophthalmologist
  • MEDICAL PANEL Q&A
    Chaired by Prof Robert Moots – Consultant Rheumatologist
    with
    Dr Nima Ghadiri – Consultant Medical Ophthalmologist
    Dr Mona Ghadiri-Sani – Consultant Neurologist
    Dr Jagdish Nair – Consultant Rheumatologist
    Dr Emma Morgan – Academic Clinical Fellow and Speciality Trainee in Paediatric Dentistry
    Jackie Pooler – Behçet’s Support Co-ordinator, Liverpool CoE
    Martin Twycross – Industry Liaison Manager – Dendrite Clinical Systems Ltd
    Prof Graham Wallace – Senior Lecturer at the University of Birmingham
  • CONFERENCE CLOSE
    Tony Thornburn – Chair, Behçet’s UK

Your feedback

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Annual Report

An image showing a few of the pages from the Behçet's UK 2024 Annual Report

The Behçet’s UK Annual Report for year ending 2024 can be read here: Behçet’s UK Annual Report 2024

Judith Buckle Award

The 2024 Judith Buckle Award was awarded to Kai Li.

Find out more here

Behçet’s UK Member’s Award

The 2024 Behçet’s UK Member’s Award was awarded to John Mather.

Find out more here