St.Thomas, USVI:

ABOUT THIS CONFERENCE:

The 2023 Caribbean Association of Rheumatology conference will be held May 18-20, 2023 in St. Thomas, USVI. We are proud to announce that this year’s meeting will be hosted in person after the hiatus caused by the covid-19 pandemic. St. Thomas is easily accessible to international flights via the Cyril E. King International Airport (CEKA) in St. Thomas, USVI. 

As per usual, this two-day conference features clinical and basic science updates pertinent to medical professionals involved in the diagnosis, management and overall care persons with rheumatic diseases. The conference promises to be highly informative while still allowing for participant interaction, with the overall aim of strengthening participants understanding of rheumatologic disorders. We continue to offer our traditional ultrasound workshop as a pre-conference session on Thursday, May 18, 2023. Saturday afternoon will be devoted to teaching rheumatology to non-rheumatologists who are involved in the care of patients with rheumatic disease.

This year’s keynote speaker giving the Eon Nigel Harris lecture is Professor Iain McInnes from the University of Glasgow. Professor McInnes currently serves as the Vice Principal and Head of College to the College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, Muirhead Professor of Medicine, and Honorary Consultant Rheumatologist at the University of Glasgow in Scotland. He is the immediate Past President of the European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR), a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences. Professor McInnes was awarded a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) for services to medicine by Her Majesty the Queen in 2019. 

Some of our other featured distinguished international speakers include Dr. Grace Wright who is founder of the Association of Women in Rheumatology and affiliated with NYU Langone Health Tisch Hospital, Dr. Ted Mikuls from the University of Nebraska and Dr. Myma Albayda from the Johns Hopkins University, who along with a number of luminaries in their fields from across the Caribbean, will share their expertise.

This meeting will allow us to connect and collaborate with colleagues on the latest in rheumatic disease treatments, in an atmosphere that is welcoming and open to all, including family and friends.

Please see the preliminary program.

We look forward to seeing you there !