CONCERTO Final Event

Tuesday, 10 February, the final event of the CONCERTO project, funded under the Interreg Italy–Slovenia Programme, will take place at the Aula Magna of the IRCCS Burlo Garofolo Maternal and Child Health Institute in Trieste.
The study day will begin at 9:00 a.m. and will focus on some of the main research areas in the field of paediatric immuno-rheumatology.
In the afternoon, at 2:00 p.m., Professor Christian Hedrich will deliver a Lectio magistralis entitled “Chronic Non-Bacterial Osteomyelitis: State of the Art”, providing a high-level scientific update on a topic of major clinical relevance.
The event represents a key opportunity to review the results achieved during the 30 months of activities of the CONCERTO project, building on the foundations laid by the Cattedra Project. Together, the two projects have established a virtuous model of cross-border cooperation between Italian and Slovenian professionals, aimed at shortening diagnostic times and improving care pathways through the international exchange of expertise, experience, and best practices.
The meeting will feature a strong technical and scientific focus, while offering significant value in terms of its concrete impact on the quality of care and assistance provided to paediatric patients, the ultimate goal of this shared research effort.

PROGRAMME 
8.30 – 9.00 Registration
9.00 – 9.15 Opening Remarks

Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Andrea Taddio, Tadej Avčin
9.15 – 9.45 Not just JIA: when arthritis hides something different | Serena Pastore (20’+10’)
9.45 – 10.15 Treat to target: treatment strategy in JIA | Mojca Zajc Avramovic (20’+10’)
10.15 – 10.45 The role of genetics in inflammatory arthritis | Nina Emersic (20’+10’)

10.45 – 11.15 Coffe Break

Research in Pediatric Rheumatology
Alberto Tommasini, Barbara Jenko Bizjan
11.15 – 11.25 BCAP as regulator of inflammatory response in IFN-driven diseases | Alessandra Tesser
11.25 – 11.35 Siglec-1 and ANA: from bedside to bench | Erica Valencic
11.35 – 11:45 Detection of cytokine neutralizing antibodies in subjects with immunodeficiency | Valentina Boz
11.45 – 11.55 Safety and effectiveness of varicella vaccination in patients with JIA on biologic therapy | Masa Bizjak
11.55 – 12.05 Transposable element expression and cytokine profiling in MIS-C patients | Neja Samec
12.05 – 12.15 IFN-γ–Driven Hyperinflammation in MIS-C | Barbara Jenko Bizjan
12.15 – 12.45 Concerto Project Update | Andrea Taddio, Tadej Avcin, Raffaella Franca

12.45 – 14.00 Lunch

Lecture
14.00 – 14.30 Chronic Non Bacterial Osteomyelitis: the state of the art | Christian Hedrich

Vasculitis and autoinflammation
Serena Pastore, Natasa Toplak
14.30 – 15.00 Pediatric Antiphospholipid syndrome | Tadej Avcin
15.00 – 15.30 IL-1 from the perspective of the pediatric rheumatologist | Andrea Taddio

15.30 – 16.00 Coffe Break

16.00 – 16.30 Pulmonary involvement in systemic inflammation | Alessandro Amaddeo
16.30 – 17.00 Cutaneous involvement of systemic inflammation | Giorgia Martini
17.00 – 17.30 On the spectrum of PFAPA | Natasa Toplak

17.30 – 17.45 Final Remarks