Myositis Masterclass 2025 – Agenda
Explore the full schedule of sessions, speakers, and networking opportunities.
Meeting chair
Professor Hector Chinoy
Professor of Rheumatology and Neuromuscular Disease / Consultant Rheumatologist
The University of Manchester / Salford Royal, Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Thursday 11th September 2025
| 12:30 | Lunch, refreshments and registration |
| 13:25 | Chairs’ welcome and introduction |
| Professor Hector Chinoy, The University of Manchester / Salford Royal, Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust | |
| Classification, epidemiology, antibodies | |
| Chaired by Professor Hector Chinoy | |
| 13:30 | Classification and clinical subtypes of myositis |
| Dr Harsha Gunawardena, North Bristol NHS Trust | |
| 13:50 | Epidemiology of myositis |
| Dr Caroline Cotton, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Trust | |
| 14:10 | Myositis antibodies |
| Dr Sarah Tansley, University of Bath / Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust | |
| 14:30 | Expert panel Q&A |
| Dr Harsha Gunawardena, Dr Caroline Cotton, Dr Sarah Tansley, Professor Hector Chinoy (chair) | |
| 14:50 | Break |
| Assessment of disease activity: anatomy and manual muscle testing | |
| Chaired by Professor Hector Chinoy | |
| 15:00 | Anatomy primer – can you pick out your glute from your piriformis? |
| Professor Hector Chinoy | |
| 15:20 | Manual muscle testing – how to strength test patients? |
| Dr Patrick Gordon, King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London | |
| 15:40 | Breakout practical session |
| All faculty | |
| 16:10 | Break |
| Assessment of disease activity: core set activity measures | |
| Chaired by Professor Hector Chinoy | |
| 16:30 | Assessment of disease activity using core set outcome measures |
| Professor Hector Chinoy | |
| 16:50 | Breakout practical session |
| All faculty | |
| 17:20 | Expert panel Q&A |
| Professor Hector Chinoy, Dr Patrick Gordon, All faculty from the practical sessions | |
| 17:45 | Day one close |
| Professor Hector Chinoy | |
| 19:00 | Dinner |
Friday 12th September 2025
| 8:30 | Refreshments |
| Diagnostics: imaging, biopsies, mimics | |
| Chaired by Dr Patrick Gordon | |
| 9:00 | Use of imaging in myositis |
| Professor Pedro Machado, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | |
| 9:20 | Treatment approach |
| Dr Caroline Cotton, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Trust | |
| 9:40 | Pipeline drugs and looking to the future |
| Professor Hector Chinoy | |
| 10:00 | Expert panel Q&A |
| Dr Patrick Gordon (chair), Professor Pedro Machado, Professor Hector Chinoy, Dr Caroline Cotton, Dr James Lilleker | |
| 10:20 | Break |
| Clinical subtypes: juvenile/adolescent dermatomyositis, cancer-associated myositis, inclusion body myositis | |
| Chaired by Dr Patrick Gordon | |
| 10:40 | Presentation of juvenile dermatomyositis and managing complex cases into adult life |
| Dr Liza McCann, Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool | |
| 11:00 | Cancer-associated myositis |
| Dr Alexander Oldroyd, The University of Manchester | |
| 11:20 | Inclusion body myositis |
| Professor Pedro Machado | |
| 11:40 | Expert Panel Q&A |
| Dr Liza McCann, Dr Alexander Oldroyd, Professor Pedro Machado, Dr Patrick Gordon (chair) | |
| 12:00 | Lunch |
| Organ involvement: skin, lung, heart and GI | |
| Chaired by Dr Harsha Gunawardena | |
| 13:30 | Dermatomyositis slide primer |
| Dr Patrick Gordon | |
| 13:50 | Management of CTD-ILD and MDA5 disease |
| Dr Harsha Gunawardena | |
| 14:10 | Heart, GI and other organ involvement |
| Dr Sarah Tansley | |
| 14:30 | Expert panel Q&A |
| Dr Patrick Gordon, Dr Harsha Gunawardena, Dr Sarah Tansley, Dr Harsha Gunawardena (chair) | |
| 14:50 | Break |
| Guidelines and treatment | |
| Chaired by Dr Harsha Gunawardena | |
| 15:00 | BSR Guideline – Adults |
| Dr Alexander Oldroyd | |
| 15:15 | BSR Guideline – Juvenile/Adolescents |
| Dr Liza McCann | |
| 15:30 | How to interpret biopsies |
| Dr James Lilleker, The University of Manchester / Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust | |
| 15:50 | Myositis mimics |
| Dr James Lilleker | |
| 16:05 | Expert Panel Q&A |
| Dr Alexander Oldroyd, Dr Liza McCann, Dr James Lilleker, Dr Harsha Gunawardena (chair) | |
| 16:15 | Meeting conclusions and close |
| Professor Hector Chinoy | |
BSR, British Society for Rheumatology; CTD-ILD, connective tissue disease-related interstitial lung disease; GI, gastrointestinal; MDA5, melanoma differentiation-associated protein 5; TBC, to be confirmed; Q&A, questions and answers.