The NASS Conference & AGM, hosted by the Portsmouth Hospital NHS Trust Department of Rheumatology, was a great success. We hope you enjoyed the day. Copies of the powerpoint presentations can be downloaded by clicking on the presentation title below. If, for any reason, you are unable to open the documents please contact the NASS office on 020 8948 9117. Audio recordings for each presentation are now available in the members' area of the NASS website.
Oxford genetic research update
Professor Paul Wordsworth, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford and NASS Trustee
Biologics update
Dr Karl Gaffney FRCP FRCPI, Consultant Rheumatologist Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of East Anglia; and NASS Trustee
Coping with Fatigue
Professor Sarah Hewlett PhD MA RN, Arthritis Research UK Professor Rheumatology Nursing, University of the West of England, Hon Consultant Nurse, University Hospitals Bristol
Why exercise matters
Claire Jefferies, Physiotherapy Manager and Clinical Specialist in Hydrotherapy and Rheumatology, Portsmouth; AStretch Committee, and Claire Harris, Senior Physiotherapist, Northwick Park Hospital, Chair of AStretch; NASS Physiotherapy Advisor; and NASS Trustee
Driving with ankylosing spondylitis
Terri Davis, Head of Administration, Wessex driveAbility