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| WORDS OF WELCOME “The Lung – a pivotal player in systemic inflammatory disorders” June 11-12, 2012 at SAS Radisson Frösundavik, Solna, Sweden As representatives of the Executive Committee and Advisory Board of this symposium we are happy to invite you to participate in this unique symposium on systemic inflammatory disorders. It is arranged by representatives from both clinic and research, and by specialists in pulmonary medicine, rheumatology and neurology enabling fruitful information and discussions on general topics as well as on specific issues. The high quality of the meeting is reflected by the use of the trade mark “Karolinska Institutet Conferences”, and internationally well recognized speakers further guarantee that interesting data will be presented. The symposium is arranged as a result of recent data on how smoking and genetic factors have a great impact not only on the lungs but also on other organs affected in systemic inflammatory disorders. These findings call for more intensive collaborations in the future between clinicians representing different specialties’ and for research of truly translational character. Introductory speeches will be given to inform about common clinical findings which may reflect lung involvement in systemic disorders, and how they can be established. Smoking and co-morbidity in systemic inflammatory disorders will be discussed, and the role of interstitial lung involvement in myositis, rheumatoid arthritis and multiple sclerosis will be elucidated. Can smoking related changes in the lung trigger joint inflammation, or increase the risk of getting myositis or MS? Another topic is the genetic and possible etiological background in sarcoidosis. Up-to-date treatment of interstitial lung involvement, pros and cons, and the effects of smoking on treatment will be debated followed by an overview of failures and successes of smoking cessation programs. You will also at a poster-viewing session be given the opportunity to informally discuss your own abstract. Can you really afford not to participate? The number of participants is strongly limited so register now! Welcome! Anders Eklund, Professor Pulmonary Unit Ingrid Lundberg, Professor Rheumatology Unit Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||
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