WHO IS THIS COURSE FOR?
Experts and Trainees alike will value this course and it will be an opportunity for them to update their knowledge and share their experiences with the other delegates and our faculty. Our experience from the 2025 one day course was that more time was needed to cover a greater range of diseases and have more time for discussion and conversation, therefore this year we are running this as a two day course.
A state-of-the-art 'Deep Dive' into the diagnosis and management of rare bone diseases in adults. This in depth course has been designed for consultants or trainees in rheumatology, radiology, endocrinology, radiology, genetics, orthopaedics and clinical chemistry. Specialist nurses, Allied Health Professionals and other practitioners will also find the course extremely useful.
Delegates will hear from national experts who will use a case-based approach, covering topics such as nosology, genetics and radiology and a wide range of rare diseases including:
Please click below to see the Provisional Course programme for 2026:
THE FACULTY
Dr Judith Bubbear – Consultant Rheumatologist (Stanmore, UK)
Professor Alexander Comninos - Consultant in Endocrinology & General Internal Medicine (London, UK)
Professor Adrian Gardner - Professor of Clinical Practice (Orthopaedic Surgery) (Birmingham, UK)
Dr Sarah Hardcastle - Consultant Rheumatologist (Bath, UK)
Dr Neelam Hassan - Clinical Research Fellow (Bristol, UK)
Professor Kassim Javaid – Professor in Osteoporosis and Rare Bone Diseases (Oxford, UK)
Professor Edouard Mills - Clinical Lecturer and Honorary Consultant in Endocrinology (London, UK)
Dr Karen Partington – Consultant Musculoskeletal Radiologist (Oxford, UK)
Professor Zoe Paskins - Professor in Rheumatology and Honorary Consultant (Keele, UK)
Dr Chadi Rakieh - Consultant and Clinical Lead (Oswestry, UK)
Dr Narendra Reddy - Consultant Endocrinologist, Head of Service (Leicester, UK)
Dr Mona Waterhouse - Consultant Physician and Endocrinologist (London, UK)
For each disease we will follow a similar approach:
The Science (added for the two day course, covering classifications, genertics and mechanism updates)
Clinical assessment (skeletal, non-skeletal, differential diagnosis)
Imaging
Management (patient groups, treatment, monitoring, transition specifics)
Red flags
Research (current and priorities)
Case summary
Discussion time
REGISTRATION
Two Day Residential Registration fee: £475 per person (includes B&B accommodation on Thursday 5 February)
TO INCLUDE:
Additional Night Accommodation on Wednesday 4 February: £85 per room per night
Should you wish to arrive on Wednesday night, we kindly ask that you book this nights accommodation in addition to the course registration. There is an option to do this in the online registration form.
Two Day Non-Residential fee: £390 per person (includes all the above except accommodation on Thursday night)
ACCOMMODATION
For those attendees who book the residential registration package, accommodation will be in the Courtyard by Marriott at Keele. This is based within the grounds of Keele University and is a 15 minute walk to Keele Hall which is where the course will take place.
More information about the hotel can be found HERE
VENUE AND TRAVEL INFORMATION
Keele University is situated in the Staffordshire countryside, right by the bustling town of Newcastle-under-Lyme, and close to Stoke-on-Trent. Manchester and Birmingham are under an hour away. The postcode for the University is ST5 5BG.
Travelling by Road: Keele is between Junctions 15 and 16 on the M6 motorway, and is just west of Stoke-on-Trent and Newcastle-under-Lyme. It is are halfway between Manchester and Birmingham. Free parking is available at the Courtyard Marriot Hotel.
Travelling by Train: Stoke on Trent train station is 5 miles away, a 10-15 minute taxi journey. We will be organising shuttle transfers for delegates who plan to travel by train to Stoke on Trent train station. Final times and details for these will be confirmed nearer to the event, however, we will plan to run these on Wednesday evening and Thursday morning, and then also a return transfer on Friday when the course ends.
The other nearest train station to Keele University campus is Crewe which is 12 miles away
Travelling by Air: Manchester Airport is nearest to Keele and is about 35 miles (56km) away. There are frequent trains from the airport to Manchester Piccadilly station where there is a regular service to Stoke-on-Trent railway station. Alternatively, National Express operates a direct service to Stoke-on-Trent (Hanley bus station) eight times a day.
From Gatwick Airport you will travell by train from Gatwick Airport to Victoria Station in London and then to Euston via the Underground. From here catch a train to Stoke-on-Trent.
From Heathrow Airport the easiest journey is to use the Airbus service from Heathrow Airport to Euston railway station. From here take a train for Manchester Piccadilly that will stop at Stoke-on-Trent.
CONTACT US
For further information and sponsorship opportunities please contact:
Kate Chick
BRS Event Manager
t: +44 (0)7748 933231
e: kate@freerange-events.co.uk
