Ciarán Fitzpatrick
Editor at BMC Series
Ciaràn obtained his BSc in Neuroscience from University College Dublin, MSc & PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences from University of Copenhagen. He continues to research the neurochemical correlates of behaviour relevant to psychiatric disorders. Having most enjoyed publishing and reviewing during his PhD, Ciaràn relocated to London to join BMC Series as Editor. He is committed to promoting robust science on open-access platforms.
EULAR 2020: highlights from the European e-Congress of Rheumatology
BMC Rheumatology & BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders hopped online for the European Congress of Rheumatology (3 – 6 June 2020), organised by the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) society. This annual conference is the largest European-based meeting focussed on rheumatic and musculoskeletal disorders (RMDs). EULAR cancelled the congress planned in Frankfurt am Main, so a virtual congress experience was instead organised. Here, we look back at some of the highlights.
Delegates were welcomed to the EULAR e-Congress with this image. Shared with permission from EULAR Press Office
Rheumatology at the centre of the COVID-19 pandemic
Unsurprisingly, the COVID-19 pandemic was the elephant in the room throughout this e-Congress. Delegates sat behind their screens to view lectures and asked questions using a chatbox function. Only minor technical issues occurred, honestly to be expected in this new era of conference attendance. And while 17,500 attendees connected on Day 1 of the e-Congress, the typical media channels, e.g. Twitter, appeared significantly quieter than 2019’s edition. Indeed, Editorial Board Members at BMC Rheumatology remarked to me that clinical and household duties interfered with their ability to engage fully in this meeting. Good thing that all lectures and conference resources are online until 1 September 2020!
No hay comentarios:
Publicar un comentario