CONGRESS TOPICS
| • | Hormones and the immune system |
| • | Modulation of the immune system by pregnancy (immunology of pregnancy); immunology of pregnancy losses and of recurrent implantation failures |
| • | Fertility in autoimmune diseases; assisted reproduction techniques; contraception |
| • | Interaction between pregnancy and disease activity in autoimmune rheumatic diseases |
| • | Drug management during pregnancy and lactation (pain medications; conventional and biologic immunosuppressive drugs; anticoagulant/antiaggregant drugs; prophylactic and adjunct treatment) |
| • | Ultrasound monitoring during high-risk pregnancy (including anti Ro/SS-A antibodies carriers) |
| • | The impact of autoantibodies on fetal health and biomarkers of adverse pregnancy outcome |
| • | Delivery mode and obstetric outcome in rheumatic diseases; the post-partum period |
| • | Counselling and practical advices before and during pregnancy and regarding parenthood |
| • | Vaccinations in the pregnant patient and in the infant |
| • | The health and neurodevelopmental conditions of offspring born to women with autoimmune rheumatic diseases |
| • | Reproduction in male patients with rheumatic diseases |
| • | Nutrition and microbiome in pregnant women with autoimmune diseases |
| • | Pregnancy Registries; Consensus Guidelines between Rheumatology and Obstetrics Scientific Societies |
| • | “Health professional” aspects of pregnancy in patients with autoimmune rheumatic diseases (dedicated to midwifes, nurses, lactation consultants, etc.) |