2022 Prague

4th Global Conference on Myositis (GCOM)

The 4th Global Conference on Myositis (GCOM 2022) was held in Prague, Czech Republic on 6 – 9 June 2022 at the O2 Universum multifunctional centre. The conference was organized as a hybrid meeting, i.e. with the possibility of on-site attendance or with virtual participation using simultaneous online streaming. This was to enable to take part in the conference also to those who will not be able to come personally due to possible restrictions imposed by COVID-19 pandemic. Workshops for patients included physiotherapy and occupational therapy and session with Questions and Answers.

Main topics included the following areas:

Genes and environment
Pathogenesis, including mitochondrial biology
Antibodies & biomarkers
Covid-19 and myositis
Skin in myositis
Imaging in myositis
Drug induced myositis
Juvenile myositis/Juvenile to adult transition
Towards personalized medicine (treatment of myositis)
Inclusion body myositis
Repairing damage
Other. Juvenile dermatomyositis workshop.

Meeting Abstracts

The conference was co-organized by the Czech Society of Rheumatology (CSR) under the auspices the International Myositis Society.

Local Organizing Committee

Jiří Vencovský
Heřman Mann
Olga Kryštůfková
Martin Klein
Kateřina Kubínová
Hana Šmucrová

Steering Committee

Jiří Vencovský Czech Republic
Ingrid Lundberg Sweden
Fred Miller USA
Lisa Rider USA
Werner Stenzel Germany
Olivier Benveniste France
Ichizo Nishino Japan

Scientific Committee

Aggarwal Rohit USA
Allenbach Yves France
Amato Anthony USA
Benveniste Olivier France
Chinoy Hector UK
Christopher-Stine Lisa USA
de Bleecker Jan Belgium
Danoff Sonye USA
de Visser Marianne The Netherlands
Dimachkie Mazen USA
Greenberg Steven USA
Huber Adam Canada
Lamb Janine UK
Lundberg Ingrid Sweden
Maillard Sue UK
Mammen Andrew USA
Miller Fred USA
Nagaraju Kanneboyina USA
Nishino Ichizo Japan
Rider Lisa USA
Schmidt Jens Germany
Selva O‘ Callagan Albert Spain
Stenzel Werner Germany
van Royen Annet The Netherlands
Vencovský Jiří Czech Republic
Wang Guochun China
Wedderburn Lucy UK
Werth Victoria USA