Vasculitis Ireland Awareness annual conference

Join us in person for Vasculitis Ireland Awareness’s annual conference to connect, learn and raise awareness together.
About this Event

Join us in person for the 2026 Vasculitis Ireland Awareness Annual Conference—a chance to connect with others living with Vasculitis, learn about Vasculitis Care in Ireland/Northern Ireland and help us raise awareness together.

Agenda

🕑: 11:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Welcome Cecil Armstrong Chair, VIA
🕑: 11:15 AM
Lab Tour
Host: Joe Harbison

Info: Short history of Trinity Translational Medicine Institute and tour of labs

🕑: 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
Discovery, Translation and Advocacy in ANCA-associated vasculitis:
Host: Prof Mark Little

Info: Discovery, Translation and Advocacy in ANCA-associated vasculitis: a 14-year collaboration with VIA

🕑: 12:45 PM - 01:30 PM
Lunch
🕑: 01:30 PM - 02:00 PM
AGM
🕑: 02:00 PM - 02:30 AM
The Tourmalet Challenge
Host: Michael Culhane
🕑: 02:30 PM - 03:15 PM
Urinary Immune Cells in AAV
Host: Arlena Carney TTMI
🕑: 03:15 PM - 03:45 PM
Break Tea/coffee
🕑: 03:45 PM - 04:30 PM
Connecting Care and Supporting Patients
Host: Stephanie McDonnell

Info: The Role of the ERN-RITA Care Coordinator in Vasculitis Care

🕑: 04:30 PM - 05:00 PM
Feedback from VIA Members to TTMI
Networking/bite to eat- killing time until traffic eases

Info: Some of us will meet in Kenny's Bar opposite TTMI to network, have a bite to eat and wait until work traffic eases before driving home