The Fire Inside 2023

Not all inflammation is created equal.

If a cut on the skin swells up, turns red, and hurts, those symptoms are signs of acute, or short-lived, inflammation. Feeling hot or losing function may be signs of inflammation from other harm to the body. Some inflammation that occurs in the body’s cells or tissues may not have outward symptoms.

Inflammation is a normal part of the body’s defense to injury or infection, and, in this way, it is beneficial. But inflammation is damaging when it occurs in healthy tissues or lasts too long. Known as chronic inflammation, it may persist for months or years.

Inflammation may result from many factors, such as:

Environmental chemicals

Injuries like scrapes, insect stings, or a splinter in your finger

Pathogens (germs) like bacteria, viruses, or fungi

Radiation

Inflammation plays a key role in many diseases, some of which are becoming more common and severe. Chronic inflammatory diseases contribute to more than half of deaths worldwide.

Inflammation is associated with diseases such as the following topics

Autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis

Cardiovascular diseases like high blood pressure and heart disease

Gastrointestinal disorders like inflammatory bowel disease

Lung diseases like asthma

Mental illnesses like depression

Metabolic diseases like Type 2 diabetes

Neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s

Dermatitis

Some types of cancer, like colon cancer

The Spring Congress will bring together clinicians, researchers, industry leaders, advocacy groups and decision-makers across the field of inflammation and beyond.

The Congress will include the latest developments on clinical therapy for inflammation, including cell biology, signaling, genetics, inflammatory/autoimmune disease and therapeutic approaches.

That’s not all – the Congress will feature a wide range of exciting complementary activities, learning opportunities and networking events.