| Pre - Conference Workshops | ||
|---|---|---|
| Thursday: 10 December, 2026 | ||
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Registration | |
| Hall A | ||
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
| 14:00 - 15:30 | Targeted Ultrasound in Large Vessel Vasculitis |
Prof. Bhaskar Dasgupta - UK Dr. Ibrahim Abdulmomen - Qatar |
| 15:30 - 15:45 | Coffee Break | |
| 15:45 - 17:15 | Targeted Ultrasound in Large Vessel Vasculitis |
Prof. Bhaskar Dasgupta - UK Dr. Ibrahim Abdulmomen - Qatar |
| Hall B | ||
| 14:00 - 15:30 | Nailfold Video Capillaroscopy |
Dr. Karima Becetti - Qatar Dr. Fiaz Alam - Qatar |
| 15:30 - 15:45 | Coffee Break | |
| 15:45 - 17:15 | Nailfold Video Capillaroscopy |
Dr. Karima Becetti - Qatar Dr. Fiaz Alam - Qatar |
| Scientific Program | ||
|---|---|---|
| Day One: Friday 11 December, 2026 | ||
| 07:30 - 08:30 | Registration | |
| Hall A | ||
| 08:30 - 09:00 | Opening Remarks |
Dr. Samar Al-Emadi - Qatar Dr. Karima Becetti - Qatar |
| First Session: Sjogren's Syndrome | ||
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
| 09:00 - 09:50 | Advances in Diagnosis and Management of Sjögren’s Disease | Prof. Michele Bombardieri - UK |
| 09:50 - 10:40 | Seronegative Sjögren’s Disease | Prof. Michele Bombardieri - UK |
| 10:40 - 11:10 | Q&A | Panel |
| 11:10 - 12:30 | Prayer and Lunch | |
| Second Session: Pregnancy in Autoimmunity | ||
| 12:30 - 13:10 | Reproductive Immunology |
Prof. Antonios Makrigiannakis Greece |
| 13:10 - 13:40 | Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases and Pregnancy Data from the Qatar Registry | Dr. Samar Al-Emadi - Qatar |
| 13:40 - 14:00 | Q&A | Panel |
| Third Session: Autoinflammation | ||
| 14:00 - 14:35 | Autoinflammatory Diseases: From Mechanisms to Clinical Practice | Prof. Ahmed Gul - Turkey |
| 14:35 - 15:10 | Macrophage Activation Syndrome / Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis | Dr. Jessica Manson - UK |
| 15:10 - 15:25 | Q&A | Panel |
| 15:25 - 15:40 | Prayer and Coffee Break | |
| Fourth Session: Inflammatory Arthritis | ||
| 15:40 - 16:10 | Axial Involvement in Psoriatic Arthritis | Dr. Fabian Proft - Germany |
| 16:10 - 16:40 | Comorbidities in Spondyloarthritis: Management Considerations | Prof. Lai-Shan Tam - China |
| 16:40 - 17:00 | Q&A | Panel |
| 17:00 | Closing Remarks |
Dr. Samar Al-Emadi - Qatar Dr. Karima Becetti - Qatar |
| Inaugural Dedicated Pediatric Rheumatology Sessions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Friday 11 December, 2026 | ||
| Hall B | ||
| 09:00 - 09:10 | Pediatric Session Opening Remarks |
Dr. Buthaina AlAdba - Qatar Dr. Sharon Bout Tabaku - Qatar |
| First Session | ||
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
| 09:10 - 09:30 | Familial Mediterranean Fever advances in Pathogenesis and New Treatment | Prof. Ahmed Gul - Turkey |
| 09:30 - 09:50 | Aicardi Gutierres Syndrome: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Autoinflammatory Diseases in Local Cohort | Dr. Buthaina Al Adba - Qatar |
| 09:50 - 10:10 | Monogenic Lupus: Recognizing High-Risk Patients | Prof. Sulaiman Almayouf - KSA |
| 10:10 - 10:30 | Discussion and Questions | |
| Second Session | ||
| 10:30 - 10:50 | Antiphospholipid Syndrome in Pediatric SLE: Risk Stratification, Thrombosis Prevention, and Emerging Therapies | Dr. Najla Aljaberi - UAE |
| 10:50 - 11:10 | Juvenile Arthritis | Dr. Reem Abdwani - Oman |
| 11:10 - 11:20 | Discussion and Questions | |
| 11:20 - 12:30 | Friday Prayer and Lunch | |
| Third Session | ||
| 12:30 - 12:50 | Basic Science for Rheumatologists: Immunology Advances, Pitfalls, Genomics in Rare Disease | Dr. Bernice Lo - Qatar |
| 12:50 - 13:10 | The Intersection between Immunodeficiency and Immune Dysregulation | Dr. Amel Hassan - Qatar |
| 13:10 - 13:30 | Discussion and Questions | |
| Day Two: Saturday 12 December, 2026 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 08:00 - 09:00 | Registration | |
| Hall A | ||
| Fifth Session: On Muscles and Lungs | ||
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
| 09:00 - 09:30 | Management of Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies: A Practical Approach and Emerging Therapies | Dr. Rohit Aggarwal - USA |
| 09:30 - 10:00 | Connective Tissue Disease-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease |
Prof. Oliver Distler Switzerland |
| 10:00 - 10:20 | Q&A | Panel |
| Sixth Session: Vasculitis | ||
| 10:20 - 10:50 | Behçet’s Disease: The Vascular Phenotype | Prof. Ahmed Gul - Turkey |
| 10:50 - 11:20 | Large Vessel Vasculitis Mimics | Dr. Philip Seo - USA |
| 11:20 - 11:50 | PMR / Giant Cell Vasculitis | Prof. Bhaskar Dasgupta - UK |
| 11:50 - 12:10 | Q&A | Panel |
| 12:10 - 12:45 | Coffee / lunch Break | |
| Seventh Session: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus | ||
| 12:45 - 13:15 | Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Management: Biologics and Beyond |
Prof. Arnaud Laurent France |
| 13:15 - 13:45 | Innovations and Controversies in Lupus Nephritis Management |
Prof. Hans-Joachim Anders Germany |
| 13:45 - 14:05 | Q&A | Panel |
| Eighth Session: Year-in-Review | ||
| 14:05 - 14:45 | Year-in-Review | Dr. Philip Seo - USA |
| 14:45 - 15:00 | Q&A | |
| 15:00 | Closing Remarks |
Dr. Samar Al-Emadi - Qatar Dr. Karima Becetti - Qatar |