Saturday 7 October 2023


Sponsored Symposium / Pfizer

08:00am - 08:45am

Xeljanz, The JAKi we know well

Speaker: Rajaie A. Namas

Moderator: Samar Al-Emadi

Conference Day 1

08:45am - 9:15 am

Opening Remarks

09:15am - 09:45 am

Updates in psoriasis pathogenesis

Speakers: Jonathan Barker

Moderator: Mohammed Hammoudeh

09:45am - 10:30 am

Comorbidities in psoriatic arthritis and benefits of bariatric surgery

Speakers: Carlo Selmi

Moderator: Omar Suhail

10:30am - 10:45 am

Coffee Break

10:45am - 11:30 am

Medical management of psoriatic arthritis and psoriasis: from the 2023 updated EULAR recommendations to the personalized care of psoriasis

Speakers: Joseph Smolen & Jonathan Barker

Moderator: Nawal Hadwan

11:30am - 12:15 pm

The advantages and pitfalls of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the diagnosis of axial SpA

Speaker: Dennis Poddubnyy

Moderator: Khalid Alnaqbi

12:15pm - 01:00 pm

Lunch break

01:00pm - 01:45 pm

Vaccination in patients with inflammatory arthritis

Speaker: Janet Pope

Moderator: Humaid Al-Wahshi

01:45pm - 02:30 pm

The great debate Pre-clinical rheumatoid arthritis: to treat or not to treat

Speakers: Joseph Smolen vs Janet Pope

Moderator: Thurayya Arayssi & Samar Al-Emadi

02:30pm - 03:30 pm

Curbside consults – Challenging cases in rheumatoid arthritis

Speakers: Panel

Moderator: Fiaz Alam & Samar Al-Emadi

03:30pm - 03:50 pm

Coffee Break

03:50pm - 04:35 pm

Perioperative management of patients with inflammatory arthritis

Speaker: Dennis Poddubnyy

Moderator: Suad Hannawi

04:35pm - 05:20 pm

Year-in-Review – Rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis & spondyloarthritis

Speaker: Jack Cush

Moderator: Nabeel Abdulla

05:20pm - 05:30 pm

 Closing remarks