Faculty

Adult Rheumatology

Dr. Abdul Rahman Agha El Kinge
Consultant Medical Oncologist
Fakeeh University Hospital
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Present In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Sunday, May 18
10:30 12:00
Session IV: Auto-Inflammatory Disease
10:30 - 12:00
Moderators: Dr. Venkat Reddy (UK), Dr. Martin Lee (UAE)
Main Hall
ADULT
Lecture
10:30 10:45
Case Based Discussion: Familial Mediterranean Fever
Dr. Maisam Musgrave (UAE)
10:45 11:05
Basic Science: Macrophage Activation Syndrome
Dr. Mahmood Hachim (UAE)
11:05 11:25
Local Experience: Treatment Aspects of Macrophage Activation Syndrome
Dr. Abdul Rahman Agha El Kinge (UAE)
11:25 11:45
Keynote: VEXAS Syndrome
Prof. David D’Cruz (UK)
11:45 12:00
Q&A
Chair In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Sunday, May 18

Dr. Abdulaziz Alsarawi
Consultant Rheumatologist and Internal Medicine
Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare
Dammam, Saudi Arabia

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Present In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Sunday, May 18
Chair In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
15:45 17:15
Session III: Connective Tissue Diseases
15:45 - 17:15
Moderators: Dr. Abdulaziz Alsarawi (KSA), Dr. Amel Ginawi (UAE)
Main Hall
ADULT
Lecture
15:45 16:00
Case Based Interactive Discussion: Steroid Induced Osteoporosis
Dr. Yousef Saleh (KSA)
16:00 16:20
Basic Science: B-cell Targeted Therapy in SLE: From monoclonal antibodies to CAR T cell
Prof. Andrea Doria (Italy)
16:20 16:40
Local Experience: KDIGO Lupus Nephritis Guidelines
Dr. Chadia Beaini (UAE)
16:40 17:00
Keynote: Management of Catastrophic APS - What’s New?
Prof. David D’Cruz (UK)
Sunday, May 18

Dr. Ahmed Abdulshakour
Consultant Rheumatologist and Internal Medicine
Saudi German Health
Madinah, Saudi Arabia

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Present In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Sunday, May 18
Chair In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
14:00 15:30
Session II: Precision Medicine in Rheumatic Diseases
14:00 - 15:30
Moderators: Dr. Ahmed Abdulshakour (KSA), Dr. Ahmed Zayat (UAE)
Main Hall
ADULT
Lecture
14:00 14:20
Case Based Interactive Discussion: Precision medicine in Ankylosing Spondylitis- How it helps making treatment decisions
Prof. Hassan Tahir (UK)
14:20 14:45
Basic Science: Precision Medicine in Psoriatic Arthritis and its Clinical Application
Prof. Dennis McGonagle (UK)
14:45 15:10
Keynote: Precision Medicine in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Patient Profiling
Prof. Costantino Pitzalis (UK)
15:10 15:30
Q&A
Sunday, May 18

Dr. Ahmed Zayat
Senior Consultant Rheumatologist
University Hospital Sharjah
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

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Present In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Sunday, May 18
Chair In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Session II: Precision Medicine in Rheumatic Diseases
14:00 - 15:30
Moderators: Dr. Ahmed Abdulshakour (KSA), Dr. Ahmed Zayat (UAE)
Main Hall
ADULT
Lecture
14:00 14:20
Case Based Interactive Discussion: Precision medicine in Ankylosing Spondylitis- How it helps making treatment decisions
Prof. Hassan Tahir (UK)
14:20 14:45
Basic Science: Precision Medicine in Psoriatic Arthritis and its Clinical Application
Prof. Dennis McGonagle (UK)
14:45 15:10
Keynote: Precision Medicine in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Patient Profiling
Prof. Costantino Pitzalis (UK)
15:10 15:30
Q&A
Sunday, May 18

Dr. Ali Shamsi
Consultant Rheumatologist
Al Buraimi Hospital
Al Buraimi, Oman

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Present In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Sunday, May 18
Chair In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Sunday, May 18
15:45 17:15
Session VI: Organ Based Disease in Rheumatology
15:45 - 17:15
Moderators: Dr. Rajaie Namas (UAE), Dr. Ali Shamsi (Oman)
Main Hall
ADULT
Lecture
15:45 16:00
Case Based Interactive Discussion: Difficult to Treat Uveitis
Dr. Fahd Quhill (UAE)
16:00 16:20
Basic Science: IBD and Spodyloarthropathy Arthropathy
Dr. Lisa Sharkey (UAE)
16:20 16:40
Local Experience: Interstitial Lung Disease in CTDs - How are we doing?
Prof. Syed Husain (UAE)
16:40 17:00
Keynote: Skin in Rheumatic Diseases - When to refer to rheumatologist?
Dr. Nooren-Nisa Razack Moti-Joosub (UAE)
17:00 17:15
Q&A

Dr. Amel Ginawi
Consultant Rheumatologist
Mediclinic City Hospital
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Present In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Sunday, May 18
Chair In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Session III: Connective Tissue Diseases
15:45 - 17:15
Moderators: Dr. Abdulaziz Alsarawi (KSA), Dr. Amel Ginawi (UAE)
Main Hall
ADULT
Lecture
15:45 16:00
Case Based Interactive Discussion: Steroid Induced Osteoporosis
Dr. Yousef Saleh (KSA)
16:00 16:20
Basic Science: B-cell Targeted Therapy in SLE: From monoclonal antibodies to CAR T cell
Prof. Andrea Doria (Italy)
16:20 16:40
Local Experience: KDIGO Lupus Nephritis Guidelines
Dr. Chadia Beaini (UAE)
16:40 17:00
Keynote: Management of Catastrophic APS - What’s New?
Prof. David D’Cruz (UK)
Sunday, May 18

Prof. Andrea Doria
Professor of Rheumatology, Chief of the Rheumatology Unit
Padua University School of Medicine, Padua University Hospital
Padua, Italy

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Present In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Session III: Connective Tissue Diseases
15:45 - 17:15
Moderators: Dr. Abdulaziz Alsarawi (KSA), Dr. Amel Ginawi (UAE)
Main Hall
ADULT
Lecture
15:45 16:00
Case Based Interactive Discussion: Steroid Induced Osteoporosis
Dr. Yousef Saleh (KSA)
16:00 16:20
Basic Science: B-cell Targeted Therapy in SLE: From monoclonal antibodies to CAR T cell
Prof. Andrea Doria (Italy)
16:20 16:40
Local Experience: KDIGO Lupus Nephritis Guidelines
Dr. Chadia Beaini (UAE)
16:40 17:00
Keynote: Management of Catastrophic APS - What’s New?
Prof. David D’Cruz (UK)
Sunday, May 18
Chair In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Sunday, May 18

Dr. Asia Mubashir
Consultant Rheumatologist
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Present In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Sunday, May 18
Chair In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Sunday, May 18
14:00 15:30
Session V: Infectious Diseases in Rheumatology
14:00 - 15:30
Moderators: Prof. Hassan Tahir (UK), Dr. Asia Mubashir (UAE)
Main Hall
ADULT
Lecture
14:00 14:15
Case Based Interactive Discussion: Infective Spondylitis
Dr. Tommaso Tufo (UAE)
14:15 14:35
Basic Science: COVID-19 and Autoimmunity
Dr. Saba Al Heialy (UAE)
14:35 14:55
Local Experience: Post-COVID Autoimmune Diseases
Dr. Shazia Abdullah (UAE)
14:55 15:15
Keynote: Septic Arthritis - What’s new?
Dr. Venkat Reddy (UK)
15:15 15:30
Q&A

Dr. Chadia Beaini
Consultant Nephrologist and Dialysis
Mediclinic Welcare Hospital
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Present In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
15:45 17:15
Session III: Connective Tissue Diseases
15:45 - 17:15
Moderators: Dr. Abdulaziz Alsarawi (KSA), Dr. Amel Ginawi (UAE)
Main Hall
ADULT
Lecture
15:45 16:00
Case Based Interactive Discussion: Steroid Induced Osteoporosis
Dr. Yousef Saleh (KSA)
16:00 16:20
Basic Science: B-cell Targeted Therapy in SLE: From monoclonal antibodies to CAR T cell
Prof. Andrea Doria (Italy)
16:20 16:40
Local Experience: KDIGO Lupus Nephritis Guidelines
Dr. Chadia Beaini (UAE)
16:40 17:00
Keynote: Management of Catastrophic APS - What’s New?
Prof. David D’Cruz (UK)
Sunday, May 18
Chair In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Sunday, May 18

Prof. Christopher Edwards
Consultant Rheumatologist & Honorary Chair of Clinical Rheumatology, Co-Director of the NIHR Southampton Clinical Research Facility
University Hospital Southampton, University of Southampton
Southampton, United Kingdom

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Present In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
09:00 09:45
Keynote
09:00 - 09:45
Rheumatology: Year-in review
Speaker: Prof. Christopher Edwards (UK)
Main Hall
ADULT
Lecture
Sunday, May 18
Chair In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Sunday, May 18

Prof. Costantino Pitzalis
Versus Arthritis Professor of Rheumatology
Queen Mary University of London
London, United Kingdom

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Present In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
14:00 15:30
Session II: Precision Medicine in Rheumatic Diseases
14:00 - 15:30
Moderators: Dr. Ahmed Abdulshakour (KSA), Dr. Ahmed Zayat (UAE)
Main Hall
ADULT
Lecture
14:00 14:20
Case Based Interactive Discussion: Precision medicine in Ankylosing Spondylitis- How it helps making treatment decisions
Prof. Hassan Tahir (UK)
14:20 14:45
Basic Science: Precision Medicine in Psoriatic Arthritis and its Clinical Application
Prof. Dennis McGonagle (UK)
14:45 15:10
Keynote: Precision Medicine in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Patient Profiling
Prof. Costantino Pitzalis (UK)
15:10 15:30
Q&A
Sunday, May 18
Chair In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Sunday, May 18

Prof. David D’Cruz
Consultant Rheumatologist
Louise Coote Lupus Unit, Guys and St Thomas’ Hospitals
London, United Kingdom

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Present In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
15:45 17:15
Session III: Connective Tissue Diseases
15:45 - 17:15
Moderators: Dr. Abdulaziz Alsarawi (KSA), Dr. Amel Ginawi (UAE)
Main Hall
ADULT
Lecture
15:45 16:00
Case Based Interactive Discussion: Steroid Induced Osteoporosis
Dr. Yousef Saleh (KSA)
16:00 16:20
Basic Science: B-cell Targeted Therapy in SLE: From monoclonal antibodies to CAR T cell
Prof. Andrea Doria (Italy)
16:20 16:40
Local Experience: KDIGO Lupus Nephritis Guidelines
Dr. Chadia Beaini (UAE)
16:40 17:00
Keynote: Management of Catastrophic APS - What’s New?
Prof. David D’Cruz (UK)
Sunday, May 18
10:30 12:00
Session IV: Auto-Inflammatory Disease
10:30 - 12:00
Moderators: Dr. Venkat Reddy (UK), Dr. Martin Lee (UAE)
Main Hall
ADULT
Lecture
10:30 10:45
Case Based Discussion: Familial Mediterranean Fever
Dr. Maisam Musgrave (UAE)
10:45 11:05
Basic Science: Macrophage Activation Syndrome
Dr. Mahmood Hachim (UAE)
11:05 11:25
Local Experience: Treatment Aspects of Macrophage Activation Syndrome
Dr. Abdul Rahman Agha El Kinge (UAE)
11:25 11:45
Keynote: VEXAS Syndrome
Prof. David D’Cruz (UK)
11:45 12:00
Q&A
Chair In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Sunday, May 18

Prof. Dennis McGonagle
Professor of Investigative Rheumatology
NIHR funded Academic Unit for the Musculoskeletal Diseases and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Leeds, United Kingdom

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Present In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
14:00 15:30
Session II: Precision Medicine in Rheumatic Diseases
14:00 - 15:30
Moderators: Dr. Ahmed Abdulshakour (KSA), Dr. Ahmed Zayat (UAE)
Main Hall
ADULT
Lecture
14:00 14:20
Case Based Interactive Discussion: Precision medicine in Ankylosing Spondylitis- How it helps making treatment decisions
Prof. Hassan Tahir (UK)
14:20 14:45
Basic Science: Precision Medicine in Psoriatic Arthritis and its Clinical Application
Prof. Dennis McGonagle (UK)
14:45 15:10
Keynote: Precision Medicine in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Patient Profiling
Prof. Costantino Pitzalis (UK)
15:10 15:30
Q&A
Sunday, May 18
Chair In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Sunday, May 18

Dr. Fahd Quhill
Consultant Ophthalmologist
Moorfields Eye Hospital Dubai
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Present In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Sunday, May 18
15:45 17:15
Session VI: Organ Based Disease in Rheumatology
15:45 - 17:15
Moderators: Dr. Rajaie Namas (UAE), Dr. Ali Shamsi (Oman)
Main Hall
ADULT
Lecture
15:45 16:00
Case Based Interactive Discussion: Difficult to Treat Uveitis
Dr. Fahd Quhill (UAE)
16:00 16:20
Basic Science: IBD and Spodyloarthropathy Arthropathy
Dr. Lisa Sharkey (UAE)
16:20 16:40
Local Experience: Interstitial Lung Disease in CTDs - How are we doing?
Prof. Syed Husain (UAE)
16:40 17:00
Keynote: Skin in Rheumatic Diseases - When to refer to rheumatologist?
Dr. Nooren-Nisa Razack Moti-Joosub (UAE)
17:00 17:15
Q&A
Chair In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Sunday, May 18

Dr. Fathi Azribi
Consultant Medical Oncologist
American Hospital Dubai
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Present In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
11:15 12:45
Session I: Malignancy in Rheumatic Diseases and Mimickers
11:15 - 12:45
Moderators: Dr. Khalid Alnaqbi (UAE), Dr. Saadeya Naji (Bahrain)
Main Hall
ADULT
Lecture
11:15 11:30
Case Based Interactive Discussion: Malignancy in Autoimmune Diseases
Dr. Francis Kynaston-Pearson (UAE)
11:30 11:50
Basic Science: Check Point Inhibitors and Autoimmunity
Dr. Fathi Azribi (UAE)
11:50 12:10
Local Experience: Rheumatic Aspect of Immune Therapy in Oncology Patients
Dr. Mohamed Elbassyouny Alawy (UAE)
12:10 12:30
Keynote: IgG4 Related Disease - What’s new?
Dr. Venkat Reddy (UK)
12:30 12:45
Q&A
Sunday, May 18
Chair In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Sunday, May 18

Dr. Francis Kynaston-Pearce
Consultant Rheumatologist
Mediclinic Parkview Hospital
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Present In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Session I: Malignancy in Rheumatic Diseases and Mimickers
11:15 - 12:45
Moderators: Dr. Khalid Alnaqbi (UAE), Dr. Saadeya Naji (Bahrain)
Main Hall
ADULT
Lecture
11:15 11:30
Case Based Interactive Discussion: Malignancy in Autoimmune Diseases
Dr. Francis Kynaston-Pearson (UAE)
11:30 11:50
Basic Science: Check Point Inhibitors and Autoimmunity
Dr. Fathi Azribi (UAE)
11:50 12:10
Local Experience: Rheumatic Aspect of Immune Therapy in Oncology Patients
Dr. Mohamed Elbassyouny Alawy (UAE)
12:10 12:30
Keynote: IgG4 Related Disease - What’s new?
Dr. Venkat Reddy (UK)
12:30 12:45
Q&A
Sunday, May 18
Chair In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Sunday, May 18
09:00 10:10
Abstract Presentations
09:00 - 10:10
Moderators: Dr. Francis Kynaston-Pearson (UAE), Dr. Martin Lee (UAE)
Main Hall
ADULT
Lecture

Dr. Hanan Al Rayes
President of Saudi Society for Rheumatology, Senior Consultant Rheumatologist
Prince Sultan Military Medical City
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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Present In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Sunday, May 18
12:00 12:15
12:00 - 12:15
Local Experience: AS Guidelines
Speaker: Dr. Hanan Al Rayes (KSA)
Main Hall
ADULT
Lecture
Chair In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Sunday, May 18

Prof. Hassan Tahir
Consultant Rheumatologist
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
London, United Kingdom

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Present In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
14:00 15:30
Session II: Precision Medicine in Rheumatic Diseases
14:00 - 15:30
Moderators: Dr. Ahmed Abdulshakour (KSA), Dr. Ahmed Zayat (UAE)
Main Hall
ADULT
Lecture
14:00 14:20
Case Based Interactive Discussion: Precision medicine in Ankylosing Spondylitis- How it helps making treatment decisions
Prof. Hassan Tahir (UK)
14:20 14:45
Basic Science: Precision Medicine in Psoriatic Arthritis and its Clinical Application
Prof. Dennis McGonagle (UK)
14:45 15:10
Keynote: Precision Medicine in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Patient Profiling
Prof. Costantino Pitzalis (UK)
15:10 15:30
Q&A
Sunday, May 18
Chair In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Sunday, May 18
Session V: Infectious Diseases in Rheumatology
14:00 - 15:30
Moderators: Prof. Hassan Tahir (UK), Dr. Asia Mubashir (UAE)
Main Hall
ADULT
Lecture
14:00 14:15
Case Based Interactive Discussion: Infective Spondylitis
Dr. Tommaso Tufo (UAE)
14:15 14:35
Basic Science: COVID-19 and Autoimmunity
Dr. Saba Al Heialy (UAE)
14:35 14:55
Local Experience: Post-COVID Autoimmune Diseases
Dr. Shazia Abdullah (UAE)
14:55 15:15
Keynote: Septic Arthritis - What’s new?
Dr. Venkat Reddy (UK)
15:15 15:30
Q&A

Dr. Jalila Al-Shekaili
Senior Consultant Immunopathologist
Sultan Qaboos University Hospital
Muscat, Oman

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Present In
Friday, May 16
Interpretation of Serological Biomarkers and Nail Fold Capilloroscopy
14:00 - 17:30
Speakers: Dr. Khalid Khan (UAE), Dr. Jalila Al-Shekaili (Oman)
Hall C
ADULT
Workshop
Saturday, May 17
Sunday, May 18
Chair In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Sunday, May 18

Dr. Jeyaseelan Lakshmanan
Professor of Biostatistics
Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Present In
Friday, May 16
Research in Rheumatology
14:00 - 17:30
Speaker: Dr. Jeyaseelan Lakshmanan (UAE)
Hall B
ADULT
Workshop
Saturday, May 17
Sunday, May 18
Chair In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Sunday, May 18

Dr. Khalid AlNaqbi
Consultant Rheumatologist, Chief of Rheumatology
Tawam Hospital
Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

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Present In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Sunday, May 18
Chair In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
11:15 12:45
Session I: Malignancy in Rheumatic Diseases and Mimickers
11:15 - 12:45
Moderators: Dr. Khalid Alnaqbi (UAE), Dr. Saadeya Naji (Bahrain)
Main Hall
ADULT
Lecture
11:15 11:30
Case Based Interactive Discussion: Malignancy in Autoimmune Diseases
Dr. Francis Kynaston-Pearson (UAE)
11:30 11:50
Basic Science: Check Point Inhibitors and Autoimmunity
Dr. Fathi Azribi (UAE)
11:50 12:10
Local Experience: Rheumatic Aspect of Immune Therapy in Oncology Patients
Dr. Mohamed Elbassyouny Alawy (UAE)
12:10 12:30
Keynote: IgG4 Related Disease - What’s new?
Dr. Venkat Reddy (UK)
12:30 12:45
Q&A
Sunday, May 18

Dr. Khalid Khan
Consultant Rheumatologist
Medcare Hospital
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

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Present In
Friday, May 16
14:00 17:30
Interpretation of Serological Biomarkers and Nail Fold Capilloroscopy
14:00 - 17:30
Speakers: Dr. Khalid Khan (UAE), Dr. Jalila Al-Shekaili (Oman)
Hall C
ADULT
Workshop
Saturday, May 17
Sunday, May 18
Chair In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Sunday, May 18

Dr. Lisa Sharkey
Consultant Gastroenterologist
King’s College Hospital
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Present In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Sunday, May 18
15:45 17:15
Session VI: Organ Based Disease in Rheumatology
15:45 - 17:15
Moderators: Dr. Rajaie Namas (UAE), Dr. Ali Shamsi (Oman)
Main Hall
ADULT
Lecture
15:45 16:00
Case Based Interactive Discussion: Difficult to Treat Uveitis
Dr. Fahd Quhill (UAE)
16:00 16:20
Basic Science: IBD and Spodyloarthropathy Arthropathy
Dr. Lisa Sharkey (UAE)
16:20 16:40
Local Experience: Interstitial Lung Disease in CTDs - How are we doing?
Prof. Syed Husain (UAE)
16:40 17:00
Keynote: Skin in Rheumatic Diseases - When to refer to rheumatologist?
Dr. Nooren-Nisa Razack Moti-Joosub (UAE)
17:00 17:15
Q&A
Chair In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Sunday, May 18

Dr. Mahmood Hachim
Assistant Professor
College of Medicine, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Present In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Sunday, May 18
10:30 12:00
Session IV: Auto-Inflammatory Disease
10:30 - 12:00
Moderators: Dr. Venkat Reddy (UK), Dr. Martin Lee (UAE)
Main Hall
ADULT
Lecture
10:30 10:45
Case Based Discussion: Familial Mediterranean Fever
Dr. Maisam Musgrave (UAE)
10:45 11:05
Basic Science: Macrophage Activation Syndrome
Dr. Mahmood Hachim (UAE)
11:05 11:25
Local Experience: Treatment Aspects of Macrophage Activation Syndrome
Dr. Abdul Rahman Agha El Kinge (UAE)
11:25 11:45
Keynote: VEXAS Syndrome
Prof. David D’Cruz (UK)
11:45 12:00
Q&A
Chair In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Sunday, May 18

Dr. Maisam Musgrave
Consultant Rheumatologist
Mediclinic City Hospital
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Present In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Sunday, May 18
Session IV: Auto-Inflammatory Disease
10:30 - 12:00
Moderators: Dr. Venkat Reddy (UK), Dr. Martin Lee (UAE)
Main Hall
ADULT
Lecture
10:30 10:45
Case Based Discussion: Familial Mediterranean Fever
Dr. Maisam Musgrave (UAE)
10:45 11:05
Basic Science: Macrophage Activation Syndrome
Dr. Mahmood Hachim (UAE)
11:05 11:25
Local Experience: Treatment Aspects of Macrophage Activation Syndrome
Dr. Abdul Rahman Agha El Kinge (UAE)
11:25 11:45
Keynote: VEXAS Syndrome
Prof. David D’Cruz (UK)
11:45 12:00
Q&A
Chair In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Sunday, May 18

Dr. Martin Lee
Consultant Rheumatologist & Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor
Mediclinic Parkview Hospital & Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine & Health Sciences
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Present In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Sunday, May 18
Chair In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Sunday, May 18
09:00 10:10
Abstract Presentations
09:00 - 10:10
Moderators: Dr. Francis Kynaston-Pearson (UAE), Dr. Martin Lee (UAE)
Main Hall
ADULT
Lecture
10:30 12:00
Session IV: Auto-Inflammatory Disease
10:30 - 12:00
Moderators: Dr. Venkat Reddy (UK), Dr. Martin Lee (UAE)
Main Hall
ADULT
Lecture
10:30 10:45
Case Based Discussion: Familial Mediterranean Fever
Dr. Maisam Musgrave (UAE)
10:45 11:05
Basic Science: Macrophage Activation Syndrome
Dr. Mahmood Hachim (UAE)
11:05 11:25
Local Experience: Treatment Aspects of Macrophage Activation Syndrome
Dr. Abdul Rahman Agha El Kinge (UAE)
11:25 11:45
Keynote: VEXAS Syndrome
Prof. David D’Cruz (UK)
11:45 12:00
Q&A

Dr. Muhammad Shahid Peerbhoy
Consultant Pulmonologist
King’s College Hospital
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Present In
Friday, May 16
14:00 17:30
Interpretation of PFT/ Echo / Right Heart Catheterization in Rheumatic Diseases
14:00 - 17:30
Speakers: Dr. Yasir Parviz (UAE), Dr. Muhammad Shahid Peerbhoy (UAE)
Hall A
ADULT
Workshop
Saturday, May 17
Sunday, May 18
Chair In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Sunday, May 18

Dr. Nooren-Nisa Razack Moti-Joosub
Consultant Dermatologist
Mediclinic City Hospital
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Present In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Sunday, May 18
15:45 17:15
Session VI: Organ Based Disease in Rheumatology
15:45 - 17:15
Moderators: Dr. Rajaie Namas (UAE), Dr. Ali Shamsi (Oman)
Main Hall
ADULT
Lecture
15:45 16:00
Case Based Interactive Discussion: Difficult to Treat Uveitis
Dr. Fahd Quhill (UAE)
16:00 16:20
Basic Science: IBD and Spodyloarthropathy Arthropathy
Dr. Lisa Sharkey (UAE)
16:20 16:40
Local Experience: Interstitial Lung Disease in CTDs - How are we doing?
Prof. Syed Husain (UAE)
16:40 17:00
Keynote: Skin in Rheumatic Diseases - When to refer to rheumatologist?
Dr. Nooren-Nisa Razack Moti-Joosub (UAE)
17:00 17:15
Q&A
Chair In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Sunday, May 18

Dr. Rajaie Namas
Section Head of Rheumatology
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Present In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Sunday, May 18
Chair In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Sunday, May 18
Session VI: Organ Based Disease in Rheumatology
15:45 - 17:15
Moderators: Dr. Rajaie Namas (UAE), Dr. Ali Shamsi (Oman)
Main Hall
ADULT
Lecture
15:45 16:00
Case Based Interactive Discussion: Difficult to Treat Uveitis
Dr. Fahd Quhill (UAE)
16:00 16:20
Basic Science: IBD and Spodyloarthropathy Arthropathy
Dr. Lisa Sharkey (UAE)
16:20 16:40
Local Experience: Interstitial Lung Disease in CTDs - How are we doing?
Prof. Syed Husain (UAE)
16:40 17:00
Keynote: Skin in Rheumatic Diseases - When to refer to rheumatologist?
Dr. Nooren-Nisa Razack Moti-Joosub (UAE)
17:00 17:15
Q&A

Dr. Saadeya Naji
Consultant Rheumatologist
Ministry of Health
Manama, Bahrain

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Present In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Sunday, May 18
Chair In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
11:15 12:45
Session I: Malignancy in Rheumatic Diseases and Mimickers
11:15 - 12:45
Moderators: Dr. Khalid Alnaqbi (UAE), Dr. Saadeya Naji (Bahrain)
Main Hall
ADULT
Lecture
11:15 11:30
Case Based Interactive Discussion: Malignancy in Autoimmune Diseases
Dr. Francis Kynaston-Pearson (UAE)
11:30 11:50
Basic Science: Check Point Inhibitors and Autoimmunity
Dr. Fathi Azribi (UAE)
11:50 12:10
Local Experience: Rheumatic Aspect of Immune Therapy in Oncology Patients
Dr. Mohamed Elbassyouny Alawy (UAE)
12:10 12:30
Keynote: IgG4 Related Disease - What’s new?
Dr. Venkat Reddy (UK)
12:30 12:45
Q&A
Sunday, May 18

Dr. Saba Al Heialy
Assistant Professor of Immunology
Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Present In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Sunday, May 18
14:00 15:30
Session V: Infectious Diseases in Rheumatology
14:00 - 15:30
Moderators: Prof. Hassan Tahir (UK), Dr. Asia Mubashir (UAE)
Main Hall
ADULT
Lecture
14:00 14:15
Case Based Interactive Discussion: Infective Spondylitis
Dr. Tommaso Tufo (UAE)
14:15 14:35
Basic Science: COVID-19 and Autoimmunity
Dr. Saba Al Heialy (UAE)
14:35 14:55
Local Experience: Post-COVID Autoimmune Diseases
Dr. Shazia Abdullah (UAE)
14:55 15:15
Keynote: Septic Arthritis - What’s new?
Dr. Venkat Reddy (UK)
15:15 15:30
Q&A
Chair In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Sunday, May 18

Dr. Shazia Abdullah
Consultant Rheumatologist
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Present In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Sunday, May 18
Session V: Infectious Diseases in Rheumatology
14:00 - 15:30
Moderators: Prof. Hassan Tahir (UK), Dr. Asia Mubashir (UAE)
Main Hall
ADULT
Lecture
14:00 14:15
Case Based Interactive Discussion: Infective Spondylitis
Dr. Tommaso Tufo (UAE)
14:15 14:35
Basic Science: COVID-19 and Autoimmunity
Dr. Saba Al Heialy (UAE)
14:35 14:55
Local Experience: Post-COVID Autoimmune Diseases
Dr. Shazia Abdullah (UAE)
14:55 15:15
Keynote: Septic Arthritis - What’s new?
Dr. Venkat Reddy (UK)
15:15 15:30
Q&A
Chair In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Sunday, May 18

Prof. Syed Hussain
Senior Consultant Pulmonologist
King’s College Hospital
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Present In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Sunday, May 18
15:45 17:15
Session VI: Organ Based Disease in Rheumatology
15:45 - 17:15
Moderators: Dr. Rajaie Namas (UAE), Dr. Ali Shamsi (Oman)
Main Hall
ADULT
Lecture
15:45 16:00
Case Based Interactive Discussion: Difficult to Treat Uveitis
Dr. Fahd Quhill (UAE)
16:00 16:20
Basic Science: IBD and Spodyloarthropathy Arthropathy
Dr. Lisa Sharkey (UAE)
16:20 16:40
Local Experience: Interstitial Lung Disease in CTDs - How are we doing?
Prof. Syed Husain (UAE)
16:40 17:00
Keynote: Skin in Rheumatic Diseases - When to refer to rheumatologist?
Dr. Nooren-Nisa Razack Moti-Joosub (UAE)
17:00 17:15
Q&A
Chair In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Sunday, May 18

Dr. Tommaso Tufo
Consultant Neurosurgeon
Fakeeh University Hospital
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Present In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Sunday, May 18
14:00 15:30
Session V: Infectious Diseases in Rheumatology
14:00 - 15:30
Moderators: Prof. Hassan Tahir (UK), Dr. Asia Mubashir (UAE)
Main Hall
ADULT
Lecture
14:00 14:15
Case Based Interactive Discussion: Infective Spondylitis
Dr. Tommaso Tufo (UAE)
14:15 14:35
Basic Science: COVID-19 and Autoimmunity
Dr. Saba Al Heialy (UAE)
14:35 14:55
Local Experience: Post-COVID Autoimmune Diseases
Dr. Shazia Abdullah (UAE)
14:55 15:15
Keynote: Septic Arthritis - What’s new?
Dr. Venkat Reddy (UK)
15:15 15:30
Q&A
Chair In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Sunday, May 18

Dr. Venkat Reddy
Associate Professor
University College London
London, United Kingdom

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Present In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
11:15 12:45
Session I: Malignancy in Rheumatic Diseases and Mimickers
11:15 - 12:45
Moderators: Dr. Khalid Alnaqbi (UAE), Dr. Saadeya Naji (Bahrain)
Main Hall
ADULT
Lecture
11:15 11:30
Case Based Interactive Discussion: Malignancy in Autoimmune Diseases
Dr. Francis Kynaston-Pearson (UAE)
11:30 11:50
Basic Science: Check Point Inhibitors and Autoimmunity
Dr. Fathi Azribi (UAE)
11:50 12:10
Local Experience: Rheumatic Aspect of Immune Therapy in Oncology Patients
Dr. Mohamed Elbassyouny Alawy (UAE)
12:10 12:30
Keynote: IgG4 Related Disease - What’s new?
Dr. Venkat Reddy (UK)
12:30 12:45
Q&A
Sunday, May 18
14:00 15:30
Session V: Infectious Diseases in Rheumatology
14:00 - 15:30
Moderators: Prof. Hassan Tahir (UK), Dr. Asia Mubashir (UAE)
Main Hall
ADULT
Lecture
14:00 14:15
Case Based Interactive Discussion: Infective Spondylitis
Dr. Tommaso Tufo (UAE)
14:15 14:35
Basic Science: COVID-19 and Autoimmunity
Dr. Saba Al Heialy (UAE)
14:35 14:55
Local Experience: Post-COVID Autoimmune Diseases
Dr. Shazia Abdullah (UAE)
14:55 15:15
Keynote: Septic Arthritis - What’s new?
Dr. Venkat Reddy (UK)
15:15 15:30
Q&A
Chair In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Sunday, May 18
10:30 12:00
Session IV: Auto-Inflammatory Disease
10:30 - 12:00
Moderators: Dr. Venkat Reddy (UK), Dr. Martin Lee (UAE)
Main Hall
ADULT
Lecture
10:30 10:45
Case Based Discussion: Familial Mediterranean Fever
Dr. Maisam Musgrave (UAE)
10:45 11:05
Basic Science: Macrophage Activation Syndrome
Dr. Mahmood Hachim (UAE)
11:05 11:25
Local Experience: Treatment Aspects of Macrophage Activation Syndrome
Dr. Abdul Rahman Agha El Kinge (UAE)
11:25 11:45
Keynote: VEXAS Syndrome
Prof. David D’Cruz (UK)
11:45 12:00
Q&A

Dr. Yasir Parviz
Consultant Interventional Cardiologist
Emirates Hospital Jumeirah
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Present In
Friday, May 16
14:00 17:30
Interpretation of PFT/ Echo / Right Heart Catheterization in Rheumatic Diseases
14:00 - 17:30
Speakers: Dr. Yasir Parviz (UAE), Dr. Muhammad Shahid Peerbhoy (UAE)
Hall A
ADULT
Workshop
Saturday, May 17
Sunday, May 18
Chair In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Sunday, May 18

Dr. Yousef Saleh
Professor of Medicine and Endocrinology
King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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Present In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
15:45 17:15
Session III: Connective Tissue Diseases
15:45 - 17:15
Moderators: Dr. Abdulaziz Alsarawi (KSA), Dr. Amel Ginawi (UAE)
Main Hall
ADULT
Lecture
15:45 16:00
Case Based Interactive Discussion: Steroid Induced Osteoporosis
Dr. Yousef Saleh (KSA)
16:00 16:20
Basic Science: B-cell Targeted Therapy in SLE: From monoclonal antibodies to CAR T cell
Prof. Andrea Doria (Italy)
16:20 16:40
Local Experience: KDIGO Lupus Nephritis Guidelines
Dr. Chadia Beaini (UAE)
16:40 17:00
Keynote: Management of Catastrophic APS - What’s New?
Prof. David D’Cruz (UK)
Sunday, May 18
Chair In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Sunday, May 18

Pediatric Rheumatology

Dr. Abdulrahman AlRasheed
Consultant Pediatric Rheumatologist and Assistant Professor
King Abdulaziz Medical City, King Saud bin Abdulaziz for Health Science
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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Present In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Sunday, May 18
11:15 12:25
Session VI: Miscellaneous II
11:15 - 12:25
Moderator: Dr. Reem Abdwani (Oman)
Pediatric Hall
PEDIATRIC
Lecture
11:15 11:35
What’s New in Autoinflammatory Diseases
Dr. Bashayer Alnuaimi (UAE)
11:35 11:55
CNS Vasculitis
Dr. Abdulrahman AlRasheed (KSA)
11:55 12:15
Dermatological Manifestations of RMDs
Dr. Alia Galadari (UAE)
Chair In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Sunday, May 18

Dr. Ajay D’souza
Consultant Pediatric Radiologist & Clinical Assistant Professor
Al Jalila Children’s Hospital, MBRU
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Present In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Sunday, May 18
14:30 15:40
Session VIII: MSK
14:30 - 15:40
Moderator: Dr. Shamma Lootah (UAE)
Pediatric Hall
PEDIATRIC
Lecture
14:30 14:50
Bone Health in Children on Glucorticoids
Dr. Sarah Ehtisham (UAE)
14:50 15:10
Noninflammatory Causes of Joint Pain
Dr. Sattar AlShryda (UAE)
15:10 15:30
Case Based Discussoin - Radiology Cases
Dr. Ajay D’souza (UAE)
15:30 15:40
Q&A
Chair In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Sunday, May 18

Dr. Ajmal Kader
Consultant Pediatric Gastroenterologist, Head of Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology
Al Jalila Children’s Specialty Hospital
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Present In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Sunday, May 18
13:30 14:20
Session VII: Miscellaneous III
13:30 - 14:20
Moderator: Dr. Wafa Suwairi (KSA)
Pediatric Hall
PEDIATRIC
Lecture
13:30 13:50
Hematological Mimickers of Rheumatologic Diseases
Dr. Eman Alshamsi (UAE)
13:50 14:10
Rheumatic Manifestations GI Diseases
Dr. Ajmal Kader (UAE)
14:10 14:20
Q&A
Chair In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Sunday, May 18

Dr. Alan Mulvihill
Consultant Paediatric Ophthalmologist
Al Jalila Children’s Hospital Dubai
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Present In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Sunday, May 18
10:35 11:15
Session V: Ophthalmology
10:35 - 11:15
Moderator: Dr. Ayesha Rashed AlMheiri (UAE)
Pediatric Hall
PEDIATRIC
Lecture
10:35 10:55
Uveitis: Rheumatologist’s perspective
Dr. Sima Abu Alsaoud (Palestine)
10:55 11:15
Uveitis: Ophthalmologist’s perspective
Dr. Alan Mulvihill (UAE)
Chair In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Sunday, May 18

Dr. Alia Galadari
Consultant Dermatologist
Dubai Health
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Present In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Sunday, May 18
11:15 12:25
Session VI: Miscellaneous II
11:15 - 12:25
Moderator: Dr. Reem Abdwani (Oman)
Pediatric Hall
PEDIATRIC
Lecture
11:15 11:35
What’s New in Autoinflammatory Diseases
Dr. Bashayer Alnuaimi (UAE)
11:35 11:55
CNS Vasculitis
Dr. Abdulrahman AlRasheed (KSA)
11:55 12:15
Dermatological Manifestations of RMDs
Dr. Alia Galadari (UAE)
Chair In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Sunday, May 18

Dr. Ayesha Rashed AlMheiri
Consultant Pediatric Rheumatologist
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Present In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
11:55 12:45
Session II: Nephrology
11:55 - 12:45
Moderator: Dr. Bashayer Alnuaimi (UAE)
Pediatric Hall
PEDIATRIC
Lecture
11:55 12:15
New Updates in SLE/Lupus Nephritis
Dr. Ayesha Rashed AlMheiri (UAE)
12:15 12:35
Lupus Nephritis: Nephrologist’s Perspective
Dr. Loai Eid (UAE)
12:35 12:45
Q&A
Sunday, May 18
Chair In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Sunday, May 18
10:35 11:15
Session V: Ophthalmology
10:35 - 11:15
Moderator: Dr. Ayesha Rashed AlMheiri (UAE)
Pediatric Hall
PEDIATRIC
Lecture
10:35 10:55
Uveitis: Rheumatologist’s perspective
Dr. Sima Abu Alsaoud (Palestine)
10:55 11:15
Uveitis: Ophthalmologist’s perspective
Dr. Alan Mulvihill (UAE)

Dr. Bashayer Alnuaimi
Consultant Pediatric Rheumatologist
Tawam Hospital-SEHA
Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

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Present In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Sunday, May 18
11:15 12:25
Session VI: Miscellaneous II
11:15 - 12:25
Moderator: Dr. Reem Abdwani (Oman)
Pediatric Hall
PEDIATRIC
Lecture
11:15 11:35
What’s New in Autoinflammatory Diseases
Dr. Bashayer Alnuaimi (UAE)
11:35 11:55
CNS Vasculitis
Dr. Abdulrahman AlRasheed (KSA)
11:55 12:15
Dermatological Manifestations of RMDs
Dr. Alia Galadari (UAE)
Chair In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
11:55 12:45
Session II: Nephrology
11:55 - 12:45
Moderator: Dr. Bashayer Alnuaimi (UAE)
Pediatric Hall
PEDIATRIC
Lecture
11:55 12:15
New Updates in SLE/Lupus Nephritis
Dr. Ayesha Rashed AlMheiri (UAE)
12:15 12:35
Lupus Nephritis: Nephrologist’s Perspective
Dr. Loai Eid (UAE)
12:35 12:45
Q&A
Sunday, May 18

Dr. Brian Feldman
Professor of Pediatrics, Division Head of Rheumatology
Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, The Hospital for Sick Children
Toronto, Canada

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Present In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
11:15 11:55
Session I: Pulmonology
11:15 - 11:55
Moderator: Dr. Muna Almutairi (Kuwait)
Pediatric Hall
PEDIATRIC
Lecture
11:15 11:35
Anti-MDA5 Positive JDM
Dr. Brian Feldman (Canada)
11:35 11:55
JDM Associated ILD: Pulmonologist’s perspective
Dr. Majid AlTeneiji (UAE)
13:30 14:40
Session III: Miscellaneous I
13:30 - 14:40
Moderator: Dr. Wafa Madan (Bahrain)
Pediatric Hall
PEDIATRIC
Lecture
13:30 13:50
What’s New in CNO?
Dr. Kamran Mahmood (UAE)
13:50 14:10
Refractory Myositis
Dr. Brian Feldman (Canada)
14:10 14:30
Updates in Kawasaki Disease: Cardiologist perspective
Dr. Zainab Alawadhi (UAE)
14:30 14:40
Q&A
Sunday, May 18
Chair In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Sunday, May 18

Dr. Elsadeg Sharif
Consultant Pediatric Rheumatologist
Al Jalila Children’s Specialty Hospital
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Present In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
09:00 09:05
Opening Remarks
09:00 - 09:05
Speaker: Dr. Elsadeg Sharif (UAE)
Pediatric Hall
PEDIATRIC
09:25 09:45
Panel Discussion
09:25 - 09:45
Speakers: Dr. Elsadeg Sharif (UAE), Dr. Sulaiman AlMayouf (KSA), Dr. Wafa Suwairi (KSA), Dr. Reem Abdwani (Oman), Dr. Muna Almutairi (Kuwait), Dr. Wafa Madan (Bahrain)
Pediatric Hall
PEDIATRIC
Sunday, May 18
Chair In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Sunday, May 18

Dr. Eman AlShamsi
Consultant and the Head of the Pediatric Hematology Oncology Department
Al Jalila Children’s Specialty Hospital
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Present In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Sunday, May 18
13:30 14:20
Session VII: Miscellaneous III
13:30 - 14:20
Moderator: Dr. Wafa Suwairi (KSA)
Pediatric Hall
PEDIATRIC
Lecture
13:30 13:50
Hematological Mimickers of Rheumatologic Diseases
Dr. Eman Alshamsi (UAE)
13:50 14:10
Rheumatic Manifestations GI Diseases
Dr. Ajmal Kader (UAE)
14:10 14:20
Q&A
Chair In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Sunday, May 18

Dr. Kamran Mahmood
Consultant Pediatric Rheumatologist
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Present In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Session III: Miscellaneous I
13:30 - 14:40
Moderator: Dr. Wafa Madan (Bahrain)
Pediatric Hall
PEDIATRIC
Lecture
13:30 13:50
What’s New in CNO?
Dr. Kamran Mahmood (UAE)
13:50 14:10
Refractory Myositis
Dr. Brian Feldman (Canada)
14:10 14:30
Updates in Kawasaki Disease: Cardiologist perspective
Dr. Zainab Alawadhi (UAE)
14:30 14:40
Q&A
Sunday, May 18
Chair In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Sunday, May 18

Dr. Loai Eid
Consultant Pediatric Nephrologist
Al Jalila Children’s Hospital
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Present In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
11:55 12:45
Session II: Nephrology
11:55 - 12:45
Moderator: Dr. Bashayer Alnuaimi (UAE)
Pediatric Hall
PEDIATRIC
Lecture
11:55 12:15
New Updates in SLE/Lupus Nephritis
Dr. Ayesha Rashed AlMheiri (UAE)
12:15 12:35
Lupus Nephritis: Nephrologist’s Perspective
Dr. Loai Eid (UAE)
12:35 12:45
Q&A
Sunday, May 18
Chair In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Sunday, May 18

Dr. Majid AlTeneiji
Consultant Pediatric Pulmonologist
Al Jalila Children’s Hospital
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Present In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
11:15 11:55
Session I: Pulmonology
11:15 - 11:55
Moderator: Dr. Muna Almutairi (Kuwait)
Pediatric Hall
PEDIATRIC
Lecture
11:15 11:35
Anti-MDA5 Positive JDM
Dr. Brian Feldman (Canada)
11:35 11:55
JDM Associated ILD: Pulmonologist’s perspective
Dr. Majid AlTeneiji (UAE)
Sunday, May 18
Chair In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Sunday, May 18

Dr. Maya Helou
Consultant Psychologist
Al Jalila Children’s Specialty Hospital
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Present In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Sunday, May 18
Chair In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Sunday, May 18

Dr. Muna Almutairi
Consultant Pediatric Rheumatologist
Al-Adan Hospital
Kuwait City, Kuwait

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Present In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
09:25 09:45
Panel Discussion
09:25 - 09:45
Speakers: Dr. Elsadeg Sharif (UAE), Dr. Sulaiman AlMayouf (KSA), Dr. Wafa Suwairi (KSA), Dr. Reem Abdwani (Oman), Dr. Muna Almutairi (Kuwait), Dr. Wafa Madan (Bahrain)
Pediatric Hall
PEDIATRIC
Sunday, May 18
Chair In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
11:15 11:55
Session I: Pulmonology
11:15 - 11:55
Moderator: Dr. Muna Almutairi (Kuwait)
Pediatric Hall
PEDIATRIC
Lecture
11:15 11:35
Anti-MDA5 Positive JDM
Dr. Brian Feldman (Canada)
11:35 11:55
JDM Associated ILD: Pulmonologist’s perspective
Dr. Majid AlTeneiji (UAE)
Sunday, May 18

Dr. Reem Abdwani
Professor and Senior Consultant Pediatric Rheumatologist
Sultan Qaboos University
Muscat, Oman

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Present In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
09:25 09:45
Panel Discussion
09:25 - 09:45
Speakers: Dr. Elsadeg Sharif (UAE), Dr. Sulaiman AlMayouf (KSA), Dr. Wafa Suwairi (KSA), Dr. Reem Abdwani (Oman), Dr. Muna Almutairi (Kuwait), Dr. Wafa Madan (Bahrain)
Pediatric Hall
PEDIATRIC
Sunday, May 18
Chair In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Sunday, May 18
11:15 12:25
Session VI: Miscellaneous II
11:15 - 12:25
Moderator: Dr. Reem Abdwani (Oman)
Pediatric Hall
PEDIATRIC
Lecture
11:15 11:35
What’s New in Autoinflammatory Diseases
Dr. Bashayer Alnuaimi (UAE)
11:35 11:55
CNS Vasculitis
Dr. Abdulrahman AlRasheed (KSA)
11:55 12:15
Dermatological Manifestations of RMDs
Dr. Alia Galadari (UAE)

Dr. Sarah Ehtisham
Consultant Pediatric Endocrinologist
Al Jalila Children’s Hospital Dubai
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Present In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Sunday, May 18
14:30 15:40
Session VIII: MSK
14:30 - 15:40
Moderator: Dr. Shamma Lootah (UAE)
Pediatric Hall
PEDIATRIC
Lecture
14:30 14:50
Bone Health in Children on Glucorticoids
Dr. Sarah Ehtisham (UAE)
14:50 15:10
Noninflammatory Causes of Joint Pain
Dr. Sattar AlShryda (UAE)
15:10 15:30
Case Based Discussoin - Radiology Cases
Dr. Ajay D’souza (UAE)
15:30 15:40
Q&A
Chair In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Sunday, May 18

Dr. Sattar Alshryda
Consultant Trauma and Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon
Al Jalila Children’s Specialty Hospital
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Present In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Sunday, May 18
Session VIII: MSK
14:30 - 15:40
Moderator: Dr. Shamma Lootah (UAE)
Pediatric Hall
PEDIATRIC
Lecture
14:30 14:50
Bone Health in Children on Glucorticoids
Dr. Sarah Ehtisham (UAE)
14:50 15:10
Noninflammatory Causes of Joint Pain
Dr. Sattar AlShryda (UAE)
15:10 15:30
Case Based Discussoin - Radiology Cases
Dr. Ajay D’souza (UAE)
15:30 15:40
Q&A
Chair In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Sunday, May 18

Dr. Sima Abu Al Saoud
Consultant Pediatric Rheumatologist
Makassed Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Al- Quds University
Palestine

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Present In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Sunday, May 18
10:35 11:15
Session V: Ophthalmology
10:35 - 11:15
Moderator: Dr. Ayesha Rashed AlMheiri (UAE)
Pediatric Hall
PEDIATRIC
Lecture
10:35 10:55
Uveitis: Rheumatologist’s perspective
Dr. Sima Abu Alsaoud (Palestine)
10:55 11:15
Uveitis: Ophthalmologist’s perspective
Dr. Alan Mulvihill (UAE)
Chair In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Sunday, May 18

Dr. Shamma Lootah
Consultant Pediatric Rheumatologist
Al Jalila Children’s Specialty Hospital
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Present In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Sunday, May 18
Chair In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Sunday, May 18
14:30 15:40
Session VIII: MSK
14:30 - 15:40
Moderator: Dr. Shamma Lootah (UAE)
Pediatric Hall
PEDIATRIC
Lecture
14:30 14:50
Bone Health in Children on Glucorticoids
Dr. Sarah Ehtisham (UAE)
14:50 15:10
Noninflammatory Causes of Joint Pain
Dr. Sattar AlShryda (UAE)
15:10 15:30
Case Based Discussoin - Radiology Cases
Dr. Ajay D’souza (UAE)
15:30 15:40
Q&A

Dr. Sulaiman AlMayouf
Consultant Pediatric Rheumatologist
King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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Present In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
09:05 09:25
Keynote
09:05 - 09:25
Monogenic Inflammatory Immune Dysregulation Disorders - an International MDT Consensus
Speaker: Dr. Sulaiman AlMayouf (KSA)
Pediatric Hall
PEDIATRIC
Lecture
09:25 09:45
Panel Discussion
09:25 - 09:45
Speakers: Dr. Elsadeg Sharif (UAE), Dr. Sulaiman AlMayouf (KSA), Dr. Wafa Suwairi (KSA), Dr. Reem Abdwani (Oman), Dr. Muna Almutairi (Kuwait), Dr. Wafa Madan (Bahrain)
Pediatric Hall
PEDIATRIC
Sunday, May 18
Chair In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Sunday, May 18

Dr. Wafa Madan
Consultant Pediatric Rheumatologist
Salmaniya Medical Complex
Manama, Bahrain

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Present In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Panel Discussion
09:25 - 09:45
Speakers: Dr. Elsadeg Sharif (UAE), Dr. Sulaiman AlMayouf (KSA), Dr. Wafa Suwairi (KSA), Dr. Reem Abdwani (Oman), Dr. Muna Almutairi (Kuwait), Dr. Wafa Madan (Bahrain)
Pediatric Hall
PEDIATRIC
Sunday, May 18
Chair In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
13:30 14:40
Session III: Miscellaneous I
13:30 - 14:40
Moderator: Dr. Wafa Madan (Bahrain)
Pediatric Hall
PEDIATRIC
Lecture
13:30 13:50
What’s New in CNO?
Dr. Kamran Mahmood (UAE)
13:50 14:10
Refractory Myositis
Dr. Brian Feldman (Canada)
14:10 14:30
Updates in Kawasaki Disease: Cardiologist perspective
Dr. Zainab Alawadhi (UAE)
14:30 14:40
Q&A
Sunday, May 18

Dr. Wafaa Suwairi
Section Head, Pediatric Rheumatology
King Abdullah Specialized Children Hospital (KASCH), National Guard Health Affairs
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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Present In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
09:25 09:45
Panel Discussion
09:25 - 09:45
Speakers: Dr. Elsadeg Sharif (UAE), Dr. Sulaiman AlMayouf (KSA), Dr. Wafa Suwairi (KSA), Dr. Reem Abdwani (Oman), Dr. Muna Almutairi (Kuwait), Dr. Wafa Madan (Bahrain)
Pediatric Hall
PEDIATRIC
Sunday, May 18
Chair In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Sunday, May 18
13:30 14:20
Session VII: Miscellaneous III
13:30 - 14:20
Moderator: Dr. Wafa Suwairi (KSA)
Pediatric Hall
PEDIATRIC
Lecture
13:30 13:50
Hematological Mimickers of Rheumatologic Diseases
Dr. Eman Alshamsi (UAE)
13:50 14:10
Rheumatic Manifestations GI Diseases
Dr. Ajmal Kader (UAE)
14:10 14:20
Q&A

Dr. Zainab Alawadhi
Consultant Pediatric Cardiologist
Al Jalila Children’s Specialty Hospital
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Present In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Session III: Miscellaneous I
13:30 - 14:40
Moderator: Dr. Wafa Madan (Bahrain)
Pediatric Hall
PEDIATRIC
Lecture
13:30 13:50
What’s New in CNO?
Dr. Kamran Mahmood (UAE)
13:50 14:10
Refractory Myositis
Dr. Brian Feldman (Canada)
14:10 14:30
Updates in Kawasaki Disease: Cardiologist perspective
Dr. Zainab Alawadhi (UAE)
14:30 14:40
Q&A
Sunday, May 18
Chair In
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Sunday, May 18