2017 The 4 th International Congress of the Jordan Rheumatism Society (JRS) Organized by: The Jordan Rheumatism Society (JRS) In Collaboration with: The British Society for Rheumatology (BSR) Scientific Program Venue: Le Méridien Amman Amman CME: 13 Hours 04-06 April 2017
Registration The 4 th International Congress of the Jordan Rheumatism Society (JRS) Venue: Le Meridien Hotel, Amman Registration at Dana Hall Tuesday April 4, 2017 from 10:00-20:00 Wednesday April 5 and Thursday April 6, 2017 Starts at 08:00am
DAY ONE (TUESDAY 04 April 2017) OPENING CEREMONY PROGRAM Venue: Le Meridien Hotel Amman Hall A 18:00: National Anthem 18:05: Recitals from the Holy Quran 18:15: Address of the Chairman of the Scientific Committee of JRS and Congress Dr. Marwan Adwan 18:20: Address of the President of the JRS and Congress Prof. Khader Mustafa 18:25: Address of the British Society for Rheumatology (BSR) representative Dr. Kaushik Chaudhuri 18:30: Address of the President of Jordan Medical Association Dr. Ali Al-Ebous 18:35: Congress Patronage Address H.E. Prof. Dr. Mahmoud Al-Sheyyab Master of Ceremony Dr. Suhad Al-Qurashi Opening of the Medical Exhibition Followed by Cocktail Reception (19:30-20:15) Satellite Symposium NOVARTIS 19:30-20:15 (S1). Satellite symposium Treating spondyloarthritis to target - options beyond anti TNF therapies Chairperson: Khader Mustafa - Jordan Speaker: Raj Sengupta - UK 20:30 Dinner at Le Meridien Hotel
DAY TWO (Wednesday 05 April 2016) Hall A Session I: (08:30-10:30) Chairpersons: Amr Sawalha / Jamal Steitieh / Suhad Al-Qurashi 08:30-09:10 (P1). Treating RA early with Biologics and managing comorbidities Chris Edwards UK 09:10-09:50 (P2). Spondyloarthropathy State of the Art lecture Raj Sengupta - UK 09:50-10:30 (P3). Lupus Nephritis: where we are today Amr Sawalha USA 10:30-11:00 Coffee Break Session II: (11:00-12:30) Chairpersons: Ali Jawad / Khader Mustafa / Khaldoun Alawneh 11:00-11:30 (P4). Challenging Cases Khader Mustafa Jordan 11:30-12:00 (P5). Immunization in Rheumatic diseases Faris Bakri Jordan 12:00-12:30 (P6). Entrapment Syndromes Ali Jawad UK (12:30-13:15) Satellite Symposium PFIZER 12:30-13:15 (S2). Satellite Symposium: Immunogenicity of Biologics in RA management Chairperson: Khader Mustafa - Jordan Speaker: Chris Edwards - UK 13:15-14:30 Lunch at Le Meridien Hotel
DAY TWO (Wednesday 05 April 2016) Hall A Session III: (14:30-16:20) Chairpersons: Haner Direskeneli / Wafa Madanat / Basem Kamel 14:30-15:10 (P7). Connective Tissue Disease associated Interstitial Lung Disease Nezam Altorok - USA 15:10-15:50 (P8). Pathogenesis of Behcet's Disease Haner Direskeneli Turkey 15:50-16:20 (P9). Tapering biologics in RA -pros and cons Chris Edwards UK 16:20-16:40 Coffee Break Session IV: (16:40-18:00) Chairpersons: Raashid Luqmani / Ali Jawad / Kaushik Chaudhuri 16:40-17:20 (P10). Clinicopathological Conference Khader Mustafa, Ali Jawad, Raashid Luqmani 17:20-18:00 (P11). Rheumatology Quiz Kaushik Chaudhuri UK (18:30-19:15) Satellite Symposium Hikma Pharmaceuticals 18:30-19:15 (S3). Satellite Symposium: Eular 2016 updates on the selection biologic drugs Chairperson: Khader Mustafa Jordan Speaker: Maurizio Cutolo Italy 19:30 Dinner at Le Meridien Hotel
DAY THREE (THURSDAY 06 April 2017) "Hall A Session V: (08:30-10:30) Chairpersons: Chris Edwards / Badie Al-Saleh / Basel Masri 08:30-09:15 (P12). State of the Art: Current Concepts in the Management of Vasculitis Raashid Luqmani UK 09:15-10:00 (P13). Difficult lupus Amr Sawalha USA 10:00-10:30 (P14). Controversies in Osteoporosis Kaushik Chaudhuri UK 10:30-11:00 Coffee Break Session VI: (11:00-12:30) Chairpersons: Nezam Altorok / Allam Khalil / Hasan Naddaf 11:00-11:45 (P15). Major organ involvement in Behcet's: Difficulties and controversial issues in management Haner Direskeneli Turkey 11:45-12:30 (P16). Inflammatory myopathies: New concepts in pathogenesis, classification and diagnosis Nezam Altorok USA (12:30-13:15) Satellite Symposium JANSSEN 12:30-13:15 (S4). Satellite symposium: Simponi The Evolutions of Anti-TNF s Chairperson: Khader Mustafa Jordan Allam Khalil Jordan Speaker: Nelly Ziade Zoghbi Lebanon 13:15-14:30 Lunch at Le Meridien Hotel
DAY THREE (THURSDAY 06 April 2017) "Hall A Session VII: (14:30-16:30) Chairpersons: Raj Sengupta / Manal Al-Mashaleh / Marwan Adwan 14:30-15:15 (P17). Practice issues in vasculitis: activity versus damage Raashid Luqmani (UK) 15:15-16:00 (P18). Autoinflammation: The molecular pathophysiology of the innate immunity Hatem El-Shanti Jordan 16:00:16:30 (P19). Disease outcome measures in SpA Raj Sengupta - UK 20:30: Gala Dinner at Movenpick Dead Sea Spa and Resort