26th Symposium of SAR
The Syrian Association for Rheumatology held its 26th Symposium on 13 September 2018 at the Sheraton Hotel (Damascus, SYRIA). The title was Update on Rheumatology 2018. It covered several ten different topics in the field. It was followed by elections of a new Council (Board).
جدول الأعمالAgenda
| Time | Title | Speaker |
| 8.00 – 9.00 am | Registration | |
| 9.00 – 9.30 | Opening Speech | |
| 9.30 – 10.00 | Vascular Complications of Behçet’s Disease | Dr Majda Khoury |
| 10.00 – 10.30 | Giant Cell Arteritis: new trends in treatment | Dr Wafaa Batha |
| 10.30 – 11.00 | Update on Pathogenesis of SLE | Pr Maysoun Kudsi |
| 11.00 – 11.15 | Discussion | |
| 11.15 – 11.45 | COFFEE BREAK | |
| 11.45 – 12.15 | RA update on Treatment
Roche Symposium |
Dr Nada Shamaa |
| 12.15 -12.45 | Highlights on the 25th Congress of European Pediatric Rheumatology PeRS | Dr Mohamed Sabbagh |
| 12.45– 1.00 pm | Discussion | |
| 1.00 – 2.30 pm | LUNCH | |
| 2.30 – 3.00 pm | Golimumab (Simponi)
in RA and AS Janssen Symposium |
Dr Imad Hamdoun |
| 3.00 – 3.30 pm | Anti-phospholipid Syndromes | Dr Layla Kazkaz |
| 3.30 – 4.00 pm | Dermatomyositis | Dr Said Sawaf |
| 4.00 – 4.15 pm | Discussion | |
| 4.15 – 4.45 pm | COFFEE BREAK | |
| 4.45 – 5.15 pm | Update on Psoriatic Arthritis | Dr Widad Aji |
| 5.15 – 5.45 pm | Dermatologic Manifestations of Rheumatic Diseases | Dr Muhannad Abo Kurshah |
| 5.45 – 6.00 pm | Discussion | |
| 6.00 | ELECTIONS | |
| DINNER |