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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