Main Programme


9 November 2024 (Sat)

Venue: The Ballroom, Level 7

Time

Topic / Speaker

Session Chairperson

09:00-12:00 Rheumatology Multidisciplinary Workshop
“Improving pain & function in rheumatology patients”
(Shanghai Room, Level 8)
 

10:15

Registration / Morning Refreshment

 

10:45-11:15

Various clinical phenotypes and approach to patients with NSAID hypersensitivity
Hae-sim Park (South Korea)

Philip Li

11:15-11:45

Recent developments of USG score for GCA
Helen Keen (Australia)

Stella Wong

11:45-12:15

Clinical implications of catabolic and anabolic bone changes in psoriatic arthritis
Georg Schett (Germany)
(Sponsored by Novartis Pharmaceuticals (HK) Ltd.)

Lai-shan Tam

12:15-12:30

Lunch Break

 

12:30-13:00

Current challenges in managing SpA
Georg Schett (Germany)

Ho-yin Chung

13:00-13:30

Opening Ceremony
Guest of Honour: Chak-sing Lau

 

13:30-14:15

Efficient management of multiple domains in psoriatic arthritis: Target treatment goals and streamlined clinical assessment in a short session
Philipp Sewerin (Germany)
(Sponsored by Janssen, a division of Johnson & Johnson (HK) Ltd.)

Carrel Yu

14:15-15:00

Emerging insights: The impact of real-world evidence on rheumatoid arthritis. Latest evidence from Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors
Peter Taylor (United Kingdom)
(Sponsored by Eli Lilly Asia, Inc.)

Priscilla Wong

15:00-15:30

Elevating expectations: Risankizumab’s impact on revolutionizing psoriatic arthritis care
Andrew Östör (Australia)
(Sponsored by AbbVie Ltd.)

Clara Law

14:35-16:35

Deep Dive Rheumatology Workshop for Family Physicians
(Shanghai Room, Level 8)

 

15:30-15:45

Break, Exhibition & e-Poster Viewing

 

15:45-16:15

Unlocking JAKi potential: Redefining axial spondyloarthritis treatment paradigms
Andrew Östör (Australia)
(Sponsored by AbbVie Ltd.)

Carmen Chan

16:15-17:00

Remission possible: New era of SLE treatment with biologics involvement
Martin Aringer (Germany)
(Sponsored by AstraZeneca Hong Kong Ltd.)

Chi-chiu Mok

 

10 November 2024 (Sun)

Venue: The Ballroom, Level 7

Time

Topic / Speaker

Session Chairperson

08:30-09:30

Free Paper Presentation
(Adjudicators: Hilde Berner Hammer (Norway), Nian-sheng Yang (China), Chi-hung To (Hong Kong), Carrel Yu (Hong Kong)

Natalie Ciang and
Billy Lai

08:30-08:40
8
Unveiling predictive parameters for rheumatoid arthritis development in arthralgia patients: Insights from a prospective longitudinal study
Cheuk-yin Tam (Hong Kong)
 
08:40-08:50
11
Performance of the ASAS-proposed cut-offs for positive MRI typical of axial spondyloarthritis for discriminating axial involvement in patients with psoriatic arthritis
Xianfeng Yan (Hong Kong)
 
08:50-09:00
28
Predicting non-traumatic incident fractures on rheumatic disease patients on long-term glucocorticoids
Sze-lok Lau (Hong Kong)
 
09:00-09:10
43
The optimal criteria for patients with systemic lupus erythematosus should meet before pregnancy: A large-scale China multicenter study
Xueyang Zhang (China)
 
09:10-09:20
50
Effects of secukinumab on enthesiophyte and erosion progression in psoriatic arthritis – A one-year double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial utilizing high-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography
Yingzhao Jin (Hong Kong)
 
09:20-09:30
65
Automated image analysis of ultrasound image using machine learning models: Detection of double contours
Rudra Prosad Goswami (India)
 

09:30-10:00

Pain in inflammatory and degenerative joint diseases
Hilde Berner Hammer (Norway)

Carmen Ho

10:00-10:45

How do we identify and manage progressive CTD-ILD? – Update in treatment and guideline
Oliver Distler (Switzerland) & Toby Maher (United Kingdom)
(Sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim (Hong Kong) Ltd.)

Iris Tang

10:45-11:15

Break, Exhibition & e-Poster Viewing

 

11:15-11:45

Osteoporosis for rheumatologists: Latest updates and controversies
Kenneth Saag (USA)
(Sponsored by Amgen Hong Kong Ltd.)

Ronald Yip

11:45-12:15

Ten rules for the management of antiphospholipid syndrome
Jiuliang Zhao (China)

Steve Pang

12:15-13:15

Lunch Symposium
Optimizing lupus care: Early intervention to prevent organ damage

Jose Alfredo Gómez Puerta (Spain)
(Sponsored by GSK Hong Kong)

Chi-chiu Mok

13:15-13:45

Screening for PAH - How to reduce delay in CTD-PAH diagnosis
Yeon-ah Lee (South Korea)
(Sponsored by Janssen, a division of Johnson & Johnson (HK) Ltd.)

Natalie Ciang

13:45-14:15

JAKi for dermatomyositis
Shuang Ye (China)

Ho So

14:00-16:30 Patient Conference
(Shanghai Room, Level 8)

14:15-14:45

Break, Exhibition & e-Poster Viewing

14:45-15:15

Difficult to treat (D2T) RA: What is the missing link?
Ryu Watanabe (Japan)

Kitty Kwok

15:15-15:45

GI manifestation in scleroderma
Chingching Foocharoen (Thailand)

Grace Ho

15:45-16:00

Closing Ceremony

The programme is subject to change without prior notice.

(updated on 5 November 2024)