Rheumatology Conference
December 18 @ 9:00 am - December 19 @ 4:00 pm
Day One
Thursday 18 December 2025
| 08:45-09:00 am | Opening and Introduction Chairperson Dr Halabi -Dr Abdullatif Alarfaj |
Prof. Sami Bahlas |
| Time | Topics | Speaker |
| 09:00-09:20 am | Risks and Benefits of Low-Dose Glucocorticoids | Dr. Saud Aba Alkhail |
| 09:20-09:40 am | Is Seronegative Sjogren Syndrome a Distinct Clinical Entity? & Should Hydroxychloroquine Be Used in Patients With Sjogren Syndrome? | Dr. Eman Sindi |
| 09:40-10:00 am | Treatment of Interstitial Lung Diseases in Rheumatologic Diseases | Prof Mohammed Omair Riyadh |
| 10:00-10:20 am | Can We Give Targeted Therapies in Patients with Cancer? | Dr. Yasser Bawazeer |
| 10:20-10:40 am | The spectrum of PMR and GCA | Prof. Yasser El Miedany London |
| 10:40-10:50 am | Satellite Symposium | |
| 10:50-11:00 am | Discussion |
| 2nd Session | Chairperson: Dr. Nawal Basioni -Dr. Maatooqa | |
| Time | Topics | Speaker |
| 11:00-11:20 am | US Vs Nailfold capillaroscopy in Raynaud’s phenomenon | Prof. Yasser Elmeidany |
| 11:20-11:40 am | The immunometabolic effects of glucoroticoids (N) | Dr. Tariq Albishri |
| 11:40-12:00 pm | Antirheumatic drugs in renal and dialysis patients | Dr. Alhussain Asiri Abha |
| 12:00-12:20 pm | Challenging SLE case | Dr. Mohammed Olfat Almadenah |
| 12:20-01:20 pm | Lunch & Prayers | |
| 3rd Session | Chairperson Dr. Omer Fathuddin- Dr. Abdullah Alfreej Qasim | |
| Time | Topics | Speaker |
| 01:20-01:40 pm | Elevated Muscle Enzymes | Dr. Kawther Alsulami |
| 01:40-02:00 pm | Fat Mass and link to osteoarthritis | Dr. Mansour Alsomaili Abha |
| 02-00: 02-10 pm | Satellite Symposium | |
| 02:10-02:30 pm | HIV : what should the rheumatologist know | Dr. Israa Mulla |
| 02:30-02:50 pm | LN Treatment: Early Combination vs. Standard Treatment | Dr. Ahmed Alhazmi |
| 02:50 -03:00 pm | Discussion | |
| 4th Session | Chairperson Dr Sultana Abdulaziz- Dr Mohammad Alsultan (Qasim) | |
| Time | Topics | Speaker |
| 03:00-03:200 pm | Osteoporosis in 2025: Advances in Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment. | Dr. Mohammed Attiah |
| 03:20-03:40 pm | Therapeutic Intervention in RA: When and Which Drug-Is it Possible to Prevent Clinically Impactful Disease | Dr. Ziyad Alzahrani |
| 03:40-04:00 pm | Mechanisms of Central Pain Processing | Dr. Khaled Aldaraan Dammam |
| 04:00-04:20 pm | The management of adult uveitis for rheumatologists | Dr. Fayez Alharthi |
Day Two
Friday 19 December 2025
| 1st Session | Chairperson Dr. Salman Alsaleh- Dr. Abdullah Aldhalaan | |
| Time | Topics | Speaker |
| 09:00-09:20 am | Vaccinations for patients with rheumatic diseases | Dr. Hanan Alrayes Riyadh |
| 09:20-09:40 am | Framework for Clinical Decision Making in Rheumatology | Dr. Ibrahim Almaghlouth Riyadh |
| 09:40-10:00 am | Tyrosine kinase-2: an emerging therapeutic target in rheumatic diseases | Dr. Basant Alnadi Taef |
| 10:00-10:20 am | Hidden monogenicdisorders in overlap syndromes | Prof Sulaiman Almaayouf, Riyadh |
| 2nd Session | Chairperson Prof Abdulrahman Alarfaj -Dr. Mohammad Mozaffer / Prof. Ebtisam Jali | |
| 10:20-10:40 am | Raynaud’s phenomenon: from GWAS to drug repurposing | Dr. Walid Hafiz Makkah |
| 10:40-11:00 am | SLE and Fertility, Pregnancy and Menopause | Dr. Ibrahim Alhomood Riyadh |
| 11:00 -11:20 am | What the Rheumatologist Needs to Know About Liver Disease | Dr Abdulaziz Alkhlaf Riyadh |
| 11:20-11:40 am | Challenging uveitis case | Dr. Lina Bayazeed |
| 11:40-01:40 pm | Lunch and Prayer | |
| 3rd Session | Chairperson: Dr. Albadr Hamza Amadena- Dr. Ziad Alakkas Taif | |
| Time | Topics | Speaker |
| 01:40-02:00 pm | Sarcopenia and Fraility; when should rheumatologist intervene |
Dr. Sabri Alsaedi |
| 02:00-02:20 pm | Update in BEHCET | Dr. Nojood Almohammadi Almadenah |
| 02:20-02:40 pm | Challenging Vasculitis case | Dr. Roa Alsulimani |
| 02:40-03:00 pm | What is new in the ACR convergence 2025? | Prof. Suzan Attar |
| 03:00-03:20 pm | Biological treatment; what is in the pipeline | Dr. Abdulrahman Asiri Riyadh |
| 03200-03:40 pm | Bridging the age gap in Still’s disease (N) | Dr. Mohammed Attar TaIf |
| 03:40-04:00 pm | Discussion/ Prayers | |