SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM


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12 JUNE 2026, FRIDAY

Time HALL A HALL B
09:00-12:00 COURSE
Central Sensitization and Dry Needling Course for Chronic Myofascial Pain
Tuncay Duruöz, Canan Şanal
COURSE
Capillaroscopy Course

Sami Hizmetli, Nuran Öz, Kadir Ulu, Nur Filiz Ok
12:00-12:45 Lunch  
12:45-13:00 Opening Ceremony
Tuncay Duruöz, Abrar Qureshi (Symposium Co-Chairs)
13:00-14:00 Session Chairs: Hakan Gündüz, Özgür Akgül
13:00-13:15 New Criteria in the Approach to Diagnosis in Axial Spondyloarthritis
Sertaç Ketenci
13:15-13:30 Current Approach to Treatment in Axial Spondyloarthritis
İsmihan Sunar
13:30-13:45 Key considerations in the Use of Biologic and Targeted DMARDs
Nilay Şahin
13:45-14:00 Discussion
14:00-15:15 Session Chairs: Ayhan Kamanlı, Didem Erdem Gürsoy
14:00-14:15 Psoriasis from a Clinical Perspective
Algün Polat Ekinci
14:15-14:30 Can the Transition from Psoriasis to Psoriatic Arthritis Be Prevented?
Sinem Sağ
14:30-14:45 Management of the Pregnant Patient with Psoriasis
Birgül Özkesici Kurt
14:45-15:00 Clinical Approach to Difficult-to-Manage Psoriatic Arthritis
Özgür Akgül
15:00-15:15 Discussion
15:15-15:45 Coffee Break
15:45-17:00 Session Chairs: Hilal Ecesoy, Savaş Şencan
15:45-16:00 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus – Hematological Abnormalities and New Approaches to Treatment
Şəhla Hadiyeva
16:00-16:15 Effects of GLP-1 Agonists on Metabolic Syndrome, Inflammation and Rheumatological Diseases
Ebru Atalar
16:15-16:30 Comorbidity Management in Rheumatological Diseases
Kıvanç Cengiz
16:30-16:45 ILD Associated with Systemic Rheumatic Diseases: Guidelines in Diagnosis and Treatment
Kemal Erol
16:45-17:00 Discussion
17:00-18:15 Session Chairs: Belgin Erhan, Tülay Yıldırım
17:00-17:15 Early Detection of Rheumatoid and Psoriatic Arthritis: Can Ultrasound Make the Difference?
Assia Haddouche
17:15-17:30 Pitfalls and Tips in Osteoporosis Imaging
Canan Şanal
17:30-17:45 Complementary Medicine Approach in Rheumatic Diseases
Cihan Aksoy
17:45-18:00 The Importance of Nutrition in Hidradenitis Suppurativa
Begüm Işık Özak
18:00-18:15 Discussion

13 JUNE 2026, SATURDAY

Time HALL A HALL B
08:00-09:00 Oral Presentation Sessions
Session Chairs: Nuran Öz, Canan Şanal
Oral Presentation Sessions
Session Chairs: Didem Erdem Gürsoy, Yeliz Bahar Özdemir
09:00-10:00 Session Chairs: Sami Hizmetli, Samar Al-Emadi  
09:00-09:20 Year in Review 2025: Rheumatology
Tuncay Duruöz
09:20-09:40 Year in Review 2025: Dermatology
Abrar Qureshi
09:40-10:00 Year in Review 2025: Imaging in Rheumatology
Halise Hande Gezer
10:00-10:40 Session Chairs: Salih Özgöçmen, Zafer Günendi
10:00-10:40 Rheumatology and Dermatology Case Discussions
Abrar Qureshi
Antony Reginato
10:40-11:00 Coffee Break
11:00-11:40
SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM

Moderator: Tuncay Duruöz
Speakers: Kader Irak, Halise Hande Gezer
11:40-12:50 Session Chairs: Halise Hande Gezer, İbrahim Erdem
11:40-12:00 Diagnosing Sjögren's Syndrome: Challenges, Pitfalls and New Insights
Ines Cherif
12:00-12:20 Reproductive Health in Patients with Rheumatic Disease
Samar Al-Emadi
12:20-12:40 Liver Involvement in Connective Tissue Diseases: When to Consider Autoimmune Hepatitis?
Kader Irak
12:40-12:50 Discussion
12:50-13:30 Lunch
13:30-14:10
SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM

Moderator: Tuncay Duruöz
Speakers: Feyza Ünlü Özkan, Duygu Geler Külcü
14:10-15:20 Session Chairs: Armen Gasparyan, Assia Haddouche
14:10-14:30 Early Diagnosis in SLE: Clinical Clues and Red Flags
Antony Reginato
14:30-14:50 Current Approach to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Lupus Nephritis
Ahmed Saeed
14:50-15:10 Renoprotection in Patients with Rheumatologic Diseases
Tevfik Ecder
15:10-15:20 Discussion
15.20-15:40 Coffee Break
15:40-16:50 Session Chairs: Abrar Qureshi, Ümit Yalçın
15:40-16:00 Clinical Approach to Difficult-to-Treat RA
Kevser Orhan
16:00-16:20 Rheumatoid Arthritis and Oral and Dental Disease
Abdou Rajack Ndiaye
16:20-16:40 Personalized Medicine in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Case-Based Discussions
Fariz Yahya
16:40-16:50 Discussion
16:50-18:00 Session Chairs: Kemal Erol, İsmihan Sunar
16:50-17:10 Crystal Arthritis: Challenges in Diagnosis and Management
Faisal Parlindungan
17:10-17:30 Colchicine-Resistant FMF Treatment: IL-1 Blockers and Others
Sevcan Uğur
17:30-17:50 Gout in Central Asia: Key Factors Driving Clinical Outcomes
Galymzhan Togizbayev
17:50-18:00 Discussion
18:00-19:00 COURSE
Advance Scholarly Writing in Rheumatology

Armen Gasparyan
COURSE
Punch Biopsy

Abrar Qureshi

14 JUNE 2026, SUNDAY

Time HALL A HALL B
08:00-09:00 Oral Presentation Sessions
Session Chairs: Selin Cilli Hayıroğlu, Şule Baklacıoğlu
Oral Presentation Sessions
Session Chairs: Nur Filiz Ok, Aygün Özer
09:00-10:00 Session Chairs: Betül Sözeri, Kevser Orhan  
09:00-09:15 The Importance of Early-Stage Systemic Sclerosis: Can Progression Be Prevented?
Nuran Öz
 
09:15-09:30 Dermatomyositis Skin Findings and Differential Diagnosis
Rıfkıye Küçükoğlu
 
09:30-09:45 Juvenile Dermatomyositis: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Long-Term Follow-Up
Kübra Öztürk
 
09:45-10:00 Discussion  
10:00-11:00
SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM
Session Chairs: İlkin Zindancı, Tuncay Duruöz
 
11:00-11:15 Coffee Break  
11:15-12:15 Session Chairs: İlkin Zindancı, Şule Baklacıoğlu  
11:15-11:30 Vasculitides with Necrosis
Nurşad Çiftçi
 
11:30-11:45 Treatment Strategies in Vascular Behçet’s Disease: The Role of Anticoagulation and Biologic Therapies
Zafer Günendi
 
11:45-12:00 Update in Neuro-Behçet's
Erkingül Birday
 
12:00-12:15 Discussion  
12:15-13:00 Lunch  
13:00-14:00 Session Chairs: Özge Keniş Coşkun, Sertaç Ketenci  
13:00-13:15 Exercise and Rehabilitation Principles in Rheumatological Diseases
Yeliz Bahar Özdemir
 
13:15-13:30 Clinical Approach to Diagnosis and Treatment of Central Sensitization in Rheumatological Diseases
Savaş Şencan
 
13:30-13:45 Current Approach to Diagnosis and Treatment of Coccygodynia
Serdar Kokar
 
13:45-14:00 Discussion  
14:00-16:00 COURSE
NeuroRheumatological Approach with Cases
Moderator:
Erkingül Birday
Debaters: Erkingül Birday, Halise Hande Gezer, Nesrin Şen
COURSE
Dermato-Rheumatology Course with Images
Moderator:
Filiz Cebeci Kahraman
Debaters:
Filiz Cebeci Kahraman, İlknur Altunay, İlkin Zindancı
  Neurological Involvement in Rheumatological Diseases and Its Role in MS Differential Diagnosis: MRI/Neurologist's View Behçet's Disease with Cases
Filiz Cebeci Kahraman
  Rational Use of Rheumatological Biomarkers in MS Differential Diagnosis / From the Rheumatologist's Perspective Lupus and Scleroderma with Cases
İlknur Altunay
  Common Use: Steroids Dermatomyositis with Cases
İlkin Zindancı
16:00 Closing  

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