Meeting Programme

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Please note: times in the table are CEST (UTC +2 Berlin).

Last Meeting Programme update: 29th June 2025

LUPUS ACADEMY 14TH ANNUAL MEETING
THURSDAY 9TH OCTOBER 2025
CEST (UTC +2 Berlin) 11:00–12:00 hours
INDUSTRY-SPONSORED SYMPOSIUM *
   
11:00-12:00 Industry-Sponsored Symposium by AstraZeneca  
12:00-13:00 Lunch  
*This non-accredited industry-sponsored symposium is not part of the accredited CME programme.
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CEST (UTC +2 Berlin) 13:00 – 15:00 hours
PST (UTC +8 Manila) 19:00 – 21:00 hours
EDT (UTC -4 New York) 07:00 AM – 09:00 AM
OPENING SESSION (HYBRID)
Moderators Maria Dall’Era (USA) & Thomas Dörner (Germany)
13:00 Opening Remarks (10 mins) Thomas Dörner (Germany)
  Recent Advances in the Pathogenesis and Management of Lupus Nephritis  
13:10 2024 ACR lupus nephritis guidelines (20 mins) Maria Dall’Era (USA)
13:30 EULAR recommendations for lupus nephritis (20 mins) Antonis Fanouriakis (Greece)
13:50 Update on urinary biomarkers in lupus nephritis (20 mins) Andrea Fava (USA)
14:10 Nephroprotective therapies: Which one and when to start? (SGLT2i, GLP-1, MRA) (20 mins) Eva Schrezenmeier (Germany)
14:30 Q&A & Panel Discussion (30 mins)  
15:00-15:30 Break and Poster Viewing  
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CEST (UTC +2 Berlin) 15:30 – 17:00
PLENARY I: THE ULTIMATE GOALS "OUTCOME, OUTCOME, OUTCOME...!"
Moderators Murray Urowitz (Canada) & David Isenberg (UK)
15:30 How are we doing in controlling SLE activity? (20 mins) Sandra Navarra (Philippines)
15:50 Belimumab versus anifrolumab in non-renal SLE: Which drug for which patient? (20 mins) Andrea Doria (Italy)
16:10 Cardiovascular outcomes in SLE: A cardio-rheumatologist’s perspective (20 mins) Brittany Weber (USA) - Virtual
16:30-17:00 Q&A & Panel Discussion (30 mins)  
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CEST (UTC +2 Berlin) 17:00 – 18:30
KEYNOTES: SLE IN THE 21ST CENTURY
Moderators Bernardo Pons Estel & Maria Dall’Era (USA)
17:00 Update on diet and the microbiome in SLE (30 mins) Gregg Silverman (USA)
Q&A & Panel Discussion (15 minutes)  
17:45 Emerging insights: Brain-reactive antibodies and neuropsychiatric SLE versus autoimmune encephalomyelitis (30 mins) Thomas Skripuletz (Germany)
  Q&A & Panel Discussion (15 minutes)  
18:30-20:00 Networking Walking Dinner and Poster Viewing  
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LUPUS ACADEMY 14TH ANNUAL MEETING
FRIDAY 10TH OCTOBER 2024
CEST (UTC +2 Berlin) 07:30 - 08:30 hours
INDUSTRY-SPONSORED SYMPOSIUM *
   
07:30-08:30 Industry-Sponsored Symposium by Bristol Myers Squibb  
08:30-09:00 Break  
*This non-accredited industry-sponsored symposium is not part of the accredited CME programme.
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CEST (UTC +2 Berlin) 09:00 – 10:30
INTERACTIVE CASE STUDY WORKSHOPS
Moderator Zahir Amoura (France)
9:00 Managing lupus and cardiovascular disease
(90 mins)
Murray Urowitz (Canada) &
Mike Nurmohamed (Netherlands)
Moderator Bernando Pons Estel (Argentina)
9:00 Managing haematologic manifestations in SLE
(90 mins)
David Isenberg (UK) &
George Bertsias (Greece)
Moderator Angela Tincani (Italy)
9:00 Family planning and pregnancy in SLE
(90 mins)
Ian Giles (UK) &
Ana Luisa Stefanski (Germany)
Moderator Andrea Doria (Italy)
9:00 Managing lupus skin manifestations
(90 mins)
Annegret Kuhn (Germany) &
Victoria Werth (USA)
Moderator Richard Furie (USA)
9:00 Assessing and managing lupus arthritis
(90 mins)
Anca Askanase (USA) &
Alexandre Voskuyl (Netherlands)
10:30-11:00 Break and Poster Viewing  
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CEST (UTC +2 Berlin) 11:00 – 13:00 hours
PST (UTC +8 Manila) 17:00 – 19:00 hours
EDT (UTC -4 New York) 05:00 AM – 07:00 AM
PRIME TIME SESSION: (HYBRID)
NEW GOALS IN SLE: WHAT DOES REMISSION LOOK LIKE?
Moderators Richard Furie (USA) &
Andrea Doria (Italy)
11:00 LLDAS and DORIS remission: redefined or refined?: The rheumatologist’s perspective (25 mins) Ronald van Vollenhoven (Netherlands)
11:25 Remission in lupus nephritis: The nephrologist’s perspective (25 minutes) Onno Teng (Netherlands)
11:50 Lupus skin and remission: The dermatologist’s perspective (25 mins) Victoria Werth (USA)
12:10 Lupus arthritis: Adequate joint assessment in SLE trials (25 mins) Ed Vital (UK)
13:35 Q&A & Panel Discussion (25 mins)  
13:00-14:00 Lunch and Poster Viewing  
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CEST (UTC +2 Berlin) 14:00 – 14:30
KEYNOTE: EMERGING PATHOGENIC INSIGHTS
Moderators Sandra Navarra &Maria Dall’Era (USA)
14:00 Recent insights from innate immunity: Implications for SLE (25 mins) Eicke Latz (Germany)
Q&A (5 minutes)  
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CEST (UTC +2 Berlin) 14:30 – 16:00
PLENARY II: EMERGING TREATMENT CONCEPTS
Moderators David Isenberg (UK) & Bernardo Pons Estel (Argentina)
14:30 Mechanisms of glucocorticoids revisited: The dose makes the poison (?) (25 mins) Gerhard Krönke (Germany)
14:55 Co-stimulation blockade of CD40/CD40L in SLE and beyond (25 mins) Zahir Amoura (France)
15:20 News and Views: Exciting new approaches in therapy, double-hit therapies, JAK inhibitors (25 mins) Murray Urowitz (Canada)
15:45 Q&Q & Panel Discussion (15 mins)  
16:00-16:30 Break and Poster Viewing  
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CEST (UTC +2 Berlin) 16:30 – 18:00
INTERACTIVE CASE STUDY WORKSHOPS
Moderator Zahir Amoura (France)
16:30 Managing lupus and cardiovascular disease
(90 mins)
Murray Urowitz (Canada) &
Mike Nurmohamed (Netherlands)
Moderator Bernando Pons Estel (Argentina)
16:30 Managing haematologic manifestations in SLE
(90 mins)
David Isenberg (UK) &
George Bertsias (Greece)
Moderator Angela Tincani (Italy)
16:30 Family planning and pregnancy in SLE
(90 mins)
Ian Giles (UK) &
Ana Luisa Stefanski (Germany)
Moderator Andrea Doria (Italy)
16:30 Managing lupus skin manifestations
(90 mins)
Annegret Kuhn (Germany) &
Victoria Werth (USA)
Moderator Richard Furie (USA)
16:30 Assessing and managing lupus arthritis
(90 mins)
Anca Askanase (USA) &
Alexandre Voskuyl (Netherlands)
18:00 Session Close and Poster Viewing  
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LUPUS ACADEMY 14TH ANNUAL MEETING
SATURDAY 11TH OCTOBER 2025
CEST (UTC +2 Berlin) 08:00 – 09:00 hours
INDUSTRY-SPONSORED SYMPOSIUM *
   
08:00-09:00 Industry-Sponsored Symposium by GSK  
09:00-09:30 Break  
*This non-accredited industry-sponsored symposium is not part of the accredited CME programme.
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CEST (UTC +2 Berlin) 09:30 – 11:00
THIEVES' MARKET AND POSTER PRESENTATIONS*
Moderators Zahir Amoura (France) & Ricard Cervera (Spain)
09:30 Thieves Market: Case 1 (10 Mins inc. Q&A) All presenters will be selected from submissions
09:40 Thieves Market: Case 2 (10 Mins inc. Q&A) All presenters will be selected from submissions
09:50 Poster 1 (10 Mins inc. Q&A) All presenters will be selected from submissions
10:00 Poster 2 (10 Mins inc. Q&A) All presenters will be selected from submissions
10:10 Poster 3 (10 Mins inc. Q&A) All presenters will be selected from submissions
10:20 Poster 4 (10 Mins inc. Q&A) All presenters will be selected from submissions
10:30 Thieves Market and Poster Awards All
10:35-11:00 Break and Poster Viewing  
*Thieves’ market and Poster Session are not part of the accredited CME total.
More Posters are available at lupus-academy.org
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CEST (UTC +2 Berlin) 11:00 – 13:00 hours
PST (UTC +8 Manila) 17:00 – 19:00 hours
EDT (UTC -4 New York) 05:00 AM – 07:00 AM
PLENARY III: B-CELL DEPLETION IN SLE: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE (HYBRID)
Moderators Thomas Dörner (Germany) & David Isenberg (UK)
11:00 Historical perspectives on B-cell depletion in SLE (25 mins) David Isenberg (Germany)
11:25 Anti-CD20 therapy: Where are we today? (25 mins) Richard Furie (USA)
11:50 T-cell engager experience in SLE (25 mins) Gerhard Krönke (Germany)
12:15 CAR-T: Emerging options (25 mins) Georg Schett (Germany)
12:40 Panel Discussion (20 mins)  
13:00 Concluding Remarks and Meeting Close  
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