Meeting Programme

Sessions livestreamed are indicated as ‘hybrid’. All other plenary sessions are available online after the meeting. Workshops are not available for virtual participants.

 

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

Last Meeting Programme update: 6th March 2026

LUPUS ACADEMY 15TH ANNUAL MEETING
THURSDAY 3RD SEPTEMBER 2026
CEST 11:00 – 13:00 hours
OPENING SESSION (HYBRID)
Moderators Andrea Doria (Italy), Zahir Amoura (France)
11:30 Opening Remarks  
11:40 Debate

Early biologic Treatment in Systemic Lupus: Necessary or Overemphasized?
The matter of the debate (10 minutes)
Necessary (25 minutes, including rebuttal)
Overemphasized (25 minutes including rebuttal)
Ricard Cervera (Spain)
Mariele Gatto (Italy)
Chris Wincup (UK)
12:40 Q&A & Panel Discussion (20 minutes)  
13:00-13:30 Poster Tour 1 and Lunch  
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CEST 13:30–14:30 hours
1. INDUSTRY-SPONSORED SYMPOSIUM
   
13:30-14:30 TBC TBC
14:30-15:00 Break  
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CEST 15:00 – 17:00 hours
KEYNOTES: NEW CHALLENGES IN THE MANAGEMENT OF SLE
Moderators Ricard Cervera (Spain), Sandra Navarra (Philippines)
15:00 Health Inequalities in SLE: A Global Perspective Sandra Navarra (Philippines)
15:20 Shared Decision Making in Lupus Care TBC
15:40 What Defines Success in Lupus/Lupus Nephritis in 2026? Richard Furie (USA)
16:00 How to Measure and Manage Cardiovascular Risk in SLE.
From Data to Daily Clinical Practice
Levy-Dan Azoulay (France)
16:20 Q&A & Panel Discussion (30 mins)  
17:00-17:30 Break and Poster Tour 2  
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CEST 17:30–18:30 hours
2. INDUSTRY-SPONSORED SYMPOSIUM
   
17:30-18:30 TBC TBC
18:30-19:00 Break  
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LUPUS ACADEMY 15TH ANNUAL MEETING
FRIDAY 4TH SEPTEMBER 2026
CEST 08:30–09:30 hours
3. INDUSTRY-SPONSORED SYMPOSIUM
   
08:30-09:30 TBC TBC
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CEST 09:30 – 11:00 hours
CASE STUDY WORKSHOPS
Moderator Murray Urowitz (Canada)
9:30 Managing Transitions: Pediatric and Adolescent Lupus Patricia Costa Reis (Portugal) &
Coziana Ciurtin (UK)
Moderator Richard Furie (USA)
9:30 Managing Lupus Nephritis Maria Dall’Era (USA) &
TBC
Moderator Andrea Doria (Italy)
9:30 Managing Skin Lupus Annegret Kuhn (Germany) &
TBC
Moderator Zahir Amoura (France)
9:30 Managing Antiphospholipid Syndrome Denis Wahl (France) &
Ricard Cervera (Spain)
Moderator David Isenberg (UK)
9:30 Challenging Lupus: Multidisciplinary Perspectives Raquel Faria (Portugal) &
Sandra Navarra (Philippines)
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CEST 11:00 – 12:30 hours
PLENARY I: LUPUS PATHOGENESIS
Moderators David Isenberg (UK), Maria Dall’Era (USA)
11:00 Signatures in SLE: What Omics is Teaching Us About Disease Mechanisms Ioannis Parodis (Sweden)
11:20 Urinary Biomarkers in Lupus Nephritis TBC
11:40 Defining Immune Reset in SLE Thomas Dörner (Germany)
12:00 Q&Q & Panel Discussion (30 mins)  
12:30 Lunch  
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CEST 13:00-14:00 hours
4. INDUSTRY-SPONSORED SYMPOSIUM
   
13:00-14:00 TBC TBC
14:00-14:30 Break and Poster Tour 3  
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CEST 14:30 – 16:00 hours
PLENARY II: NEW PERSEPCTIVES ON LUPUS MANAGEMENT
Moderators Ronald Van Vollenhoven (Netherlands); Bernardo Pons Estel (Argentina)
14:30 SLE and Flare Prevention: Physician and Patient Collaborations Luis Inês (Portugal)
14:50 The Patient Pathway: From Disease Activity to Deep Remission TBC
15:10 Determinants of Disease Severity and Treatment Resistance in SLE George Bertsias (Greece)
15:30 Artificial Intelligence and SLE TBC
15:50 Q&Q & Panel Discussion (20 mins)  
16:00 Break  
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CEST 16:30 – 18:00 hours
CASE STUDY WORKSHOPS
Moderator Murray Urowitz (Canada)
16:30 Managing Transitions: Pediatric and Adolescent Lupus Patricia Costa Reis (Portugal) &
Ciurtin Coziana (UK)
Moderator Richard Furie (USA)
16:30 Managing Lupus Nephritis Maria Dall’Era (USA) &
TBC
Moderator Andrea Doria (Italy)
16:30 Managing Skin Lupus Annegret Kuhn (Germany) &
TBC
Moderator Zahir Amoura (France)
16:30 Managing Antiphospholipid Syndrome Denis Wahl (France) &
Ricard Cervera (Spain)
Moderator David Isenberg (UK)
16:30 Challenging Lupus: Multidisciplinary Perspectives Raquel Faria (Portugal) &
Sandra Navarra (Philippines)
18:00 Session Close  
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LUPUS ACADEMY 15TH ANNUAL MEETING
SATURDAY 5TH SEPTEMBER 2026
CEST 08:30 – 10:00 hours
PLENARY III: TARGETED THERAPIES
Moderators Murray Urowitz (Canada); Ricard Cervera (Spain)
08:30 Biologics: From RCTs to Clinical Practice Ronald Van Vollenhoven (Netherlands)
08:50 Small Molecules: New Players Zahir Amoura (France)
09:10 CAR-T: 5 Years of Clinical Experience TBC
09:30 Q&A & Panel Discussion (30 minutes)  
10:00 Break and Poster Tour 4  
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CEST 10:30-11:30 hours
5. INDUSTRY-SPONSORED SYMPOSIUM
   
10:30-11:30 TBC TBC
11:30-12:00 Break  
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CEST 12:00-14:00 hours
POST MEETING COURSE: SJÖGREN'S
  Thomas Dörner (Germany
12:30 Clinical Presentations: Diagnostics and Management Approaches Chiara Baldini (Italy)
12:55 Clinical Trials: Improving Design and Execution Antonia Szántó (Hungary)
13:20 Targeted Therapies: B-cells, MAbs, anti-CD40 and JaKs David Isenberg (UK)
13:45 Anti-Baff Receptor (ianalumab) in Sjögrens Thomas Dörner (Germany)
14:10 Q&A & Panel Discussion (20 minutes)  
14:30 Meeting Close  
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