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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 RESERVED
12:00-13:00 Lunch  
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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) 7:00 AM – 9:00 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 Coffee 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)
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) Harald Prüss (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) 08:00–08:50 hours
MEET THE EDITOR (BREAKFAST WORKSHOP)
Moderator Ronald van Vollenhoven (Netherlands)
8:00-8:50 Meet the Editor (50 mins)  
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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) &
TBC
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)
Ana Luisa Stefanski (Germany) &
TBC
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) 5:00 AM – 7:00 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) TBC
11:50 Lupus skin and remission: The dermatologist’s perspective (25 mins) Victoria Werth (USA)
12:15 Lupus arthritis adequate joint assessment in SLE trials (25 mins) TBC
13:40 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) &
TBC
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)
Ana Luisa Stefanski (Germany) &
TBC
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) 08:30–10:00
THIEVES' MARKET AND POSTER PRESENTATIONS*
Moderators Zahir Amoura (France) & Ricard Cervera (Spain)
08:30 Thieves Market: Case 1 (20 Mins inc. Q&A) All presenters will be selected from submissions
08:50 Thieves Market: Case 2 (20 Mins inc. Q&A) All presenters will be selected from submissions
09:10 Poster 1 (10 Mins inc. Q&A) All presenters will be selected from submissions
09:20 Poster 2 (10 Mins inc. Q&A) All presenters will be selected from submissions
09:30 Poster 3 (10 Mins inc. Q&A) All presenters will be selected from submissions
09:40 Poster 4 (10 Mins inc. Q&A) All presenters will be selected from submissions
09:50 Thieves Market and Poster Awards (10 Mins) All
10:00-10:30 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) 10:30 – 12:30 hours
PST (UTC +8 Manila) 16:30 – 18:30 hours
EDT (UTC -4 New York) 4:30 AM – 6:30 AM
PLENARY III: B-CELL DEPLETION IN SLE: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE (HYBRID)
Moderators Thomas Dörner (Germany) & David Isenberg (UK)
10:30 Historical perspectives on B-cell depletion in SLE (25 mins) David Isenberg (Germany)
10:55 Anti-CD20 therapy: Where are we today? (25 mins) Richard Furie (USA)
11:20 T-cell engager experience in SLE (25 mins) Gerhard Krönke (Germany)
11:45 CAR-T: Emerging options (25 mins) TBC
12:10 Panel Discussion (20 mins)  
12:30 Concluding Remarks and Meeting Close  
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CEST (UTC +2 Berlin) 12:30–14:00 hours
INDUSTRY-SPONSORED SYMPOSIUM
   
12:30-13:00 Boxed Lunch  
13:00-14:00 Industry-Sponsored Symposium AVAILABLE
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