Programm
Programm
1995 2025
ArLAR25
Arab League of Associations for Rheumatology
Algeria
Prof. Manal El Rakaawi
ArLAR25 Congress President
The Algerian Society of Rheumatology (SAR), the Algerian Anti-Rheumatic League (LAAR), and the Association of Private Algerian Rheumatologists
(ARAP) are pleased to announce the upcoming Arab League of Associations for Rheumatology Congress, ArLAR25 Algeria, which will be held in
person from April 23 to 26, 2025, in Algeria.
This congress promises to be a landmark event, bringing together leading Arab and international experts in the field for insightful exchanges and
major scientific advancements.
The four-day program is rich with current topics and will feature plenary sessions, parallel sessions, and continuing medical education lectures.
Practical workshops will also be organized to encourage interaction and debate among participants. In addition to various educational sessions
presented by distinguished Arab and international speakers, the congress will offer a platform for oral and poster presentations showcasing diverse
research conducted by numerous rheumatology teams.
This congress represents a major opportunity to bring together the rheumatology community to achieve new milestones through multidisciplinary
sessions and educational initiatives, all designed to foster collaboration and knowledge sharing.
We would be honored by your presence and participation, which would be a valuable contribution to this prestigious event.
Manal El Rakaawi
ArLAR President
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LEADING COMMITTEES
President Members
Manal El Rakaawi, MD (Algeria) Aicha Ladjouze Rezig, MD (Algeria) Nelly Ziade, MD (Lebanon)
Treasurer
Basel Masri, MD (Jordan)
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LEADING COMMITTEES
Members
Chairman
Abdelgaffar Mohammed, MD (Sudan)
Imad Uthman, MD (Lebanon)
Abdellah ElMaghraoui, MD (Morocco)
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LEADING COMMITTEES
Secretary General
Members
Tarek Khaled, MD (Algeria)
Assia Haddouche, MD (Algeria)
Administrative Committee
Bilal Bengana, MD (Algeria)
Aicha Ladjouze Rezig, MD (Algeria)
Chafika Haouichat, MD (Algeria)
Hachemi Djoudi, MD (Algeria)
Houria Ayed, MD (Algeria)
Brahimi Nadjia, MD (Algeria)
Imen Bencharif, MD (Algeria)
Finance Committee Rachida Allat, MD (Algeria)
Amer Louafi, MD (Algeria) Zahira Lamri, MD (Algeria)
Media Committee
Abdenour Boukabous, MD (Algeria)
Brahim Dahou, MD (Algeria)
Bilal Bengana, MD (Algeria)
Rym Belkacemi, MD (Algeria)
Social Committee
Djamel Bahlouli, MD (Algeria)
Malek Bouikni, MD (Algeria)
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WORKSHOPS
PRE-CONGRESS DAY | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23rd, 2025
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DAY 1 | THURSDAY, APRIL 24th, 2025
ELWAN ROOM
WORKSHOPS
ALPHA ROOM
WORKSHOPS
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CONFERENCE PROGRAM
DAY 1 | THURSDAY, APRIL 24th, 2025 ADULT PROGRAM
Moderators Hachemi Djoudi, MD (Algeria) - Nizar Abdulateef, MD (Iraq) - Layla Kazkaz, MD (Syria)
10:00 - 10:35 CAR T Cell Therapy: A New Emerging Tool in Autoimmune Rheumatic Disease | Kamel Mroue, MD (Lebanon)
10:35 - 11:10 What Else? Update in Non-Medicinal Management of Rheumatic Diseases | Bassel El Zorkany, MD (Egypt)
11:10 - 11:45 Sjogren's Disease: From Pathophysiology to Treatment | Xavier Mariette, MD (France)
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DAY 1 | THURSDAY, APRIL 24th, 2025 ADULT PROGRAM
ADULT PROGRAM - El mawakif room ADULT PROGRAM - YWY ROOm
13:30 - 15:50 Session II | Rheumatoid Arthritis 13:30 - 15:30 Session III | Miscellaneous
13:30 - 14:05 Beyond Joint Pain: Addressing Comorbidities in 13:30 - 13:50 Cardiovascular Risk in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Rheumatoid Arthritis | Nizar Abdulateef, MD (Iraq) Malika Boucelma, MD (Algeria)
15:50 - 16:30 Symposium II | Sponsored by Lilly 15:50 - 16:30 Symposium III | Sponsored by El Kendi
Place des JAKI dans la prise en charge de la polyarthrite The Management of Gout with Febuxostat: What Do the
Rhumatoïde | René-Marc Flipo, MD (France) English and French Guidelines Say?
Pascal Richette, MD (France)
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DAY 1 | THURSDAY, APRIL 24th, 2025 ADULT PROGRAM
ALPHA ROOM
13:30 - 16:40 Session IV | SPARTAN / ArLAR Symposium on Axial Spondyloarthritis
Moderators Mohamad Bittar, MD (USA) - Nelly Ziade, MD (Lebanon) - Bassel El Zorkany, MD (Egypt)
13:35 - 14:20 Updates in Classification and Pathogenesis of Axial Spondyloarthritis | Nigil Haroon, MD (Canada) Video Conference
14:20 - 14:25 Q&A
14:25 - 15:10 Imaging in Axial Spondyloarthritis | Denis Poddubnyy, MD (Canada) Video Conference
15:10 - 15:15 Q&A
15:15 - 15:45 Referral Strategies in Axial Spondyloarthritis: Which Tools Are Most Effective? | Nelly Ziade, MD (Lebanon)
15:50 - 16:20 Axial Spondyloarthritis Management: What's new? | Bassel El Zorkany, MD (Egypt)
16:20 - 16:25 Q&A
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DAY 1 | THURSDAY, APRIL 24th, 2025 ADULT PROGRAM
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DAY 2 | FRIDAY, APRIL 25th, 2025 ADULT PROGRAM
08:30 - 10:10 Session VII | Systemic Lupus Erythematosus 08:30 - 10:15 Session VIII | Vasculitis / Behçet
08:30 - 08:55 Pregnancy and Systemic Lupus Erythematous 08:30 - 09:05 Biosimilars in the Arab World: A Review of Regional
Khaled El Muntaser, MD (Libya) Publications | Khalid Al Naqbi, MD (UAE)
08:55 - 09:20 From Onset to Longevity: Exploring Late Onset 09:05 - 09:40 Behçet's far from the Silk Road Adult Rheumatologist
and Long Standing Lupus | Asal Adnan, MD (Iraq) Shamma Al Nokhatha, MD (UAE) Video Conference
09:20 - 09:45 What's New for Lupus in 2025 09:40 - 10:15 Aortitis: Diagnosis and Management Challenges
Jean Sibilia, MD (France) Video Conference Tariq Al Araimi, MD (Oman)
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DAY 2 | FRIDAY, APRIL 25th, 2025 ADULT PROGRAM
ADULT PROGRAM - El mawakif room ADULT PROGRAM - YWY ROOm
10:35 - 11:15 Session IX| Interface - Rheumatologist / Pneumologist 10:35 - 11:15 Session X | Oral Presentations
10:35 - 10:45
René-Marc Flipo, MD (France)
10:55 - 11:05
11:05 - 11:15
11:15 - 11:55 Symposium IV | Sponsored by Roche 11:15 - 11:55 Symposium V | Sponsored by Beker
11:55 - 13:45 Friday Prayer | Lunch Break | Exhibit & Poster Visit
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DAY 2 | FRIDAY, APRIL 25th, 2025 ADULT PROGRAM
ADULT PROGRAM - El mawakif room ADULT PROGRAM - YWY ROOm
13:45 - 14:25 Symposium VI | Sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim 13:45 - 14:25 Symposium VII | | Sponsored by Abbvie
Moderator: Medhat Mohiy El-Din, MD (Egypt)
Cross perspectives on RA-ILD Striving for Remission in Rheumatoid Arthritis with
Bachir Louzir, MD (Tunisia) - Ahmed Laatar, MD (Tunisia) RINVOQ® (Upadacitinib) | Khaled El Hadidi, MD (Egypt)
Session XI | Systemic Scleroderma / Sjogren/ 14:25 - 15:15 Session XII | Oral Presentations
14:25 - 16:05
Inflammatory Myopathies
Aicha Ladjouze Rezig, MD (Algeria) Moderators Cherif Ben Moussa, MD (Algeria) - Issam Hindi, MD (Palestine)
Moderators
Wafaa El Bachir, MD (Sudan)
14:25 - 14:35
14:25 - 14:50 Systemic Sclerosis: An Update
Waleed HafIz, MD (KSA) 14:35 - 14:45
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DAY 2 | FRIDAY, APRIL 25th, 2025 ADULT PROGRAM
ADULT PROGRAM - El mawakif room
16:05 - 16:45 Symposium VIII | Sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim 16:05 - 16:45 Symposium IX | Sponsored by Hikma
17:35 - 17:45
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DAY 2 | FRIDAY, APRIL 25th, 2025 PEDIATRIC PROGRAM
PEDIATRIC PROGRAM - ELWAN ROOM
07:30 - 08:00 Registration
08:20 - 08:40 Pediatric Rheumatology In The Arab World | Djohra Hadef, MD (Algeria)
08:40 - 09:00 Childhood Lupus: What is New? | Sulaiman Mohamed Almayouf, MD (KSA)
09:00 - 09:20 Revisit Childhood Behçet | Soad Hashad, MD (Libya)
09:20 - 09:40 Interferonopathies (Collecting Small Pieces of a Puzzle) | Hala Lotfy, MD (Egypt)
09:40 - 10:00 Juvenile Dermatomyositis: Up to Date | Shamma Ahmad Majid, MD (UAE)
10:00 - 10:10 Discussion
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DAY 2 | FRIDAY, APRIL 25th, 2025 PEDIATRIC PROGRAM
PEDIATRIC PROGRAM - ELWAN ROOM
11:55 - 13:45 Friday Prayer | Lunch Break | Exhibit & Poster Visit
14:25 - 16:05 Session III: Management of JIA In Arab World: Disparities and Similarities! Round Table
15:05 - 15:20 Impact Of Socio-Economic Status On The Delay Before The First Pediatric Rheumatology Consultation For Children With
Idiopathic Juvenile Arthritis | Dorra Ben Nessib, MD (Tunisia)
15:35 - 15:50 The Hidden Struggles: Evaluating Physical Activity And Contributing Factors In Children With
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis | Bekey Marwa, MD (Tunisia)
15:50 - 16:05 Therapeutic Inertia In Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Barriers To Effective Management
And Pathways For Improvement | Yafa Ben Slama, MD (Tunisia)
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DAY 2 | FRIDAY, APRIL 25th, 2025 PEDIATRIC PROGRAM
PEDIATRIC PROGRAM - ELWAN ROOM
16:05 - 16:45 Symposium III
17:05 - 17:45 Thieves Market | Hakim Rahmoune, MD (Algeria) - Asal Adnan, MD (Iraq)
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DAY 3 | SATURDAY, APRIL 26th, 2025 ADULT PROGRAM
07:30 - 08:00 Registration
08:30 - 09:40 Session XVII | Crystal Arthropathies 08:30 - 10:15 Session XVIII | Osteoathritis
Bilal Bengana, MD (Algeria) - Thomas Bardin, MD (France) Fella Hanni, MD (Algeria) - Mohcine Medjadi, MD (Algeria)
Moderators Moderators
Abdellatif Abiayad, MD - (Algeria) Sami Salman, MD (Iraq)
08:30 - 08:50 Gout: An Update 08:30 - 08:50 New concepts and Physiopathology of
Ahmed Mougui, MD (Morocco) Video Conference Osteoarthritis | Tarek Khaled, MD (Algeria)
08:50 - 09:10 Hyperuricemia, to Treat or Not to Treat ? 08:50 - 09:10 Role of Viscosupplementation in Hip Osteoarthritis
Bilal Bengana, MD (Algeria) Fella Hanni, MD (Algeria)
09:10 - 09:30 Cardiocascular Risk in Gout Disease 09:10 - 09:30 Local Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis
Thomas Bardin, MD (France) Sami Salman, MD (Iraq)
09:30 - 09:40 Q&A 09:30 - 09:40 Q&A
09:40 - 10:25 Symposium X | Sponsored by Janssen 09:40 - 10:25 Symposium XI | Sponsored by Saidal
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DAY 3 | SATURDAY, APRIL 26th, 2025 ADULT PROGRAM
10:45 - 11:05 Difficult-to-Treat Psoriatic Arthritis 10:45 - 11:05 Management Challenges of Calcinosis Universalis During
Assia Haddouche, MD (Algeria) Juvenile-Onset Dermatomyositis | Hadjer Chiba, MD (Algeria)
11:05 - 11:25 Cryoglobulinemic Vasculitis & Macrophage Activation Syndrome:
11:05 - 11:35 Treatment Selection in Psoriatic Arthritis A Succuess Story With Rituximab | Safa Ammar boudjelal, MD (Algeria)
Laura Coates, MD (UK) Late-Onset Axial Spondyloarthritis: Does It Differ From Early-Onset
11:25 - 11:45
Axial Spondyloarthritis | Fatma Zohra Yasmina Heddi, MD (Algeria)
11:35 - 11:55 Predicting and Preventing Psoriatic Arthritis
Imane El Bouchti, MD (Morocco) Video Conference 11:45 - 12:10 Session XXI | Oral Presentations
11:55 - 12:10 Q&A Nadia Boudersa, MD (Algeria)
Moderators
Dalila Ait Ghezala, MD (Algeria) - Mourad Djebbar, MD (Algeria)
11:45 - 11:55
11:55 - 12:05
12:05 - 12:10
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DAY 3 | SATURDAY, APRIL 26th, 2025 ADULT PROGRAM
07:30 - 08:00 Registration
Moderators Chafika Haouichat, MD (Algeria) - Elyes Bouajina (Tunisia) - Basel Masri, MD (Jordan)
08:30 - 08:50 Qatar Experience with Fracture Liaison Service | Nabeel Abdulla, MD (Qatar)
08:50 - 09:10 Tbs - From Evidence to Guideline for a Practical Clinical Use | Enisa Shevroja, MD (Switzerland) Video Conference
09:10 - 09:30 Update on the Anabolic Treatment of Osteoporosis | Basel Masri, MD (Jordan)
09:30 - 09:50 Management of Steroid Induced Osteoporosis: Kuwait Guidelines | Fatemah Abutiban, MD (Kuwait)
09:50 - 10:00 Q&A
Moderators Bahaz Naima, MD (Algeria) - Zahira Lamri, MD (Algeria) - Yacine Terkman, MD (Algeria)
12:30 - 12:45 ADULT PROGRAM - YWY ROOm Closing Remarks and Welcome to ARLAR Iraq 2027
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DAY 3 | SATURDAY, APRIL 26th, 2025 ADULT PROGRAM
ALPHA ROOM
09:15 - 10:00 Symposium Workshop 1 | Sponsored by Roche
TPE: Acceptability and Management of the Nocebo Effect When Switching from IV to SC | I. Bencharif, MD (Algeria)
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