Scientific Program

15:30 - 15:45

Welcome
Gabriela Riemekasten, Peter Lamprecht, Ulrich Specks

15:45 - 17:15

Lupus and Renal Disease I
Chairs: Fernando C. Fervenza, Martin Nitschke

• Membranous Nephropathy: From Bench to Bedside,Fernando C. Fervenza
• Complement in Renal Disease, Sanjeev Sethi
• Current Directions in Lupus Diagnosis and Therapy, Steven R.Ytterberg

17:15 - 17:45

Coffee Break

17:45 - 18:45

Lupus and Renal Disease II
Chairs: Fernando C. Fervenza, Martin Nitschke

• Discovering the Antigen in Membranous Lupus Nephritis, Sanjeev Sethi
• Future Targets and Novel Therapies in SLE, Jens Y. Humrich

Campus Open Air
free live music festival next to the venue

09:00 - 10:30

Diagnostic Tools and Biomarkers
Chairs: Jens Y. Humrich, Steven R. Ytterberg

• Are Biomarkers Useful in the Management of Lupus Nephritis?,Fernando C. Fervenza
• Clinical Application of ANCA-testing, Ulrich Specks
• Nailfold Capillary Microscopy in Raynaud's: the Why and How in Rheumatic Disease Diagnosis, Ashima Makol

10:30 - 11:00

Coffee Break

11:00 - 13:00

Organ Involvement in Multisystem Inflammatory Diseases
Chairs: Bernard Nölle, Robert Vasallo

• Multisystem Inflammatory Diseases Through the Eyes of the Ophthalmologist, Bernhard Nölle
• Sarcoidosis Management: Do the Affected Organs Matter?, Robert Vasallo
• Pulmonary Complications of Liver Disease, Hilary DuBrock
• Classification, Assessment, and Treatment of Myositis in 2019, Steven R.Ytterberg

13:00 - 14:00

Lunch

14:00 - 15:30

Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis and Spondyloarthritis
Chairs: Diamant Thaci, Kenneth Warrington

• Rheumatoid Arthritis: Update on Treatment Strategies, John Davis
• Rheumatoid Arthritis Related Lung Disease, Robert Vasallo
• Targeted Therapies for Psoriatic Arthritis and Spondyloarthritis, John Davis

15:30 - 16:00

Coffee Break

16:00 - 18:00

Vasculitis
Chairs: Peter Lamprecht, Bernhard Hellmich

• Management of Giant Cell Arteritis: Dawn of a New Era, Kenneth Warrington
• Treatment of ANCA-associated Vasculitis: Where so we stand in 2019?, Ulrich Specks
• Takayasu’s Arteritis: Update on Diagnosis and Treatment, Kenneth Warrington
• Expert challenge: Case presentations
  Principal discussants:
  Fernando C. Fervenza, John Davis, Peter Lamprecht, Ashima Makol, Sanjeev Sethi, Ulrich Specks

09:00 - 10:30

Pulmonary Vascular Disease
Chairs: Daniel Drömann, Ulrich Specks

• EGPA: Is it Time to Treat According to Disease Phenotype?, Bernhard Hellmich
• Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage: Diagnosis and Management, Ulrich Specks
• Update on Diagnosis and Management of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension, Hilary DuBrock

10:30 - 11:00

Coffee Break

11:00 - 12:30

Systemic Sclerosis
Chairs: Hilary DuBrock, Gabriela Riemekasten

• Treatment and Prognosis of ILD in Systemic Sclerosis: Where do we stand?, Ashima Makol
• The Varied Phenotypes of Pulmonary Hypertension Associated with Systemic Sclerosis, Hilary DuBrock
• Systemic Sclerosis: Where do we go? Gabriela Riemekasten

Wrap up and Farewell
Gabriela Riemekasten, Peter Lamprecht, Ulrich Specks