PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME - SUBJECT TO CHANGE

Programme, speakers and timings may be updated as the scientific programme is finalised.

FRIDAY 7 MAY 2027 - PRE-CONGRESS WORKSHOPS

14:30 - 15:30 : pGALS Workshop (parallel session)

Facilitator: To be confirmed

14:30 - 15:30 : Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Workshop (parallel session)

Facilitator: To be confirmed

15:30 - 16:30 : Radiodiagnostics in Paediatric Rheumatology

Speaker: To be confirmed

16:30 - 17:00 : Tea Break

17:00 - 18:00 : Therapeutic Patient and Parental Education

Facilitator: To be confirmed

18:00 - 19:00 : Ordering and Interpreting Laboratory Tests in Paediatric Rheumatology

Facilitator: To be confirmed

19:00 : 🍴Dinner 🍽️

SATURDAY 8 MAY 2027 - DAY 1: FROM PRECISION SCIENCE TO PRECISION CARE

08:00 - 08:30 : Registration

08:30 - 09:00 : Welcome Remarks

PAFLAR Scientific Chair and PAFLAR President

09:00 - 10:30 : Session 1 - From Genomics to Bedside

Moderators: Mauritian Representative and Dr Aissata Traore

09:00 - 09:20 : Precision Medicine in Paediatric Rheumatology: Where Are We Now

Prof Michael Hofer, Switzerland

09:20 - 09:40 : Genomics in Lupus Across Africa

Dr Kate Webb, South Africa

09:40 - 10:00 : From Gene to Treatment: Can Precision Medicine Transform Care in LMICs?

Dr Clarisse Nzabonimpa, Rwanda

10:00 - 10:20 : CAR-T Cell Therapy in Rheumatology

Prof Gyorgy Nagy, Hungary

10:20 - 10:30 : Questions and Answers

10:40 - 11:00 : Tea / Coffee Break and Poster Viewing

11:00 - 12:40 : Session 2 - The New Science of Childhood Rheumatic Disease: JIA, SLE, Myositis and Autoinflammation

Moderators: Mauritian Representative and Dr Linus Gborie

11:00 - 11:20 : JIA in 2026: Treat to Target and Beyond

Dr Wafa Hamdi, Tunisia

11:20 - 11:40 : Juvenile Dermatomyositis: Biomarkers, Imaging and Emerging Therapies

Prof Angelo Ravelli, Italy

11:40 - 12:00 : Autoinflammatory Diseases: From Rare Disease to Actionable Diagnosis

Prof Soad Hashad, Libya

12:00 - 12:40 : Round Table - Childhood-Onset SLE: Precision Approaches to a Complex Disease

Moderator: Dr Kenza Bouayed

Speakers: Dr Ayodele Faleye, Prof Hermine Brunner, Prof S. El Mayouf, Prof Amita Aggarwal, Dr Carlos Toro and Prof Alexandre Belot

12:40 - 13:40 : Lunch

14:00 - 15:30 : Session 3 - Clinical Workshops (parallel sessions)

Workshop 1 : Difficult Case Presentations

Cases presented by Dr Ouma Koussougbo, Dr Linus Gborie, Dr Aissata Traore, Dr Patricia Ngoma and Dr Elton Meleki

Workshop 2 : Multidisciplinary Care

Joint pain in children - Dr Daniela Petry

Proteinuria in SLE - Dr Francis Furia

Infectious disease in rheumatology - Dr Koggie Chinniah

Vasculitides - Prof Isabelle Kone-Paut

Uveitis - Speaker to be confirmed

Cutaneous clues - Dr Kausar

15:30 - 16:00 : Tea / Coffee Break

16:00 - 17:00 : Session 4 - Innovation and Digital Transformation: AI, Imaging, Registries and New Models of Care

Moderators: Mauritian Representative and Dr Clarisse Nzabonimpa

16:00 - 16:20 : Project ARISE: Accelerating Paediatric Rheumatology Care and Infrastructure in Kenya

Dr Angela Migowa, Kenya

16:20 - 16:40 : Building African Paediatric Rheumatology Registries: From Data to Impact

Dr Wafa Hamdi, Dr Mohammed Hassan, Dr Waleed Hassan and Prof Soad Hashad

16:40 - 17:00 : AI and Machine Learning in Paediatric Rheumatology: Hype Versus Reality

Prof Chris Scott

17:00 - 17:20 : Group Photograph

17:30 - 18:30 : PAFLAR Annual General Meeting and Elections

19:00 - 20:00 : 🍴Networking dinner 🍽️

SUNDAY 9 MAY 2027 - DAY 2: COLLABORATION, EQUITY AND THE FUTURE OF CARE

08:30 - 10:40 : Session 1 - Building the Global Paediatric Rheumatology Ecosystem Children Deserve

Moderators: Mauritian Representative and Dr Elton Meleki

08:30 - 09:00 : PReS Partnership Lecture: Building the Next Generation of Paediatric Rheumatologists

Prof Helen Foster, United Kingdom

09:00 - 09:40 : CARRA Partnership Lecture: Collaborative Research That Changes Clinical Practice

Prof Patty Vega, United States of America

09:40 - 10:10 : APLAR Partnership Lecture: Lessons from Asia-Pacific

Dr Dharma, Nepal

10:10 - 10:40 : PANLAR Partnership Lecture: Connecting Paediatric Rheumatology Across the Global South

Dr Licia Mota, Brazil

10:40 - 11:00 : Tea / Coffee Break and Poster Viewing

11:00 - 12:30 : Session 2 - Collaborative Care: Beyond the Rheumatologist

Moderators: Mauritian Representative and Dr Mohammed Hassan

11:00 - 11:20 : Building Effective Transition Rheumatology Care in Africa

Dr Njeri Karianjahi, Kenya

11:20 - 11:40 : Nurses, Physiotherapists, Psychologists and Allied Health: The Power of the Team

Dr Hanna Lishan, Ethiopia

11:40 - 12:00 : Patient and Family Partnership in Research and Clinical Care

Speaker: To be confirmed

12:00 - 12:20 : Leadership, Mentorship and the Future of Rheumatology

AWIR Representative

12:20 - 12:30 : Questions and Answers

12:30 - 13:30 : Lunch

14:00 - 15:30 : Session 3 - From Innovation to Impact: Equity, Access and Sustainable Paediatric Rheumatology

Moderators: Mauritian Representative and Dr Patricia Ngoma

14:00 - 14:20 : The African Child with Rheumatic Disease: Closing the Diagnosis and Treatment Gap

Dr Djohra Hadef, Algeria

14:20 - 14:40 : Access to Biologics and Advanced Therapies in LMICs: What Can We Change?

Dr Ouma Koussougbo, Mauritius

14:40 - 15:00 : Training the Workforce: Fellowship Programmes, Mentorship and Sustainable Capacity Building

Dr Angela Migowa, Kenya

15:00 - 15:20 : Advocacy, Policy and Financing: Making Paediatric Rheumatology a Health-System Priority

Speaker: To be confirmed

15:20 - 15:30 : Questions and Answers

15:30 - 16:00 : Tea / Coffee Break

16:00 - 17:00 : Poster Tour

17:00 - 17:30 : Closing Plenary