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The Overseas Invited Speakers and Chairs
アルファベット順 / Alphabetical order
Shervin Assassi（Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA）
Symposium 9
Future perspective of molecular targeted therapies in systemic sclerosis
| Date： | April 25 (Fri) 8:45-10:45 |
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| Venue： | Room 2（Palace room, 2F, Fukuoka Sunpalace） |
| Role： | Chair &Speaker |
| Title： | Personalized Medicine in Systemic Sclerosis: Current Status and the Road Ahead |
International Concurrent Workshop 32
Sjögren's Syndrome
| Date： | April 26 (Sat) 8:40-9:40 |
|---|---|
| Venue： | Room 15（504+505, 5F, Fukuoka International Congress Center） |
| Role： | Chair |
Evening Seminar 17
| Date： | April 25 (Fri) 18:00-19:00 |
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| Venue： | Room 12（501, 5F, Fukuoka International Congress Center） |
| Role： | Speaker |
| Title： | Screening, evaluation, and treatment of systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases based on recently published guidelines |
Hans W. Bijlsma （University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands）
Special Symposium 2 (EULAR Session)
Cutting edge therapies in rheumatic diseases - from glucocorticoids to cell based treatment - EULAR Symposium
| Date： | April 25 (Fri) 8:45-10:45 |
|---|---|
| Venue： | Room 12（501, 5F, Fukuoka International Congress Center） |
| Role： | Speaker |
| Title： | 75 years of glucocorticoid treatment: too early for a final ordeal |
International Concurrent Workshop 20
Other than rheumatic disease 2
| Date： | April 25 (Fri) 15:35-16:35 |
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| Venue： | Room 13（502, 5F, Fukuoka International Congress Center） |
| Role： | Chair |
Marie-Christophe Boissier （Inserm U1125, Bobigny, France / University of Sorbonne Paris North, Bobigny, France / Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Avicenne's hospital, Department of Rheumatology, Bobigny, France）
Symposium 3
Up-to-date pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment challenges of arthritis and enthesitis
| Date： | April 24 (Thu) 9:30-12:00 |
|---|---|
| Venue： | Room 12（501, 5F, Fukuoka International Congress Center） |
| Role： | Chair & Speaker |
| Title： | Environment and Exposome in Rheumatoid Arthritis |
International Concurrent Workshop 10
Comobities
| Date： | April 24 (Thu) 15:55-16:55 |
|---|---|
| Venue： | Room 14（503, 5F, Fukuoka International Congress Center） |
| Role： | Chair |
Gerd R. Burmester （Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany）
Special Symposium 2 (EULAR Session)
Cutting edge therapies in rheumatic diseases - from glucocorticoids to cell based treatment - EULAR Symposium
| Date： | April 25 (Fri) 8:45-10:45 |
|---|---|
| Venue： | Room 12（501, 5F, Fukuoka International Congress Center） |
| Role： | Chair & Speaker |
| Title： | CAR T-cells, BiTEs and more - are we on the road to cure of autoimmune diseases? |
International Concurrent Workshop 11
Clinical study in RA 2
| Date： | April 24 (Thu) 14:45-15:45 |
|---|---|
| Venue： | Room 15（504+505, 5F, Fukuoka International Congress Center） |
| Role： | Chair |
Luncheon Seminar 2
JAK inhibitors in the treatment of RA
| Date： | April 24 (Thu) 12:15-13:15 |
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| Venue： | Room 2（Palace room, 2F, Fukuoka Sunpalace） |
| Role： | Speaker |
| Title： | Efficacy and Safety of JAK Inhibitors for the Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis: Structural and Clinical Remission With Filgotinib |
Luncheon Seminar 17
JAK inhibitors in the treatment of RA
| Date： | April 25 (Fri) 12:05-13:05 |
|---|---|
| Venue： | Room 2（Palace room, 2F, Fukuoka Sunpalace） |
| Role： | Speaker |
| Title： | Modern Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis With JAK Inhibitors: Evidence for the Clinical Utility of Filgotinib |
Evening Seminar 1
Optimizing treatment of RA: Achieving treatment goals with Upadacitinib
| Date： | April 24 (Thu) 17:15-18:15 |
|---|---|
| Venue： | Room 2（Palace room, 2F, Fukuoka Sunpalace） |
| Role： | Speaker |
JCR World Top Masterclass 2025
| Date： | April 23（Wed） 14:40-18:10 |
|---|---|
| Venue： | Room 13 (502, 5F, Fukuoka International Congress Center) |
| Role： | Lecturer |
Scott Canna （Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, PA, USA）
Symposium 21
Recent Advances in Systemic Autoinflammatory Diseases
| Date： | April 26 (Sat) 14:25-16:55 |
|---|---|
| Venue： | Room 12（501, 5F, Fukuoka International Congress Center） |
| Role： | Speaker |
| Title： | Sources and effects of excess IL-18 in Auto- and Hyperinflammatory Diseases |
International Concurrent Workshop 29
Other than rheumatic disease 4
| Date： | April 26 (Sat) 9:50-10:50 |
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| Venue： | Room 13（502, 5F, Fukuoka International Congress Center） |
| Role： | Chair |
Yen-An Chang （Division of Allergy-Immunology-Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan）
Symposium 7 (J-STAR Session)
Comprehensive approach to Difficult to treat PsA/axSpA: from bench to clinical practice
| Date： | April 24 (Thu) 14:50-16:50 |
|---|---|
| Venue： | Room 9（411, 4F, Fukuoka International Congress Center） |
| Role： | Speaker |
| Title： | Clinical Characteristics and Predictors of Difficult-to-Manage Axial Spondyloarthritis: Insights from a Single-Center Retrospective Study |
International Concurrent Workshop 16
Biomarker 1
| Date： | April 25 (Fri) 9:50-10:50 |
|---|---|
| Venue： | Room 14（503, 5F, Fukuoka International Congress Center） |
| Role： | Chair |
Ved Prakash Chaturvedi （Deputy Secretary General of APLAR）
Special Symposium 4 (APLAR Session)
Progress of Practice and Research in Asia Pacific regions/countries
| Date： | April 26 (Sat) 8:45-10:45 |
|---|---|
| Venue： | Room 12（501, 5F, Fukuoka International Congress Center） |
| Role： | Chair |
Maria Dall'Era （University of California San Francisco, USA）
Special Symposium 3 (ACR Session)
Lupus nephritis from basic and clinical aspects
| Date： | April 25 (Fri) 15:40-17:40 |
|---|---|
| Venue： | Room 12（501, 5F, Fukuoka International Congress Center） |
| Role： | Speaker |
| Title： | Taming the Wolf- The Evolving Treatment Paradigm for Lupus Nephritis |
International Concurrent Workshop 22
Lupus nephritis
| Date： | April 25 (Fri) 14:25-15:25 |
|---|---|
| Venue： | Room 14（503, 5F, Fukuoka International Congress Center） |
| Role： | Chair |
Roy M. Fleischmann （University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, USA）
TREG Session
ACR2024, EULAR2024 conference topics
| Date： | April 25 (Fri) 8:45-10:45 |
|---|---|
| Venue： | Room 1（Concert Hall, 2F, Fukuoka Sunpalace） |
| Role： | Speaker |
| Title： | New Molecules in Development for Rheumatic Diseases |
International Concurrent Workshop 19
Connective tissue diseases 2
| Date： | April 25 (Fri) 14:25-15:25 |
|---|---|
| Venue： | Room 13（502, 5F, Fukuoka International Congress Center） |
| Role： | Chair |
Allan Gibofsky （Hospital for Special Surgery-Weill Cornell Medicine, USA）
TREG Session
ACR2024, EULAR2024 conference topics
| Date： | April 25 (Fri) 8:45-10:45 |
|---|---|
| Venue： | Room 1（Concert Hall, 2F, Fukuoka Sunpalace） |
| Role： | Speaker |
| Title： | Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Autoimmune Rheumatic Disorders |
Tom W. Huizinga （Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands）
Symposium 1
Clinical suspect arthralgia, Early arthritis and Early Rheumatoid arthritis
| Date： | April 24 (Thu) 9:30-12:00 |
|---|---|
| Venue： | Room 1（Concert Hall, 2F, Fukuoka Sunpalace） |
| Role： | Chair & Speaker |
| Title： | Glycobiology and maturation of AMPA during clinical suspect arthralgia to RA |
International Concurrent Workshop 12
Clinical study in RA 3
| Date： | April 24 (Thu) 15:55-16:55 |
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| Venue： | Room 15（504+505, 5F, Fukuoka International Congress Center） |
| Role： | Chair |
Luncheon Seminar 27
| Date： | April 25 (Fri) 12:05-13:05 |
|---|---|
| Venue： | Room 12（501, 5F, Fukuoka International Congress Center） |
| Role： | Speaker |
| Title： | The Role of IL6 in Optimizing Treatment in Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis |
Md Nazrul Islam （Department of Rheumatology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh）
Special Symposium 4 (APLAR Session)
Progress of Practice and Research in Asia Pacific regions/countries
| Date： | April 26 (Sat) 8:45-10:45 |
|---|---|
| Venue： | Room 12（501, 5F, Fukuoka International Congress Center） |
| Role： | Speaker |
| Title： | Which test is Preferable for the Screening of Latent Tuberculosis in Refractory Spondyloarthritis Patients: Tuberculin Skin Test and or QuantiFERON TB Gold Test |
International Concurrent Workshop 37
Clinical study in RA 6
| Date： | April 26 (Sat) 15:55-16:55 |
|---|---|
| Venue： | Room 14（503, 5F, Fukuoka International Congress Center） |
| Role： | Chair |
David Jayne （University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom）
Luncheon Seminar 32
ANCA associated vasculitis, AAV
| Date： | April 26 (Sat) 12:25-13:25 |
|---|---|
| Venue： | Room 2（Palace room, 2F, Fukuoka Sunpalace） |
| Role： | Speaker |
| Title： | Complement inhibition with avacopan in the treatment of ANCA associated vasculitis From clinical trials to real world experience to practical use in the clinic |
J. Michelle Kahlenberg （University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA）
Special Symposium 3 (ACR Session)
Lupus nephritis from basic and clinical aspects
| Date： | April 25 (Fri) 15:40-17:40 |
|---|---|
| Venue： | Room 12（501, 5F, Fukuoka International Congress Center） |
| Role： | Speaker |
| Title： | The evolving understanding of lupus pathogenesis. |
International Concurrent Workshop 30
Pathophysiology of SLE 3
| Date： | April 26 (Sat) 8:40-9:40 |
|---|---|
| Venue： | Room 14（503, 5F, Fukuoka International Congress Center） |
| Role： | Chair |
Dan Kastner （National Human Genome Research Institute, USA）
Symposium 21
Recent Advances in Systemic Autoinflammatory Diseases
| Date： | April 26 (Sat) 14:25-16:55 |
|---|---|
| Venue： | Room 12（501, 5F, Fukuoka International Congress Center） |
| Role： | Speaker |
Arthur Kavanaugh （University of California, San Diego, USA）
TREG Session
ACR2024, EULAR2024 conference topics
| Date： | April 25 (Fri) 8:45-10:45 |
|---|---|
| Venue： | Room 1（Concert Hall, 2F, Fukuoka Sunpalace） |
| Role： | Speaker |
| Title： | TREG session: ACR 2024, EULAR 2024 conference topics |
Jose Paulo P. Lorenzo （University of the Philippines, Philippine General Hospital, Manila, Philippines & Makati Medical Center, Makati, Philippines）
Special Symposium 4 (APLAR Session)
Progress of Practice and Research in Asia Pacific regions/countries
| Date： | April 26 (Sat) 8:45-10:45 |
|---|---|
| Venue： | Room 12（501, 5F, Fukuoka International Congress Center） |
| Role： | Speaker |
| Title： | Bridging the Gap: Pitfalls in Gout Management |
International Concurrent Workshop 35
Biomarker 2
| Date： | April 26 (Sat) 15:55-16:55 |
|---|---|
| Venue： | Room 13（502, 5F, Fukuoka International Congress Center） |
| Role： | Chair |
Andrea H. Low （Singapore General Hospital, Duke-National University of Singapore, Singapore）
Special Symposium 4 (APLAR Session)
Progress of Practice and Research in Asia Pacific regions/countries
| Date： | April 26 (Sat) 8:45-10:45 |
|---|---|
| Venue： | Room 12（501, 5F, Fukuoka International Congress Center） |
| Role： | Speaker |
| Title： | The Winding Path Towards Building the APLAR Systemic Sclerosis Incident Cohort |
International Concurrent Workshop 27
Systemic sclerosis
| Date： | April 25 (Fri) 16:45-17:45 |
|---|---|
| Venue： | Room 15（504+505, 5F, Fukuoka International Congress Center） |
| Role： | Chair |
Cristina Macía-Villa （Ramón y Cajal University Hospital, Madrid, Spain）
Symposium 7 (J-STAR Session)
Comprehensive approach to Difficult to treat PsA/axSpA: from bench to clinical practice
| Date： | April 24 (Thu) 14:50-16:50 |
|---|---|
| Venue： | Room 9（411, 4F, Fukuoka International Congress Center） |
| Role： | Speaker |
| Title： | Difficult to treat PsA |
International Concurrent Workshop 2
Connective tissue diseases 1
| Date： | April 24 (Thu) 10:50-11:50 |
|---|---|
| Venue： | Room 13（502, 5F, Fukuoka International Congress Center） |
| Role： | Chair |
Dennis G. McGonagle （The University of Leeds, Leeds, UK）
Symposium 3
Up-to-date pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment challenges of arthritis and enthesitis
| Date： | April 24 (Thu) 9:30-12:00 |
|---|---|
| Venue： | Room 12（501, 5F, Fukuoka International Congress Center） |
| Role： | Speaker |
| Title： | Pathogenesis of enthesitis and secondary synovitis |
International Concurrent Workshop 7
Other than rheumatic disease 1
| Date： | April 24 (Thu) 14:45-15:45 |
|---|---|
| Venue： | Room 13（502, 5F, Fukuoka International Congress Center） |
| Role： | Chair |
Iain B. McInnes （College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences (MVLS), University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK）
JCR World Top Masterclass 2025
| Date： | April 23（Wed） 14:40-17:50 |
|---|---|
| Venue： | Room 15 (504+505, 5F, Fukuoka International Congress Center) |
| Role： | Lecturer |
Philip J. Mease （University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA / Providence - Swedeish Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USA）
TREG Session
ACR2024, EULAR2024 conference topics
| Date： | April 25 (Fri) 8:45-10:45 |
|---|---|
| Venue： | Room 1（Concert Hall, 2F, Fukuoka Sunpalace） |
| Role： | Speaker |
| Title： | Spondyloarthritis |
Marta Mosca （University of Pisa, Italy）
Special Symposium 2 (EULAR Session)
Cutting edge therapies in rheumatic diseases - from glucocorticoids to cell based treatment - EULAR Symposium
| Date： | April 25 (Fri) 8:45-10:45 |
|---|---|
| Venue： | Room 12（501, 5F, Fukuoka International Congress Center） |
| Role： | Speaker |
| Title： | The importance of preventing damage accrual in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) |
International Concurrent Workshop 6
Pathophysiology of SLE 1
| Date： | April 24 (Thu) 10:50-11:50 |
|---|---|
| Venue： | Room 15（504+505, 5F, Fukuoka International Congress Center） |
| Role： | Chair |
Ki-Jeong Park （Chonnam National University Medical School and Hospital, Gwangju, Republic of Korea）
Symposium 7 (J-STAR Session)
Comprehensive approach to Difficult to treat PsA/axSpA: from bench to clinical practice
| Date： | April 24 (Thu) 14:50-16:50 |
|---|---|
| Venue： | Room 9（411, 4F, Fukuoka International Congress Center） |
| Role： | Speaker |
| Title： | A Comprehensive overview of basic research in Spondyloarthritis |
Shyam Prabhakar （Genome Institute of Singapore, A*STAR）
Symposium 8
Profiling human disease immunology by single cell multi-omics analyses
| Date： | April 24 (Thu) 14:30-17:00 |
|---|---|
| Venue： | Room 12（501, 5F, Fukuoka International Congress Center） |
| Role： | Chair & Speaker |
| Title： | Single cell analysis reveals Asian diversity and immune disease markers |
International Concurrent Workshop 14
Basic 4
| Date： | Apr 25 (Fri) 9:50-10:50 |
|---|---|
| Venue： | Room 13 (502, 5F, Fukuoka International Congress Center) |
| Role： | Chair |
Josef S. Smolen （Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine 3, Medical University of Vienna, Austria）
Special Symposium 2 (EULAR Session)
Cutting edge therapies in rheumatic diseases - from glucocorticoids to cell based treatment - EULAR Symposium
| Date： | April 25 (Fri) 8:45-10:45 |
|---|---|
| Venue： | Room 12（501, 5F, Fukuoka International Congress Center） |
| Role： | Speaker |
| Title： | Can we approach personalized medicine in rheumatoid arthritis despite lack of insights from modern molecular markers? |
International Concurrent Workshop 23
Pathophysiology of RA 1
| Date： | April 25 (Fri) 15:35-16:35 |
|---|---|
| Venue： | Room 14（503, 5F, Fukuoka International Congress Center） |
| Role： | Chair |
Evening Seminar 9
The importance of IL-6 blockade in autoimmune disease
| Date： | April 25 (Fri) 18:00-19:30 |
|---|---|
| Venue： | Room 2（Palace room, 2F, Fukuoka Sunpalace） |
| Role： | Speaker |
| Title： | The major role of interleukin (IL) -6 receptor (R) blockade in Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and inflammatory conditions: |
JCR World Top Masterclass 2025
| Date： | April 23（Wed） 14:40-17:50 |
|---|---|
| Venue： | Room 14 (503, 5F, Fukuoka International Congress Center) |
| Role： | Lecturer |
Blagoje Soskic （Human Technopole, Italy）
Symposium 8
Profiling human disease immunology by single cell multi-omics analyses
| Date： | April 24 (Thu) 14:30-17:00 |
|---|---|
| Venue： | Room 12（501, 5F, Fukuoka International Congress Center） |
| Role： | Speaker |
| Title： | Transcriptional control of human B cell activation and antibody production |
Chun Jimmie Ye （University of California San Francisco, USA）
Symposium 8
Profiling human disease immunology by single cell multi-omics analyses
| Date： | April 24 (Thu) 14:30-17:00 |
|---|---|
| Venue： | Room 12（501, 5F, Fukuoka International Congress Center） |
| Role： | Speaker |
| Title： | Single cell multiomics across diverse humanpopulations reveals novel genetic determinants andmechanisms of immune-related complex diseases |
Man Lung Yip （Integrated Diagnostic and Medical Centre, Tung Wah Group of Hospitals, Hong Kong）
Special Symposium 4 (APLAR Session)
Progress of Practice and Research in Asia Pacific regions/countries
| Date： | April 26 (Sat) 8:45-10:45 |
|---|---|
| Venue： | Room 12（501, 5F, Fukuoka International Congress Center） |
| Role： | Speaker |
| Title： | Comorbidities in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies |
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