INTERNATIONAL SPEAKERS

Dr. Janet Pope

MD, MPH, FRCPC Professor of Medicine (Division of Rheumatology), Epidemiology, and Biostatics University of Western Ontario, Canada Topic: Where do JAK Inhibitors belong in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Dr. Tom Appleton

MD, PhD, FRCPC Site Chief, Rheumatology, SJHC London Western University, Canada Topic: JAC Inhibitors: Safety Profile

LOCAL SPEAKERS

Dr. Muhammad Haroon

MB, MMedSc, FRCPI, FACR, FFSEM, Phd Head – Department of Rheumatology, Fatima Memorial Hospital, Lahore Topic: Juvenile Spondyloarthropathy

Prof. Dr. Ijaz Hussain

MBBS, FCPS (Dermatology) Pro Vice Chancellor, Head – Department of Dermatology, Kind Edward Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan Topic: Psoriasis: Role of Biologic Treatmen

Prof. Dr. Azeem Taj

MBBS, FCPS, SCE (Endocrinology) Head – Department of Medicine, Shaikh Zayed Federal Postgraduate Medical Institute, Lahore, Pakistan Topic: Thyroid related Rheumatic Problems

Dr. Tajvur Saber

MBBS, FRCPI, Newman Scholar, MD, and SCE Rheumatology, EULAR Certificate in Pediatric Rheumatology Topic: Pregnancy in SLE

Dr. Javaid M. Malik

MBBS, FRCP (UK), FACP (USA), FACR (USA) Consultant Rheumatologist, Rawalpindi, Pakistan Topic: Sjogren’s Disease in Modern Treatment Era

Dr. Najam ud Din

FRCR (UK), MCPS, DMRD Consultant Radiologist – AZNOSTICS Topic: Genicular Artery Embolization in Knee Osteoarthritis

Prof. Dr. Suleman Khan

MBBS, MRCPI, PGDip MSK (London), FRCP (Glasgow), SCE & CCT (UK) Consultant Rheumatologist, General Secretary, Pakistan Society for Rheumatology, Peshawar, Pakistan Topic: SLE Nephritis, A Rheumatologist’s Approach

Dr. Aflak Rasheed

FCPS (Med), FCPS (Rheumatology) Associate Professor Shaikh Zayed Federal Postgraduate Medical Institute, Lahore, Pakistan Topic: Late Presentation of Autoimmune Diseases: How to fill the gaps

Dr. Muhammad Imran ul Hassan

FRCP (London), MRCP (Respiratory Medicine) (UK), MRCP (UK) Consultant Pulmonologist, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Lahore, Pakistan Topic: Interstitial Lung Disease in Systemic Sclerosis

Prof. Dr. Abdul Shakoor

FCPS (Medicine), FCPS (Psychiatry) Head – Department of Psychiatry Shaikh Zayed Federal Postgraduate Medical Institute, Lahore, Pakistan Topic: Psycho-social aspect of Rheumatic Diseases

Dr. Abrar Ahmed Wagan

FCPS (Medicine), FCPS (Rheumatology) Associate Professor Indus Medical College, Tando Muhammad Khan, Sindh, Pakistan Topic: Biologic DMARDs and Chronic Infections

Dr. Farhana Younas

FCPS, FRCR, FRANZCR Intervention Radiologist, Quantum Radiology, Sydney, Australia Topic: Imaging Guided Procedures in Rheumatology