Oman Society of Rheumatology Conference 2026

Scientific Agenda

Day 1: Thursday, 23 April
Parallel Workshops

Day 2: Friday, 24 April
Adult Rheumatology
Parallel Session

Day 2: Friday, 24 April
Pediatric Rheumatology
Parallel Session

Day 3: Saturday, 25 April
Adult & Pediatric Rheumatology

Day 1: Thursday, 23 April
Parallel Workshops

Day 2: Friday, 24 April
Adult Rheumatology
Parallel Session

Day 2: Friday, 24 April
Pediatric Rheumatology
Parallel Session

Day 3: Saturday, 25 April
Adult & Pediatric Rheumatology

Disclaimer: Agenda as of 23 February 2026, subject to potential modifications without prior notification.

14:00	Registration
16:00 – 18:30	Workshop 1	Workshop 2	Workshop 3	Workshop 4
	Rheumatology Emergency & Crystal Arthropathy	Artificial Intelligence in Rheumatology	Rheumatology for Nurses	Interpretation of Pediatric MSK images
	Dr. Ahmed Al Muqbali, Oman Dr. Humaid Al Wahshi, OmanDr. Razan Al Yaarubi, Oman	Dr. Adhari Al Zaabi, Oman	Dr. Khoula Al Maqbali, Oman	Dr. Mohammed Al Salman, KSA
18:30 – 19:00	Coffee Break
19:00 – 19:30	Opening Ceremony
19:30 – 20:30	Keynote Lecture: Genetics, Immunity, Autoimmunity, & Rheumatic Disease – Where are We?			Prof. Fayhan Alroqi, KSA
20:30 – 21:30	Industry Symposium
21:30	Gala Dinner and Networking Reception
END OF DAY 1

08:00 – 17:00	Registration
08:25 – 08:30	Opening Remarks
	Session 1: Inflammatory Arthritis & Beyond Moderators: TBA
08:30 – 09:10	Oral vs Injectable Therapies: Which Will Prevail in Rheumatoid Arthritis Management?	Dr. Rajaie Namas, UAE
09:10 – 09:40	Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA) from Diagnosis to Management	Dr. Ghaydaa Aldabie, Kuwait
09:40 – 09:50	Q&A
09:50 – 10:20	Industry Symposium
10:20 – 10:35	Coffee & Refreshment Break
	Session 2: The Specialities Interface 1 Moderators: TBA
10:35 – 11:00	The GI – Rheumatology Interface: When to Worry about Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) in Spondylarthritis (SpA) Patients	Dr. Ikram Nasr, Oman
11:00 – 11:30	The Ophthalmology – Rheumatology Interface (The Eye Looking Inside)	Dr. Majid Al Shaaibi, Oman
11:30 – 12:00	The Neuro – Rheumatology Interface: When the Immune System Targets the Nervous System	Dr. Ahmed Al Saadi, Oman
12:00 – 12:10	Q&A
12:00 – 14:00	Prayer & Lunch
	Session 3: The Specialities Interface 2 Moderators: TBA
14:00 – 14:30	Immune Dysregulation: Insights into the Pathogenesis of Connective Tissue Diseases	Dr. Shuayb El – Khalifa, UAE
14:30 – 15:00	The Neuro-Rheumatology Interface: When the Immune System Targets the Nervous System	Dr. Ahmed Al Saadi, Oman
15:00 – 15:30	Malignancy & Rheumatic Diseases	Dr. Abdallah Al Alawi, Oman
15:30 – 15:40	Q&A
15:40 – 16:10	Industry Symposium
16:10 – 16:30	Poster Viewing & Coffee Break
	Session 4: Vasculitis & CTDs Moderators: TBA
16:30 – 17:00	Takayasu Vasculitis: From Diagnosis to Management	Prof. Ömer Karadağ, Turkey
17:00 – 17:30	Sjögren’s Syndrome: A Disease with Multiple Faces and Limited Effective Treatment	Dr. Razan Al Yaarubi, Oman
17:30 – 18:00	Updates in the Management of Behçet’s Disease	Prof. Ömer Karadağ, Turkey
18:00 – 18:10	Q&A
END OF DAY 2

07:30	Registration
08:50 – 08:55	Opening Remarks
	Session 1: Autoinflammatory Diseases Moderators: TBA
09:00 – 09:45	Interferonopathies and Janus Kinase Inhibitors (JAK): Precision Medicine in Action	Dr. Buthaina Al Adhaba, Qatar
09:45 – 10:15	Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Experience in Oman Beyond Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibodies (ANCA): Monogenic Vasculitis in Children	Dr. Ruqaiya Al Jashmi, Oman
10:15 – 10:25	Q&A
10:25 – 10:40	Coffee Break
	Session 2: Vasculitis Moderators: TBA
10:40 – 11:10	Beyond ANCA: Monogenic Vasculitis in Children	Dr. Hanof Al Khader, Kuwait
11:10 – 11:40	Vasculitis or Not? Lessons from Challenging Pediatric Cases	Dr. Dalila Al Julandani,Oman
11:40 – 12:10	When the Kidney Speaks First: Vasculitis Presenting with Renal Disease	Dr. Mohammed Al Riyami, Oman
12:10 – 12:20	Q&A
12:20 – 14:00	Prayer & Lunch
	Session 3: Hyperinflammatory Syndromes Moderators: TBA
14:00 – 14:30	MAS vs Sepsis vs MIS – C: How to Tell Them Apart	Dr. Eman Al Masroori, Oman
14:30 – 15:00	When Hyperinflammation Is an Inborn Error of Immunity	Dr. Amer Khojah, KSA
15:00 – 15:30	At the Crossroads of Inflammation: A Unified Approach to Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)	Dr. Alyaa Al Mughairy, Oman
15:30 – 15:40	Q&A
15:40 – 15:50	Coffee Break
	Session 4: Genetics/Metabolic Moderators: TBA
15:50 – 16:20	Genotype–Phenotype Correlation in Rare Monogenic Autoinflammatory Syndromes	Dr. Khalid Al Dhuhli, Oman
16:20 – 16:50	Diagnostic Yield of Next-Generation Sequencing in Unexplained Paediatric Hyperinflammation	Dr. Fathiya Al Murshidi, Oman
16:50 – 17:20	When Myositis Is Not Inflammatory	Dr. Aisha Al Balushi, Oman
17:20 – 17:30	Q&A
End of Pediatric Track

08:00	Registration
	Session 5: Pediatric Diseases and Beyond Moderators: TBA
09:00 – 09:40	Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA): A Focus on Management	Prof. A.V Ramanan, UK
09:40 – 10:20	Where Are We Heading in Lupus Management?	Prof. Laurent Arnaud, France
10:20 – 10:30	Q&A
10:30 – 11:00	Industry Symposium
11:00 – 11:15	Coffee Break
	Session 6: Connective Tissue Diseases (CTDs) in the ICU and the Clinic Moderators: TBA
11:15 – 11:55	Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS) and Churg–Strauss Syndrome (CSS): One Disease Spectrum or Distinct Conditions?	Prof. A.V Ramanan, UK
11:55 – 12:30	Treating the Unusual in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): Should We Use the Unusual Drugs?	Prof. Laurent Arnaud, France
12:30 – 13:00	Approach to Genetic Investigations in Rheumatology with Suspected Inborn Errors of Immunity (IEI)	Prof. Fayhan Alroqi, KSA
13:00 – 13:10	Q&A
13:10 – 13:30	Closing Remarks (Followed by Lunch)
END OF DAY 3

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