Association of Immunology and Rheumatology Middle East Rheumatology Conference 2025

• Target Audience: rheumatologists, immunologists, and internists
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1. Overview

The highly anticipated three-day event united top regional and international experts to focus on the latest scientific breakthroughs, diagnostic challenges, and practical treatment strategies in rheumatology and allied specialties.

The Middle East Rheumatology Conference (MRC) 2025 was a key event for scientific exchange in the field of rheumatology. Organized by a dedicated team of experts, it provided a platform for advancing knowledge, fostering collaboration, and discussing the latest research and innovations. Through its educational initiatives, MRC strengthened the regional medical community and enhanced patient care.

Key Highlights from MRC 2025:

Clinical Excellence: Features included dynamic case-based interactive discussions, keynote lectures, and practical workshops.

Core Topics: Sessions explored critical subjects such as diagnostic challenges in autoinflammatory diseases, malignancy in autoimmune diseases, and managing complex cases of difficult-to-treat uveitis.

Specialized Tracks: The event included a dedicated pediatric rheumatology program alongside focused talks on precision medicine and immunology.

2. Learning Objectives

Evaluate the clinical application of B-cell targeted therapies, CAR T-cells, and checkpoint inhibitors in autoimmune diseases like SLE.

Formulate precision medicine strategies for managing psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, and rheumatoid arthritis based on patient profiling.

Navigate challenging clinical cases, including difficult-to-treat uveitis, infective spondylitis, and malignancies associated with autoimmune diseases.

Implement multidisciplinary management approaches for complex conditions such as Lupus Nephritis, CNS Vasculitis, and VEXAS syndrome.

Assess the rheumatologic impact of emerging global health issues, including Post-COVID autoimmune manifestations and immune therapy in oncology patients.

3. Target Audience

Best for rheumatologists, immunologists, and internists who want updates on precision medicine, targeted therapies, and complex autoimmune cases.

4. Topics

Anti-MDA5 Positive JDM

Basic Science B-cell Targeted Therapy in SLE From monoclonal antibodies to CAR T cell

Basic Science Check Point Inhibitors and Autoimmunity

Basic Science IBD and Spodyloarthropathy Arthropathy

Basic Science Macrophage Activation Syndrome

Basic Science Precision Medicine in Psoriatic Arthritis and its Clinical Application

Bone Health in Children on Glucorticoids

Case Based Discussion Familial Mediterranean Fever

Case Based Discussoin – Radiology cases

Case Based Interactive Discussion Difficult to Treat Uveitis

Case Based Interactive Discussion Infective Spondylitis

Case Based Interactive Discussion Malignancy in Autoimmune Diseases

Case Based Interactive Discussion Precision medicine in Ankylosing spondylitis- How it helps making treatment decisions

Challenging Case 1

Challenging Case 2

Challenging Case 3

Challenging Case 4

CNS Vasculitis

Dermatological Manifestations of RMDs

Developing a World Class AxSpA Service

Glucocorticoid-Induced Osteoporosis

Hematological Mimickers of Rheumatologic Diseases

JDM Associated ILD Pulmonologist’s perspective

Keynote – Main Hall – DAY 2

Keynote Management of catastrophic APS- what’s new

Keynote Precision Medicine in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Patient Profiling

Keynote Skin in Rheumatic Diseases- When to refer to rheumatologist

Keynote VEXAS syndrome

IgG4-related Disease What’s New

Local Experience AS Guidelines

Local Experience Interstitial Lung disease in CTDs- How are we doing

Local Experience KDIGO Lupus Nephritis Guidelines

Local Experience Post-COVID autoimmune diseases

Local Experience Rheumatic Aspect of Immune Therapy in Oncology Patients

Lupus Nephritis A Rheumatology Perspective

Lupus Nephritis Nephrologist’s perspective

Noninflammatory Causes of Joint Pain

Refractory Myositis

Rheumatic Manifestations GI Diseases

Septic Arthritis What’s New

Updates in Kawasaki Disease A Cardiologists Perspective

Uveitis Ophthalmologist’s perspective

Uveitis Rheumatologist’s perspective

What’s new in Autoinflammatory Diseases

What’s new in CNO