9TH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE LUPUS ACADEMY: PROGRAMME FLORENCE, ITALY: 11–13TH SEPTEMBER 2020 www.lupus-academy.org FRIDAY 11TH SEPTEMBER 2020

18:00–18:15 Opening Address Andrea Doria (Italy)

Keynote Lecture Moderators: Andrea Doria (Italy) 18:15–19:00 Understanding and treating SLE: A new era is dawning Ronald van Vollenhoven

(Netherlands)

Debate: New Developments in Basic Science and Clinical Research: Defining SLE Moderators: Ricard Cervera (Spain) 19:00–20:15 The matter of the debate:

A majority of lupus patients (will) need a biologic! Ricard Cervera (Spain) David Isenberg (UK)

A minority of lupus patients (will) need a biologic!

Murray Urowitz (Canada)

20:15 Networking Event / Standing Buffet

SATURDAY 12TH SEPTEMBER 2019 Meet the Editor

Moderator: Ronald van Vollenhoven (Netherlands) 07:30–07:50 Introduction: What is happening in the world of publishing? Ronald van Vollenhoven (Netherlands) 07:50–08:10 Workshop: How do I get my manuscript published—in the best

possible journal?

08:10–08:30 Tips for reviewers: make it work for the authors and yourself

Plenary I: New Aspects in the Management of SLE Moderators: Zahir Amoura (France), Bernardo Pons-Estel (Argentina) 08:30–08:50 Measuring SLE disease activity in 2020: Perspectives from

clinical research Luis Ines (Portugal)

08:50–09:10 Lifestyle for lupus patients: exercise, diet, and well-being: Perspectives from clinical practice

Chiara Tani (Italy) TBC

09:10–09:30 Microangiopathy in SLE: A diagnostic and therapeutic challenge Maria Tektonidou (Greece) 09:30–09:50 Panel: Questions and Answers

Hot Topic Lecture Moderators: Murray Urowitz (Canada), David Isenberg (UK) 09:50–10:20

Optimal assessment and monitoring of SLE patients in clinical practice

Alexandre Voskuyl (Netherlands)

10:20–10:45 Break

Case Study Workshops (AM) Moderator/Facilitator: Andrea Doria (Italy)

Annegret Kuhn (Germany), Marzia Caproni (Italy)

10:45–12:00

Management of refractory skin lupus

Moderator/Facilitator: Bernardo Pons-Estel (Argentina) Murray Urowitz (Canada), Eloisa Bonfá (Brazil)

Management of cardiovascular risk in SLE

Moderator/Facilitator: Sandra Navarra (Philippines) Angela Tincani (Italy), Maria Tektonidou (Greece) TBC

Fertility and pregnancy issues in patients with lupus nephritis

Moderator/Facilitator: David Isenberg (UK) Zahir Amoura (France), Richard Furie (USA)

Rare disease manifestations in SLE

12:00–13:15 Lunch

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Case Study Workshops (PM) Moderator/Facilitator: Andrea Doria (Italy)

Annegret Kuhn (Germany), Marzia Caproni (Florence, Italy)

13:15–14:30

Management of refractory skin lupus

Moderator/Facilitator: Bernardo Pons-Estel (Argentina) Management of cardiovascular risk in SLE

Murray Urowitz (Canada), Eloisa Bonfá (Brazil)

Moderator/Facilitator: Sandra Navarra (Philippines)

Angela Tincani (Italy), Maria Tektonidou (Greece)

Fertility and pregnancy issues in SLE

Moderator/Facilitator: David Isenberg (UK) Zahir Amoura (France), Richard Furie (USA)

Rare disease manifestations in SLE

14:30–15:00 Break

State-of-the-art Lecture Moderators: Bevra Hahn (USA), Sandra Navarra (Philippines) 15:00–15:30

Diagnosis and treatment of neuropsychiatric lupus

Marcello Govoni (Italy)

15:30–16:00

Covid-19 and SLE – what do we know today?

Fabrizio Conti (Italy)

Plenary II: Novel Therapeutic Developments in 2020 Moderators: Richard Furie (USA), Ronald van Vollenhoven (Netherlands) 16:00–16:20 16:20–16:40 16:40–17:00 17:00–17:20 17:20–17:40 17:40

Plasma-cell directed therapies IL-12/23 directed therapies Novel intracellular pathways Molecules in early development stage Panel: Questions and Answers Close

Reinhard Voll (Germany) Bevra Hahn (USA) Thomas Dörner (Germany) Richard Furie (USA) All Presenters

SUNDAY 13TH SEPTEMBER 2019

Four Hot Topics Moderators: Thomas Dörner (Germany), Murray Urowitz (Canada) 08:30–08:50 08:50–09:10

Remission and low disease activity: the new targets for treatment Belimumab helps lupus patients to achieve lupus targets

George Bertsias (Greece) Andrea Doria (Italy)

09:10–09:30 09.30–09:50 09:50–10:10

Can we withdraw low-dose prednisone in remitted patients? Can we withdraw immunosuppressants in remitted patients? Panel: Questions and Answers

Zahir Amoura (France) Margherita Zen (Italy) All Presenters

10:10–10:40 Break

Roundtable: Refractory Lupus Manifestations: Definition and Treatment Moderators: Andrea Doria (Italy), Ronald van Vollenhoven (Netherlands) 10:40–11:00 Refractory lupus nephritis Sandra Navarra (Philippines) 11:00–11:20 Refractory lupus cytopenias Eloisa Bonfá (Brazil) 11:20–11:40 Refractory musculoskeletal manifestations Bernardo Pons-Estel (Argentina) 11:40–12:00 12:00–12:20

Refractory and/or catastrophic APS in SLE Panel: Questions and Answers

Ricard Cervera (Spain) All Presenters

12:20–12:30 Close Andrea Doria (Italy)

Ronald van Vollenhoven (Netherlands)