Programme
*Programme is subject to change without prior notice.
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0800 - 0900
Registration
0800 - 0830
Morning Tea Break
0900 - 1200
Workshop 1:
AI in Rheumatology
Chairperson: Dr. Anindita Santosa
Venue: Hercules
Workshop 2:
Sports Medicine in Patients with Rheumatic Diseases
Chairperson: Dr. Phang Kee Fong
Venue: Polaris III
0900 -1150
Prompt Lah! — From Prompt to Practice: Using Generative AI Effectively in Rheumatology
Speakers:
1. Dr. Anindita Santosa
2. Dr. Benjamin Cheah Tien Eang
3. Clin. A/Prof. James Li Weiquan
0900 - 0950
Exercise and Injury Prevention for People with Rheumatic Diseases
Speaker: Ms. Shayne Hu
1000 - 1050
Exercise Prescription for People with Rheumatic Diseases
Speaker: Dr. Benjamin Soh
1100 - 1150
Cardio Pulmonary Exercise Testing (CPET) Interpretation in People with Rheumatic Diseases
Speaker: Dr. Chai Hui Zhong
1400 - 1830
Poster Viewing
Venue: Lyra & Orion
1200 - 1300
Lunch
Venue: Foyer
1230 - 1345
Registration
1345 - 1400
Opening Ceremony
Venue: Polaris I, II, III
Speech by Dr. Lian Tsui Yee, President of Singapore Society of Rheumatology (SSR)
Speech by Dr. Shereen Ch'ng, President of Malaysian Society of Rheumatology (MSR)
1400 - 1500
Plenary 1
Chairpersons: Dr. Shereen Ch'ng Suyin, Dr. Lian Tsui Yee
Venue: Polaris I, II, III
IL-2 Therapy in Autoimmune Disease
Speaker: Prof. Li Zhan-Guo
1500 - 1530
Tea Symposium
Chairperson: Dr. Anindita Santosa
Venue: Polaris I, II, III
Treating-to-Target and Novel Therapies in SLE
Speaker: Prof. Eric Morand
1530 - 1600
Afternoon Tea Break
Venue: Foyer
Parallel Session 1:
Chairperson: A/Prof. Warren Fong
Venue: Polaris I, II, III
Oral Presentation 1:
Judges: Prof. Dr. Syahrul Sazliyana Shaharir, A/Prof. Ng Chin Teck
Venue: Hercules
1600 - 1700
GLP-1 Receptor Agonists and Obesity in Rheumatic Diseases
Speaker: Dr. Tham Kwang Wei
Development and Validation of an Automated Monitoring System for Stable Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis
Presenter: Yu Heng Kwan #005
Mapping of MHC Regions Reveals a Genetic Architecture for Lupus Nephritis Distinct from SLE Susceptibility in Malay Patients: Findings from iLUPUS Study
Presenter: Lay Kim Tan #008
Association Between STAT4 Polymorphisms and Clinical Characteristics, Disease Activity, and Organ Damage in a Malay SLE Cohort
Presenter: Amira Elina Binti Amirul Iskandar #012
From Skin to Joint: Circulating Immune Dynamics in Psoriatic Arthritis
Presenter: Alfred Chia #044
Autoantibody-Defined SLE Clusters and Its’ Association with Clinical Characteristics and Medications Among Malay SLE Patients: Findings from iLUPUS Study
Presenter: Lay Kim Tan #009
Whole day
Poster Viewing
Venue: Lyra & Orion
0815 - 0900
Breakfast Symposium
Chairperson: Dr. Grace Chan
Venue: Polaris I , II
Precision by Design: How JAK Selectivity Unlocks Multi-Indication Mastery in Rheumatology
Speaker: Dr. Hung-Cheng Tsai
Parallel Session 2a:
Paediatric Experience in Rheumatological Diseases
Chairpersons: Dr. Lim Sern Chin, Prof. Thaschawee Arkachaisri
Venue: Polaris I, II
Parallel Session 2b:
Preventive Health: Focus on Infections
Chairperson: Dr. Anindita Santosa
Venue: Polaris III
0900 - 0925
Growing Up with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Outcomes, Unmet Needs and Challenges
Speaker: Dr. Tang Swee Ping
0930 - 0955
18 Is Not a Reset Button: Managing Childhood-Onset SLE in Adult Life
Speaker: Dr. Pauline Chan
0900 - 0925
Preventive Health: Vaccination Guideline Updates
Speaker: Adj. A/Prof. Margaret Ma
0930 - 0955
Preventive Health: Acquired or Unmasked? Hypogammaglobulinaemia in Rheumatology: Who to Screen, Monitor, and Treat
Speaker: Dr. Lim Xin Rong
1000 - 1030
Morning Tea Break
Parallel Session 3:
Myositis
Chairpersons: Dr. Teh Cheng Lay, Dr. Chua Choon Guan
Venue: Polaris I, II
Oral Presentation 2:
Judges: A/Prof. Dr. Fariz Yahya, A/Prof. Ng Chin Teck
Venue: Hercules
1000 - 1025
Anti-MDA5 Dermatomyositis: 10 Lessons from the Last 10 Years
Speaker: Adj. A/Prof. Mona Manghani
1030 - 1055
Myositis: Experience in Malaysia
Speaker: Dr. Tara Mahadevan
A Rare Case of Anti-Synthetase Syndrome-Associated Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis in Pre-Existing Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia
Presenter: Lay Hock Cheok #002
A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Machine Learning in Predicting Flares in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Presenter: Yu Heng Kwan #004
Biomarker Associations Between KL-6, CCL18, SP-D and Progressive or Severe SSc-ILD: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Presenter: Sounak Rana #006
Transitioning Daily Calcitriol to Stoss Cholecalciferol Therapy in Paediatric Lupus: Longitudinal Evaluation of Disease Activity Changes and Steroid-Sparing Effects
Presenter: Hui Xia Chuah #029
Neuropsychiatric Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Presenting as Demyelinating Syndrome Mimicking Multiple Sclerosis: A Diagnostic Challenge in a Young Woman
Presenter: Krinath Renganadan #033
1100 - 1200
Microbiome in Rheumatic Diseases & Panel Discussion
Chairpersons: Dr. Shereen Ch'ng Suyin, A/Prof. Andrea Low
Venue: Polaris I, II
1100-1120
Gut Microbiome in Immune Mediated Inflammatory Diseases
Speaker: A/Prof. Sunny Wong
1120-1140
The Microbiome in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Speaker: Prof. Li Zhan-Guo
1140-1200
Q&A
Panelists: Prof. Li Zhan-Guo, A/Prof. Sunny Wong
1200 - 1300
Lunch Symposium 1
Chairperson: Dr. Tan Tze Chin
Venue: Polaris I, II
Screening, Monitoring and Management of CTD-ILD: Practical Application of Recent Guidelines and Expert Insights
Speaker: Dr. Masataka Kuwana
1300 - 1345
Lunch Symposium 2
Chairperson: Dr. Sheila Vasoo
Venue: Polaris I, II
Welcome Remarks
Speaker: Dr. Sheila Vasoo
Shifting Sands in Sjögren's Disease: A Global Perspective on an Evolving Disease Landscape
Speaker: Dr. Thomas Gräder-Beck
Moderated Discussion: Translating Global Perspectives into Singapore PracticeSheila
Speaker: Dr. Sheila Vasoo, Dr. Thomas Gräder-Beck
1345 - 1415
Break
1415 - 1515
Repeat Telecast of Oral Presentations
Venue: Polaris I,II
1415 - 1515
SSR AGM 2026 (Members only)
Venue: Draco
Feng Pao Hsii Lecture 2026
Chairperson: Dr. Lian Tsui Yee
Venue: Polaris I, II
1530 - 1630
The Treatment Response Measure for SLE (TRM-SLE)
Speaker: Prof. Eric Morand
Difficult Case Discussion
Panelists: Prof. Eric Morand, Prof. Dr. Sargunan Sockalingam, Dr. Howe Hwee Siew
Venue: Polaris I, II
1630 - 1655
When Control Is Not Enough: Navigating Refractory SLE Through Therapeutic Crossroads
Speaker: Dr. Nor Amalina Mohd Nor
1700 - 1725
Recurrent Encephalopathy in Lupus: When the Brain Turns to Mush
Speaker: Dr. Tan Jiekai
1800
Faculty Dinner (Invited faculty only)
Venue: Peppermint, PARKROYAL COLLECTION Marina Bay
Whole day
Poster Viewing
Venue: Lyra & Orion
0700 - 0800
Morning Tai Chi
Facilitated by Adj. Prof. Lau Tang Ching
Venue: Hotel Lawn
0730 - 0800
Breakfast
Venue: Foyer
APLC Project Presentations from Singapore and Malaysia
Panelist: Prof. Eric Morand
Chaipersons: Prof. Dr. Sargunan Sockalingam, Dr. Xu Chuan Hui
Venue: Polaris I, II
0830 - 0930
Avascular Necrosis as a Marker of Subsequent Severe Lupus Flares: A Multinational Analysis from the Asia Pacific Lupus Collaboration
Speaker: Dr. Xu Chuanhui
Predictors and Impact of Drug Survival of Anti-malarial and Immunosuppressive Therapies in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Data from a Large Multinational Cohort
Speaker: Dr. Tang May Shuen
APLC and the LLDAS: The Malaysian Experience
Speaker: Prof. Dr. Sargunan Sockalingam
Parallel Session 4a:
Chairpersons: Dr. Ng Chun Ruh, A/Prof. Aisha Lateef
Venue: Polaris I, II
Parallel Session 4b:
Autoinflammatory Diseases: Local Experience
Chairpersons: Dr. Tang Swee Ping, Adj. A/Prof. Bernard Thong
Venue: Polaris III
0930 - 1030
Pregnancy / Fertility Updates in People with Rheumatic Diseases
Speaker: Dr. Charissa Goh
0930 - 1030
Autoinflammatory Diseases: Local Experience in Adult Population
Speaker: Dr. Samuel Lee
Autoinflammatory Diseases: Local Experience in Paediatric Population
Speakers:
1. Dr. Chester Huang
2. Dr. Lew Kok Guan
1030 - 1100
Morning Tea Break
Venue: Foyer
1030 - 1130
Knowledge Quiz
Chairpersons: Dr. Benjamin Sachdev, Dr. Nur Azizah Binte Allameen
Open to all attendees
Debate
Chairperson: Dr. Asmah Mohd, Dr. Lian Tsui Yee
Venue: Polaris I, II
1130 - 1230
Are current biomarkers (e.g. anti-dsDNA, complement levels) adequate for monitoring disease activity and predicting flares, or is there a need for novel biomarkers to guide personalized therapy?
Speakers:
1. Prof. Eric Morand
2. Prof. Anselm Mak
1230 - 1330
Closing Ceremony
Venue: Polaris I, II
Awards Presentation
Speech by Dr. Lian Tsui Yee, President of Singapore Society of Rheumatology (SSR)
Speech by A/Prof. Dr. Fariz Yahya
1330 - 1430
Lunch
Venue: Foyer