Scientific Program

1. Plenary Sessions (State-of-the-Art Updates)

• Advances in pathogenesis of pediatric autoimmune diseases
• Precision medicine in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA)
• Cytokine biology and targeted therapies (IL-1, IL-6, JAK inhibitors)

2. Disease-Specific Tracks

• Pediatric SLE: early diagnosis & lupus nephritis
• Juvenile dermatomyositis: biomarkers & imaging
• JIA classification updates & treat-to-target strategies
• Autoinflammatory syndromes
• Role of genetics and inflammasome pathways
• Kawasaki disease: evolving paradigms
• Scleroderma - Local & systemic
• Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)

3. Therapeutics & Clinical Trials

• Biologics and biosimilars: current evidence
• Small molecule therapies (JAK inhibitors)
• Vaccination strategies in immunosuppressed children

4. Multidisciplinary Care

• Pediatric rheumatology + physiotherapy integration
• Pediatric uveitis and ocular inflammation
• Pediatric Dermatology

5. Research & Innovation Forum

• Oral abstract presentations
• Poster discussions (rapid-fire sessions)
• Challenging cases
• Clinicopathological conference
• Difficult case-based discussions

6. Education & Training

• Critical appraisal of randomised control trial
• New Research methods in Pediatric rheumatology
• How to make successful publication

7. Panel Discussions & Debates

• Immunomodulation in ICU setting: Beyond Rheumatology