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Program At A Glance

 

Program At A Glance
APLAR 2017
Monday 16th October - Friday 20th October 2017
         
Monday 16th October 2017      
TIME PROGRAMME    
ROOM ROOM 1 ROOM 2    
09.00 – 17.00 APLAR Planning Day APLAR Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Workshop    
         
Tuesday 17th October 2017      
TIME PROGRAMME
ROOM ROOM 1 ROOM 2 ROOM 3 ROOM 4
09.00 – 16.00 APLAR Review Course APLAR Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Workshop 09.00 – 12.00 14.30 – 16.30
APLAR Executive Committee & Board Meeting APLAR Members Forum
16:00-17:00 Suggested Sponsored Symposium #1 Suggested Sponsored Symposium # 2    
17.00 – 18.00 Opening Ceremony
Plenary Hall
18.00 – 19.30 Welcome Reception and thank you note to Major Sponsors
Opening of Exhibition Hall
         
         
         
         
         
Wednesday 18th October 2017      
TIME PROGRAMME
ROOM ROOM 1 ROOM 2 ROOM 3 ROOM 4
7:30-8:30   Sponsored Breakfast Symposium - catered #3   MEET THE EXPERT 1
08.30 - 10.00 PLENARY SESSION I (2x45 minute speakers)  
10.00-11.00 COFFEE BREAK & POSTER VIEWING
11.00-12.30 Concurrent Lecture Concurrent Lecture Concurrent Lecture Clinical Science Oral Paper 
12.30 - 14.00 Sponsored Lunch Symposium#4 Sponsored Lunch Symposium #5    
14.00 - 15.30 Concurrent Lecture                      ACR Symposium Concurrent Lecture Concurrent Lecture  Basic Science Oral Paper 
15.30-16.00 COFFEE BREAK & POSTER VIEWING
16.00-17.30 Concurrent Lecture                       ACR Symposium  Concurrent Lecture Concurrent Lecture Concurrent Lecture
17.30-18.30 Special Interest Groups in multiple break out rooms   
19.30-22.00 Presidential Dinner by Invitation Only
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
Thursday 19th October 2017      
TIME PROGRAMME
ROOM ROOM 1 ROOM 2 ROOM 3 ROOM 4
07.00/07.30 - 08.30     Sponsored Breakfast Symposium #6 MEET THE EXPERT 2
08.30 - 10.00 PLENARY SESSION II (2x45 minute speakers)  
10.00-11.00 COFFEE BREAK & POSTER VIEWING
11.00-12.30 Concurrent Lecture  Concurrent Lecture Concurrent Lecture YAR Best Clinical Science abstract 
12.30 - 14.00 Sponsored Lunch Symposium#7 Sponsored Lunch Symposium #8    
14.00-15.30 Concurrent Lecture                  EULAR Symposium Concurrent Lecture Concurrent Lecture YAR Best Basic Science  abstract 
15.30-16.00 COFFEE BREAK & POSTER VIEWING
16.00-17.30 Concurrent Lecture                 EULAR Symposium  Concurrent Lecture Concurrent Lecture Concurrent Lecture
COPCORD
17.30-18.30 Special Interest Groups in multiple break out rooms if insufficient space on Wednesday  
19.00 – 22.00 Gala Dinner
         
         
         
         
Friday 20th October 2017      
TIME PROGRAMME
ROOM ROOM 1 ROOM 2 ROOM 3 ROOM 4
07.00/07.30 - 08.30     Sponsored Breakfast Symposium #9 MEET THE EXPERT 3
08.30 - 10.00 PLENARY SESSION III (2x45 minute speakers)  
10.00-11.00 COFFEE BREAK & POSTER VIEWING
11.00-12.30 Concurrent Lecture Concurrent Lecture Concurrent Lecture Clinical Science Oral Paper 
12.30 - 14.00 Sponsored Lunch Symposium#10 Sponsored Lunch Symposium #11    
14.00-15.30 The Great APLAR Debate Concurrent Lecture Concurrent Lecture Basic Science Oral Paper 
15.45-16.15 Closing Ceremony, YAR Prizes, Abbvie Best Poster Prizes
         
Additional business meetings during the congress
-          Special Interest Groups (3h slot - one room with 6 round tables of 12 pax)
-          Treatment Guidelines – RA revision (1 day - boardroom for 25 pax)
-          Treatment Guidelines – SpA  (1 day - boardroom for 25 pax)
         
Congress Abstracts

Aplar 2017 Oral Abstracts

Aplar 2017 Poster Abstracts

Pre-Congress Workshop

APLAR Pre-Congress Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Workshop

Official language:

Simultaneous projection slides will be presented in English.

A certificate of attendance and competency assessment will be supplied for each participant.

The registration fee includes 2 days workshop, lunch and coffee breaks.

 

Objectives:

To provide basic understanding of the principle of diagnostic ultrasound

To know about the normal ultrasound appearance of various tissues relevant to musculoskeletal MSK

To know the applications of USG in the clinical management of MSK medicine and its limitations

To acquire hands-on experience in the operation of ultrasound machine

To learn about basic positioning of patients and acquire standardized scan for various joint regions

 

Format:

Conduct a series of lectures

Course handout

Parallel hands-on workshop for various joint regions

 

 Application Deadline: September 16th, 2017

 

Registration Required:

After being selected by the Committee, you will be requested to register for the workshop.

The workshop fee is USD 940 for the 2 days. Please note that this course has a 40 person registration minimum and is limited to 75 registrants.

Applicants will be considered on a first come first serve basis. Up to 10 candidates will be shortlisted in the event of cancellations.

Applicants shall be evaluated by the Organizing Committee. The decision of the Organizing Committee shall be final with respect to selection of candidates for the Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Course.

 

Application Process

To regsiter for the workshops, kindly visit http://aplar2017.com/registration-accomodation.php 

v  A Short curriculum vitae

v  One recent photo

Pre-Congress Review Course

APLAR Review Course

Date: Tuesday October 17th,  2017

Time: 09:00 -16:00

Venue: Dubai World Trade Center

Fees: Pre-registrants USD $50, onsite/late registration USD $50

To Register, kindly visit http://aplar2017.com/registration-accomodation.php 

Abstract Submission

Abstract Submission Deadline

  • All abstracts must be submitted  before  May 31st, 2017 to the following email addresses: secretary@infomedweb.com & atheeralansari@googlemail.com 
  • The online submission system to be closed at 24:00 hours (UCT/GMT +8hrs) by 31 May 2017.
  • All abstracts submitted after the deadline will not be accepted.

Guidelines for Abstract Submission

  1. Abstracts must be written exclusively in English.
  2. There are 2 modes of presentation: Oral and Poster presentation. The Scientific Committee will identify which abstracts will be selected for oral presentation and which abstracts will be presented as posters.
  3. Abstract must be limited to 250 words and must be concise and clear, highlighting the most relevant aspects, findings and conclusions. The word limit for the abstract title is 20.
  4. Use only standard abbreviations. Special or unusual abbreviations are not recommended. If otherwise necessary, the latter should be placed in parenthesis after the first appearance of the full word, except for unit symbols. Numeral rather than words may be used to indicate numbers.
  5. Section breaks are not mandatory.
  6. References are not required for abstract submission.
  7. Inclusion in the Congress proceedings is dependent on payment of registration fees.
  8. The abstract must contain original research material, not be published or presented at any other international congress prior to APLAR 2017. The submitted abstracts will remain property of APLAR 2017 Congress. the Scientific Committee reserves the right to publish and distribute.
Congress Topics

 

Congress Topics

  • Ankylosing Spondylitis

Ø  Basic Research

Ø  Clinical

  • Basic Immunology
  • Cell therapy
  • Gout
  • Human autoimmune disease genetics
  • Myositis
  • OA
  • PAH/ILD
  • Pediatric Rheumatology
  • PsA
  • Rheumatoid Arthritis
  • Rheumatology Reimagined – How  Rheumatology will Services be Delivered in 2020
  • SLE

Ø  Basic Research

Ø  Clinical

  • SSc
  • Telehealth Workshop
  • Vasculitis
  • COPCORD
  • Epidemiology 
Abstract Topics

The Scientific Committee invites all interested individuals to submit abstracts for the 19th Asia Pacific League of Associations for Rheumatology Congress (APLAR 2017) held between October 16-20th, 2017. Individuals who have conducted extensive research in the field of Rheumatology can submit abstracts under the following topics:

CLINICAL RHEUMATOLOGY

1

Rheumatoid arthritis prognosis, predictors and outcome

2

Rheumatoid arthritis clinical aspects and co-morbidity

3

Rheumatoid arthritis anti-TNF therapy

4

Rheumatoid arthritis non-TNF biological therapies

5

Rheumatoid arthritis non biologic treatment

6

Systemic lupus erythematosus, Sjogrens and antiphospholipid syndrome therapies

7

Systemic lupus erythematosus, Sjogrens and antiphospholipid syndrome clinical aspects, comorbidities and complications

8

Spondylarthropathies clinical aspects and co-morbidity

9

Spondylarthropathies biological and non-biological therapies

10

 Psoriatic arthritis

11

 Osteoarthritis

12

 Osteoporosis

13

  Metabolic bone diseases and crystal-induced diseases

14

 Systemic vasculitis

15

 Scleroderma, myositis and related syndromes

16

 Infection-related rheumatic diseases

17

 Fibromyalgia

18

 Soft tissue rheumatism

19

 Pediatric rheumatology

20

 Behcets disease and miscellaneous rheumatic conditions

21

 Imaging techniques and diagnosis

22

 Epidemiology, health care system and pharmacoeconomics

23

 Rehabilitation for rheumatic diseases

24

 Advances in pain management

25

 Basic Science related to Rheumatic Diseases 

26

 Genetics

ALLIED HEALTH RESEARCH TOPICS

27

 Nursing

28

 Physiotherapy

29

 Occupational therapy

30

 Psychological intervention and miscellaneous forms of care

31

 Alternative medicine (eg. acupuncture)

32

 Case Report

 

Please contact Infomed, the congress organizers on secretary@infomedweb.com and atheeralansari@googlemail.com if you have any questions related to abstract submission.

Invited Speakers
Instructions for poster presenters

Instructions for Poster Presentations

All poster presentations will be scheduled in one of 5 poster sessions.

Your poster should be mounted by the start of your poster session and removed promptly at the end of your poster session time. We appreciate your cooperation in removing your poster in time and adhering to this schedule.

Participants should be present at their designated poster board(s) during session breaks during their scheduled poster session to answer any questions.

The Organizing Committee will not be responsible for posters that are not removed by the end of their assigned poster session.

Please note that the poster program will be available online only and will not be included in the printed program booklet you will receive on-site. Therefore you are requested to familiarize yourself with the poster board number and poster session time assigned to you.

If you have any further queries regarding your abstract or the Scientific Program, please contact  and atheeralansari@googlemail.com 

Instructions For Oral Presenters

Instructions for Oral Presentations

·         If using a PowerPoint presentation, please bring it with you on a USB Memory stick. Further instructions for uploading your presentation slides will be made available on site.

·         Assemble in your session room at least 10 minutes before the beginning of the session.

·         Ensure that you sit near the front of the room with easy access to the stage.

·         Ensure that you keep to the time allocated to you, as it will cause disruption to sessions if you run over your allotted time.

 

Please make sure that you check the Online Program during the Congress for any updates to your session day, time and hall.

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