Program
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Friday 11 December 2026 |
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| 09:00 - 09:15 | Registrations | |
| Foyer | ||
| 09:15 - 09:25 | Welcome & Opening Remarks | |
| Plenary Room | ||
| 09:25 - 10:00 | The Sjögren Revolution: Research Breakthroughs, AI & What Lies Ahead | R. Seror |
| Plenary Room | ||
| 10:00 - 11:00 | Rethinking Clinical Trials in Sjögren's: What Must Change Now? | |
| Plenary Room | ||
| Chair: C. Baldini | ||
| 10:00 - 10:15 | Patient recruitment challenges and inclusion criteria | R. Seror |
| 10:15 - 10:30 | Outcome measures that reflect patient reality | S. Arends |
| 10:30 - 10:45 | The patient perspective | A. Vieira |
| 10:45 - 11:00 | Open roundtable | |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Coffee Break | |
| Foyer | ||
| 11:30 - 12:30 | Sjögren's Beyond the Glands - Systemic Involvement | |
| Plenary Room | ||
| Chair: C. Bouillot | ||
| 11:30 - 11:40 | Cardiovascular & pulmonary involvement | A. Alunno |
| 11:40 - 11:50 | Renal & urinary tract | M. Bandeira |
| 11:50 - 12:00 | Cutaneous & vascular manifestations | C. Baldini |
| 12:00 - 12:10 | Gastrointestinal manifestations | R. Priori |
| 12:10 - 12:30 | Q&A | |
| 12:35 - 13:30 | Parallel Workshops | |
| Plenary Room | Workshop I: A.I in Sjögren's - From Promise to Practice | |
| Facilitator: J. Koelewijn-Tukker | ||
| Digital tools & apps overview | K. Antonopoulou | |
| A.I assistants for Sjögren's patients - live demo | K. Antonopoulou | |
| Breakout Room | Workshop II: Living Better - Self-Management & Daily Care | |
| Facilitator: A. Vieira | ||
| Self-management strategies & daily routines | M. Carvalho | |
| Occupational therapy tools | R. Prieto - Moreno | |
| Sleeping disturbances | U. Faraguna | |
| 13:35 - 13:45 | Workshops Wrap-Up | |
| Plenary Room | ||
| 13:45 - 14:45 | Lunch & Networking | |
| Hotel's Restaurant | ||
| 14:45 - 15:30 | Precision Medicine, Biomarkers & A.I | |
| Plenary Room | ||
| Chair: TBA | ||
| 14:45 - 14:52 | Biomarkers and disease subtyping in 2026 | E. Pontarini |
| 14:52 - 14:59 | Deep learning, organoids and CAR-T cells: where are we now? | G. Nocturne |
| 14:59 - 15:06 | Mitochondrial dysfunction and fatigue: what's the connection? | S. Colafrancesco |
| 15:06 - 15:13 | What A.I in diagnosis means for patients | V. Venerito |
| 15:13 - 15:30 | Q&A | |
| 15:30 - 16:00 | Understanding HTA & Access | |
| Plenary Room | ||
| Chair: TBA | ||
| What is HTA and why it determines patient access | I. Gutierrez | |
| Building the Sjögren patient evidence dossier (exercise) | I. Gutierrez | |
| 16:00 | End of conference day one | |
Saturday 12 December 2026 |
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| 09:00 - 09:30 | Juvenile Sjögren's Disease: Recognising, Diagnosing and Supporting Young Patients | |
| Plenary Room | ||
| Chair: A. Vieira | ||
| 09:00 - 09:10 | Expert presentation on Juvenile Sjögren's Disease | E. Marrani |
| 09:10 - 09:15 | Parent voice | TBD |
| 09:15 - 09:20 | Launch: Sjögren Europe Juvenile Sjögren's Disease brochure | A. Vieira |
| 09:20 - 09:30 | Q&A | |
| 09:30 - 10:30 | The Hidden Burden: Fatigue, Brain Fog, Neuropathy & Sexual Health | |
| Plenary Room | ||
| Chair: J. Koelewijn-Tukker | ||
| 09:30 - 09:40 | What patients still experience despite treatment | S. Tonolo |
| 09:40 - 09:50 | Sexual Health in Sjögren's | M. Bandeira |
| 09:50 - 10:00 | Neuro-ocular connection: Sjögren's effects beyond dryness | G. Gabbriellini |
| 10:00 - 10:10 | PNS | R. Priori |
| 10:10 - 10:20 | CNS | L. Quartuccio |
| 10:20 - 10:30 | Q&A | |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee Break | |
| Foyer | ||
| 11:00 - 12:15 | Parallel Workshops | |
| Plenary Room | Workshop III: Living Better - Self-Management & Daily Care (Rev.) | |
| Facilitator: A. Vieira | ||
| Self-management strategies & daily routines | M. Carvalho | |
| Occupational therapy tools | R. Prieto - Moreno | |
| Sleeping disturbances | U. Faraguna | |
| Breakout Room | Workshop IV:Communication and Social Media | |
| Facilitator: TBA | ||
| Social Media | V. Bouillot | |
| Communication | TBD | |
| 12:20 - 12:30 | Workshops Wrap-Up | |
| Plenary Room | ||
| 12:30 - 13:15 | Improving the Clinical Visit Experience | |
| Plenary Room | (More information will be announced soon) | |
| 13:15 - 14:00 | Lunch & Networking | |
| Hotel's Restaurant | ||
| 14:00 - 14:45 | Living with Sjögren's: Real Stories, Real Solutions | |
| Plenary Room | ||
| Chair: I. Medojevic | ||
| 14:00 - 14:10 | Patient's story | N. Pantelide |
| 14:10 - 14:20 | Patient's story | D. Collins |
| 14:20 - 14:30 | Patient's story | M. Castleton |
| 14:30 - 14:45 | Open Q&A | |
| 14:45 - 15:30 | From Awareness to Action: Making Sjögren's Visible in European Health Policy | |
| Plenary Room | ||
| Chair: C. Bouillot | ||
| 14:45 - 14:55 | Patient experience & advocacy update | K. Antonopoulou |
| 14:55 - 15:05 | Clinical perspective on policy gaps | M. Mosca |
| 15:05 - 15:15 | How can PO advocate at national level? | I. Gutierrez |
| 15:15 - 15:25 | Industry perspective | ΤΒD |
| 15:25 - 15:30 | Q&A | |
| 15:30 - 16:00 | Workshop - sponsored by AMGEN (More information will be announced soon) | |
| Plenary Room | ||
| 16:00 - 16:15 | Conference Wrap-Up & Next Steps | |
| Plenary Room | ||
09:00 – 09:15
Foyer Triton Hall
Registration & Networking
09:15 – 09:30
Main Conference Hall Triton II
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Katy Antonopoulou – S.E. Board President
Souzi Makri – V.P Pare
Angelos Tropis – Senior Officer of the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO)
09:30 – 10:00
Main Conference Hall Triton II
Opening Keynote
“Turning Pain into Purpose” – The Story of Sjögren’s Australia.
Gavin Marshall
10:00 – 11:00
Panel Discussion
What Makes or Breaks a Sjögren Clinical Trial?
Moderator:
Joyce Koelewijn-Tukker
Panelists:
Chiara Baldini
Valérie Devauchelle – Pensec
Roy van Heesbeen
Coralie Peter Bouillot
11:00 – 11:30
Foyer Triton Hall
Break & Networking
11:30 – 12:30
Parallel Hall Triton I
Workshop I: Designing Better Clinical Trials
Moderator:
Coralie Peter Bouillot
Speakers:
Andreas Goules
Lúcio Alves
11:30 – 12:30
Main Conference Hall Triton II
Workshop II: Self-Management Tools That Work
Moderator:
Katy Antonopoulou
Speakers:
Despina Yannouli
Celeste Chiasson
Andri Phoka
11:30 – 12:30
Parallel Hall Arethousa
Workshop III: Oral Hygiene in Practice
Moderator:
Joyce Koelewijn-Tukker
Speakers:
Luke Chatzis
Patti Slojkowski
María del Carmen Herreros
12:30 – 12:45
Main Conference Hall Triton II
Conclusions from the Workshops I, II, III
Katy Antonopoulou
Coralie Peter Bouillot
Joyce Koelewijn-Tukker
12:45 – 13:45
“Atlantis” Restaurant (-1, Sea Level)
Lunch & Networking
13:45 – 14:30
Main Conference Hall Triton II
Expert Talk
Biomarkers & Precision Medicine: Can We Predict Who Will Benefit?
Moderator:
Coralie Peter Bouillot
Speakers:
Samuel Bitoun (pre recorded)
Geoffrey Urbanski
Nathan Foulquier
14:30 – 15:00
Panel Discussion
Why Are We Still Waiting? Exploring the slow pace of drug development for Sjögren.
Moderator:
Katy Antonopoulou
Panelists:
Valérie Devauchelle – Pensec
Thorsten Olski (pre recorded)
15:00 – 15:15
Wrap-Up Day 1
09:15 – 09:45
Main Conference Hall Triton II
Morning Plenary
The Gaps We Live With: What Patients Are Still Missing.
Moderator:
Katy Antonopoulou
Speakers:
Chiara Baldini
Coralie Peter Bouillot
09:45 – 10:30
Panel Discussion
Mental Health in Sjögren: Time to Stop Ignoring It
Moderator:
Joyce Koelewijn-Tukker
Panelists:
Albert Freedman
Georgios Mikellides
Coralie Peter Bouillot
10:30 – 11:00
Foyer Triton Hall
Break & Networking
11:00 – 12:00
Parallel Hall Triton I
Workshop IV: Shared Decision-Making That Works.
Moderators:
Joyce Koelewijn-Tukker
Mascha Oosterbaan
Speaker:
Souzi Makri
11:00 – 12:00
Main Conference Hall Triton II
Workshop V: Advocating for Policy Change in Europe.
Moderator:
Katy Antonopoulou
Speakers:
Neil Betteridge
Marios Kouloumas
11:00 – 12:00
Parallel Hall Arethousa
Workshop VI: The Silent Strength: Caregivers in the Journey with Sjögren’s.
Moderator:
Coralie Peter Bouillot
Speakers:
Igor Medojevic
Victoire Bouillot
Andri Phoka
12:00 – 12:15
Main Conference Hall Triton II
Conclusions from the Workshops III, IV and V
Katy Antonopoulou
Coralie Peter Bouillot
Joyce Koelewijn-Tukker
Mascha Oosterbaan
12:15 – 13:00
“Atlantis” Restaurant (-1, Sea Level)
Lunch & Networking
13:00 – 14:00
Main Conference Hall Triton II
Interactive Session
Living With Sjögren: Daily Self-Management Tips From Individual Experiences,
Moderators:
Joyce Koelewijn-Tukker
Coralie Peter Bouillot
Speakers:
Maria Picone
Joyce Koelewijn-Tukker
Fanny – Louise Fahsing
Lúcio Alves
14:00 – 14:45
Closing Panel
How Do We Bridge the Gap: From Awareness to Action.
Moderator:
Coralie Peter Bouillot
Panelists:
Chiara Baldini
Albert Freedman
Malin Castleton
Tugba Canturk