Update on NMOSD & MOGAD programme

The two-day Update on NMOSD and MOGAD meeting offers an in-depth exploration of the latest advancements in these fields.

On Day 1, the programme will focus on recent progress in research, diagnosis, clinical management, and emerging therapies for NMOSD and MOGAD, with expert-led sessions providing a comprehensive update.

Day 2 will include a key-note lecture on epidemiology and features free communications, poster sessions, and industry symposia. These will provide opportunities to share innovative research, discuss findings, and showcase the latest developments from the pharmaceutical industry. The meeting will conclude with an overview of the situation in Latin America, providing valuable regional insights.

Participants can attend the meeting either onsite or online.

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Hour
Location
Title Location
8:30-9:00
Opening Remarks
Prof. Dr. Hans-Peter Hartung Prof. Dr. Jefferson Becker Prof. Dr. Jacqueline Palace
9:00-11:00
Session 1: Diagnosis, Differential Diagnosis and Prognosis
Prof. Dr. Hans-Peter Hartung Alfredo Damasceno
9:00-9:30 Clinical and Prognostic Features of NMOSD
Ricardo Alonso
 
9:30-10:00 Clinical and Prognostic Features of MOGAD
Douglas Kazutoshi Sato
 
10:00-10:30 Imaging
Prof. Dr. Friedemann Paul
 
10:30-11:00 Evoked Potentials & OCT
Prof. Dr Letizia Leocani
 
11:00-11:30
Coffee Break
11:30-12:30
Session 2: Diagnosis and Monitoring
Prof. Dr. Kazuo Fujihara Prof. Dr. Jefferson Becker
11:30-12:00 Antibody Assays and Use in Diagnosis and Monitoring
Prof. Dr. Jacqueline Palace
 
12:00-12:30 The New MS Diagnostic Criteria: Implications on Differential Diagnosis with NMOSD and MOGAD
Prof. Dr. Hans-Peter Hartung
 
12:30-13:30
Industry Symposium AMGEN - Lunch Box Offered
13:45-15:45
Session 3: Treatments and Symptoms
Dr Liliana Patrucco Marco Aurélio Lana Peixoto
13:45-14:15 Acute Relapse Treatments
Prof. Dr. Fu-Dong Shi
 
14:15-14:45 Hidden Symptoms / Symptomatic Treatments
Prof. Dr. Jefferson Becker
 
14:45-15:15 Conventional Chronic Treatments
Prof. Dr. Kazuo Fujihara
 
15:15-15:45 New and Future Treatments
Prof. Dr. Romain Marignier
 
15:45-16:15
Coffee Break
16:15-17:45
Session 4: Treatment in Practice
Prof. Dr. Romain Marignier Samira Apóstolos
16:15-16:45 General Discussion - all speakers : How Should We Use the Conventional and the New Treatments in Clinical Parctice?
 
16:45-17:15 Case-based Discussions: NMOSD
Prof. Dr. Kazuo Fujihara Prof. Dr Friedemann Paul Katharina Messias Denis Bichuetti
 
17:15-17:45 Case-based Discussions: MOGAD
Prof. Dr. Jacqueline Palace Milena Pitombeira Prof Douglas Sato Kazutoshi Katharina Messias
 
17:45-18:15
Guthy Jackson Lecture
Maria Fernanda Mendes Claudia Carcamo
17:45-18:15 Restoring Tolerance
Michael Yeaman
 
20:00-22:00
Welcome Dinner - Sponsored by The Sumaira Foundation
Hour
Location
Title Location
8:30-9:00
Key Note Lecture
Prof. Dr Friedemann Paul Ana Laura Moura
8:30-9:00 Epidemiology of NMOSD & MOGAD
Marco Aurélio Lana Peixoto
 
9:00-10:30
Session 5 : Oral Communications
Henry Sato Livia Almeida Dutra
9:00-9:15 Oral Communication 1
 
9:15-9:30 Oral Communication 2
 
9:30-9:45 Oral Communication 3
 
9:45-10:00 Oral Communication 4
 
10:00-10:15 Oral Communication 5
 
10:15-10:30 Oral Communication 6
 
10:30-11:00
Coffee Break
11:00-12:00
Exhibition Hall
Poster Visit
Exhibition Hall
12:00-13:00
Industry Symposium ALEXION- ASTRA ZENECA - Lunch Box Offered
13:00-14:00
Session 6: Oral Communications - Basic Studies
Dr. Vinicius Boldrini Lorna Galleguillos
13:00-13:15 Communication 7
 
13:15-13:30 Communication 8
 
13:30-13:45 Communication 9
 
13:45-14:00 Communication 10
 
14:00-15:00
Industry Symposium ROCHE
15:00-15:30
Industry Lecture AMGEN
16:00-17:30
Session 7 : NMOSD and MOGAD in LATAM
Bruna Klein da Costa Ana Claudia Piccolo
16:00-16:30 NMOSD in LATAM
Edgar Carnero Contentti
 
16:30-17:00 Treatment Guidelines for NMOSD in LATAM
Alfredo Damasceno
 
17:00-17:30 MOGAD in LATAM
Ethel Ciampi
 
17:30-18:00
Closing Ceremony
Prof. Dr. Hans-Peter Hartung Prof. Dr. Jefferson Becker Prof. Dr. Jacqueline Palace