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.

The programme follows the Brazil/São Paulo Time zone: (UTC/GMT -03:00)

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Hour
Location
Title Location
8:30-9:00
Opening Remarks
Dr. Hans-Peter Hartung Dr. Jefferson Becker Dr. Jacqueline Palace
9:00-11:00
Session 1: Diagnosis, Differential Diagnosis and Prognosis
Dr. Hans-Peter Hartung Dr. Alfredo Damasceno
9:00-9:30 Clinical and Prognostic Features of NMOSD
Dr. Ricardo Alonso
 
9:30-10:00 Clinical and Prognostic Features of MOGAD
Dr. Douglas Kazutoshi Sato
 
10:00-10:30 Imaging
Dr. Friedemann Paul
 
10:30-11:00 Evoked Potentials & OCT
Dr. Letizia Leocani
 
11:00-11:30
Coffee Break
11:30-12:30
Session 2: Diagnosis and Monitoring
Dr. Kazuo Fujihara Dr. Jefferson Becker
11:30-12:00 Antibody Assays and Use in Diagnosis and Monitoring
Dr. Jacqueline Palace
 
12:00-12:30 The New MS Diagnostic Criteria: Implications on Differential Diagnosis with NMOSD and MOGAD
Dr. Hans-Peter Hartung
 
12:30-13:30
Industry Symposium AMGEN - NMOSD Treatment Landscape, Global to Local: Real Life Experiences in Germany and Brazil
Dr. Orhan Aktas Dr. Douglas Kazutoshi Sato
13:45-15:45
Session 3: Treatments and Symptoms
Dr. Marco Aurélio Lana Peixoto Dr. Claudia Carcamo
13:45-14:15 Acute Relapse Treatments
Dr. Fu-Dong Shi
 
14:15-14:45 Hidden Symptoms / Symptomatic Treatments
Dr. Jefferson Becker
 
14:45-15:15 Conventional Chronic Treatments
Dr. Kazuo Fujihara
 
15:15-15:45 New and Future Treatments
Dr. Romain Marignier
 
15:45-16:15
Coffee Break
16:15-17:45
Session 4: Treatment in Practice
Dr. Romain Marignier Dr. 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
Dr. Kazuo Fujihara Dr. Friedemann Paul Dr. Katharina Messias Dr. Denis Bichuetti
 
17:15-17:45 Case-based Discussions: MOGAD
Dr. Jacqueline Palace Dr. Milena Pitombeira Dr. Douglas Sato Kazutoshi Dr. Katharina Messias
 
17:45-18:15
Guthy Jackson Lecture
Dr. Maria Fernanda Mendes Dr. Claudia Carcamo
17:45-18:15 Restoring Tolerance
Dr. Michael Yeaman
 
19:00-22:00
Welcome Dinner - Sponsored by The Sumaira Foundation
Hour
Location
Title Location
8:30-9:00
Key Note Lecture
Dr. Osvaldo Nascimento Dr. Giordani Passos
8:30-9:00 Epidemiology of NMOSD & MOGAD
Dr. Marco Aurélio Lana Peixoto
 
9:00-10:30
Session 5 : Oral Communications
Dr. Henry Sato Dr. Livia Almeida Dutra
9:00-9:15 Multiparametric brain MRI and cognitive impairment in NMOSD
Dr. Mateus Bonaventura
 
9:15-9:30 4-Octyl itaconate inhibits inflammation via the NLRP3 pathway in NMOSD
Dr. Rui Liu
 
9:30-9:45 Neutrophils in MOGAD/NMOSD: effectors of neural damage and differentiators vs MS
Dr. David Leppert
 
9:45-10:00 Anti-MOG Antibody Associated Disease in Chile: A Longitudinal Study
Dr. Carolina Pelayo
 
10:00-10:15 The Unmet Needs in the 2022 Optic Neuritis Classification
Dr. Marco Aurélio Lana Peixoto
 
10:15-10:30 Brain Characteristics in Patients with MOGAD by 7.0 T MRI
Dr. Zhihui Qi
 
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 Dr. Lorna Galleguillos
13:00-13:15 Type-I IFN signaling augments autoreactive T cells and aggregates NMOSD
Dr. Tian-Xiang Zhang
 
13:15-13:30 AQP4-specific T cells determine lesion localization in the CNS in a model of NMOSD
Dr. Ali Maisam Afzali
 
13:30-13:45 Impact of AQP4-IgG antibodies on astrocyte in NMOSD: a biochemical approach
Dr. Ana Paula Bornes Da Silva
 
13:45-14:00 M23 isoform is superior to M1 for detecting AQP4-IgG seroreversion during NMOSD
Dr. Vinicius Boldrini
 
14:00-15:00
Industry Symposium ROCHE: Satralizumab in NMOSD - Real World Experience
Dr. Douglas Kazutoshi Sato Dr. Kazuo Fujihara
15:00-15:30
Industry Lecture AMGEN: Advancing NMOSD Care: Patient Profiles and Insights on Inebilizumab in Brazil
Dr. Mateus Boaventura de Oliveira
15:30-16:00
Coffee Break
16:00-17:30
Session 7 : NMOSD and MOGAD in LATAM
Dr. Bruna Klein da Costa Dr. Ana Claudia Piccolo
16:00-16:30 NMOSD in LATAM
Dr. Edgar Carnero Contentti
 
16:30-17:00 Treatment Guidelines for NMOSD in LATAM
Dr. Alfredo Damasceno
 
17:00-17:30 MOGAD in LATAM
Dr. Ethel Ciampi
 
17:30-18:00
Closing Ceremony
Dr. Hans-Peter Hartung Dr. Jefferson Becker Dr. Jacqueline Palace