Program

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- An application has been made to the Lebanese Order of Physicians to grant CME credits.

Friday February 16, 2024

15:00-15:10	Welcome and Opening Remarks Laure Irani, MD - Head Division of Rheumatology, LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine
15:10-15:40	*Lecture 1:* *Diagnostic Challenges and Classification Criteria for Psoriatic Arthritis* Presented by Vinod Chandran, MBBS, MD, DM, PhD, FRCPC - Associate Professor, Division of Rheumatology, University of Toronto & Director, Psoriatic Arthritis Program, University Health Network Moderated by Jeanine Menassa, MD - LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine Mohamad Ali Rida, MD - Clemenceau Medical Center
15:40-16:10	Lecture 2: *Clinical Manifestation and Physiopathology of Psoriatic Arthritis* Presented by Boulos Haraoui, MD, FRCPC - Associate Professor & Head of the Clinical Research Unit at the University of Montreal Moderated by Lama Azar, MD - Saint George Hospital University Medical Center Maria Ramia, MD - LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine
16:10-16:30	Coffee Break
16:30-17:00	*Lecture 3:* Visualizing Psoriatic Arthritis: A Radiologist’s Insight into Imaging Findings Presented by Ari Damla, MD - Assistant Professor of Radiology, Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine USA Moderated by Daniel Mahfoud, MD - LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine Perla Audi, MD - LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine Sahar Semaan, MD - LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine
17:00-17:30	*Lecture 4:* *Psoriasis and the Liver* Presented by Rajaa Chatila, MD, MHPE - LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine Moderated by Christelle Ephrem, MD - LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine
17:30-17:50	Coffee Break
17:50-18:20	*Lecture 5: Therapeutic Approach for Psoriasis Patients with Different Comorbidities* Presented by Carole Bitar, MD, FAAD - Associate Professor, Department of Dermatology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans Moderated by Zeina Tannous, MD - LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine
18:20-18:50	*Lecture 6:* *Metabolic Syndrome and Psoriatic Arthritis* Presented by Nisrine Al Ghazal, MD - Senior endocrinology specialist and endocrinology head of department at Mediclinic Middle East - Dubai. And, adjunct clinical lecturer at Mohammed Bin Rached University of Medicine and Health Sciences - Dubai Moderated by Kamal Hirbli, MD - LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine
18:50-19:00	Closing Remarks Laure Irani, MD - Head Division of Rheumatology, LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine

For more inquiries, please contact:

Lama Naim
Senior Program Officer
Office of Faculty Affairs & Development
LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine
Email: cmeoffice@lau.edu.lb
Phone: + 961 1 200800, Extension: 5830