Program: main session

Rajka 2024 Doha motto:
Global Perspectives on Atopic Dermatitis:
Uniting for a better Care

Keynote speakers

  • Rayana BOU HAKA, WHO, Qatar
  • Thomas BIEBER, Switzerland
  • Mark HOON, NIH Bethesda, USA
  • Carsten FLOHR, UK
  • Uwe GIELER, Germany
  • Emma GUTTMAN-YASSKI, USA
  • Kenji KABASHIMA, Japan
  • Brian KIM, USA
  • Wei LI, China
  • Georg STINGL, Austria
  • Claudia TRAIDL-HOFFMANN, Germany
  • Sabine WERNER, Switzerland

Program

Please note all sessions are based on Qatar time zone.
Arabia Standard Time (AST) – UTC+3

Thursday, October 24th, 2024 — Pre-meeting
PATIENT-CENTERED CARE IN ATOPIC DERMATITIS (PaCeCAD)

09:00
12:00
➜ CHECK THE PRE MEETING PROGRAM & INFORMATION HERE + REGISTER
 

Thursday, October 24th, 2024 — Symposium

13:00 Welcome addresses
13:00
Welcome to Doha

Martin STEINHOFF, Qatar

13:05
Welcome to Doha

Rayana BOU HAKA (WHO), Qatar

13:15
ISAD President address

Alain TAÏEB, France

13:20
Introduction into History of ISAD and Rajka meetings

Johannes RING, Germany

 
13:30 S1. Fundamental mechanisms of Pruritus in AD (45 min)
Conference Keynote Lecture
13:30
Speaker Introduction

Martin STEINHOFF, Qatar

13:30 KL1
Keynote lecture: Pruritus research: present and future

Mark HOON (NIH), USA

14:15 S2. Pathophysiology of Atopic Dermatitis – Barrier and Epidermis (90 min)
Chairs: Ameen ALAWADHI, UAE / John C. SU, Australia
14:15 KL2
Keynote lecture: New aspects in the role of the epidermis in skin biology

Sabine WERNER, Switzerland

14:45 OL2
#435
The neuropeptide Endothelin-1 drives skin barrier disruption

Rari LEO, Qatar

15:00 OL3
#324
Stratum corneum interleukin-2 in eczema at 1-month-old predicts later atopic dermatitis

Eriko MAEHARA, Japan

15:15 OL4
#459
Dupilumab Treatment Provides Sustained Improvement in Skin Barrier Composition and Function in Patients Aged 6 to 11 Years With Moderate-to-Severe Atopic Dermatitis

Annie ZHANG, USA

 
15:30 PS1 Poster presentations session 1
45 min Refreshment Break & Visit Exhibits
 
16:15 S3. Innate Immunity dysregulation (90 min)
Chairs: Georges NEMER, Qatar / Aysha AL-MALKI, Qatar
Standard session with free communications
16:15 KL3
Keynote lecture: Cytokine based circuits and innate immunity in atopic dermatitis

Kenji KABASHIMA, Japan

16:45 OL5
#445
Methotrexate and ciclosporin improve skin biomarkers in childhood atopic dermatitis: results from the TREAT Trial

Helen ALEXANDER UK

17:00 OL6
#419
Changes in oral microbiome of atopic dermatitis (AD) patients treated with dupilumab or upadacitinib

Gabriela ŻUK, Poland

17:15 S4. What’s New (65 min)
Chairs: Mohammed AL OTAIBI, Kuwait / Peter SCHMID-GRENDELMEIER, Switzerland / Delphine STAUMONT-SALLE, France
Sponsors’ session
17:15 WL1
What’s New for Abrocitinib – Summary of Key Evidence for M2S Atopic Dermatitis

Speaker from Pfizer: Erman GÜLER

17:35 WL2
In search of the Holy Grail in Atopic Dermatitis: Is dupilumab the first disease-modifying atopic dermatitis drug?

Speaker from Sanofi: Ana ROSSI

17:50 WL3
Advancing patient care in immune-mediated skin diseases: The past, present and future of JAK inhibition

Speaker for Abbvie: Mark KIRCHHOF

18:05 WL4
IL-13: Role in pathophysiology of atopic dermatitis and how to master the driver of inflammation

Speaker for Lilly: Thomas BIEBER

 
18:20 Refreshment Break & Visit Exhibits
19:30 Welcome reception (open to all attendants)
Sheraton Hotel Garden
 

Friday, October 25th, 2024
Mechanisms and fundamental aspects of Atopic Dermatitis

08:30 S5. Primary Prevention and Comorbidities (60 min)
Chairs: Peter SCHMID-GRENDELMEIER, Switzerland / Fatima Ahmed ALBREIKI, UAE / Lin MA, China
Standard session with free communications
08:30 KL4
Keynote lecture: Does atopic dermatitis cause food allergy and what can we do about it?

Carsten FLOHR, UK

09:00 OL7
#296
Maternal supplementation with prebiotics during pregnancy regulates colonization of the microbiota of high-risk children, but does not prevent atopic dermatitis at one year of age. The PREGRALL multicenter randomized control trial

Sébastien BARBAROT, France

09:15 OL8
#317
SERPINB7 mutations in hereditary palmoplantar keratosis and atopic dermatitis

Shan WANG, China

 
09:30 PS2 Poster presentations session 2
30 min Refreshment Break & Visit Exhibits
 
10:00 S6. Adaptive Immunity dysregulation (60 min)
Chairs: Thomas BIEBER, Switzerland / Yousef BINAMER, Saudi Arabia / Fareed AHMAD, Qatar
Standard session with free communications
10:00 KL5
Keynote lecture: New molecular and cellular players in the immunopathogenesis of AD

Georg STINGL, Austria

10:30 OL9
#433
The Critical Function of a Peripheral-induced Specific Skin-resident Treg cells in Allergen-Specific Immunotherapy for Atopic Dermatitis

Kelun ZHANG, South Korea

10:45 OL10
#413
JAK1 inhibitor improves skin barrier function and associated proteomics in atopic dermatitis: a controlled real-world study

Fang WANG, China

11:00 OL11
#300
Atopic Dermatitis: Untangling the Autoimmunity Novel Insights in the Era of Targeted Immunotherapy

Husham Yousuf BAYAZED, Iraq

 
11:15 Prayer time (60 min)
Location: follow signs and program book.
12:15 45 min Lunch break & Visit Exhibits
 
13:00 S7. Pruritus and AD (90 min)
Chairs: Fang WANG, China / Muna AL MURRAWI, UAE / Joerg BUDDENKOTTE, Qatar
13:00 IL4
Neuroimmune circuits of pruritus in AD and therapeutic consequences

Martin STEINHOFF, Qatar

13:30 KL6
Keynote lecture: JAK-inhibitors for treatment of pruritus and prurigo

Brian KIM, USA

14:00 OL12
#453
Nemolizumab was associated with rapid and significant improvements in itch and sleep in patients with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis: Results from two global phase 3 pivotal studies (ARCADIA 1 and ARCADIA 2)

Andreas WOLLENBERG, Germany

14:15 OL13
#469
Efficacy and Safety of Upadacitinib in Adolescents with Moderate-to-Severe Atopic Dermatitis Versus Dupilumab

Chih-Ho HONG, Canada

14:30 OL14
#421
Atopic Dermatitis in Ethiopians: The Role of Rare FLG2 and NOD2 Variants

Isabel TAPIA, Sweden

14:45 OL15
#468
Improvement in Sleep and Quality of Life With Abrocitinib Versus Dupilumab in Patients With Moderate-to-Severe Atopic Dermatitis and Severe Itch: A Pooled Analysis of 2 Randomized Trials

Erman GÜLER, Turkey

15:00 OL16
#456
Dupilumab treatment provides sustained, consistent improvements of signs and symptoms over 1 year in pediatric patients with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis

Carsten FLOHR, UK

 
15:15 PS3 Poster presentations session 3
45 min Refreshment Break & Visit Exhibits
 
16:00 S8. Quality of Life & Comorbidities, Epidemiology (90 min)
Chairs: Johannes RING, Germany / Mariam AL NESF, Qatar / Haya AL-MANNAI, Qatar
16:00 KL7
Keynote lecture: AD – a stress disorder? The psychodermatological aspect!

Uwe GIELER, Germany

16:30 IL5
Readibility of patient electronic materials for atopic dermatitis, itch and prurigo: is it of importance for patients’ well-being?

Jacek SZEPIETOWSKI, Poland

16:45 OL17
#391
Atopic Dermatitis and Prurigo nodularis in The State of Qatar: Retrospective study from 2015-2023 on epidemiology, associated comorbidities, and Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG) from Hamad Medical Corporation

Mohammed Nasser AL-ABDULLA, Qatar

17:30 OL18
#348
Multimorbidity in adults with atopic dermatitis in a population-based cohort

Leon A. MILTNER, The Netherlands

17:45 OL19
#388
Hand eczema or atopic hand eczema: a single center, prospective study on clinical features, etiology, and diagnosis in China

Yifeng GUO, China

 
18:00 Refreshment Break & Visit Exhibits
 
19:00 Local Organizing Committee Cultural invitation — Katara (old cultural city) (03h00)
19:30 Qatar symphony orchestra (classical music)
20:30 President’s dinner at La Marsa restaurant
Presentation of Rajka Medal, ILDS award and Poster prizes by Alain TAÏEB
 

Saturday, October 26th, 2024
Global aspects and modern treatment of AD

09:00 S9. New Technologies and Atopic Dermatitis (90 min)
Chairs: Magdalena TRZECIAK, Poland / Roberto TAKAOKA, Brazil / Ayda AL-HAMMADI, Qatar
09:00 KL9
Keynote lecture: Climate change and AD

Claudia TRAIDL-HOFFMANN, Germany

09:30 IL6
Methods and devices to assess pruritus in AD

Akihiko IKOMA, Japan

09:50 OL20
#444
Skin Pathology Assessment with Optical Technologies (SPOT): Leveraging Optical Biomarkers for Sub-Clinical Atopic Dermatitis Severity Monitoring

Robert BYERS, UK

10:05 OL21
#418
Shotgun Metagenomics Reveals Microbiome Dysbiosis in Dupilumab-Associated Head and Neck Dermatitis

Wanjin KIM, South Korea

10:20 OL22
#448
The feasibility of using the Emerald Touchless Sensor for nighttime scratching and sleep quantification

Annie ZHANG, USA

 
10:35 PS4 Poster presentations session 4
30 min Refreshment Break & Visit Exhibits
 
11:05 S10. Topical therapies for Atopic Dermatitis: New advances (60 min)
Chairs: Andreas WOLLENBERG, Germany / Dirk J. HIJNEN, Netherlands / Ousmane FAYE, Mali
11:05 KL11
Keynote lecture: Phenotyping and endotyping AD: implications for disease management

Thomas WERFEL, Germany

11:20 KL10
Keynote lecture: Disease modification in atopic dermatitis: fiction or soon reality?

Thomas BIEBER, Switzerland

11:50 OL23
#346
General practitioners knowledge about use of topical steroids in atopic dermatitis

Fandresena Arilala SENDRASOA, Madagascar

12:05 OL24
#398
Topical Steroid Withdrawal in Atopic Dermatitis: Patient-Reported Characterisation from a Swedish Social Media Questionnaire

Mikael ALSTERHOLM, Sweden

12:20 OL25
#383
Phage Therapy

Yousef DASHTI, Kuwait

 
12:35 60 min Lunch break & Visit Exhibits
 
13:35 S11. New Targeted and Systemic Therapies for Atopic Dermatitis (90 min)
Chairs: Kyu-Han KIM, South Korea / Medhat ASKAR, Qatar
13:35 KL12
Keynote lecture: Biologics in AD: an update

Wei LI, China

14:05 OL26
#338
HADS anxiety and depression scores improved in Japanese patients with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis following lebrikizumab treatment: 68-week results from a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 3 trial (ADhere-J)

Martin DOSSENBACH, USA

14:20 IL7
New targeted therapies for AD

Andreas WOLLENBERG, Germany

14:40 OL27
#302
A novel antimicrobial peptide catestatin modulates skin barrier and immune responses in atopic dermatitis

Ge PENG, Japan

14:55 OL28
#425
Dupilumab injection intervals in Adult Atopic Dermatitis Patients: Experiences in Korean Patients

Jong Hee LEE, South Korea

15:10 IL8
JAK-inhibitors for treatment of AD

Kilian EYERICH, Germany

 
15:30 PS5 Poster presentations session 5
40 min Refreshment Break & Visit Exhibits
 
16:10 S12. Future treatments of AD (90 min)
Chairs: Alain TAÏEB, France / Kenji KABASHIMA, Japan / Sara AL-KHAWAGA, Qatar
16:10 KL13
Keynote lecture: Future therapy of AD: A precision medicine perspective

Emma GUTTMAN-YASSKI, USA

16:40 OL29
#423
Efficacy of Combined Topical Pimecrolimus, Antibiotics, and Topical Ivermectin Therapy for Rosacea in 39 Patients Among 315 Receiving Dupixent: A Detailed Analysis

Kim HYUN JUNG, South Korea

16:55 OL30
#349
Combined dupilumab and allergen‐specific immunotherapy in severe refractory atopic dermatitis

Jemin KIM, South Korea

17:10 OL31
#451
Development of an Emulgel for the Effective Treatment of Atopic Dermatitis in children and adults: Biocompatibility and Clinical Investigation

Almudena GÓMEZ-FARTO, Spain

17:25 OL32
#442
Dupilumab Efficacy and Safety up to 2 Years in Children Aged 6 Months to 5 Years With Atopic Dermatitis

John C. SU, Australia

17:40 IL9

Diamant THACI, Germany

 
17:40 Closing ceremony (20 min)
Best poster/presentation awards, local best posters

Martin STEINHOFF, Qatar

Next Rajka Symposium: Melbourne, Australia

John C. SU, Australia

Closing remarks

Alain TAÏEB, France