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Plenary speakers

Prof. Xenofon Baraliakos
Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Europe
Prof. Rachelle Buchbinder
Monash University, Australia
Ho-Youn Kim
Dr. Ho-Youn Kim
Catholic University of Korea, Republic of Korea
Prof. Mandana Nikpour
The University of Sydney, Australia
Denis Poddubnyy
Prof. Denis Poddubnyy
University of Toronto, Canada
Prof Soumya Raychaudhuri
Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, United States
Kenneth Saag
Dr. Kenneth Saag
University Of Alabama At Birmingham, United States
Dr. Anindita Santosa
Aaria Rheumatology, Singapore
Prof Tsutomu Takeuchi (竹内勤)
Saitama Medical University, Keio University, East Asia

Key dates

Registrations
  • Early bird
    9 June 2026
  • Standard
    10 June to 28 September 2026
  • Late
    29 September to 1 November 2026
Abstracts
  • Submissions open
    3 September 2025 to 11:59PM AEST, 22 May 2026 CLOSED
  • Abstract acceptance notification
    mid-July 2026
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  • APLAR 2026 Congress
    28 October - 1 November 2026
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Invited speakers

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Prof Lai-Shan Tam
Prof Lai-Shan Tam

Lai-Shan Tam

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Prof Ved Chaturvedi
Prof Ved Chaturvedi

Ved Chaturvedi

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Prof Min Jung Kim
Prof Min Jung Kim

Min Jung Kim

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A/Prof Helen Keen
A/Prof Helen Keen

Helen Keen

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Prof Hyun-Sook Kim
Prof Hyun-Sook Kim

Hyun-Sook Kim

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Prof Hyun-Ok Kim
Prof Hyun-Ok Kim

Hyun-Ok Kim

Prof Hye-Soon Lee
Prof Hye-Soon Lee

Hye-Soon Lee

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Prof Kichul Shin
Prof Kichul Shin

Kichul Shin

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Prof Mandana Nikpour
Prof Mandana Nikpour

Mandana Nikpour

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Dr Ghita Harifi
Dr Ghita Harifi

Ghita Harifi

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A/Prof Fariz Yahya
A/Prof Fariz Yahya

Fariz Yahya

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Dr Isaac Tsz Ho Cheng
Dr Isaac Tsz Ho Cheng

Isaac Tsz Ho Cheng

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A/Prof Ying Ying Leung
A/Prof Ying Ying Leung

Ying Ying Leung

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Prof James Stanley
Prof James Stanley

James Stanley

Prof Ashish Mathew
Prof Ashish Mathew

Ashish Mathew

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Prof Soyoung Bang
Prof Soyoung Bang

Soyoung Bang

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Prof Jae Sung Lee
Prof Jae Sung Lee

Jae Sung Lee

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Prof Chang Hun Lee
Prof Chang Hun Lee

Chang Hun Lee

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Prof Xenofon Baraliakos
Prof Xenofon Baraliakos

Xenofon Baraliakos

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Dr Tayyeba Khursheed Ahmed
Dr Tayyeba Khursheed Ahmed

Tayyeba Khursheed Ahmed

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Prof Nazrul Islam
Prof Nazrul Islam

Nazrul Islam

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Prof Eun Young Lee
Prof Eun Young Lee

Eun Young Lee

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Prof Christopher Edwards
Prof Christopher Edwards

Christopher Edwards

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A/prof Xinping Tian
A/prof Xinping Tian

Xinping Tian

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Dr Latika Gupta
Dr Latika Gupta

Latika Gupta

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Dr Lisa Traboco
Dr Lisa Traboco

Lisa Traboco

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Prof KEISHI FUJIO
Prof KEISHI FUJIO

KEISHI FUJIO

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Prof Chi Chiu Mok
Prof Chi Chiu Mok

Chi Chiu Mok

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Dr Tae-Gyun Kim
Dr Tae-Gyun Kim

Tae-Gyun Kim

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Prof Sandra Navarra
Prof Sandra Navarra

Sandra Navarra

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Prof Andrew Briggs
Prof Andrew Briggs

Andrew Briggs

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Prof Po-Cheng Shih
Prof Po-Cheng Shih

Po-Cheng Shih

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Prof Atsushi Kawakami
Prof Atsushi Kawakami

Atsushi Kawakami

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Dr Sakir Ahmed
Dr Sakir Ahmed

Sakir Ahmed

Prof Joon Young Song
Prof Joon Young Song

Joon Young Song

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Prof Nighat Mir Ahmad
Prof Nighat Mir Ahmad

Nighat Mir Ahmad

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Prof Syed Atiqul Haq
Prof Syed Atiqul Haq

Syed Atiqul Haq

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Dr Binit Vaidya
Dr Binit Vaidya

Binit Vaidya

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Prof Hermine Brunner
Prof Hermine Brunner

Hermine Brunner

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Dr Elizabeth Ang
Dr Elizabeth Ang

Elizabeth Ang

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Prof Yae-Jean Kim
Prof Yae-Jean Kim

Yae-Jean Kim

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Prof Daniel Aletaha
Prof Daniel Aletaha

Daniel Aletaha

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Dr Philip Mease
Dr Philip Mease

Philip Mease

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Dr Ma. Theresa Collante
Dr Ma. Theresa Collante

Ma. Theresa Collante

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Prof Jeong Seok (Justin) Lee
Prof Jeong Seok (Justin) Lee

Jeong Seok (Justin) Lee

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A/prof Amanda Saracino
A/prof Amanda Saracino

Amanda Saracino

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Prof Masayoshi Harigai
Prof Masayoshi Harigai

Masayoshi Harigai

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Prof Vanessa Ocampo
Prof Vanessa Ocampo

Vanessa Ocampo

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Dr Carlos Enrique Toro Gutiérrez
Dr Carlos Enrique Toro Gutiérrez

Carlos Enrique Toro Gutiérrez

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Prof Seung-Ki Kwok
Prof Seung-Ki Kwok

Seung-Ki Kwok

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Prof Seokchan Hong
Prof Seokchan Hong

Seokchan Hong

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Dr Jungsik (Jason) Song
Dr Jungsik (Jason) Song

Jungsik (Jason) Song

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A/Prof Ratchaya Lertnawapan
A/Prof Ratchaya Lertnawapan

Ratchaya Lertnawapan

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Prof JI SEON OH
Prof JI SEON OH

JI SEON OH

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Prof Julie Yu
Prof Julie Yu

Julie Yu

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Prof Muhammad Ahmed Saeed
Prof Muhammad Ahmed Saeed

Muhammad Ahmed Saeed

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Dr Suleman Khan
Dr Suleman Khan

Suleman Khan

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A/prof Ho Yin Chung
A/prof Ho Yin Chung

Ho Yin Chung

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Prof Soosan Soroosh
Prof Soosan Soroosh

Soosan Soroosh

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Prof Jin Woo Song
Prof Jin Woo Song

Jin Woo Song

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Dr Juan Raphael Gonzales
Dr Juan Raphael Gonzales

Juan Raphael Gonzales

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Prof Masafumi Moriyama
Prof Masafumi Moriyama

Masafumi Moriyama

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Dr Samuel Whittle
Dr Samuel Whittle

Samuel Whittle

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Dr Mohsen G. Soroush
Dr Mohsen G. Soroush

Mohsen G. Soroush

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Prof Jin Kyun Park
Prof Jin Kyun Park

Jin Kyun Park

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Prof Suh Chang hee
Prof Suh Chang hee

Suh Chang hee

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Emeritus Prof Sami Salman
Emeritus Prof Sami Salman

Sami Salman

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A/prof Eunsong Kang
A/prof Eunsong Kang

Eunsong Kang

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Prof Geraldine McCarthy
Prof Geraldine McCarthy

Geraldine McCarthy

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Prof Lisa Stamp
Prof Lisa Stamp

Lisa Stamp

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Prof William Robinson
Prof William Robinson

William Robinson

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Prof Francesco Del Galdo
Prof Francesco Del Galdo

Francesco Del Galdo

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Prof Suparaporn Wangkaew
Prof Suparaporn Wangkaew

Suparaporn Wangkaew

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Dr Pulukool Sandhya
Dr Pulukool Sandhya

Pulukool Sandhya

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Prof Maureen Rischmueller
Prof Maureen Rischmueller

Maureen Rischmueller

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Dr Minako Tomiita
Dr Minako Tomiita

Minako Tomiita

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Dr Hiroto Tsuboi
Dr Hiroto Tsuboi

Hiroto Tsuboi

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Dr Georgina Tiller
Dr Georgina Tiller

Georgina Tiller

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Dr Mary Beth Son
Dr Mary Beth Son

Mary Beth Son

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Dr Michael Tee
Dr Michael Tee

Michael Tee

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Prof Fahd Adeeb
Prof Fahd Adeeb

Fahd Adeeb

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Prof Takahisa Gono
Prof Takahisa Gono

Takahisa Gono

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Dr Alexander Oldroyd
Dr Alexander Oldroyd

Alexander Oldroyd

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Dr Samar Al Emadi
Dr Samar Al Emadi

Samar Al Emadi

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Dr Uthpala Dissanayake
Dr Uthpala Dissanayake

Uthpala Dissanayake

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Prof Vinod Ravindran
Prof Vinod Ravindran

Vinod Ravindran

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Prof Yoon-Kyoung Sung
Prof Yoon-Kyoung Sung

Yoon-Kyoung Sung

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Dr Mahabaleshwar Mamadapur
Dr Mahabaleshwar Mamadapur

Mahabaleshwar Mamadapur

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A/prof Sumapa Chaiamnuay
A/prof Sumapa Chaiamnuay

Sumapa Chaiamnuay

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Dr Fiaz Alam
Dr Fiaz Alam

Fiaz Alam

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Dr Nabeel Abdulla
Dr Nabeel Abdulla

Nabeel Abdulla

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Prof Catherine Hill
Prof Catherine Hill

Catherine Hill

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Prof Dukyoo Jung
Prof Dukyoo Jung

Dukyoo Jung

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Prof JaHyun Kang
Prof JaHyun Kang

JaHyun Kang

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Prof. Soo-Kyung Cho
Prof. Soo-Kyung Cho

Soo-Kyung Cho

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Prof Toshihiro Nanki
Prof Toshihiro Nanki

Toshihiro Nanki

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A/prof Joshua D. Ooi
A/prof Joshua D. Ooi

Joshua D. Ooi

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Prof Junyong Park
Prof Junyong Park

Junyong Park

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Prof Gun-Il Im
Prof Gun-Il Im

Gun-Il Im

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Prof Seungwoo Han
Prof Seungwoo Han

Seungwoo Han

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Prof Thaschawee Arkachaisri
Prof Thaschawee Arkachaisri

Thaschawee Arkachaisri

Chairpersons

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Lai-Shan Tam
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Galymzhan Asylbekovich Togizbayev
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Jose Paulo Lorenzo
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Shin-Seok Lee
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Kei Ikeda
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Kichul Shin
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William Taylor
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Kanon Jatuworapruk
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Ying Ying Leung
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Yoshiya Tanaka
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Jiuliang Zhao
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Babur Salim
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Laniyati Hamijoyo
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Juan Raphael Gonzales
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Hyun Ah Kim
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Suleman Khan
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James Cheng-Chung Wei
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Anindita Santosa
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Faisal Parlindungan
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Jasmin Raja
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Masataka Kuwana
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Pulukool Sandhya
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Swee-Ping Tang
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Michael Tee
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Ho So
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Vidya Limaye
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May Ching Soh
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