IBSAL is participating in the 23rd National Lupus Congress, organized by the Spanish Lupus Federation (FELUPUS) and the Salamanca Lupus Association (ASALU).
It will be a meeting place for patients, families, professionals, and associations, where they can share experiences and learn together. It will focus on the latest medical advances and the most effective strategies for managing life with lupus. Understanding the disease is the first step to living better with it .
PROGRAM
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2025
4:00–4:30 p.m. Pick up registration materials at the entrance to the Fonseca Auditorium and Access
4:30–5:00 p.m. CONFERENCE OPENING CEREMONY
AUTHORITIES (City Council, Regional Government of Castile and León, University of Salamanca, Scientific Committee
Ms. Silvia Pérez Ortega, President of the Spanish Lupus Federation (FELUPUS)
Ms. Janeise Meneses Julio, President of the Salamanca Lupus Association (ASALU)
17:00-17:20
BEYOND HOCKEY
Dr. Antonio Chamorro, Internal Medicine—Salamanca University Hospital (IBSAL)—Full Professor (School of Medicine, University of Salamanca)
17:30-18:10
NEW DIRECTIONS IN LUPUS RESEARCH
“Stem Cell Research and Its Application in Lupus” Dr. Julia Barbado, Internal Medicine – Infection and Immunity Research Unit – Rio Hortega Hospital in Valladolid
“Biogenetics in Lupus” Dr. Iván Cusacóvich, Internal Medicine – Valladolid Clinical Hospital.
6:25–6:55 p.m. Break – Coffee
19:00-19:20
PSYCHOLOGICAL PAIN
Mr. José María Martínez, Psychologist at the Almería Lupus and Autoimmune Diseases Association
19:30-20:15
THE PROGRESSION OF LUPUS THROUGH THE DIFFERENT STAGES OF GROWTH
“Lupus in Childhood and Adolescence: Pediatric and Transition Rheumatology Clinic—Building a Positive Future” Dr. Ana Isabel Turrión, Rheumatology—Salamanca University Hospital and Associate Professor at the University of Salamanca.
“Late-Onset Lupus” Dr. Carlos Montilla, Rheumatology – Salamanca University Hospital and Associate Professor at the University of Salamanca.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2025
TOMORROW’S SESSION
10:00-11:15
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION: INFORMED PATIENTS, ACTIVE PATIENTS – PATIENT EDUCATION
Dr. Ángel Robles, Department of Internal Medicine – La Paz University Hospital in Madrid.
Dr. Irene Altabás, Rheumatology – San Roque University Hospital (Las Palmas) and researcher with the Rheumatology and Immune-Mediated Diseases Group (IRIDIS) at the Galicia Sur Galician Public Foundation for Biomedical Research.
By Da Coral Mouriño, Rheumatology Research Nurse at Meixoeiro Hospital in Vigo.
Dr. Ana Benito, Physician and Medical Expert in Disability and Incapacity – Expert Report Consulting.
11:20 – 11:40
SKIN MANIFESTATIONS IN LUPUS
Dr. Mónica Roncero, Dermatology – Salamanca University Hospital and associate professor at the University of Salamanca
11:50–12:20 Break – Coffee
12:30-12:50
OSTEOARTICULAR INVOLVEMENT IN LES: THE IMPORTANCE OF IMAGING TECHNIQUES
Dr. Tarek Carlos Salman, Rheumatology – EAS Unit Coordinator – Hospital del Mar in Barcelona.
13:00-13:50
LUPUS AND THE KIDNEYS
“New Challenges in the Management of Lupus Nephritis” Dr. Alberto Martín Arribas, Nephrology – University Hospital of Salamanca and associate professor at the University of Salamanca.
“The Voice of Patients with Lupus and/or Lupus Nephritis” CONCLUSIONS
Dr. Iñigo Rúa-Figueroa, Rheumatology – Doctor Negrín Hospital, Las Palmas, Gran Canaria – EPISER Researcher.
Dr. Ricard Cervera, Internal Medicine – Systemic Autoimmune Diseases Unit – Hospital Clínic de Barcelona.
2:10 p.m.–3:45 p.m. Cocktail reception at HOTEL ABBA (Option selected during registration)
AFTERNOON SESSION
16:10 -16:30
EYE PROBLEMS IN LUPUS CAUSED BY HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE
Dr. Olga Araujo, Internal Medicine – EAS Unit – Hospital Clínic de Barcelona.
16:40 -17:00
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: KEY TO IMPROVING DIAGNOSIS AND MONITORING IN LUPUS
Dr. Xabier Michelena, Rheumatology – Vall d’Hebron University Hospital in Barcelona.
5:10–5:40 p.m. Break – Coffee
17:45 -18:05
LUPUS PREVENTION
Dr. Ana María Haro Pérez, Head of the Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health at the Salamanca University Teaching Hospital.
18:15 -18:45
HOW TO BOOST OUR IMMUNE SYSTEM
Dr. Alfredo Corell, Professor of Immunology – University of Seville.
7:00 p.m. CLOSING CEREMONY
AUTHORITIES (City Council, Regional Government of Castile and León, University of Salamanca, Scientific Committee)
By Aurea Ma Jiménez Pierra, Secretary of the Spanish Lupus Federation (FELUPUS)
Ms. Adoración Álamo Sánchez, Vice President of the Salamanca Lupus Association (ASALU)
RAFFLE