Scientific
Program
(Please find
the Autoantibody Summit 2024 flyer here)
Thursday, September 12, 2024
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8:00
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Registration
and Breakfast |
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Session-1 9:00
– 10:15 |
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9:00 – 9:15 |
Welcome and Opening Addresses Dr. Yu Chen, Horizon Health Network, Dalhousie
University/Memorial University of Newfoundland |
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9:15 – 10: 15 |
Keynote Lecture - Novel Neural Antibody Biomarker Discovery:
Why Bother Anymore? Dr. Andrew McKeon,
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science |
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10: 15 – 10: 30 |
Coffee Break |
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Session-2
10:30 – 12:30 |
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Moderator: |
Dr. Alier Marrero, Réseau de santé Vitalité and Université de Sherbrooke |
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10:30 – 11:15 |
Autoimmune Encephalitis: A Community
Neurologist’s Experience Dr. Hanni Bouma, Horizon Health Network, Dalhousie
University/Memorial University of Newfoundland |
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11:15 – 12:00 |
Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody
Titers by Fixed Cell-Based Assay: Positive Predictive Value and Impact of
Sample Collection Timing Dr. Adrian Budhram, Western University and London Health Sciences
Centre |
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12:00 – 12:30 |
Diagnostic
guidelines for celiac disease Dr. James Whitehurst, Somagen |
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12:30 – 13:30 |
Lunch |
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Session-3
13:30 – 15:45 |
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Dr. Kareena
Schnabl, Alberta Precision
Laboratories and University of Alberta |
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13:30 – 14:15 |
Use of Autoantibodies in Autoimmune Liver Disease
- “The Good, The Bad and the Ugly” Dr. Meaghan O’Brien, Horizon Health Network and
Dalhousie University |
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14:15 – 15:00 |
Skin Autoimmunity:
under the Microscope Dr. Irina Turchin, Horizon Health
Network and Dalhousie University |
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15:00 – 15:45 |
Living with an Autoimmune Disorder: The Importance of Connecting with
People and Leisure Activities Dr. Lisa Best, University of New Brunswick |
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15:45 – 16:00 |
Autoantibody Summit 2024 Group
Picture |
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16:00 – 17:00 |
Visit the
Beaverbrook Art Gallery |
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17:00 – 18:00 |
Reception at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery |
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18:00 – 21:00 |
Dinner Event & AAN Activities
(Recognition & Invitation to Autoantibody Summit 2025) |
Friday, September 13, 2024
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7:00
– 8: 00 |
Breakfast |
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Session-4
8:00 – 10:00 |
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Moderator: |
Dr. Ihssan
Bouhtiauy, Réseau de santé Vitalité and Université de Moncton |
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8:00 – 9:00 |
Clinical
Utility of Autoantibodies in Diabetes and Thyroid - Uses and Pitfalls Dr. Mike Pelkey, Horizon Health Network,
Dalhousie University/Memorial University of Newfoundland |
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9:00 – 9:45 |
Anti-PS/PT Testing Use in
Risk Stratification for Antiphospholipid Syndrome Sam Siporin, Werfen |
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9:45 – 10:00 |
Coffee Break |
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Session-5
10:00 – 12:15 |
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Moderator: |
Dr. Zaiping Liu, IWK Health Centre,
Dalhousie University |
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10:00 – 10:45 |
Polyclonal Hypergammaglobulinemia - a Clinical Hematologist’s
Approach Dr. Luke Chen, Dalhousie University and University of
British Columbia |
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10:45 – 11:30 |
Autoantibodies in
Alzheimer’s Disease: Epiphenomenal, Protective, Pathogenic, & Prognostic
Roles Dr. Donglai Ma, McMaster University and Sebia |
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11:30 – 12:00 |
Anti-MCV Autoantibodies and Rheumatoid Arthritis Roberto Fiorillo, Sebia |
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12:00 – 13:00 |
Lunch |
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Session-6
13:00 – 15:15 |
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Moderator: |
Dr. Gang He, McGill University Health Centre |
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13:00 – 13:45 |
Demystifying the Use of Autoantibodies in Rheumatology Practice Dr. Sylvie Ouellette, Horizon Health Network and
Dalhousie University/Memorial University of Newfoundland |
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13:45 – 14:30 |
The Prevalence and Clinical Relevance of the Dense Fine Speckled
(DFS) Immunofluorescent Staining Pattern in a Large ANA Positive
Cohort Dr. Yu (Jada) Zhang, MD Anderson Cancer Center |
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14:30 – 15:15 |
Advances and Future Directions in Standardization of ANA Testing,
Reporting and Nomenclature Dr. Marvin J Fritzler, University of Calgary
and MitogenDx Laboratory |
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15:15 – 15:25 |
Closing Remarks Dr. Yu Chen, Horizon Health Network, Dalhousie
University/Memorial University of Newfoundland |
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15:25 – |
Departure from the Conference |