4-5 septembre 2025
Congress Kursaal Interlaken

Congrès annuel de la Société Suisse de Rhumatologie
& Symposium HPR

Programme Congrès SSR

Jeudi, 4 septembre 2025

Navigating the tangled paths of axSpA: Can you steer the case with IL-17A/F?

Diego Kyburz, Florian Kollert

Easing joint pain, clearing skin: Can IL-17A/F do it all in PsA?

Jean Dudler, Antoine Folly

Welcome

Expert deep dive: unraveling a complex case of axial Spondyloarthritis (axSpA)

Michael Nissen

Navigating the unknown: innovative strategies for managing axial PsA (axPsA)

Raphael Micheroli

AI in action: can technology help solve the complexity of Spondyloarthropathies?

Thomas Hügle

Dynamic dialogue: interactive discussion and Q&A

09:30—10:20

Saal Brünig

Labatec

10:30—10:35

Theatersaal

Accueil et ouverture

Diana Dan, Andrea Rubbert-Roth

WIN Spondylarthrite axiale

Adrian Ciurea

WIN Syndrome des antiphospholipides

Thomas Dörner

11:25

Theatersaal

Remise de Prix
Bourse de formation continue en recherche 2025

WIN Artérite à cellules géantes

Lisa Christ

12:00—12:10

Theatersaal

Prix de recherche Jean et Linette Warnery 2025

Remise des prix et présentation

12:10—13:00

Exposition

Pause de midi

P 1

MRI has limited accuracy in diagnosing Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Type 1 - a systematic review of the literature
Henzi A, Schneider S, Sutter R, Wertli M M, Brunner F; Zürich, Baden, Bern

P 2

Ultrasound assessment of the myotendinous junction of the long head of the biceps tendon for evaluating tendon integrity
Etter M, Schätz J, de Jong M, Scheibel M, Freislederer F, Diermayr S; Zürich, Winterthur, Davos

P 3

Ultrasound insights into enthesitis: discriminative value of inflammatory and structural lesions across the entheseal sites, comparing spondylarthritis patients to healthy individuals
Elsehrawy GG, Courvoisier DS, Deman E, Dan D, Micheroli R, Ziswiler H, Zufferey P, Brülhart-Bletsas L, Nissen MJ; Genève, Basel, Lausanne, Zürich, Bern, Fribourg, La Chaux-de-Fonds

P 4

First profiling of the swiss national SCQM Giant Cell Arteritis and Polymyalgia rheumatica registry
Stegert M, Brändli J, Blapp C, Mahr A, Iudici M, Tamborrini G, Christ L, Neumann T, Becker M, Berger C, Iking-Konert C, Scherer A, Villiger P, Daikeler T; Basel, Zürich, Genüve, Bern, St.Gallen

P 5

The Swiss Sjögren Cohort, a national collaborative project
Dumusc A, Sprecher M, Bannert B, Grosjean A, Kocher A, Lauper K, Klein K, Gadola S, Adler S, Ribi C, Kollert F, Christ L; Lausanne, Zürich, Basel, Vevey, Basel, Genève, Bern, Basel, Aarau

P 6

Osteoporosis treatment rates following hip, spine, and other fractures in older adults in Switzerland: Insights from National Health Claims Data (2021–2023)
Everts-Graber J, Schmid G, Häuselmann HJ, Huber C, Streit S, Ravensburger W, Reichenbach S, Pinedo-Villanueva R, Graber S; Bern, Luzern, Zürich, Oxford (UK)

P 7

Long-Term impact of Teriparatide on bone mineral density, trabecular bone score, and fracture risk relative to total hip T-score: A two-decade, registry-based cohort study
Guyer L, Lehmann O, Wenger M, Oser S, Studer U, Steiner C, Ziswiler R, Schmid G, Häuselmann HJ, Reichenbach S, Lehmann T, Everts-Graber J; Bern, Zürich, Luzern

P 8

Giant cell myocarditis and giant cell myositis with thymoma
Seitz P, Boscolo Berto M, Gasser M, Maurer B, Seitz L; Bern

P 9

Arthrite et tuberculose: il fallait y Poncet.
Colombo CE, Alromaih FJ, Alexe R, Argyriou P, Bisig B, Dumusc A, Dan D, Hügle T; Lausanne

P 10

A silent clue in the tendons: When tenosynovitis was just the beginning
Fedeli M, Garzoni C; Lugano

P 11

M. tuberculosis, der grosse Mimiker: eine mögliche Ursache von chronischer Monoarthritis und Daktylitis
Louppides S, Möller B, Manigold T; Bern

P 12

DRESSed like Still's disease: A case report of a pregnant patient with AOSD
Akyol O, Jörg L, Mosimann B, Bernsmeier C, Berger C, Daikeler T, Kyburz D, Kollert F; Basel, Bern

P 13

A case of tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica as a rare pulmonary manifestation of rheumatoid arthritis
Joos L, Rassouli F, Kellner J, Förger F, Rubbert-Roth A; St.Gallen

P 14

Features of IgG4-related disease in a patient with granulomatosis with polyangiitis
Kollert F, Bisharat DR, Hausenberger B, Negoias S, Heijnen I, Tzankov A, Kyburz D, Daikeler T; Basel

13:00—14:00

Theatersaal

Grand Debate

La thérapie par infiltration a-t-elle un rôle à jouer dans le traitement des douleurs lombaires ?

Pro: Stephan Gadola
Con: Stéphane Genevay

Modération: Lukas Wildi

14:05—14:15

Theatersaal

Fondation suisse pour la spondylarthrite ankylosante

Remise de prix de recherche 2025

Présentation 2023

The impact of a csDMARD in combination with a TNF inhibitor on drug retention and clinical remission in axial spondylarthritis

Michael Nissen

Nouvelle thérapie cellulaire et anticorps bispécifiques

Ricardo Grieshaber-Bouyer

Inhibiteurs JAK : réexamen

Diego Kyburz

eHealth à l'hôpital – exemples et défis

Marcus D'Souza

Quelles applications recommander ? Comment évaluer leur qualité ?

Janette Ribaut

Les défis éthiques de la numérisation dans le secteur de la santé : entre innovation et responsabilité

Mandy Scheermesser

Discussion

14:15—14:30

Exposition

Pause

14:30—15:45

Theatersaal

IA en rhumatologie

Modération: Thomas Hügle

Jeûne, alimentation et microbiome dans les maladies rhumatismales

Martin Kriegel

Microbiome et PR: Hype ou Hope?

Axel Finckh

Agenda: ​

  • Diagnostic & monitoring role of CRP in rheumatic disease
  • Prognostic role of CRP in rheumatic disease
  • CRP beyond inflammatory arthritis

Speakers: William Tillett, Raphael Micheroli

Les voix des patient·e·s
Des patientes témoignent de leur vie avec Lupus & GEPA

Patientes, Th. Neumann, C. Iking-Konert

Les pensées des experts
Où en sommes-nous dans la satisfaction des besoins de nos patient·e·s atteints de lupus ou de la GEPA?
Où et comment pouvons-nous nous améliorer?

C. Iking-Konert, Th. Neumann

Q&A, Take-aways

C. Iking-Konert

Vendredi, 5 septembre 2025

Outcome measures in vasculitis

Thomas Neumann

Advancing ANCA-vasculitis care: acting early to improve disease control

Sabine Adler

08:30—09:20

Kongresssaal

Abbvie

RheumARENA: A pro vs con debate on hot topics

Ulf Müller-Ladner, Lisa Christ, Ian Pirker

Chair: Andrea Rubbert-Roth

 

Simultanübersetzung D→F

08:30—09:20

Club Casino

Otsuka

«Targeting Metabolic Inflammation“ – Traitement moderne de l'obésité dans les maladies rhumatismales

Matthias Laudes

Biologie du vieillissement et immunosenescence

Heike Bischoff-Ferrari

Chaud et gras : le rôle de l'os sous-chondral dans l'arthrose

Jeroen Geurts

Mise à jour concernant la vaccination des patients sous immunosuppression

Christoph Berger

Covid et maladies auto-immunes : toujours d'actualité ?

Ulf Müller-Ladner

L'inflammasome : comprendre son rôle pour mieux lutter contre les maladies inflammatoires

Fabio Martinon

11:00—11:05

Theatersaal

AbbVie Rheumatology Fellowship Program 2025

Remise de prix

11:00—11:10

Kongresssaal

Pfizer Rheumatology Award 2024

Development of the first advanced course for patient research partners in rheumatology research in Switzerland

Muriel Elhai

11:10—11:30

Exposition

Pause

11:30—12:15

Ateliers

Theatersaal

TARDOC-on your marks!

Michael Andor

Allemand avec traduction simultanée en français

Kongresssaal

Difficult Cases

Sabine Adler, Frauke Förger

Salle Brünig

Sinnvolle Autoimmundiagnostik

Johannes von Kempis

Club Casino

Speicheldrüsenultraschall bei Sjögren-Syndrom

Lukas Joos, Marc Gilgen, Fabian Lötscher

Salle Grimsel 1

Manuelle Medizin - Untersuchung Halswirbelsäule

Marcus Baumann, Michael Gengenbacher

Salle Grimsel 2

Médecine manuelle - Examen de la colonne cervicale

Véronique Grobéty, Stephan Bürgin

Salle Harder 1

Imagerie de douleurs dorsales: inflammatoire ou mécanique?

Patrick Omoumi

Salle Harder 2

Organisation und Strukturierung der Facharztpraxis

Martin Baumann

Salle Susten

Research speed dating

Caroline Ospelt, Kim Lauper

12:15—13:15

Exposition

Pause de midi

P 15

Is there a diagnostic value of bedside labial salivary gland biopsy in patients with sicca syndrome?
Wolfrum S, Schmiedeberg K, Förger F, Rubbert-Roth A; St.Gallen, Bern

P 16

Prognostic value of systemic sclerosis-associated primary heart involvement
Gharibian C J, Lupi V, Gotschy A, Becker M O, Dobrota R, Elhai M, Muraru S, Jordan S, Hoffmann A M, Distler O, Manka R, Bruni C, Mihai C; Zürich, Oslo (N)

P 17

Predictors of long-term self-monitoring app use in inflammatory rheumatic diseases: Insights from the SCQM registry
Brändli J, Raptis C, Riek M, Grabowski A, Finckh A, von Mühlenen I, Roulin P, Möller B, Rubber-Roth A, Hügle T, Micheroli R; Zürich, Genève, Basel, Cham, Bern, St.Gallen, Lausanne

P 18

Association of chondrocalcinosis with disease activity and drug response in rheumatoid arthritis: baseline characteristics of the Swiss Rheumatoid Arthritis Outcomes cohort
Manigold T, Bodmer NS, Rosoux E, Fahrni G, Markham D, Micheroli R, Bachmann LM, Braendli J, Becce F, Hügle T; Bern, Zürich, Lausanne

P 19

Fear of progression in chronic rheumatological disorders: association with quality of life and perceived stress - an interim analysis
Sprau P, Christ L, Klein K, Borner U, Maurer B, Kollert F; Bern, Basel

P 20

Gaps in chronic and acute gout care: real-world data from an electronic health record-based register
Bürgisser N, Mongin D, Buclin C, Courvoisier DS, Lauper K; Genève

P 21

Ultrasonographic findings in patients with cystic fibrosis-associated arthropathy
Joos L, Haller C, Walter A, Brutsche M, Von Kempis J, Förger F, Schmiedeberg K; St.Gallen, Bern

Theatersaal

TARDOC-on your marks!

Michael Andor

Allemand avec traduction simultanée en français

Kongresssaal

Difficult Cases

Sabine Adler, Frauke Förger

Salle Brünig

Reasonable autoimmune diagnostics

Johannes von Kempis

Club Casino

Vaskulitis-Ultraschall bei GCA

Lukas Joos, Marc Gilgen, Fabian Lötscher

Salle Grimsel 1

Manuelle Medizin - Untersuchung Schultergürtel

Marcus Baumann, Michael Gengenbacher

Salle Grimsel 2

Médecine manuelle - Examen de la ceinture scapulaire

Véronique Grobéty, Stephan Bürgin

Salle Harder 1

Imaging of dorsal pain: inflammatory vs. mechanical?

Patrick Omoumi

Salle Harder 2

Praxispersonal führen, fördern und fordern

Frank Halter

OP 1

Precision-cut tissue slices from salivary glands (PCGS) – a potential ex vivo model for Sjögren’s disease
Roceri M, Guggisberg D, Seydoux E, Brunner M, Klein K; Bern

OP 2

Profiling synovial fibroblast morphological signatures for drug discovery
Laphanuwat P, Camarillo-Retamosa E, Seiler C, Ospelt C; Zürich, Maastricht (NL)

OP 3

Type I interferon signature negatively correlates with the expression of electron transport chain (ETC) components in mitochondria of peripheral blood B cells from patients with Sjögren’s Disease
Kakale A, Malkewitz SV, Duphey SM, Müller-Durovic B; Zürich

OP 4

Dysregulation of the Kynurenine pathway in rheumatoid arthritis: differential expression in circulating monocytes, joint macrophages, and serum
Malkewitz S, Duphey S, Makowiec C, Jäger J, Yang M, Khmelevskaia A, Lugar M, Frezza C, Kyburz D, Ospelt C, Distler O, Müller-Durovic B; Zürich, Basel, Köln (D)

OP 5

Transcriptomic and metabolomic profiling reveals upregulation of HIF1a–linked OXPHOS suppression, malic enzyme 3 (ME3) upregulation, and uric acid level changes in rheumatoid arthritis
Duphey S M, Malkewitz S, Kakale S, Hunter J, Makowiec C, Khmelevskaya A, Xenarios I, Lamachia C, Finckh A, Ospelt C, Müller-Durovic B; Zürich, Basel, Lausanne, Genève

OP 6

IVD Degradation-Driven Accumulation of Cytotoxic Vδ1 T-cells in Modic Type 1 Changes
Devan J, Heggli I, Mengis T, Sandalova M, Burri D, Herger N, Menghini D, Hatt P, Farshad M, Distler O, Dudli S; Zürich, New York (USA), Basel

14:00—14:15

Exposition

Pause

Traitement antirhumatismal et l'ABC de l'hépatite

David Semela

Traitement antirhumatismal et rein

Harald Seeger

Anti-rheumatic therapy in patients with malignant tumours

Natalie Marcoli

Récompense des meilleurs résumés

Modération: Andrea Rubbert-Roth

BA 1

Anti-Ro/SSA+/RF+ double seropositivity in SSc is associated with more severe SSc-ILD: a study from the EUSTAR database
Burja B, Boubaya M, Bruni C, E. Carreira P, Bergmann C, P. Ananyeva L, Riemerkasten G, Masado O, De Vries-Bouwstra J, Rosato E, Truchetet M, Del Papa N, Marcoccia A, Atzeni F, Schmeiser T, Vonk M, Del Galdo F, Distler O, Elhai M; Zürich, Bobigny (F), Madrid (E), Erlangen (D), Moscow (RUS), Lübeck (D), Tokyo (J), Leiden (NL), Rome (I), Bordeaux (F), Milano (I), Rome (I), Messina (I), Wuppertal-Elberfeld (D), Nijmegen (NL), Leeds (UK)

BA 2

Synovial fibroblasts, macrophages and dendritic cells form an inflammatory niche in rheumatoid arthritis, but not in psoriatic arthritis synovium.
Khmelevskaya A, Houtman M, Buerki K, Pauli C, Distler O, Ciurea A, Ramming A, Fearon U, Ospelt C, Micheroli R; Zürich, Erlangen (D), Dublin (IRL)

BA 3

Cancer incidence among rheumatoid arthritis patients treated with JAK-inhibitors compared to bDMARDs: data from an international collaboration of registers (the "JAK-pot" study)
Aymon R, Mongin D, Gilbert B, Guemara R, Choquette D, Codreanu C, Coupal L, Flouri I, Fritsch-Stork R, Giacomelli R, Huschek D, Iannone F, Kvien TK, Otero-Valera L, Nordström D, Pavelka K, Pombo-Suarez M, Provan SA, Rotar Z, Sidiropoulos P, Vieira-Sousa E; Genève, Montréal (CDN), Bucharest (RO), Crete (GR), Vienna (A), Berlin (D), Bari (I), Oslo (N),  Madrid (E), Helsinki (FIN), Prague (CZ), Santiago de Compostela (E), Ljubjana (SLO), Heraklion (GR), Lisbon (P)

BC 1

VEXAS syndrome: successful treatment with allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Rubeli S, Merki R, Daikeler T, Halter J, Adler S; Aarau, Luzern, Basel

BC 2

Complement factor B inhibition as additional treatment option for Scleroderma renal crisis
Schmiedeberg K, Binet I, Rottländer Y, Ackermann C, Förger F, Rubbert-Roth A; St.Gallen, Bern

BC 3

Recurrent inflammation and impaired immune defense: the dual facets of a clinical enigma
Schläpfer-Pessina A, Dumusc A, Candotti F, Ribi C, Ammann S; Lausanne

BC 4

Opening the vasculitis barrel – a case report
Brennecke F, Rubeli S, Finkener S, Adler S; Aarau

BC 5

BiTE-ing refractory anti-synthetase syndrome
Rottländer Y, Launer H, Lehmann Th, Schmiedeberg K, Förger F, Rubbert-Roth A; St.Gallen, Bern

BC 6

Another chameleon: when symptoms mislead
Dudler M, Ahmanna Chakir F, Dudler J; Fribourg

Récompense du meilleur cas clinique

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