MDPI Webinar | World Arthritis Day, 12 October 2026

MDPI is excited to announce three special webinars in celebration of World Arthritis Day on 12 October 2026. This event aims to share the latest insights and innovations in arthritis research.

World Arthritis Day Webinar 2026 | Session 1:

Date: 12 October 2026
Time: 9:00 CEST | 15:00 CST Asia
Website: https://sciforum.net/event/MWADW2026-1

Keynote Speakers:

Dr. Daniela Opriş-Belinski, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Romania;
- Presentation title: “When Arthritis Is More Than a Joint Disease: A Multisystem Perspective”
Dr. Ari-Pekka Koivisto, Research and Development, Orion Pharma, Orion Corporation, Finland;
- Presentation title: “The Changing Landscape of Osteoarthritis Pain: Clinical Advances, Disease Mechanisms, and Emerging Therapeutic Targets”
Prof. Dr. Codrina Ancuta, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Grigore T Popa”, Romania.
- Presentation title: “Navigating Advanced Therapies in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Treatment Patterns, Sequencing and Difficult-to-Treat Disease”

World Arthritis Day Webinar 2026 | Session 2:

Date: 12 October 2026
Time: 15:00 CEST | 21:00 CST Asia
Website: https://sciforum.net/event/MWADW2026-2

Keynote Speakers:

Dr. Giorgio Perino, Center for Orthopaedics, Trauma Surgery and Rehabilitation Medicine, Greifswald University Medicine, Germany;
- Presentation title: “Sampling of Synovial Tissue in Arthritis and Periprosthetic Tissue in Arthroplasty for Histopathological Analysis and Translational Research”
Dr. Roberta Foti, Division of Rheumatology, AOU Policlinico “G. Rodolico” San Marco, Italy;
- Presentation title: “Guselkumab in Psoriatic Arthritis: From Peripheral Disease to Axial Involvement”
Prof. Dr. Adewale O. Adebajo, University of Sheffield, UK.
- Presentation title: “Patient Partnership in Advancing Rheumatology Research”

World Arthritis Day Webinar 2026 | Session 3:

Date: 12 October 2026
Time: 21:00 CEST | 3:00 CST Asia
Website: https://sciforum.net/event/MWADW2026-3

Keynote Speakers:

Prof. Dr. Phillip L. Cohen, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, USA;
- Presentation title: “Bacteria and the Pathogenesis of Rheumatoid Arthritis”
Prof. Dr. David Fox, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, USA;
- Presentation title: “Future Molecular and Cellular Targets for The Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis”
Prof. Dr. John D. Mountz, Heersink School of Medicine, University of Alabama, USA.
- Presentation title: “IL-4-AHR Signaling Restrains Autoreactive B Cells in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus”

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