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PID-SID National Clinical Care Workshop 2026

The scientific workshop will bring together clinicians, specialists, medical university fellows, and other healthcare professionals from Turkey with an interest in primary and secondary immunodeficiencies (PIDs and SIDs).

This event is exclusively intended for healthcare professionals based in Turkey.

Through educational lectures delivered by national and international experts and tailored to local needs, participants will have the opportunity to exchange knowledge, share experiences, and discuss advances in the diagnosis, treatment, and management of immunodeficiencies.

» The official meeting language will be English.

Location
Istanbul, Turkey
Date & Time
Friday 27 November

from 13:00 to 18:00H

Saturday 28 November

from 09:00 to 18:00
Venue
Conrad Istanbul Bosphorus Hotel

Cihannüma Mah., Saray Street No. 5
34353 Beşiktaş, Istanbul
Turkey

PID-SID National Clinical Care Workshop Programme

AGENDA

Day 1 – Friday 27 Nov
Time	Presentation
13:00	LUNCH
14:15	Welcome and Registration
Welcome Session
Moderator: Martine Pergent
14:30	Welcoming remarks and introduction to IPOPI – Martine Pergent, IPOPI President
14:35	Welcome from Istanbul, Turkey – Prof Dr Elif Karakoc-Aydiner
14:45	National overview of PID–SID management environment – Prof Ömūr Ardeniz
15:05	Keynote lecture: “Navigating the evolving landscape of PID & SID” – Prof Siobhan Burns
15:35	Q&A
16:00	COFFEE BREAK
Session 2: Diagnostics & Early Detection
Moderators: TBC and Johan Prèvot
16:20	Recognising & diagnosing secondary antibody deficiencies – Dr Virgil Dalm
16:45	Unmasking the Hidden PID: Diagnostic Clues in Patients with Secondary Immunodeficiency – Prof Siobhan Burns
17:10	Confronting the challenges of PID-SID diagnosis in my country – Assoc Prof Ceyda Tunakan Dalgic
17:35	Open discussion & Q&A
18:00	Closure of day 1

Day 2 – Saturday 28 Nov
08:30 Registration and coffee
Session 3: Therapeutic Strategies Across the PID–SID Spectrum
Moderators: Dr Nizar Mahlaoui and Prof Meltem Kurt
09:00	Immunoglobulin therapy: indications, optimisation and monitoring – Dr Virgil Dalm
09:25	Uniting forces – the haematologist & immunologist alliance to treat SID – Prof Dr Muhlis Cem Ar
09:50	Managing Infections Arising from Haematologic Malignancies and Their Treatments
10:15	Open discussion & Q&A
10:30	COFFEE BREAK
Session 4: Deep Dive Clinical Case Study Interactive session
Moderator: Martine Pergent
10:50	Challenging clinical case study flash presentations
	2 paediatric cases + 2 adult cases – Dr Nizar Mahlaoui + Prof Siobhan Burns + Prof Dr Ahmet Ozen + Prof Ömūr Ardeniz Presenters: Dr Pınar Şahin, Dr Nurhan Kasap, Dr Esra Karabiber, Dr Irem Toksoy
12:20	Q&A
12:30	LUNCH
Session 5: Cancer and Immunodeficiency and vice versa
Moderators: Prof Siobhan Burns and Prof Semra Demir
13:45	Understanding the IEI cancer risk profile – Prof Dr Ayça Kıykım
14:05	Treatment of malignancies in children with PID – Dr Nizar Mahlaoui
14:30	Management of malignancies in adults with PID – Prof Dr Meltem Kurt
14:55	Open discussion & Q&A
16:10	COFFEE BREAK
Session 6: Access to Care
Moderators: Martine Pergent and Dr Virgil Dalm
16:30	Transition: challenges and recommendations – Prof Dr Saliha Esenboğa
16:55	Guidelines: specific and how to apply – Prof Dr Safa Baris
17:20	Plasma – Ig access – sustainability and meeting local needs
17:45	Conclusions & recommendations – ideas for the future
18:00	Closure of the meeting

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PID-SID National Clinical Care Workshop 2026

Location

Date & Time

Venue

PID-SID National Clinical Care Workshop Programme

Day 1 – Friday 27 Nov

Welcome Session

Session 2: Diagnostics & Early Detection

Day 2 – Saturday 28 Nov

Session 3: Therapeutic Strategies Across the PID–SID Spectrum

Session 4: Deep Dive Clinical Case Study Interactive session

Session 5: Cancer and Immunodeficiency and vice versa

Session 6: Access to Care

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