PHILIPPINE RHEUMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION
19th Annual Meeting
"Braving the Challenges: Rheumatology 2012"
2-4 February 2012
Manila Peninsula Hotel, Makati City
TOPICS:
DR. LOURDES MANAHAN PRESIDENTIAL LECTURE
"I AM AN I.M. - Taking Charge of Challenging Cases"
Symposium 1: Rheumatoid Arthritis
"Defining Remission in RA: Improving Early Diagnosis"
"RA-ESR-CRP: Links to Cardiovascular Disease"
"Clearing the Issues on Psoriatic Arthritis"
Symposium 2: Vasculitis and Myositis
"ANCA-Associated Vasculitis: Biologics vs Cytotoxics"
"Clinical Round Up on the Inflammatory Myopathies"
PLENARY LECTURE
"Mutual Recognition of Medical Practitioners in the ASEAN"
Symposium 3: SLE and Antiphospholipid Syndrome
"New Views on Lupus Nephritis: Assessment and Management"
"New Pathways to Target in Anti-Phospholipid Syndrome"
Symposium 4: Topics of Special Interest
"From Pediatric to Adult: Making the Transition Easier"
"Updates in CTD-associated Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension"
"Lost in Scleroderma: Heading towards Disease Modification"
Plus: INTERACTIVE RHEUMATOLOGY ROUNDS FOR TRAINEES