The Philippine Rheumatology Association (PRA) 23^rd Annual Meeting was held last February 23-25, 2017 at the Conrad Hotel in Pasay City, Philippines. The theme for this year’s convention was “Rheumatology RANGE: Rapid Advancements, New Knowledge, Growing Expectations”.

The workshop was aimed at empowering lupus patients into confidently beautiful ladies through inspirational talks, sharing tips on how to do make up themselves and through experiencing actual makeovers.

18. PEARL Kids and Teens Edition (CHBC, SLMC QC, 10 Sep 2017)

The 12th International Congress on  SLE and 7th Asian Congress on Autoimmunity is an educational event that catered to the learners  ‘continuing education in the field of  rheumatology, immunologynephrology, dermatology and autoimmunity who share the common goal of exchanging knowledge.

15. RETFI Mid-year report

The said  forum was attended by both practicing and in-training Pediatrics  and Adult Rheumatologists.

A typical Saturday at Jollibee  Dapitan, where Dr. Leonid  Zamora gave a lecture on stratifying lupus patients on the molecular level. It was indeed a fruitful morning spearheaded by no less than the section chairman of UST Hospital Section of Rheumatology Dr. Sandra V. Navarra and attended by several consultants and trainees.

8. First Quarter Activity Report Meeting (Luck Garden, 28 Apr 2017)

Daniel TM Chan is the Chair Professor & Yu Chiu Kwong Professor in Medicine, Chief of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Hong Kong.

Another outstanding event by the People Empowerment for Arthritis and  (PEARL) last Sunday, March 5, 2017 at St. Luke’s Medical Center, E. Rodriguez, Quezon City was heralded by the key motivator and mentor, Dr. Sandra Navarra. PEARL was set up by RETFI through the dedicated partnership of the University of Santo Tomas (UST) and St. Luke’s Medical Center (SLMC) Sections of Rheumatology.