“Excellence in Rheumatology 2012” will enable experts and patients to exchange information and experiences.

– will be held in Madrid on 25 and 28 January 2012 and will have the accreditation of the Council European of accreditation of the medical continuous training (EACCME) and of the Colegio Real of doctors of United Kingdom

-Outstanding activities include the EiR schools aimed at professionals who are in their last two years of specialty and who have completed a Masters or PhD

-the International Conference will host a remarkable number of experts rheumatologists Ibero-American

– with the active participation of patients associations

Madrid, 2011-October the month of January “Excellence in Rheumatology (EiR)” meet in Madrid more than 1,500 experts from international prestige in order to discuss the latest scientific findings in this area and most importantly, move them to daily clinical practice. Among the topics which focus EiR 2012 are the Spondyloarthropathies, Pediatric rheumatology, systemic diseases of the connective tissue, arthritis, osteoporosis and the application of heat-based therapeutics.

One of the main novelties of this Conference, which has an ambitious programme, is that for the first time an international event on these pathologies has been invited to participate actively Rheuma patient organisations representatives.

The objective is that they should exchange experiences, ideas and information with key opinion leaders and laboratories and companies who lead the r & d. In this way, patients will better know his illness and the experts will have first-hand information on the needs of those affected.

The Conference will include the accreditation of the Council European of accreditation of the medical continuous training (EACCME) both of the Colegio Real of doctors of United Kingdom. The EACCME credits are also recognized by the American Medical Association in order to obtain the PRA (Physician Recognition Award).

Scholarships for young researchers.

Another initiative that differentiate to ‘ Excellence in Rheumatology ’ are the EIR schools, that the request for a grant, offer the opportunity to professionals who come from developing and who are in training, present their work before an international panel of experts and advice for their professional development.

EiR

EiR started at the beginning of this year in the first edition, held with great success in Istanbul, to identify elements that have not been covered by any other Rheumatology Conference. The highlights are a more clinical approach, conferences of lesser size, with useful and updated contents exposed by experts in their respective fields, a well structured programme, with balance between breadth and depth, no overlap between sessions and excellent opportunities to interact with other professionals.