Rheumatology Crash Course
Date: Saturday, 17th of June 2023
Venue: Conrad Dubai Hotel, The Grand Ballroom Level 2
Scientific Session: from 09:00 to 17:00
Organizing Bodies:
Emirates society of Internal Medicine
ACCREDITATION
CME Applied
Course Director
Target Audience
Project Objectives
Course Director
Dr. Khalid Alnaqbi
Consultant & Chief of Rheumatology, Tawam Hospital
Al Ain Adjunct Associate Professor, UAE University
Vice President of Emirates Medical Association
Target Audience
- Internal medicine physicians
- Family Medicine physicians
- Residents (Internal medicine and family medicine)
- Nurses who work with rheumatologists
Project Objectives
Participants will:
- Describe approaches to common problems encountered in internal medicine services such as joint pain, osteoarthritis, hyperuricemia, unusual but potential life-threatening diseases, inflammatory markers, and autoimmune rheumatological serology.
- Enhance participants’ initial assessment and early management of commonly encountered MSK diseases.
- Identify common abnormalities on MSK x-rays with their associated rheumatic diseases.
- Review necessary information on common medications used in rheumatology.
- Promote timely referrals to rheumatologists on selected cases.