The Annual PCP Convention was held on May 7-10, 2017 at the SMX convention center. The first day of the event was the preconvention which started with a seamless registration process.

The Department of Medicine Section of Rheumatology conducted a meeting at the Luck Garden Seafood Restaurant in Banawe Quezon City. It was headed by the Section Chair, Dr. Sandra Navarra and were attended by junior consultants – Drs. Leonid Zamora, Mary Flor Joy Edar, Lorielyn Salvador, Eizelle Fernandez, and Elaine Veñegas as well as the rheumatology fellows in training and incoming pre-fellows.

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 project had the following objectives:  educating the elderly about falls, including tips and ways on fall prevention, engaging in exercise, and familiarizing with osteoporosis and osteoarthritis.

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.

Diseases such as Lupus and Psoriasis did not stop these people from reaching out to their dreams.

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.