There were 146 participants: 55 SLE, 40 Rheumatoid arthritis and 50 caregivers. A lively & dynamic “Living Well” conversations was also conducted among the patients and caregivers.

The Section provided support to Leonid Zamora, MD for a 1 month observership at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston from November 16 to December 15, 2015.

For the year 2015-2016, Texas Children’s Hospital (TCH), located in Houston, Texas, was voted as one of the best children’s hospitals in the United States.

This year’s annual meeting focuses on clinical as well as molecular aspects the background explaining the clinico-pathologic correlation of different rheumatologic diseases.

The Event commemorated with the tag line of “Hug Me”- a way to acknowledge in the most physical expression that Psoriasis is not contagious.

The PEARL activity was held on October 11,2015 at St. Luke’s Medical Center Quezon City.

Early in the morning, SLE patients along with the Rheumatology fellows from UST and St. Luke’s Medical Center danced the famous dance Zumba. Afterwards two events were held simultaneously. The two events were a baking class and cosmetic class.

Awareness, care and vigilance for the environment was instilled to UST Hospital employees at BCI Auditorium & Coffee Shop, University of Santo Tomas Hospital on September 23, 2015. Organized by University of Santo Tomas (UST) Hospital with UST Faculty of Medicine & Surgery, in celebration of Medicine Week 2015.

With the great rheumatology pillars Dr. Sandra Navarra and Dr. Juan Javier Lichauco behind an event, an outcome other than success is out of context.

For the 1st time the UST Hospital Department of Internal Medicne, conducted an Intensive Preceptorial Course in Internal Medicine (IPCIM). It was a three day affair wherein the first day they had informative lectures given by different sections of the IM department.