Activities and Events

Activities and events conducted by IRA members in past 3 months

Demistifying Rheumatology, a CME organised by Department of Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, AIMS Kochi on 25 June 2023 for medicine postgraduates from Kerala under IRA grant.

– Suma Balan, Kochi

Free medical camp in the tribal and backward areas.

– Lakshman Meena, Sawai Madhopur

Scleroderma awareness program and BHARATICON, a CME for family physicians of Pune organized by Department of Rheumatology, Bharati Vidyapeeth University Medical College and Hospital.

– Kavita Krishna, Pune

Department of Medicine, Sri Aurobindo Medical College and Post Graduate Institute (Sri Aurobindo University) under the aegis of IRA conducted a one-day CME for the PGs of Internal Medicine, Orthopedics, Pediatrics and undergraduates on 30th July 2023 at the Laser Auditorium of SAIMS campus.

– Prakash Joshi, Indore

Celebration of the approval of DNB Rheumatology seats at Topiwala Nair Medical College & Hospital in Mumbai. This is the first post-graduate rheumatology course in any teaching medical college in Mumbai.

– Nilesh Nolkha, Mumbai

On the occasion of World Scleroderma Day, a patient awareness and support program was conducted at Star Hospitals, Financial District, Hyderabad by Drs. Madhuri HR and Sunitha K.

– Madhuri HR, Hyderabad

Reproductive Rheumatology SIG and Rheumatology-ObGy Interface CME held on 6th August at Hyderabad.

– Sunitha K, Hyderabad

A day long CME – RheumaCon organized in collaboration with Goregaon Medical Association, Mumbai on 20th August 2023.

– Sushant Shinde, Mumbai

A full day workshop on Scientific Writing and Publishing organized by the Collaborative of Indian Rheumatology Editors (CIRE) in association with Manipal Academy of Higher Education for the faculty and postgraduate students of Kasturba Medical College, Manipal on 27th August 2023.

– M Mukhyaprana Prabhu, Manipal