The Syrian Association For Rheumatology


SAR Congresses The 7th Syrian Congress of Rheumatology was held at the Meridien Hotel in Damascus from 2-4th May 2007. The title was: "Update in Rheumatology". The last SAR congress was the 8th Syrian Congress of Rheumatology. The title was: "Current Therapeutic opportunities". It was held at the Dedeman Hotel in Damascus from 20th to 22nd October 2010. Please visit the SAR Congress 2010 page. Dear Colleagues, Don’t miss your chance to register online with the reduced early bird registration until June 30, 2012. Contribute to our community’s knowledge and scientific program of this congress by submitting your abstracts now before April 30, 2012! On behalf of APLAR, the official organizers, The Syrian Association of Rheumatology, the organizers, and The Jordanian Rheumatology Society, the co-organizers, We look forward to receiving your scientific and clinical papers and welcome you to participate in APLAR 2012. For further information, visit the congress website or contact the organizers at infomed@infomedweb.com. Website: www.infomedweb.com Tel: +961 1 510881-2-3 Fax: +961 1 482116 P.O.Box 55-529 Sin el fil – Beirut, Lebanon APLAR Executive Committee 1. Prof. Rohini Handa President 2. Prof. Zhanguo Li President - elect 3. Dr. Swan Sim Yeap Vice President 4. Prof. Syed Atiqul Haq Vice President 5. Dr. Tak-Hin Chan Secretary General 6. Prof. Chung-Tei Chou Deputy Secretary General 7. Prof. Kevin Pile Treasurer 8. Prof. Kusuki Nishioka Chair, Finance Committee 9. Prof. Kazuhiko Yamamoto Chair, Scientific Committee 10. Prof. Ho-Youn Kim Immediate-Past President 11. Prof. Sami Salman Chair, Educational Committee Organizing Committee 1. Dr. Layla Kazkaz Chairperson & Treasurer 2. Dr. Sahar Alchekh Said Secretary General 3. Prof. Hassan Layka Convener, Scientific committee 4. Dr. Adnan Hedeifa Chair, Logistics committee 5. Dr. Souheil Yazgi Convener, Social Affairs 6. Prof. Salwa Al-Cheikh Chair, Basic science 7. Dr. Said Sawaf Chair, Clinical Science 8. Dr. Majda Khoury Chair, Pediatric Rheumatology 9. Dr. Hassan Haj Hussein Director of international relations (MoH) Host & Co-Organizing Committee 1. Dr. Marzouq Khair Co-Chairperson 2. 3. Dr. Ali Kandil 4. Dr. Khader Mustafa 5. 6. Dr. Bassem Kamel 7. Dr. Manal Mashalah 8. Dr. Ala'a Al Hareesh Syrian Advisors 1. Dr. Widad Aji 2. Dr. Yahia Alkatib 3. Dr. Hanan Alrayes 4. Dr. Nasouh Alsaidi 5. Dr. Nada Alshamma 6. Dr. Bade Atrash 7. Dr. Wafaa Battha 8. Dr. Aiman Dahi 9. Dr. Emad Hamdoun 10. Dr. Said Hamdoun 11. Dr. Zeinab Jdid 12. Dr. Issa Khouli 13. Dr. Sawsan Saad 14. Dr. Mohammed Saleh 15. Dr. Bassam Zeitouny 16. Jordanian Advisors 1. Dr. Hassan Al Naddaf 2. Dr. Basel Al Massri 3. Dr. Jerias Alsswod 4. Dr. Allam Khalil 5. Dr. Musa Al Hadidi 6. Dr. Wafa’a Mdanaat 7. Dr. Jamal Istiteah 8. Dr. Fawaz Al Qdah Pan Arab Advisors 1. Dr. Mustafa Al-izzi UAE 2. Dr. Mustafa Al Maini UAE 3. Dr. Hanan Al Rayes KSA 4. Prof. Ahmed Alsaidi Oman 5. Dr. Waleed AlShehhi UAE 6. Dr. Ramiz Al Swailem KSA 7. Prof. Leith Al Zekrawi Tunisia 8. Dr. Thurayya Arayssi Qatar 9. Prof. Ayman El-Garf Egypt 10. Prof. Khaled Elmuntaser Libya 11. Dr. Hussein Halabi KSA 12. Dr. Mohammed Hammoudeh Qatar 13. Dr. Marzouq Khair Jordan 14. Prof. Aicha Ladjouze Algeria 15. Dr. Basel Masri Jordan 16. Dr. Zuhair Sabbagh Jordan 17. Dr. Imad Uthman Lebanon

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