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IRA Travelling Fellowship–ALPAR 2010
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IndoUK Rheumatology Fellowship 2010—Lessons from Bath At the outset I wish to thank IURF for giving me the opportunity to get myself exposed to British Rheumatology. So after attending EULAR 2010 at Rome, I choose Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Disease (RNHRD), often known as “Min hospital”, at Bath for my training. RNHRD is also known for giving us BASDAI and BASFI, and is one of the best centres for the management of ankylosing spondylitis. Bath is one of the most beautiful places in the UK and is famous for Roman Baths and is also a world heritage site. I was right in my decision, as at RNHRD I was rotated so efficiently during my short stay that I got exposed to almost all services. Here I learnt that you have to be a good internist to become a good rheumatologist. I liked the structured programme they have in which you do general rheumatology clinics, specialty clinics including pediatric rheumatology, diagnostic ultrasound clinics, ward rounds with post graduate meeting and journal clubs. Also I noticed the important role of physiotherapist and occupational therapists have in patient management. Apart from academics, the hospitality at RNHRD was excellent. I was never made to feel as outsider and each member of faculty and staff were very considerate and polite.
I would also like to put a note that I was included in the cricket team from Bath for the annual match between Bath and Bristol which gave me additional opportunity to interact with other colleagues from Bristol. During my stay, I saw many places in the UK and learnt a lot about people, their way of living, culture, foods, etc. It was always nice to interact with lot of people on your journey and learn about them. This fellowship also gave me an opportunity to meet many of my old friends whom I visited, which was very a nostalgic experience. So overall, it was one of the most unforgettable experiences which will go a long way in my career and life. I hope that I will be able to add some new thoughts to Indian rheumatology through this fellowship exposure. Dr Neeraj Jain, Consultant Rheumatologist, Department of Rheumatology & Immunology, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi. Email: [email protected], [email protected]
IRA Travelling Fellowship—ALPAR 2010 Sir, Many thanks to IRA, I was fortunate and truly privileged to be selected for “IRA Travelling Fellowship ALPAR 2010”. I presented my work, an oral presentation, titled “Multicenter prospective study of evolution and outcome of patients with recently diagnosed systemic lupus erythematosus from Western India”. I was also associated with another study, a sharing poster presentation, titled “Chronic periaortits— our experience of six biopsy proven cases”. Many thanks to my mentors and teachers, Prof. Dr V.R. Joshi, Dr. Rohini Samant and Dr. C. Balakrishnan, for giving me the opportunity for this study. As this was my first international conference, the experience was warm and wonderful. The conference was organised very well with timely presentation of papers and lectures in a much disciplined way. The convention hall was amazingly large. It was great opportunity to listen to eminent speakers and specialists in the realm share their knowledge and thoughts in Rheumatology. I enjoyed the sessions attended by me and I need to say that they were extremely good and educative. The lectures “Therapies of SLE: what have we achieved and what are our future targets?” by Prof. Michelle Petri
(USA) and “Update on B cell therapies in SLE” by Prof. David Isenberg (UK) were excellent. Other lectures that stand in their own way with original, thought proving and informative contents were “Basic mechanisms of atherosclerosis and the role of the immune system” by Prof. Bevra Hahn (USA) and “New avenues in the antiphospholipid antibody syndrome” by Prof. Yehuda Shoenfeld (Israel). My work was categorised under the topic “Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)”. There were several other studies on lupus mainly from China and Philippines. Presenting my research work at a conference is an enriching experience in various ways. I had a thrilling experience while presenting the paper and subsequent discussion with Prof. Dr. Michelle Petri was very educative. Thanking you Your sincerely Dr Priyanka Kharbanda DNB – Rheumatology Trainee IIIrd Year, PD Hinduja National Hospital & Medical Research Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
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IndoUK Rheumatology Fellowship 2010—Lessons from Bath At the outset I wish to thank IURF for giving me the opportunity to get myself exposed to British Rheumatology. So after attending EULAR 2010 at Rome, I choose Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Disease (RNHRD), often known as “Min hospital”, at Bath for my training. RNHRD is also known for giving us BASDAI and BASFI, and is one of the best centres for the management of ankylosing spondylitis. Bath is one of the most beautiful places in the UK and is famous for Roman Baths and is also a world heritage site. I was right in my decision, as at RNHRD I was rotated so efficiently during my short stay that I got exposed to almost all services. Here I learnt that you have to be a good internist to become a good rheumatologist. I liked the structured programme they have in which you do general rheumatology clinics, specialty clinics including pediatric rheumatology, diagnostic ultrasound clinics, ward rounds with post graduate meeting and journal clubs. Also I noticed the important role of physiotherapist and occupational therapists have in patient management. Apart from academics, the hospitality at RNHRD was excellent. I was never made to feel as outsider and each member of faculty and staff were very considerate and polite.
I would also like to put a note that I was included in the cricket team from Bath for the annual match between Bath and Bristol which gave me additional opportunity to interact with other colleagues from Bristol. During my stay, I saw many places in the UK and learnt a lot about people, their way of living, culture, foods, etc. It was always nice to interact with lot of people on your journey and learn about them. This fellowship also gave me an opportunity to meet many of my old friends whom I visited, which was very a nostalgic experience. So overall, it was one of the most unforgettable experiences which will go a long way in my career and life. I hope that I will be able to add some new thoughts to Indian rheumatology through this fellowship exposure. Dr Neeraj Jain, Consultant Rheumatologist, Department of Rheumatology & Immunology, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi. Email: [email protected], [email protected]
IRA Travelling Fellowship—ALPAR 2010 Sir, Many thanks to IRA, I was fortunate and truly privileged to be selected for “IRA Travelling Fellowship ALPAR 2010”. I presented my work, an oral presentation, titled “Multicenter prospective study of evolution and outcome of patients with recently diagnosed systemic lupus erythematosus from Western India”. I was also associated with another study, a sharing poster presentation, titled “Chronic periaortits— our experience of six biopsy proven cases”. Many thanks to my mentors and teachers, Prof. Dr V.R. Joshi, Dr. Rohini Samant and Dr. C. Balakrishnan, for giving me the opportunity for this study. As this was my first international conference, the experience was warm and wonderful. The conference was organised very well with timely presentation of papers and lectures in a much disciplined way. The convention hall was amazingly large. It was great opportunity to listen to eminent speakers and specialists in the realm share their knowledge and thoughts in Rheumatology. I enjoyed the sessions attended by me and I need to say that they were extremely good and educative. The lectures “Therapies of SLE: what have we achieved and what are our future targets?” by Prof. Michelle Petri
(USA) and “Update on B cell therapies in SLE” by Prof. David Isenberg (UK) were excellent. Other lectures that stand in their own way with original, thought proving and informative contents were “Basic mechanisms of atherosclerosis and the role of the immune system” by Prof. Bevra Hahn (USA) and “New avenues in the antiphospholipid antibody syndrome” by Prof. Yehuda Shoenfeld (Israel). My work was categorised under the topic “Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)”. There were several other studies on lupus mainly from China and Philippines. Presenting my research work at a conference is an enriching experience in various ways. I had a thrilling experience while presenting the paper and subsequent discussion with Prof. Dr. Michelle Petri was very educative. Thanking you Your sincerely Dr Priyanka Kharbanda DNB – Rheumatology Trainee IIIrd Year, PD Hinduja National Hospital & Medical Research Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.