The idea is to hold a seminar-workshop oriented towards rheumatologists who are responsible as leaders of the panamerican rheumatology societies or investigators of the GLADAR group, working with “real life” proposals and problem analysis.

October 2

Arrival at Reñaca. Conference Town Hotel. Dinner at hotel.

October 3

• Opening by Dr. Juan Angulo Solimano, President of PANLAR.
• Welcome to Chile. Dr. Miguel Gutierrez, President of the Sociedad Chilena de Reumatología.
• Introduction: Presentation of proposal, working program and participants. Dr. Arnulfo Nava. GLADAR: vision, mission, objectives of the study group.
• First Conference: Dr. Mario Cardiel: State of the art in rheumatoid artritis in Latin America. The Quito Document.
• Second Conference: Dra. María Eugenia Suárez-Almazor: Role of Academic Medicine in Community Service: Applications in Rheumatology .
• Presentation of the 4 Education Committees: 15 minutes each, 15 minutes discussion. Introduction, description of questionnaire, results, highlights of consensus reached and not reached. Dr. Bernardo Pons-Estel y Dr. Mario Cardiel

GROUP 1. Dra. María Eugenia Suárez: Patient Education.
General overview and interpretation of questionnaire results.
Questions and comments: 15 minutes

GROUP 2. Dr. Carlo Vinicio Caballero: Community Education.
General overview and interpretation of questionnaire results.
Questions and comments: 15 minutes

GROUP 3. Dra. Ieda Laurindo: Education for other health professionals.
General overview and interpretation of questionnaire results.
Questions and comments: 15 minutes

GROUP 4 Dr. Enrique Soriano: Decisión Making in RA
General overview and interpretation of questionnaire results.

Questions and comments: 15 minutes

Plenary Discussion of previous 4 presentations. Chair: Dra. Maria Eugenia Suárez

Third Conference: The Canadian vision and experience in the change to anti TNF and biologic therapies. Boulos Haroui (Translation).

Comments and questions: 15 minutes.

Pause for group photograph

Presentation of the 4 Therapy Groups. 15 minutes presentation each with 15 minutes discussion. Introduction, description of questionnaire, results, highlights of consensus reached and not reached. Chairs: Dr. Carlos Pineda and Dra.María Eugenia Suárez

GROUP 5. Dr. Roger Levy: Pharmacovigilance.
Questionnaire results.

GROUP 6. Dr. Alberto Millán: Indication of biologics for non responders to DMARD´s Questionnaire results.
Comments and questions: 15 minutes

GROUP 7. Dr. Eduardo Acevedo: Programs doe early detección and appropriate treatment of RA.
Questionnaire results
Comments and questions: 15 minutes

GROUP 8. Dr. Rolando Espinosa: Indications of classid DMARDs.
Questionnaire results.

Plenary Discussion of previous 4 presentations. Chair: Dr. Bernardo Pons-Estel.

Meeting of GLADAR Executive Committee.

Social program will probably be by choice, night visit to Valparaíso.

October 4

First Conference: Dr. RN. Kate Lorig: Patient Education Programs: self management,self efficacy. Chairs: Dr. Juan Angulo and Dra.Evelyn Hess

Comments and Questions: 20 minutes. (Translation).

On site work by the 8 Groups - 3.5 hours.

Revision of results, identification of problems, analysis of concrete proposals, search for priority projects.

Second Conference: Professor in Economics, Mr. Arístides Torche: Poverty, aging and health opportunities

Third Conference: Dr Fernando Muñóz.Ministry of Health, Chile: How decisions in health are taken.

Discussion: Health decisions: can rheumatologists have an influence? Chair: Dr. Enrique Soriano. Participants: Professor Arístides Torche, Dr. Fernando Muñoz, Dr. Mario Cardiel, Dra. María Eugenia Suárez Almazor, RN. Kate Lorig and Dr. Claudio Galarza.

Final presentation of groups: In 15 minutes (10 presentation, 5 discussion), each of the 8 groups will present their conclusions. Concrete proposals are expected. Each group will designate its speaker. Chairs: Dr.Arnulfo Nava y Dr. Mario Cardiel.

Closing words: Dr. Arnulfo Nava and Dr. Mario Cardiel

End of consensus

October 5:
Beginning of X Congreso de Reumatología del Cono Sur. Hotel del Mar. Viña del Mar. October 5-8.See program in: www.reumatologia2005.cl

October 6:
Presentation of the Consensus Conclusiones ate the X Congreso de Reumatología del Cono Sur in Viña del Mar. Hotel del Mar from 12:00 to 12:30 horas.
Dr. Arnulfo Nava y Dra. María Eugenia Suárez-Almazor.

*Note 1:
Please bring your own laptop to work during the meeting.

*Note 2:
Please check with the meeting web site for possible changes.