The Azerbaijan National Rheumatology Congress is being held in Baku with the participation of experienced medical personnel from Azerbaijan and Türkiye.
The opening ceremony of the congress commenced with commemorating the bright memory of the National Leader of the Azerbaijani people Heydar Aliyev and Shehids, who sacrificed their lives for the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Azerbaijan. The National Anthem of the Republic of Azerbaijan was performed.
Acting Chief of the Medical Department of the Ministry of Defense, Colonel Anar Ismayilov welcomed the participants and wished them success. Colonel A.Ismailov expressed confidence that the speeches made during the congress will have a positive impact on the further activities of the doctors.
It was noted that the main objective of the congress is the continuous education of rheumatologists, the development of new methods of diagnosis and treatment, support for scientific research, as well as the establishment of scientific and practical relations with foreign colleagues. It was emphasized that the Congress held in Baku will contribute to the development of rheumatology in Azerbaijan.
Presentations on Large vessel vasculitis, PAN+DADA-2 syndrome, Macrophage activation syndrome, Avascular necrosis, Behcet's disease, its complications and principles of treatment and on other topics were given, as well as questions were answered at the congress.
The Chairman of the organizing committee for the Azerbaijan National Rheumatology Congress, which is attended by more than 250 local and foreign guests, is Major of the Medical Service, Magrur Mammadov, a senior resident in the rheumatology unit of the Main Clinical Hospital of the Ministry of Defense, and a member of the Public Association of Rheumatologists of Azerbaijan.