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Australian Rheumatology Association
www.rheumatology.org.au
President: Professor Geoffrey McColl  54 Maltravers Road Ivanhoe East VIC 3079 Australia Tel: 61 3 9349 1878 Fax: 61 3 9349 3618 Email: gjmccoll@unimelb.edu.au Contact person: Ms Robyn Middleton ARA Secretariat Email: robynm@racp.edu.au	Representative: Dr Samuel Whittle Consultant Rheumatologist Rheumatology Unit, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital 28 Woodville Road Woodville South SA 5011 AUSTRALIA Tel: 61 8 8222 6688 Mobile: 61 431 972 381 Fax: 61 8 8222 7156 Email: samuelwhittle@gmail.com

Bangladesh Rheumatology Society
President: Professor MN Alam E-mail: profmnalam@gmail.com	Secretary General: Dr Syed Atiqul Haq Aptt 3B House 11 (Dhanmondi terrace) Road 10, Dhanmondi Dhaka 1205, Bangladesh Tel: 880 2 8614222 / 880 2 811 7426 Email : syedatiqulhaq@yahoo.com

Chinese Rheumatology Association
www.chinarheum.org
Chairman: Professor Fengchun Zhang Chairman Chinese Rheumatology Association Department of Rheumatology Peking Union Medical College Hospital Dongdan, Beijing 100730, PRC Tel: 86 10 6529 5040 Fax: 86 10 6529 6891 Email: zhangsamfc@hotmail.com, zhangfccra@yahoo.com.cn	Secretary General: Professor Feng Huang, MD Secretary General Chinese Rheumatology Association Chinese PLA General Hospital 28 Fuxing Road Beijing 100853, PRC Tel: 86-10-6693 9849 Fax: 86-10-6817 0961 Email : fhuang@301hospital.com.cn Fhuang1964@yahoo.com

The Hong Kong Society of Rheumatology
www.fmshk.com.hk/hksr
President:  Dr Mok Chi Chiu Department of Medicine, Tuen Mun Hospital, Tsing Chung Koon Road, Tuen Mun, New Territories Hong Kong SAR Email: ccmok2005@yahoo.com	Secretary:  Dr Tam Lai Shan Department of Medicine, Prince of Wales Hospital Shatin, New Territories Hong Kong SAR Email: tamls_813@yahoo.com

Indian Rheumatology Association
www.indianrheumatology.org
President: Professor Ashok Kumar Professor of Medicine All India Institute of Medical Sciences Ansari Nagar New Delhi – 110029 Tel: 91-11-2659 3615 Fax: 91-11- 2658 8663 Email: ashok.145@gmail.com	Secretary & Contact Person: Dr Amita Aggarwal Department of Clinical Immunology Sanjay Gandhi PGI, Rae Barelli Road PO Box 375 Lucknow 226 014 India Tel: 91-522-2668800 Extn.2296 Fax : 91-522-2668017 Email : secretary.ira@gmail.com

Indonesian Rheumatism Association
President: Dr Handono Kalim, PhD Division of Rheumatology Department of Internal Medicine Faculty of Medicine, University of Brawijaya / Syaiful Anwar Hospital Malang J1. J. A. Suprapto No. 2 Malang, East Java 65111 Indonesia Tel: +62 341 365585 Fax: +62 341 350912 Email: handonokalim@gmail.com, kalimhandono@ymail.com	Secretary: Dr Bambang Setiyohadi Indonesia Rheumatism Association Division of Rheumatology Department of Internal Medicine Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia / Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital Jl. Diponegero 71, Jakarta 10010 Indonesia Contact address: Jl. U. No. 27 Rt. 13/7 Kebon-Baru Tebet, Jakarta 12830 Tel: 62 21 330 166 Fax: 62 21 336 736 Email: reumatik@indosat.net.id

Iranian Rheumatology Association
President: Dr Fereydoun Davatchi Rheumatology Research Centre Shariati Hospital Kargar Avenue Tehran 14114 Iran Tel: 9821 8802 6956 Fax: 9821 8802 6956 Email: fddh@davatchi.net	Secretary General: Dr Mahmood Akbarian Secretary General Rheumatology Research Centre Shariati Hospital Kargar Avenue Tehran 14114 Iran Tel: 9821 8802 6956 Fax: 9821 8802 6956 Email : akbarian@neda.net

Iraqi Society of Rheumatic Diseases
President: Professor Ahmed Ziad Alrawi Email: zsal_rawi@yahoo.com	Vice President: Professor Sami Salman Medical City PO Box 61200 Baghdad Iraq Email: ssshihab2@gmail.com

Japan College of Rheumatology (JCR)

President: Professor Takao Koike Hokkaido University 7 Choume 15 jou Nishi Kita-ku Sapporo Hokkaido 060-8638 Japan Tel: 44 11 716 2111 Fax: 44 11 706 7710 E-mail: tkoike@med.hokudai.ac.jp

Correspondence: Professor Tsutomu Takeuchi MD PhD Chairman of JCR Committee on International Affairs Professor of Medicine and Vice –Dean Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Saitama Medical Centre, Saitama Medical School 1981 Kamoda, Kawagoe, Saitama 350-8550, Japan Tel: +81 49 228 3433 Fax: +81 49 226 5284 Email: tsutake@saitama-med.ac.jp JCR Committee on International Affairs Japan College of Rheumatology (JCR) Okamotoya Bldg 9F 1-1-24 Toranomon, Minato-ku Tokyo 105-0011 Japan Tel: 81 3 5251 5353 Fax: 81 3 5251 5354 Email: jcr@ryumachi-jp.com

Central Asian and Kazakhstan Association of Rheumatologists
President: Dr A Seisenbayev Abaya av., 155, off. 4, Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan Tel: +7 - 727 266-37-26 Fax: +7 - 727 266-37-26 Email: zdrav_kz@nursat.kz	Secretary: Dr O Mashkunova Tel: + 7 727 220-12-21 Fax: +7 - 727 266-37-26 Email: omashkun@mail.ru

Korean Rheumatism Association
www.rheum.or.kr
President: Dr Duke Whan Chung Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Kyung Hee Medical Center School of Medicine Kyung Hee University Seoul, 130-702 Korea Tel: 82-2-958-8368 Fax: 82-2-964-3865 E-mail: dukech@khmc.or.kr Chairman of the Board: Dr Soo-Kon Lee Division of Rheumatology Department of Internal Medicine Yonsei University College of Medicine 134 Shinchon-dong Seodaemun-gu Seoul, 120-752, Korea Tel: 82-2-2228-1947 Fax: 82-2-393-5420 E-mail: sookonlee@yuhs.ac Contact Persons: Chairman of the Board Director of International Cooperation	Executive Secretary: Dr Bin Yoo Department of Rheumatology Department of Internal Medicine University of Ulsan, College of Medicine Asan Medical Center 388-1 Pungnap-dong Songpa-Gu Seoul 138-040 Korea Tel: 82-2-3010-3282 Fax: 82-2-3010-6969 E-mail: byoo@amc.seoul.kr Director of International Cooperation: Dr Jae-Bum Jun Department of Rheumatology The Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases Hanyang University 17 Haengdang-Dong, Sungdong-Gu Seoul 133-792 Korea Tel: 82-2-2290-9244 Fax: 82-2-2298-8231 E-mail: junjb@hanyang.ac.kr The Korean Rheumatism Association Hangang Hyundai HYEL 803 2-36 Hangangno 2-ga, Yonsan-gu Seoul 140-012 Korea Tel: 82-2-794-2630 Fax: 82-2-794-2631 Email: rheumatism1@korea.com

Kuwait League Against Rheumatism Autoimmunity

Contact: Dr Adel Alawadhi Email: adel.alawadhi@yahoo.com

Association of the Kyrgyz Republic Rheumatologists
President: Dr Guli Saatova 17/1 Baitik Baatyr str., office 14 Bishkek Kyrgyzstan Tel: 00996- 312- 660715 Fax: 00996-312-523256 Email: saatova@mail.ru	Secretary: Dr Ilshat Yuldashev 17/1 Baitik Baatyr str., office 14 Bishkek Kyrgyzstan Tel: 00996- 312- 660715 Fax: 00996-312-523256 Email: yuldashev@hotmail.com

Lebanese Rheumatology Association
President: Dr Rafic Baddoura Hôtel-Dieu de France Hospital Beirut Lebanon Tel: +961 3 350 987 Email: rbaddoura@usj.edu.lb	Secretary: Dr Nabil Alameh Tel: +961 3 680378 Email: nabilalameh@hotmail.com

Malaysian Society of Rheumatology
www.msr.org.my
President: Dr Muhaini Othman Malaysian Society of Rheumatology c/o Academy of Medicine Malaysia 19, Jalan Folly Barat 50480 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Tel: 03 20930100 Email: acadmed@po.jaring.my	Secretary: Dr Heselynn Hussein Malaysian Society of Rheumatology c/o Academy of Medicine Malaysia 19, Jalan Folly Barat 50480 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Tel: 03 20930100

Mongolian Rheumatology Association
President: Dr Z ulgerel Dandii Chiodogiin street 3, HSUM, Cardio-Rheumatology Department Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Tel: 976-99154572 Email: gereldz@yahoo.com	Secretary: Dr Purevjal Otgonbayar Peace Street, Bayanzurkh duureg, Clinical Hospital 2, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Tel: 976-91993435 Email: puujee.otgoo@yahoo.com

Myanmar Society of Rheumatology & Rehabilitation
President: Professor Dr Than Toe Public Clinic, Yangon, Myanmar Tel: 95 1 226 244 Former Head, Department of Physical Medicine, Rheumatology & Rehabilitation Yangon General Hospital Lanmadaw Township Yangon Myanmar Tel: 95 1 289897, 09-99-27199 (M) 1-664214  (Res) 1-229676 (Clin) Fax : 95 1 526052 /664210 Email : thantoe@mptmail.net.mm	General Secretary: Asso Prof Dr Chit Soe Rheumatologist, Yangon　General Hospital, Department of Physical Medicine, Rheumatology & Rehabilitation, Lanmadaw Township, Yangon, Myanmar Tel: 95 1 379 106 Fax: 95 1 538 675

New Zealand Rheumatology Association
President: Dr Andrew Harrison Wellington Regional Rheumatology Unit Hutt Hospital High Street Lower Hutt New Zealand Email: andrew.harrison@otago.ac.nz	Secretary: Dr Daniel Ching Secretary New Zealand Rheumatology Association 28 Carlisle Place, Timaru New Zealand Tel/Fax: 643 6861994 Email: d.a.ching@xtra.co.nz

Oman Rheumatology Club
President: Dr. Ahmed Alsaidi PO Box 11 PC 134 Oman Tel: 00968 24599174/99477001 Fax: 00968 24599666 Email: drama@omantel.net.om	Secretary: Dr. Musallam Al Mashani

Pakistan Society for Rheumatology
President: Dr Nighat Mir Ahmad 212 Sarwar Road Lahore Cantt Pakistan. Email : nighatmir__@hotmail.com	Secretary: Dr Wajahat Aziz Email : wajahataziz@hotmail.com

Philippine Rheumatology Association
President: Dr Caroline G. Arroyo Administration Director: Jo-Ann Marasigan Administration Director Philippine Rheumatology Association	Contact : Ms Jo-Ann Marasigan Philippine Rheumatology Association Room 1408, 14/F N-Tower, Cathedral Heights Bldg (CHBC) St Luke’s Medical Center E Rodriquez Ave Quezon City 1102 Philippines Tel: 63 2 726 8875 Fax: 63 2 726 8875 Email: pra@pacific.net.ph

Singapore Society of Rheumatology
President: Dr Bernard Thong Tan Tock Seng Hospital 11, Jalan Tan Tock Seng Singapore 308433 Email: bernard_thong@ttsh.com.sg	Secretary: Dr Justina Tan Tan Tock Seng Hospital 11, Jalan Tan Tock Seng Singapore 308433 Email: justina_tan@ttsh.com.sg

Sri Lanka Association of Rheumatology and Medical Rehabilitation
President: Dr RGA Thalgahagoda   Retired Consultant Rheumatologist No:30/1C, Galmaduwa Vihara Road Kundasale Sri Lanka Tel: 94 812420455 E mail: rashkesh@sltnet.lk	Secretary: Dr (Mrs) LP Weerasekara Department of Rheumatology & Rehabilitation National Hospital of Sri Lanka Colombo Sri Lanka Tel: 94 11 698 922 (Hospital) 94 11 813 796 (Residence) Fax: 94 11 813 796 Email: lilani_weerasekera@yahoo.com

Syrian Association For Rheumatology www.rheumatology-syria.org
President: Dr. Layla Kazkaz PO Box 11679 Damascus, Syria Tel: 963-11-6615635 Fax: 963-11- 6662091 Email: drl-kaz@scs-net.org	Secretary: Prof. Nasouh Al Saidi Al-Mowasat Hospital Damascus, Syria Tel: 963-11-2317469 Email: n-saidi@scs-net.org

The Rheumatology Association, ROC
President: Dr. Shue-Fen Luo 1F, No 16, Lane 34, Chin-Men St., Taipei 100, Taiwan, ROC. Tel: 886-3-3281200 ext 8811 Email: lsf00076@cgmh.org.tw	Secretary General: Dr. Kuang-Hui Yu 1F, No 16, Lane 34, Chin-Men St., Taipei 100, Taiwan, ROC. Tel: 886-3-3281200 ext 8814 Email: gout@cgmh.org.tw

The Tajik Rheumatology Society
President: Dr Surayo M. Shukurova 734025 Tajikistan Dushanbe st Somoni – 59A Tel: +992 372 363196 Fax: +968 245 99666 Email: surayom@mail.ru	Secretary General: Dr V Musaeva 734012 Tajikistan Dushanbe st Lahuti–4/33–13 Tel: +992 372 278468,        +992 918 821415 Fax: +992 372 217853 Email: vikki_82@mail.ru

Thai Rheumatism Association

President: Dr Somchai Uaratanawongs Thai Rheumatism Association 9th Floor, Royal Golden Jubilee Bldg 2 Soi Soonvijai New Petchburi Road Bangkok 10310 Thailand Tel : 66 2 716 6524 Fax : 66 2 716 6525 Email : info@thairheumatology.org, aluvs@diamond.mahidol.ac.th

Emirates Society for Rheumatology
President: Dr Waleed Al Shehhi Email: uu70@yahoo.com	Secretary General: Dr. Humeira Badsha Specialist Rheumatologist Dubai Bone and Joint Center PO Box 118855 Dubai Email: humeira.badsha@dbaj.ae

Tashkent Medical Academy
President: Dr Rector Karimov Sh.I Tashkent Medical Academy 100047, Musakhanov St. 103, Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tel: +998-71-2643780 Email: mmirzakhanova@mail.ru	Secretary General: Dr Yarmukhamedov B Tel: +998-93-1720212 Email: behzod@mail.ru

Vietnam Rheumatology Association
President: Prof Tran Ngoc An Vietnam Rheumatology Association Rheumatology Department Bach Mai Hospital 178 Giai Phong Road Dong Da District Hanoi Vietnam Tel : 84 4 869 4463 / 84 4 834 3832,         084 4 868 6982 Fax : 84 4 869 1607 Email : tr.an@fpt.vn	Secretary General: Dr. Nguyen Thi Ngoc Lan Rheumatology Department Bachmai Hospital 78 Giai Phong Rd Hanoi Vietnam E-mail : lanquang511@yahoo.com