Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về y học được đăng trên tạp chí y học General Psychiatry cung cấp cho các bạn kiến thức về ngành y đề tài: To keep the catch – that is the question: a personal account of the 3rd Annual EULAR Congress, Stockholm. | Available online http content 4 5 E007 Correspondence To keep the catch - that is the question a personal account of the 3rd Annual EULAR Congress Stockholm Frank A Wollheim Department of Rheumatology Lund University Hospital Lund Sweden Corresponding author Frank A Wollheim e-mail Received 8 July 2002 Accepted 9 July 2002 Published 18 July 2002 Arthritis Res 2002 4 E007 2002 BioMed Central Ltd Print ISSN 1465-9905 Online ISSN 1465-9913 Abstract The 3rd Annual EULAR Congress held in Stockholm on 12-15 June 2002 had a turnout of 8300 delegates almost identical to last year s record attendance level in Prague. The venue was close to ideal allowing ample space for poster sessions in the exhibition hall. The manned poster sessions were well attended even on the last day of the Congress. The numerous invited speakers represented the world s elite allowing the staging of excellent state-of-the-art podium sessions. The aim of attracting the young scientific community was partly achieved but individual delegates dependence on industry sponsorship poses potential problems. The organization was a big improvement compared to that of the two previous congresses. Approximately 1800 abstracts were submitted an increase of 50 resulting in a higher quality of accepted abstracts. The satellite symposia held every morning and late afternoon were well attended thus industry exposure of new products both in podium sessions and at the exhibitions was well accommodated. The Annual EULAR Congress consolidates its position as one of the two most important annual congresses of rheumatology but EULAR economy and commercial aspects are still too dominant in relation to science. Keywords ACR EULAR poster sessions rheumatology congress satellite symposia Introduction A year ago I wrote a personal critique of the 2nd Annual EULAR Congress in Prague for this journal 1 . This year I was asked for a similar article on the 3rd EULAR Congress in .
