{"id":2901,"date":"2015-11-18T08:34:00","date_gmt":"2015-11-18T08:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/demo.thimpress.com\/eduma\/?page_id=2901"},"modified":"2022-11-02T10:52:46","modified_gmt":"2022-11-02T10:52:46","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/karkwt.org\/home\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Overview\n<\/h3>

\n\nThe Kuwait Association of Rheumatology (KAR) was established in 1995 by Dr. Khalid Al-Jarallah, Dr. Khalid Al-Saeed and Dr. Adel Al-Awadhi. It has been renewed several times since then and has been chaired by different rheumatologists. The current board includes four members, Dr Fatima Botaiban, president, Dr Muna Al Mutairi, vice president, Dr Ahmed Al Enizi, member and Dr Noura Al-Mutairi, member.\n\nKAR currently represents 35 qualified adult and paediatric rheumatologists in Kuwait, the vast majority being trained in North America and a few from UK and Saudi Arabia. In addition, there is a number of rheumatologists in training abroad to cover the increasing demand of such specialty. All major government hospitals in Kuwait at present have a recognized rheumatology unit. Each unit includes senior and junior staff who look after rheumatology patients in the specific district covered by their hospital.\n\nKAR mainly aims at improving the standard of care provided to rheumatology patients in Kuwait as well as raising the bar for KAR among other regional and international rheumatology societies in The World. Since the creation of KAR, many goals and achievements have been established.\n\nThey include raising awareness of rheumatic diseases in Kuwait to both public and physicians of different specialties. This includes campaigns, lectures, workshops and booklets.\n\nOther activities include <\/p><\/span><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Celebrating the World\u2019s Arthritis Day annually\n
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Updating the local rheumatologists with the recent advances in this field\n
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Collaborating with other rheumatology organization in other parts of the World by contributing in conferences, in researches and in setting up recommendations and guidelines\n\n\n
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Inviting visiting professors to exchange experience\n
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Regulating the consumption and ensure the availability of medications for Kuwaitis and non-Kuwaitis in collaboration with the medical stores, The Ministry of Health and charity organizations<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Establishing rheumatology patients support group such as lupus, rheumatoid arthritis and Behcet support groups\n
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Reviewing the terminology of different diseases in Arabic\n
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Providing an educational channel for the public through social media\n
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Attending conferences regularly to ensure the quality of practice in Kuwait\n
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<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\"\nVISION \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer>Aspiring toward early detection, management, supporting research, advancement in knowledge and education while promoting awareness of rheumatic diseases worldwide. \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer><\/rs-group>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\"\nMISSION \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer>
\n To help rheumatologists raise their standards at all healthcare levels and support access to clinical guidance and providing the necessary information for better rheumatology care.
\n To encourage and support medical trainees in pursuing rheumatology as a future career.
\n To boost scientific and clinical knowledge exchange among the society members.
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\n1-To help rheumatologists raise their standards at all healthcare levels and support access to clinical guidance and providing the necessary information for better rheumatology care.
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\n2-To encourage and support medical trainees in pursuing rheumatology as a future career.
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\n3- To boost scientific and clinical knowledge exchange among the society members.
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