Special Interest Groups
Focused communities advancing every field of rheumatology in Iraq.
Sustainable scientific collaboration
As rheumatology grows across Iraq and scientific meetings are held every year, ILBJH established Special Interest Groups (SIGs) to build sustainable scientific interaction between rheumatologists from every region — each focused on a specific field.
New fields may be established in future as needs arise, in consultation with the Scientific Committee and with final approval from the ILBJH Board of Directors.
- Nominated members
Clinicians genuinely interested in the group's field, nominated from governorates across Iraq.
- Member-led activities
Each SIG plans its own activities together with its steering committee.
- Board approved
Every activity is reviewed and approved by the ILBJH Board of Directors.
Explore the four SIGs
Select a group to see its mission, objectives, and plan.
Inflammatory Arthritis
To raise awareness among patients with inflammatory arthritis and bring rheumatology experts together to share expertise, facilitate best-practice exchange, and support ongoing medical development.
- Create sustainable scientific interaction among rheumatologists from across Iraq in every field related to inflammatory arthritis.
- Patient empowerment & awareness — world-day celebrations, themes and flyers.
- Educational online programs for fellows, residents and postgraduates: case scenarios, difficult-case discussion rooms, and expert engagement.
- Reporting unusual or rare side effects of DMARDs.
- Regular scientific meetings and access to the latest guidelines and publications.
- Management algorithms and guidelines for each disease.
- A registry — a unified database of biologic-agent users in Iraq and IA patient registration.
- Research collaboration and SIG publications.