Mission

As per the bylaws of LOP scientific societies, the missions of the Lebanese Society of Rheumatology are to:

1. Promote the collaboration among the Society members and with the Lebanese and foreign physicians.
2. Preserve a professional and ethical level for the Society members under the medical code of ethics.
3. Facilitate the scientific exchange between the members of the Society through the organization of conferences, and local and international congresses.
4. Develop the members’ skills in conducting and publishing scientific research.
5. Promote medical information to educate the public, following the guidance of the LOP scientific committee.
6. Develop scientific programs to facilitate the obtainment of a minimum of thirty CME points per year, organized in Beirut and other Lebanese regions.
7. Represent the specialty in all scientific, social and ethical matters within LOP and outside it.
8. Advocate for the interests of the rheumatologists within the LOP and scientific and academic instances.
9. Develop medical protocols under the supervision of the scientific committee and the LOP council.
10. Organize patients’ and diseases’ registries under the supervision of the scientific committee and the LOP council.