title: Status of rheumatology practice and professional training courses in rural areas of China-an ILAR project.
abstract: With the financial support from International League of Associations for Rheumatology (ILAR), we held a rheumatologic care education project in Xishuang Ban'na, a remote district in southern China. During 2014-2015, our project devoted to improve rheumatologic care skills of local clinical practitioners and basic rheumatologic knowledge tothe public. This paper summarizes the undeveloped conditions of rheumatology and our effort in Xishuang Ban'na.
authors: Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking University People's Hospital, 11 Xizhimen South Street, Beijing, 100044, China.
authors: Xue
authors: X
authors: Li
authors: Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking University People's Hospital, 11 Xizhimen South Street, Beijing, 100044, China. jiayuan1023@sina.com.
authors: Yuan
authors: Y
authors: Jia
authors: Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking University People's Hospital, 11 Xizhimen South Street, Beijing, 100044, China.
authors: Zhanguo
authors: Z
authors: Li
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012216:Rheumatic Diseases / Q000628:therapy; D012219:Rheumatology / Q000193:education* / Q000379:methods*; D012424:Rural Population
keywords: Education; ILAR; Rheumatology; Xishuang Ban’na