Panamerican League of Associations for Rheumatology
PANLAR, the Panamerican League of Associations for Rheumatology is an association of Rheumatology professional bodies from member nations of North, Central and South Americas.
The Pan American League of Associations of Rheumatology (PANLAR), founded in 1943, gathers the scientific societies of rheumatology, health professionals related to rheumatic illnesses and rheumatic patient associations of all countries in the Americas.
The mission of PANLAR is to stimulate, promote and support research, prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of the rheumatic illnesses. The rheumatology field includes the rheumatic illnesses of the connective tissue, locomotive apparatus and musculoskeletical system.
PANLAR is organized through four geographical areas:
North Zone
Canada, Mexico, United States
Central and Caribbean Zone
Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama
Bolivarian Zone
Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela
Southern Cone Zone
Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay
The Association meets biennially and publishes a peer reviewed journal JCR, Journal of Clinical Rheumatology. It is a partner organisation of ILAR, International League of Associations of Rheumatology.
Presidents
1944 – 1949 RALPH PEMBERTON, EEUU
1949 – 1953 ANIBAL RUIZ MORENO, Argentina
1953 – 1955 RICHARD FREYBERG, EEUU
1955 – 1959 FERNANDO HERRERA RAMOS, Uruguay
1959 – 1963 WALLACE GRAHAM, Canadá
1963 – 1967 PEDRO NAVA, Brasil
1967 – 1970 RICHARD SMITH, EEUU
1970 – 1974 FERNANDO VALENZUELA, Chile
1974 – 1978 PINDARO MARTINEZ-ELIZONDO, México
1978 – 1982 OSVALDO GARCIA MORTEO, Argentina
1982 – 1986 LAWRENCE SHULMAN, EEUU
1986 – 1990 ADIL MUHIB SAMARA, Brasil
1990 – 1994 DUNCAN GORDON, Canadá
1994 – 1998 HUGO JASIN, Argentina (EEUU)
1998 – 2002 ABRAHAM GARCIA KUTZBACH, Guatemala
2002 – 2006 ANTONIO REGINATO,* Chile (EEUU)
2006 – 2008 JUAN ANGULO SOLIMANO, Perú
2008 – 2010 LUIS ESPINOZA, Perú (EEUU)
2010 – 2012 ANTONIO XIMENES Brasil
2012 – 2014 JOHN REVEILLE. EEUU
2014 – 2016 CARLOS PINEDA VILLASEÑOR México
2016 – 2018 CARLO VINICIO CABALLERO-URIBE Colombia
External links
- PANLAR Website
- ILAR Brief History and Update . E: Engleman http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/art.1780290719/pdf
- The Panamericam League for the Control and Study of Rheumatic Diseases https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1030358/pdf/annrheumd00132-0021.pdf
- Panlar New Directions http://journals.lww.com/jclinrheum/Citation/2014/06000/The_New_Pan_American_League_of_Associations_for.6.aspx http://panlar.org/en/panlar-new-directions/
- PANLAR y sus filiales (ver http://es.slideshare.net/carvica/la-historia-de-panlar-panlar-Timeline PANLAR http://www.timetoast.com/timelines/historia-de-panlar
- http://www.timetoast.com/timelines/historia-de-panlar