13th MedInterna International Meeting (Oporto, Portugal, 12-14 February 2015)

Hello! My name is Paula Vaz Marques. I am an Internist and I work at the Autoimmune Disease Clinic in Centro Hospitalar S. João in Oporto, Portugal. I am a former fellow of the Louise Coote Lupus Unit in St. Thomas’ Hospital in London (2001), as well as of the Department of Autoimmune Diseases of the Hospital Clínic in Barcelona where I performed the Masters on Autoimmune Diseases of the University of Barcelona (2010).

Currently, I am the Scientific Coordinator of the 13th Medinterna International Meeting that will take place in Oporto from 12th to 14th February 2015, under the direction of Dr. Carlos Dias, Head of the Department of Internal Medicine of the Centro Hospitalar S. João. This year, we will discuss hot topics like Neuroimmunology, Autoinflammatory Syndromes and Pulmonary Hypertension associated with systemic autoimmune diseases, and update on SLE, APS and pregnancy, IgG4-related diseases and many other topics.

I would like to invite you all to attend this event that, for the 13th consecutive year, brings together national and international experts in the field of autoimmunity such as  Yehuda Shoenfeld, Jan Damoiseaux, Jan Willen Cohen Tervaert, David Isenberg, David D´Cruz, Cees Kallenberg, Christopher Denton, Gerry Coghlan, as well as many of the Professors of the Masters on Autoimmune Diseases of the University of Barcelona, such as Ricard Cervera, Gerard Espinosa, José Hernández-Rodríguez, Jordi Yagüe and Juan I. Aróstegui, among many others.

During your stay you can enjoy the wonderful city of Oporto, one of the best European tourism destinations.

Link: 13th Medinterna International Meeting