Dear reader,

For those of you who get this reference, this is a premonition to the fact that our current issue is going to be a bit of a rebellious one. For everyone else, we thank you all for indulging yourself in this quarter’s IRA E-newsletter. We bring to you an exciting and stimulating edition with the theme of “Perspectives and Nostalgia in Rheumatology”.

When everyone around you is running fast and slow to keep up with life, our perspectives will help you improve the abstract part of your practice and our nostalgia will help you take a pause from all the hustle and bustle, while still retaining that zing to keep it refreshing. 

We have a gentle beginning and will see what it was like to be a rheumatologist 100 years ago. We will discover what it takes to establish a department of rheumatology at one of the finest institutes of our country.

We have curated a special collection of articles that will try to refine our reader’s outlook when approaching a tricky patient with symptoms all over the place. We will try to understand the economics behind our patient’s psychology and behaviour, so we can develop better doctor-patient relationships. And don’t forget about the conventional drugs, in all this newfound attention for biologicals. One of our dearest professors will help throw a light on their utility in the current scenario. 

Everyone loves a good CPC, so I always wonder why we are not having them more often? Our charming author will take you through their origin and spill the beans on the ins and outs of CPCs in India. 

Ever wondered about keeping proper documentation in your clinic, learn about various methods and softwares to help you break out that extra edge in your practice.

You can update yourself with our selection of academic articles from this quarter by our young and talented authors. When we speak of young and talented, be sure to check out our ‘Young Rheumat corner’ to actually see how artistic our young generation of rheumatologists actually is.

Finally dive into our autoimmune Memeology by ‘The Anonymous Rheumatologist’ and explore some interesting rheumatology trivia in our ‘Did you know’ section

Do enjoy this issue and we would love to have your feedback

Happy reading!