1- Introduction to Rheumatology and classification of different diseases.
2- Physical examination of the joints and clinimetric evaluation
3- The laboratory in the diagnosis of rheumatic diseases
4- Approach to imaging in the rheumatic diseases
5- Polyarthritis: rheumatoid arthritis
6- Monoarthritis: crystal arthritis, infective arthritis
7- Oligoarthritis: seronegative spondiloarthritis
8- Ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis and reactive arthritis.
9- Connective tissue diseases: Systemic lupus erythematosus.
10- Connective tissue diseases: antiphospholipid syndrome.
11- Connective tissue diseases: Sjogren’s Syndrome.
12- Connective tissue diseases: Dermatomyositis.
13- Connective tissue diseases: Systemic Sclerosis.
14- Connective tissue diseases: MCTD and UCTD
15- Classification of systemic vasculitis and diseases affecting large and medium-size arteries.
16- Horton arteritis and polymyalgia rheumatica.
17- Small vessels vasculitis: ANCA associated vasculitis, mixed cryoglobulinemia, IgA Vasculitis.
18- Non inflammatory rheumatisms: osteoarthritis and fibromyalgia syndrome.
19- Gender prevalence of rheumatic diseases. How to manage women’s health.
20- Differential diagnosis of joint pain.
21- General treatments of rheumatic diseases.
22- Traditional “Disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs”(DMARDs): indications and possible unwanted effects.
23- Biological DMARDs target inflammation molecules.
24- Biological DMARDs: specialistic management and collaboration with the GP.