Introduction

13th Annual Congress of Iranian Rheumatology Association will be held in 16-18 October 2019 as an educational, research and continuous medical education meeting at a national and international level in association. Like previous years, the congress is comprised of different sections including lectures, symposia, oral presentations, poster presentations and educational workshop sessions with CME points for the lecturers and participants.
In order to improve the academic load of the congress we have planned to invite a number of international faculty and invited lecturers to participate in the congress.
The list of invitees and the relevant subjects of their lectures, if finalized, will be announced through the website of the congress.