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Articles tagged with "APLAR Asia Pacific"

Sharad Lakhanpal, MBBS, MD, Named an APLAR Master

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In early December, Sharad Lakhanpal, MBBS, MD, a rheumatologist at Rheumatology Associates in Dallas and past president of the ACR, traveled to Chiang Mai, Thailand, for the 2023 Congress of the Asia Pacific League of Associations for Rheumatology (APLAR). There he was named an APLAR Master. The award is presented to someone not from APLAR,…

The ACR’s Collaboration with International Rheumatology Associations Promotes Progress

Joan M. Von Feldt, MD, MSEd, FACR, FACP, & Elizabeth A. Schlenk, PhD, RN  |  

More than 10 years ago, New York Times journalist Thomas Friedman opined an old-world perspective that the world is, in fact, flat. In an article published on April 3, 2005, Mr. Friedman contended that “Individuals must, and can, now ask: Where do I fit into the global competition and opportunities of the day, and how…