Advances in Rheumatology

• Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in axial spondyloarthritis
• Direct oral anticoagulants in antiphospholipid syndrome
• Axial spondyloarthritis: clinical management 
• Diagnosis of Sjögren’s syndrome: glandular manifestations
• Investigation and diagnosis of systemic autoimmune myopathies

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Formerly named Revista Brasileira de Reumatologia, the journal is celebrating its 60th year of publication in 2020. Articles published prior to January 2018 are available here.

Dr. Marcos Renato de Assis is Professor of Rheumatology at Marilia Medical School, Brazil. He completed his PhD in Rehabilitation at Federal University of São Paulo, in 2003, studying patients with fibromyalgia. He also has specialization in PM&R and acted as senior teaching assistant for a distance-learning training program on clinical research by Harvard Medical School (2010-2015). His interests are fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, spondyloarthritis, tools validation and distance learning.

Dr. Simone Appenzeller is Associate Professor of Rheumatology at University of Campinas, Brazil, where she received her PhD, in 2006, investigating systemic lupus erythematosus. She did a postdoc at McGill University, Canada, and then at University of Stavanger, Norway. As a researcher, she uses neuroimaging to understand the role of the central nervous system in systemic lupus erythematosus.

The Brazilian Society of Rheumatology (SBR) was founded in 1949 and its mission is to promote excellence in rheumatology by encouraging teaching, research and care, and contributing to the formulation of public policies aimed at the health and well-being of the rheumatic patients. SBR brings together Brazilian rheumatologists, disseminating the specialty, organizing courses and congresses, and fostering scientific research.

In 2018, the Society approved and published its Code of Ethics whose principles are intended to ensure its mission, vision, and values, according to its statuses and bylaws. Read the full document here.