The Graduate Program in Internal Medicine (PPGCM) will host, in November, two International Workshops featuring prominent guests in the field of rheumatology. The meetings, held online, are aimed at master’s and doctoral students as well as probationary interns.

1st Workshop: “Psoriasis: Comorbidities”

Date: November 13, 2025
Time: 11:00 AM
Topic: Psoriasis: Comorbidities
Format: Online
Duration: 60 minutes (45 min presentation + 15 min discussion)

Broadcast link: Online form

Guest: Philip Mease – Former president and founding organizer of the Group for Research and Assessment of Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis (GRAPPA). A Stanford University graduate, he completed residency in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology at the University of Washington. He is currently Director of the Division of Rheumatology Research at Swedish Medical Center and Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington, Seattle.

Moderators:

• Valderílio Feijó, MD, PhD – Associate Professor of Rheumatology and Vice-Chair of the Department of Internal Medicine at the Federal University of Paraná (UFPR). President-elect of the Brazilian Society of Rheumatology (2026–2028).

• Sueli Carneiro, MD, PhD – Full Professor in the Department of Medical Specialties at the Faculty of Medical Sciences, UERJ, and collaborating faculty in the Graduate Programs in Pathological Anatomy and Internal Medicine at UFRJ.

2nd Workshop: “Microbiota in Spondyloarthritis”

Date: November 27, 2025
Time: 11:00 AM
Topic: Microbiota in Spondyloarthritis
Format: Online
Duration: 60 minutes (45 min presentation + 15 min discussion)

Broadcast link: Coming soon

Guest: Fernando Pimentel-Santos, MD, PhD – Associate Professor with tenure at NOVA Medical School, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa. Coordinator of the Master’s Program in Musculoskeletal Disease Physiotherapy, Principal Investigator at the NMS Research Laboratory of Rheumatic Diseases, and Senior Rheumatologist and Director of Pre- and Post-Graduate Education at ULS Lisboa Ocidental, Portugal.

Moderators:

• Valderílio Feijó, MD, PhD – UFPR / Brazilian Society of Rheumatology (2026–2028)

• Sueli Carneiro, MD, PhD – UERJ / UFRJ

These workshops are part of PPGCM’s initiative to promote scientific discussions with internationally recognized researchers, strengthening the exchange of knowledge between Brazilian and foreign institutions.