13^th International Conference on
Arthritis and Rheumatology

Amalia Kerl-Skurka is the Owner of Rheumapraxis-Altstetten and General Practitioner in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology. Her expertise is in the field of rheumatic diseases, physical medicine and rehabilitation, ozone therapy, sanguinum, plasmolifting and anti-aging therapy

Rheumatology, Rehabilitation, Rheumatic disesses.

Dr. Burkhard F. Leeb was born in Vienna on August 23rd, 1956. He received his medical degree from the University of Vienna in 1981. Subsequently he spent his residency and training in internal medicine as well as in rheumatology at Lainz Hospital, Vienna, Austria. From 1990 to 1999 he served as a consultant at the 2nd Dept. of Medicine, Center for Rheumatology, at the respective hospital. He received his specializationin rheumatology in 1994. 1999 he was appointed director of the newly established center for rheumatology, Lower Austria, at Stockerau Hospital. In collaboration with his co-workers he was able to establish this institution in Austrian rheumatology within a relative short time period. Aside this occupation Dr. Leeb had the honor to serve as a member and also as co-convenor of several EULAR task-forces, amongst them the ones for osteoarthritis. Up to date Dr. Leeb has published more than 150 articles in peer reviewed journals, amongst them Meta-analyses on chondroitin sulfate, and diacerein, as well as in books. His main scientific interests are arthritides, polymyalgia rheumatica, as well as osteoarthritis and above all the problems along with disease activity assessment. In 2010 Dr. Leeb earned his postdoctoral lecturer qualifiction from the Medical Universityof Graz, where is member of the academic staff. From 2008 until the end of 2010, Dr. Leeb had the honor to serve as president of the Austrian society for rheumatology and rehabilitation.

Inflammatory rheumatic disorders, Osteoarthritis, Non-Steroidal Osteoarthritis, Hip Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid arthritis, Anthraquinones, Anti-Inflammatory Agents,

Dr. Salem Bouomrani is an Associate Professor of internal Medicine at Sfax University School of Medicine in TUNISIA and the head of the Department of Internal Medicine of the Military Hospital of Gabes, in Tunisia. After his internal Medicine Residency at the University of Monastir in Tunisia, he completed a traineeship at Saint-Antoine Hospital in Paris France. He has his Ph.D. in internal Medicine in He is the author of five books: “Sub-clinical hypothyroidism”, Edition: Edilivre, France 2015, “Familial Mediterranean Fever», Edition: Edilivre, France 2015, “Non specific inflammatory pseudotumor”, Edition: Edilivre, France 2016, “Thyroid gland in systemic vasculitis”, Edition: Edilivre, France (2017), “Unusual locations of hydatid cyst”, Edition: Edilivre, France (2019), and over 100 papers in national and international scientific journals. He is reviewer in many national and international scientific/medical journals and member of editorial panel of several national and international medical journals.

Internal Medicine, connective tissue diseases, autoimmune diseases, systemic vasculitis, systemic granulomatosis, arthritis, spondylarthropathies