Report on the second Asia Autoimmunity Forum 3-5 March 2006, Hong Kong

On March 3-5, 2006, The HK Society of Rheumatology, University of Hong Kong and Singapore National Arthritis Foundation organized the second Asia Autoimmunity Forum (AAF) in Hong Kong which was attended by over 200 delegates from around Asia. More than 20 invited international and regional experts in the field of autoimmune rheumatic diseases spoke on topics including the pathogenetic mechanisms, clinical aspects and novel therapeutic approaches of autoimmune rheumatic diseases. There were 8 plenary lectures and 4 symposia and the AAF provided an excellent avenue to promote the co-ordination and knowledge exchange in the area of autoimmune rheumatic diseases in Asia.