Rheumatology in Ukraine is based on established research and clinical infrastructure that enable the integration with regional and global societies. This article overviews current state of Ukrainian rheumatology, important steps toward expanding clinical settings, and opportunities for strengthening cooperation of local rheumatologists and patients with rheumatic diseases with related international societies. The main achievements and some challenges encountered by the Association of Rheumatologists of Ukraine are outlined. The Association supports continuing medical education of local specialists and explores options for advancing research and publishing in rheumatology. One of the main challenges still remains the creation of registries of patients with rheumatic diseases and expansion of activities of public societies with interest in combating rheumatic diseases. The issue of inadequate access to immunobiological therapies is also highlighted.

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乌克兰的风湿病学。

乌克兰的风湿病学以成熟的研究和临床基础设施为基础，能够与区域和全球社会融为一体。本文概述了乌克兰风湿病的现状，扩大临床环境的重要步骤以及加强当地风湿病学家和风湿病患者与相关国际社会合作的机会。概述了乌克兰风湿病医师协会的主要成就和遇到的一些挑战。该协会支持继续对当地专家进行医学教育，并探索促进风湿病研究和出版的方案。面临的主要挑战之一仍然是创建风湿病患者登记册以及扩大对消灭风湿病的兴趣的公共社团的活动。还强调了无法获得免疫生物学疗法的问题。