The four-day 10th Pan Arab Rheumatology Conference, beginning here next Monday, aims to familiarize consultants and specialists with the latest developments in rheumatoid diseases and to allow them to exchange ideas and expertise. Dr. Hussain Halabi, Chairman of the conference's organizing committee, said it would be an important element in the battle against rheumatology. The conference, hosted by the King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center in Jeddah, will be attended by over 500 participants from the Arab world, Europe and North America, according to a press statement published today.