In 2018, there were two large-scale global forums devoted to the problems and achievements of modern rheumatology - the European Antirheumatic League Congress (EULAR) and the American College of Rheumatology Congress (ACR) and the Association of Rheumatology Specialists (ARHP). Both events are the largest international platforms for meeting of rheumatologists, patients, geneticists, pathophysiologists, rehabilitologists, nurses and other specialists involved in multidisciplinary teams working with patients and conducting researches in the field of rheumatology