EULAR PARE has announced the launch of the EULAR Edgar Stene Prize essay competition 2026 on the topic:
“Is it all in the genes, or not? How rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs) shape and reshape family connections”.
The competition is open to people aged 18 and over living with rheumatic and MSK diseases (RMD) who wish to write about their personal experiences on the competition topic.
In addition, for 2026 entries are also invited from parents, siblings, grandparents, and adult children of an individual living with an RMD to participate (all must be 18 years of age or older).…
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The EULAR Edgar Stene Prize Competition runs yearly in memory and honour of the late Edgar W. Stene, who had severe ankylosing spondylitis. First prize is EUR 1,000, including a travel bursary to attend the EULAR Congress 2023. Second prize is EUR 700 and Third is EUR 300.
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EULAR has published a new lay summary: 
IMplementation of Physical Activity into routine Clinical pracTice in Rheumatic Musculoskeletal Disease
One strategy, a learning management system, five recommendations, 12 campaign sponsorships and a first – and a tenth – anniversary
There are only a few days left to apply for the prestigious EULAR Edgar Stene Prize Competition 2019. People with rheumatic and musculoskeletal disorders are invited to write about their personal experiences submitting essays on the topic of: