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On 6 September 2018, The European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) published an update to a set of recommendations for the management of hand osteoarthritis. The recommendations report on new evidence made since a first EULAR report was published in 2007.
See the press release (opens in PDF) for the five overarching principles and ten recommendations that were agreed upon in the EULAR document.
On behalf of Nele Caeyers, Chair of the EULAR Standing Committee of People with Arthritis/Rheumatism in Europe (PARE); Dieter Wiek, EULAR Vice President, representing PARE; and Polina Pchelnikova, Working Group leader of the Edgar Stene Prize; the EULAR secretariat is delighted to announce the call for entries for the 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:
“My ideal employer – Work without barriers for people with RMDs”
Please find more information in the attached documents [both PDFs]:
Please take a careful look at the deadlines and entry rules mentioned in the respective documents.…
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The EULAR PARE Editorial Board need your input regarding their publications, in order to assess their impact and value. They are looking for one person per organisation to give feedback on their e-Breakthrough newsletter and the hard copy, Breakthrough.
It would help them if you could fill out a short online survey by 30 July at the latest.
EULAR sends thanks in advance for your kind support!
EMEUNET (the Emerging Eular NETwork) and the EULAR School of Rheumatology have launched an online educational initiative called Twitter Journal Club, facilitated by experienced rheumatologists. The aim is to allow Twitter users to participate in a discussion with colleagues around the world about recent key papers in rheumatology.
Each month details of the article selected for the Journal Club as well as the EMEUNET paper of the month will be available for download on our the EMEUNET website. You can also have a look at the previous Journal Club sessions.…
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In May 2018, The European League Against Rheumatism published a set of recommendations designed to help health professionals implement approaches to pain management in inflammatory arthritis and osteoarthritis patients. The aim is to reduce pain and the burden on the individual and society.
Pain is the predominant symptom for people with inflammatory arthritis (IA) and osteoarthritis (OA), mandating the development of new, evidence-based EULAR Recommendations for the health professional’s approach to pain management in inflammatory arthritis and osteoarthritis.
The target users of these recommendations are health professionals in the field of rheumatology, including rheumatologists. …
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EULAR has funded a project aimed at understanding the development, evaluation and implementation of mobile phone applications for self-management in patients with rheumatic diseases.
Following a systematic literature teview, the project task force is now at a stage where it would like to gain insights into the patient’s views, perceptions and current use of health apps for self-management.
EULAR therefore kindly asks you to fill in the following survey:
surveymonkey.com/mHealthAppsSurvey
It takes 5 to 10 minutes to complete.
ASone wins European Award
NASS is delighted to announce our ASone website is the inaugural winner of the EULAR Young PARE Youth Award.
In summer 2017 NASS launched ASone, a platform aimed at young people with AS. It’s a community where young people can share their thoughts, feelings and experiences. ASone covers a range of issues including studying, relationships, managing AS and exercising.
Read more about ASone from the NASS website.
Axial Spondyloarthritis Seminar
NASS welcomed 40 osteopaths and chiropractors to our inaugural Axial Spondyloarthritis Seminar on 21 February.…
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The European League Against Rheumatism, EULAR, has published a set of recommendations, which look at the use of imaging modalities in primary large vessel vasculitis, including giant cell arteritis and Takayasu arteritis.
The recommendations are intended to advise physicians on the use of imaging modalities (including ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging, MRI, computed tomography, CT, and positron emission tomography, PET) when making a clinical diagnosis of large vessel vasculitis (LVV), and when to apply imaging for monitoring of disease activity and damage.…
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The EULAR organisation is particularly delighted that Hans Bijlsma, EULAR President, has kindly agreed to share his knowledge and insights on some hot topics for our next webinar:
“News on biologics/biosimilars, JAK-inhibitors and Glucocorticoids
as well as insights into the latest EULAR Guidelines and their development”
The webinar is scheduled for Thursday, 14 December, 14.00 – 15.30 CET.
It will be hosted via WEBEX and you will have to register in advance with Birte Glüsing (birte.gluesing@eular.org) at the EULAR Secretariat to receive the details for joining us.…
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The Annual European Congress of Rheumatology will take place in Amsterdam, 13-16 June 2018.
Building on a record of 4,850 abstracts submitted in 2017, EULAR 2018 is expected to achieve more success than ever before. Submit your abstract and join EULAR in its endeavour to improve the availability of information and the ability to diagnose and treat all areas of rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs).
Abstract submission deadline: 31 January 2018 23:59 CET
