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EULAR: 70th Anniversary 1947 - 2017

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EULAR

The European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) is a non-profit organization which represents the patient, health professional and

scientific societies of rheumatology of all the European nations.

EULAR is a non-profit & educational association according to Swiss law. It is recognized as a tax exempt charity by the tax authorities of the Canton

of Zurich, Switzerland. 2017 marks the 70th anniversary of EULAR, an important milestone in its

history.  

EULAR MISSION STATEMENTEULAR represents the people with arthritis/rheumatism, health professional and scientific societies of rheumatology of all European nations.

The aims of EULAR are to reduce burden of rheumatic diseases on the individual and society and to improve the treatment, prevention and rehabilitation of musculoskeletal diseases.

WHAT DOES EULAR DO?

SCIENTIFIC AND CLINICAL ACTIVITIESEULAR fosters a multitude of activities in the field of research and supports projects in rheumatology by funding collaborative research between European rheumatology groups in fields that are in line with the mission, goals and strategies of EULAR.

Objective 1

•Research: By 2017, EULAR will be a central platform to facilitate and stimulate innovative basic and clinical research

•projects in rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases.

Objective 2

•Education: By 2017, EULAR will be a pre-eminent provider and facilitator of high-quality educational offerings for

•physicians, health professionals in rheumatology, and people with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases.

Objective 3

•Congress: By 2017, the annual EULAR congress will be the top congress for rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases

•and will have broadened its offerings and reach.

Objective 4

•Advocacy: By 2017, EULAR will have a significant influence on EU level, and assists actions on national level, towards

•improving research funding, social policy legislation, and quality of care.

Objective 5

•Standards of care: By 2017, EULAR will have raised standards of care by elaborating and actively promoting, disseminating and

•implementing EULAR recommendations and criteria for the most common rheumatic and musculoskeletal•diseases.

Objective 6

•Profile: By 2017, EULAR will have raised its profile and visibility to patients and health care providers.

Objective 7

•National relations: By 2017, EULAR will have actively engaged all national societies as well as related organisations in key

•EULAR activities.

7 EULAR STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES 2017

EULAR ACTIVITIES

EULAR On-line Courses

EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES

EULAR BURSARIES

EULAR facilitates attendance at the annual EULAR congress in the form of travel bursaries. In addition, EULAR awards course bursaries to applicants from European countries and overseas to attend EULAR

courses or EULAR endorsed courses in rheumatology.

EULAR is furthermore committed to helping individuals develop their skills, expertise and network of contacts and therefore offers a range of educational grants tailored to the needs of researchers and clinicians, 

health professionals and patient organisations. 

EULAR PUBLICATIONS

CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE RECOGNITION

EULAR collates a register of the top research centers in European rheumatology with a three-fold goal: to develop a group of first-class research centers for active researchers, to enable exchange of fellows' research projects, and to link with Brussels. Currently, 31 centers have been approved as EULAR Centres of Excellence. A designation is valid for 5 years (beginning and ending in June), after which a center can reapply for prolongation. 

EULAR NETWORK OF IMAGING CENTERS

The major aim of a EULAR network of imaging centers is to attract rheumatologists and/or trainees in rheumatology who will be educated in a particular imaging technique or in developing research projects.Interested European centers can apply to become part of the experts network, provided they are able and willing to offer training and/or develop research programs in one or several of the following imaging techniques applied in rheumatology: conventional radiography magnetic resonance imaging computed tomography (CT) micro-CT musculoskeletal ultrasound dual energy CT position emission tomography (PET)-CT capillaroscopy optical imaging 

PUBLIC AFFAIRS

EULAR ANNIVERSARY VIDEOS70 years fighting Rheumatic Diseases – with successProfessor Johannes Bijlsma, EULAR President elect, celebrates 70 years of EULAR: "Thirty years ago I saw wheelchairs everywhere in the department I worked in - today, I see none". Watch the video and find out how EULAR has contributed to this ground-breaking change for society at large.Celebrating 70 years in 2017:

EULAR President looks to the futureIn a video address, Professor Gerd Burmester, EULAR President, looks to 2017 – the year in which celebrations will take place to mark the 70th anniversary of EULAR's work in providing and facilitating high quality educational offering for physicians, health professionals in rheumatology and people with rheumatic and musculoskelatal diseases.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_RYmBfiF7o

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gf6qzXYZ5PU

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