NEWSLETTER 02 | 2019Welcome to the EULAR Newsletter!EULAR welcomes you to spring and a retrospective on a busy Quarter. Find out in this newsletter about the activities of EULAR past and present and use the EULAR website calendar to get the overview of all activities across the network and beyond. Enjoy the read! The EULAR Secretariat BEWARE: Unauthorised agencies!Be aware that there are unauthorised agencies that are using our brand, pretending to offer accommodation and registration for the congress. The official housing bureau for EULAR 2019 is the MCI Group in Geneva, Switzerland. Learn more EULAR 2019: Scientific programmeThe scientific programme will start on Wednesday, 12 June 2019 at 12:00 and will finish on Saturday, 15 June 2019 at 14:45. The congress will cover the broad spectrum of the rheumatic diseases and include state-of-the-art lectures, basic science and clinical symposia, abstract sessions, presentations and discussions of difficult cases, workshops and special interest group sessions. EULAR Congress TVWelcome to EULAR Congress TV! Watch members of the EULAR network speak about the benefits of the upcoming congress. Go to EULAR Congress TV playlist now! A joint Congress with PReSWe invite you to join us at the upcoming Annual European Congress of Rheumatology EULAR 2019 jointly organised with the paediatric rheumatology society (PReS), assimilating knowledge across the spectrum of the "decades of life". Read the welcome message from EULAR and PReS here EULAR 2nd Imaging Course in AmsterdamThis was a compact, two-day imaging course with a focus on conventional radiography, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasound. Find out more about EULAR Education by clicking here. Registration open: EULAR Live courses1. EULAR 26th Sonography Courses 2. EULAR 8th Ultrasound Trainers Course in Rheumatology [TTT] 3. EULAR-PReS 2nd Paediatric Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Course Get ready! Upcoming EULAR live courses
Find out more today by clicking here Take part: EULAR European Certificate of RheumatologyEULAR European Certificate of Rheumatology will provide evidence of professional knowledge and competence and help to harmonise the quality of rheumatology training across Europe. Click here PReS EMERGE YIM 2019This year’s Young Investigators Meeting will be held at Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal in Madrid, Spain. The meeting will start a day before joint PRES/EULAR congress, 11 June and end on 12 June. Find out more here Press release: EULAR PARE Engagement ProgrammeFind out about the EULAR member organiations’ event which took place in Madrid, Spain, at the beginning of March by clicking here! EULAR Stene Prize 2019This year’s topic of the Stene Prize competition was ‘My ideal employer - Work without barriers for people with RMDs’. EULAR proudly presents the winners. Read all information and essays here EULAR Young PARE: Read the latest!Young PARE will ensure more young people get involved in making a difference during a period of considerable change in 2019 and 2020. Read more by clicking here EMEUNET Country LiaisonsThe EMEUNET Country Liaison Newsletter issue introduces the EMEUNET Country Liaisons, as well as the activities that they promoted at national level. Find out more here Opportunity! EULAR/EMEUNET Ambassador ProgrammeFind out about the programme, how it works and mentorship opportunities at the EULAR Congress by clicking here. Apply! EMEUNET Peer Review Mentoring ProgrammeEMEUNET collaborates with the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases and with RMD Open to heighten the level of peer-reviewing of EMEUNET members. The call for applications for the 5th edition is now open. Click here for information Podcast on the EMEUNET Peer Review Programme in collaboration with EULAR journalsHear about improving the peer review skills of young researchers in rheumatology. Listen here Save the date: EULAR EMEUNET Twitter Journal ClubThe 7th editon of the Twitter Journal Club is scheduled for the 22nd of May 2019 at 8:30pm GMT / 9:30pm CET! Find out more here EULAR HPR Educational VisitsEULAR offers health professionals in rheumatology the opportunity to apply for a bursary to make an educational visit to colleagues to improve the standard or research and care. Find out more here EULAR HPR Study GroupsThe EULAR Health Professionals in Rheumatology Study Groups met face to face at the last EULAR Annual European Congress of Rheumatology. Read the reports from the group leaders on pages 18-19 of HPR News here EULAR Centres of Excellence CallEULAR invites centres of rheumatology research in Europe to apply for recognition as "EULAR Centre of Excellence in Rheumatology", this time for the period 2019 - 2024. Learn more here New: EULAR RecommendationsThe European League Against Rheumatism, EULAR, has published an update to a set of recommendations for the management of systemic lupus erythematosus. Read the recommendation here Gout: New EULAR Lay Summary2016 updated EULAR evidence-based recommendations for the management of gout. Read the summary here BioMedAlliance: European Respiratory JournalThe BioMed Alliance paper on academic clinical trials entitled ‘Moving forward from drug-centred to patient-centred research’ was published in the European Respiratory Journal in February 2019. Read the paper here How living with RMDs affects work choicesKate Betteridge has lived with an RMD for over 30 years. Read about her experiences on pages 6-7 of HPR News here Read the definition of RMD in different languages!Rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs) are a diverse group of diseases that commonly affect the joints, but can also affect the muscles, other tissues and internal organs. Read the definitions here Call for proposals: ACR and EULARThe ACR and EULAR are accepting proposals for new projects in the areas of classification and response criteria. A declaration of Interest, project outline, disclosure, and CV must be submitted via email by May 3, 2019. Learn more here |