The European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR) formerly the European League Against Rheumatism is a European
non-governmental organization
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which represents the people with arthritis/rheumatism, health professional and scientific societies of
rheumatology
Rheumatology () is a branch of medicine devoted to the diagnosis and management of disorders whose common feature is inflammation in the bones, muscles, joints, and internal organs. Rheumatology covers more than 100 different complex diseases, c ...
of all the European nations.
The aims of EULAR are to reduce the burden of rheumatic diseases on the individual and society and to improve the treatment, prevention and rehabilitation of musculoskeletal diseases.
It promotes the translation of research advances into daily care and fights for the recognition of the needs of people with musculoskeletal diseases by the governing bodies in Europe.
Publications
The society publishes two
medical journals
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, the ''
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases'' (ARD), and the
open access
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journal ''EULAR Rheumatology Open'' (ERO), both published by
Elsevier
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. The society organises an annual scientific meeting, the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology.
The society also publishes recommendations for the diagnosis and therapy of various rheumatic musculoskeletal diseases (RMD). They are published in the ''Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases'' journal and accessible also through the organisation's website.
EULAR Presidents
References
External links
Official Website
Rheumatology organizations
Medical and health organisations based in Switzerland
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