European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology
The European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR) formerly the European League Against Rheumatism is a European non-governmental organization which represents the people with arthritis/rheumatism, health professional and scientific societies of rheumatology of all the European nations.
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| Formation | 1947 |
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| Type | Non-governmental organization |
| Legal status | Society |
| Headquarters | Zürich, Switzerland |
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| Coordinates | 47°18′56.2″N 8°33′17.5″E / 47.315611°N 8.554861°E |
| Services | Certification, Training & Awareness |
| Website | www |
Formerly called | European League Against Rheumatism |
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.[1]
Publication
editThe society is co-publisher together with BMJ of a medical journal, the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, and organises an annual scientific meeting, the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology.[2]
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
edit| Term | President | Years | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthieu Pierre Weil | 1947 - 1949 | France |
| 2 | William Sydney Charles Copeman | 1949 - 1951 | United Kingdom |
| 3 | Marcel Ferond | 1951 - 1953 | Belgium |
| 4 | Pedro Barcelo | 1953 - 1955 | Spain |
| 5 | Johan Hans Goslings | 1955 - 1957 | Netherlands |
| 6 | Jacques Forestier | 1957 - 1959 | France |
| 7 | Alessandro Robecchi | 1959 - 1961 | Italy |
| 8 | Gunnar Edstrom | 1961 - 1963 | Sweden |
| 9 | Frantisek Lenoch | 1963 - 1965 | Czechoslovakia |
| 10 | George Kersley | 1965 - 1967 | United Kingdom |
| 11 | Karl Gotsch | 1967 - 1969 | Austria |
| 12 | Stanislas de Seze | 1969 - 1971 | France |
| 13 | Veikko Aatos Ilmari Laine | 1971 - 1973 | Finland |
| 14 | Vassil T. Tzonchev | 1973 - 1975 | Bulgaria |
| 15 | Albert Böni | 1975 - 1977 | Switzerland |
| 16 | Eric George Lapthorne Bywaters | 1977 - 1979 | United Kingdom |
| 17 | Valentina Nassonova | 1979 - 1981 | USSR |
| 18 | Eimar Munthe | 1981 - 1983 | Norway |
| 19 | Hartwig Mathies | 1983 - 1985 | Germany |
| 20 | Vincenzo Pipitone | 1985 - 1987 | Italy |
| 21 | Michel G. Lequesne | 1987 - 1989 | France |
| 22 | Colin Greenhill Barnes | 1989 - 1991 | United Kingdom |
| 23 | Béla Gomor | 1991 - 1993 | Hungary |
| 24 | Juan Gijon Banos | 1993 - 1995 | Spain |
| 25 | Levinus B. A. van de Putte | 1995 - 1997 | Netherlands |
| 26 | Hubert Roux | 1997 - 1999 | France |
| 27 | Thomas L. Vischer | 1999 - 2001 | Switzerland |
| 28 | Joachim R. Kalden | 2001 - 2003 | Germany |
| 29 | Josef Smolen | 2003 - 2005 | Austria |
| 30 | Tore Kvien | 2005 - 2007 | Norway |
| 31 | Ferdinand C. Breedveld | 2007 - 2009 | Netherlands |
| 32 | Paul Emery | 2009 - 2011 | United Kingdom |
| 33 | Maxime Dougados | 2011 - 2013 | France |
| 34 | Maurizio Cutolo | 2013 - 2015 | Italy |
| 35 | Gerd R. Burmester | 2015 - 2017 | Germany |
| 36 | Johannes Bijlsma | 2017 - 2019 | Netherlands |
| 37 | Iain McInnes | 2019 - 2021 | United Kingdom |
| 38 | Annamaria Iagnocco | 2021 - 2023 | Italy |
| 39 | Daniel Aletaha | 2023 - | Austria |
Committee Members
editAnnamaria Iagnocco, Italy
Jordi Anton, Spain
Mandate duration: Jun-24 - Jun-28
Dirk Foell, Germany
Mandate duration: Jun-22 - Jun-26
Michael Beresford, United Kingdom
Mandate duration: Jun-24 - Jun-28
Tadej Avcin, Slovenia
Mandate duration: Jun-23 - Jun-27
Alexandre Belot, France
Mandate duration: Jun-23 - Jun-27
Maria Jelusic, Croatia
Mandate duration: Jun-23 - Jun-27
Joost Swart, Netherlands
Mandate duration: Jun-23 - Jun-27
Polly Livermore, United Kindom
Mandate duration: Jun-23 - Jun-27
Erdal Sag, Turkey
Mandate duration: Jun-21 - Jun-25
Nicola Ruperto, Italy
Mandate duration: Jun-22 - Jun-25
Christopher Normand, France
Mandate duration: Jun-23 - Jun-27
Clare Pain, United Kingdom
Mandate duration: Jun-24 - Jun-28
Alessandro Consolaro, Italy
Mandate duration: Jun-24 - Jun-28
Coziana Ciurtin, United Kingdom
Mandate duration: Jun-22 - Jun-26
Laura Andreoli, Italy
Mandate duration: Jun-23 - Jun-27
Filipa Oliveira Ramos, Portugal
Mandate duration: Jun-23 - Jun-27
Latika Gupta, United Kingdom
Mandate duration: Jun-24 - Jun-28
Natasha Jordan, Ireland
Mandate duration: Jun-24 - Jun-28
Fabrizio De Benedetti, Italy
Mandate duration: Jun-23 - Jun-27
Jelena Vojinovic, Serbia
Mandate duration: Jun-23 - Jun-27
Annet van Royen, Netherlands
Mandate duration: Jun-21 - Jun-25[4]
References
edit- ^ "About us". EULAR Homepage. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- ^ "Journal". EULAR website. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- ^ "EULAR Presidents EULAR".
- ^ "Committee Members EULAR".
External links
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