EULAR Advocacy Committee

The EULAR Advocacy Committee engages with the EU as well as other national political institutions as a recognised partner and source of expertise in rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases. The Committee fights for the recognition of the needs of people with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs) by advocating research and education in rheumatology, promoting the EULAR brand as a reliable source of information, coordinating the work of the Sub-Committee(s) (Communication), and providing strategic guidance on all EULAR messages to internal and external audiences.

Advocacy Committee By-Laws

Communications Sub-Committee Regulations


Chair: Prof. Margreet Kloppenburg, Netherlands  
Past-chair:  Prof. Loreto Carmona, Spain
EMA Liaison: Prof. Marta Mosca, Italy
BioMed Alliance Liaison: Prof. Annamaria Iagnocco, Italy
 

Advisor: Prof. Gerd Burmester, Germany & Prof. Annamaria Iagnocco, Italy
Consultant: Rory Douglas Home, UK/Belgium & Frans Green, UK/Belgium
Sub-Committee Chair: Anna Voormann, Germany

 
 
 
 
 Committee Members
Loreto Carmona, Spain
Mandate duration: Jun-21 - Jun-25

Margreet Kloppenburg, Netherlands
Mandate duration: Jun-23 - Jun-27

Annamaria Iagnocco, Italy
Mandate duration: Jun-23 - Jun-27  

Andri Phoka, Cyprus
Mandate duration:
Jun-21 - Jun-25

Sina Bugeja, Malta
Mandate duration: Jun-23 - Jun-27

Fernando Estevez-Lopez, Spain
Mandate duration:  
Jun-21 - Jun-25

Thea Vliet-Vlieland, Netherlands
Mandate duration:  
Jun-23 - Jun-27

Xabier Michelena Vegas, Spain
Mandate duration: Jun-23 - Jun-27

Olena Zimba, Portugal
Mandate duration: Jun-23 - Jun-27

Jelena Vojinovic, Serbia
Mandate duration: Jun-23 - Jun-27

Philipp Sewerin, Germany
Mandate duration: Jun-23 - Jun-27

Ayhan Dinc, Turkey 
Mandate duration: Jun-21 - Jun-25

Razvan Ionescu, Romania
Mandate duration: Jun-23 - Jun-27

Lidia Teixeira, Portugal
Mandate duration:  
Jun-21 - Jun-25

Zoltan Szekanecz, Hugary
Mandate duration:  
Jun-23 - Jun-27

Elena Nikiphorou, UK
Mandate duration: Jun-21 - Jun-25

Ricardo Ferreira, Portugal
Mandate duration: Jun-23 - Jun-27

Oliver Hendricks, Denmark 
Mandate duration: Jun-23 - Jun-27

Pia Isomaki, Finland
Mandate duration: Jun-23 - Jun-27

Rikke Moe, Norway 
Mandate duration: Jun-21 - Jun-25

Laure Gossec, France 
Mandate duration: Jun-23 - Jun-27


EULAR Communications Sub-Committee

The Communications Sub-Committee supports EULAR's and the Committee's objective and has the following aims: 

  • provide strategic advice on EULAR communications, such as the EULAR communication plan, website and other digital communications, PR campaigns, EULAR App and emerging products; 
  • provide strategic advice on all aspects regarding the official EULAR publications (Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases), such as policies in academic publishing, advertising, applications for Editor of journal, contract with the publisher, ethical policies (e.g. duplicate publication, plagiarism, conflict of interest, etc.). 

The Sub-Committee does not pursue gainful or self-help purposes. 

Sub-Committee Chair: Anna Voormann, Germany,  
Mandate duration: Jun-23 - Jun-25

 
Sub-Committee Members 

Deshire Alpizar, Mexico
Francis Berenbaum, France
Johannes Bijlsma, Netherlands
Nele Caeyers, Belgium
Mrinalini Dey, United Kingdom 
Oliver Hendricks, Denmark
Helena Marzo-Ortega, United Kingdom, Spain
Rikke Moe, Norway
Edoardo Prediletto, United Kingdom
Paul Studenic, Austria







Related Information
EULAR Advocacy Newsletter 

EULAR is committed to bringing rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs) onto the EU's agenda. Sign up to the EULAR Advocacy newsletter to keep up with the changes that our organisation is working towards in the area of policy and legislation to help achieve better social and economic outcomes for the many millions of people affected by these chronic and debilitating diseases across Europe.

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EULAR Project Proposals

All EULAR project proposals are to be submitted by 15 January or 01 July of each year and is subject to the approval of the EULAR Council. The final decision and budget of a project will be determined by the EULAR Council each March and September.
Download the EULAR Project Proposal template
Submit your proposal to:
eular@eular.org


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Links to Other Organisations

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RMD Definition

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EULAR Statutes, Reports, and By-Laws

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