Research in rheumatology
EULAR supports research 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.
Research project applications are reviewed and approved by the EULAR Executive Committee, and projects are run by specialist task forces under the auspices of the relevant standing committee. Clinical research projects lead to recommendations that are presented at the annual congress and published in the EULAR journal.
In 2008, as an outflow of strategic planning, the Executive Committee decided to initiate an orphan disease research programme focusing on systemic sclerosis. Starting in early 2009, this 4-year programme will regularly issue public calls for project proposals.
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Scientific, clinical and topic-related research
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Health professionals research grant
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EULAR Orphan Disease Programme (ODP)
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Abstracts submitted to the EULAR congress
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The Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases (ARD)
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IN FOCUS
AutoCure
EULAR is a full member of the AutoCure project, which is an FP6 EU funded research project focusing on the etiology, pathogenesis and therapy in RA and myositis. Involved in the project are 25 different partners, 4 of which are industrial partners and 21 are from the academia, from all over Europe.
Centres of Excellence in Rheumatology
EULAR recognizes research units throughout Europe as Centres of Excellence based on their scientific output in original research publications.
EULAR recommendations
Recommendations and guidelines developed by specialist task forces under the auspices of the standing committees are published in the EULAR journal and listed on this website.