Standing Committee of Health Professionals in Rheumatology
Health Professional Member Campaign
The campaign promotes the national health professional (HPR) organisations' interest in becoming a member of EULAR and participating in the work of the EULAR Standing Committee of HPR. All interdisciplinary health professional organisations specialised in the care and treatment of rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases in European countries are welcome to join in.
So far, EULAR has five health professionals associations as members:
the British Health Professionals in Rheumatology (BHPR), the health professionals in rheumatology Switzerland (hpr), the Netherlands Health Professionals in Rheumatology (NHPR), the Swedish Rheuma Forum (SveReFo), and the Norwegian Interdisciplinary Organisation in Rheumatology (NIOR).
One health professional association per country
According to the EULAR bylaws, only one health professional association or respective league from each country can be admitted as an official member of EULAR. A national health professional organisation may be recognised as such if it is autonomous and has a governing body (Executive Committee, Board of Directors, etc).
A health professional association may not be a sub-division of the national scientific organisation.
Several national organisations may also establish a joint association, enabling such an association to become an official member of EULAR.
Six steps to get involved for a national HPR activist:
1. If a national interdisciplinary health professional organisation already exists in your country, please find out first whether there is a formal member representing this organisation at the EULAR Standing Committee. If so, please contact this person regarding your involvement in EULAR.
2. In case there is no organisation representing health professionals in your country, you can establish a national organisation first. Bear in mind that this organisation's bylaws should be in accordance with the EULAR bylaws. The EULAR bylaws can be obtained from the EULAR Executive Secretariat.
The national organisation should represent different health professional groups such as nurses, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, podiatrists, nutritionists, social workers, psychologists, and others and should have a clear interdisciplinary perspective. All the professional groups mentioned above do not have to be represented in the organisation but an open attitude towards all health professionals in the organisation is required
3. Fill in the application form which you can obtain from the
Secretariat together with a letter stating that your organisation wants to join EULAR as a health professional organisation representing your country. Submit this application form to the EULAR secretariat. The General Assembly meeting once a year before the annual EULAR Congress in June will put your application and acceptance within EULAR to the vote.
4. When your organisation is a formal member, the person representing this organisation will also have a right to vote in the General Assembly.
5. If your organisation is accepted, the chairperson of the national organisation is commonly the representative as formal delegate member in the EULAR Standing Committee of HPR.
6. In the process of establishing a national organisation and even before this, the Committee welcomes anyone interested in founding a national organisation to become a co-opted member in the EULAR Standing Committee of HPs. You are then welcome to participate in the meetings of the EULAR Standing Committee of HPs and in other activities within EULAR.
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