Mobilizing the Planet – EULAR on its way towards 2012
EULAR gathers the most diverse and talented people in the rheumatology world. Many of our members have created the major advances in our field. Our scientists and doctors, together with our clinicians, healthcare professionals, patients and supporting staff have made extraordinary work possible.
Few disciplines have achieved so much change in recent years. Diseases are now modified. People experience mobility where before there was morbidity.
But how are we going to create the next major step? What’s the best way to channel our efforts?
We've created a platform of eight places where we think effort could best be focused. Some are purely medical, like finding new solutions to old diseases. Some are political: gaining awareness, recognition and resources from the wider public. Others are more about how we work. We want to see more collaboration across professional bodies, and also international borders. We want our discipline to become the most attractive to young minds.
After all, if we don’t mobilize the planet, who will?
RELATED INFORMATION
The eight EULAR 2012 objectives
In early 2007 the EULAR Executive Committee defined eight overall objectives for
EULAR to achieve by 2012.
Implementing our vision
While EULAR's strategy developing process involved all major stakeholders forming the EULAR
community, dedicated implementation teams are now reviewing EULAR's activity portfolio in order to
reshape and refocus it for the years to come. Already in early 2008, the Executive Committee will
be able to approve a first set of specific projects and measures in the field of rheumatology that
will contribute to further "mobilizing our planet".