Members of EULAR
EULAR is set up of four types of institutional members: scientific societies, national organisations of people with arthritis/rheumatism, health professionals associations and corporate members. In addition, EULAR acknowledges a number of individuals as honorary members.
With 45 scientific member societies, 36 PARE organisations and 10 health professionals associations, EULAR underscores the importance of combating rheumatic diseases not only by medical means, but also through a wider context of care for rheumatic patients and a thorough understanding of their social and other needs. 30 corporate members support EULAR financially with their membership fees.
From the outset, membership of EULAR was national medical and scientific rheumatological organisations, not individuals. In 1973, a major advance was the inclusion of the social leagues in the organisation of EULAR. In 2006, the first two national organisations of health professionals in rheumatology have requested membership of EULAR and been accepted as members.
Only one organisation from any one country is accepted as its representative.
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National organisations of people with arthritis/rheumatism |
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Health Professionals in Rheumatology |
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EULAR mission statement
The European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) is the organisation which represents the people with arthritis/rheumatism, health professional and scientific societies of rheumatology of all the European nations.
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.
To this end, EULAR fosters excellence in education and research in the field of rheumatology. 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.