The  EULAR guidances  and an array of  useful resources  about the current COVID-19 outbreak to give our patients with Rheumatic Musculoskeletal Diseases (RMDs) the best possible care.

 

EULAR View Points

• EULAR View-points on SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in patients with RMDs : With the development of vaccines, the future is becoming brighter. The possibility of vaccination however also raises a lot of questions, especially for patients with inflammatory RMDs and patients that are treated with drugs that may influence their immune system.
  
  

EULAR Guidance

EULAR PARE COVID-19 webinars   provide relevant and updated information on COVID-19 in order to continue supporting people with RMDs during these challenging times. Please register and log-in to access the webinars.
EULAR Guidance for patients with RMDs about COVID-19 outbreak  : Presents a simple guidance for RMD patients with measures to help them maintain their health during the COVID-19 outbreak. Watch the video to get familiar with what you can do in this situation. EULAR Guidance for patients with RMDs about COVID-19 outbreak  [*] (version with voice-over).
EULAR COVID-19-related death in Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs) infographic  : This is the infographic of the lay summary of the paper published on behalf of the COVID-19 Global Rheumatology Alliance, examining COVID-19-related death in people with RMDs. Last revised on March 2021
EULAR COVID-19 Clinic visit guidelines for patients  [*]: Addresses the concerns that people with RMDs have in going back to their hospitals or clinics to resume their treatments and presents a simple guidance on how to go about it in a safe way during the pandemic.
EULAR PARE COVID-19 Webinar  [*]: Provides the PARE Network with relevant and updated information on COVID-19, in order to continue supporting the community during these challenging times.
EULAR PARE Webinar on how to deal with the psychological impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic  [*]: Addresses the anxieties and psychological distress of patients during the pandemic, as well as provides practical advice on how to reduce stress and anxiety.
EULAR PARE Webinar on latest developments in self-management in times of COVID-19  [*]: Provides the PARE Network with the latest developments in self-management of RMDs, namely the use of technology in supporting self-management, which becomes even more relevant in the current times.
EULAR PARE Webinar on COVID-19 and vaccination in RMD patients: What we know so far   [*]: Provides information on the current status of the research on COVID-19 in people with RMDs and beyond, including recommendations for vaccination and why this is relevant in the current times.
Young PARE Webinar How COVID-19 affects mental health of young people with RMDs   [*]: Young PARE presents a series for webinars for young people with RMDs. In the Young PARE webinar on "How Covid-19 affects the mental health of young people with RMDs", you can get more information about how anxiety works and what you can do about it and how to prevent mental health during the pandemic.
EULAR PARE Webinar COVID-19 registries and vaccination   [*]: EULAR PARE Webinar on “COVID-19: Update on EULAR registries and vaccination” provides updated information on the EULAR COVID-19 registries (COVID-19 Registry and COVAX Registry) and the results of emanating research, as well as updated information on COVID-19 vaccination (e.g. types of vaccines available in Europe, what people with RMDs should know).

External Guidance

Find out what recommendations and/or guidance are provided worldwide for patients suffering from Rheumatic Musculoskeletal Diseases. 

• France:
  • FAI2R:  How to live better during this containment period
  • FAI2R:  Recommendations for patients suffering from RMDs
• Germany:
  • "Your rights at the workplace" in times of the COVID-19 pandemic by Mobil magazine:  Ihre Rechte im Job , in German (English translation  here ).

 

EULAR PARE Member Organisations

EULAR is set up of four types of institutional members: scientific societies, national organisations of PARE (people with arthritis/rheumatism) and health professionals as well as corporate members. 

• View the EULAR PARE Member organisations list

 

EULAR Suggested Read

• Safety of vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 in people with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases: results from the EULAR Coronavirus Vaccine (COVAX) physician-reported registry (Paper) [*]
  • Lay Summary [*]
     
• EULAR COVID-19 registry: lessons learnt and future considerations[*]
   
• Factors associated with COVID-19-related death in people with rheumatic diseases: results from the COVID-19 Global Rheumatology Alliance physician-reported registry (Paper) [*]
  • Lay summary [*]
     
• Plain Language Summaries of the COVID-19 Global Rheumatology Alliance [*]
   
• Characteristics associated with hospitalization for COVID-19 in people with rheumatic disease: data from the COVID-19 Global Rheumatology Alliance physician-reported registry (Paper) [*]
  • Lay summary [*]
     
• EULAR calls on governments in Europe to recognise the most vulnerable during COVID-19

 

EULAR Suggested Resources

• EULAR PARE: Physical activity at home for people with RMDs

 

External Resources

Organisations

• World Health Organization (WHO):  Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak [*]
• European Medicines Agency (EMA):  [*]  

 

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