EULAR Advocacy: EULAR Brussels Conference
Since 2010, EULAR has organised an annual conference in Brussels around the annual event of World Arthritis Day (12 October). The aim of these events is to bring together the RMD community, EU and national policy-makers as well as a number of stakeholders to discuss relevant policy issues affecting people with RMDs and other chronic conditions.
The Brussels Conference over the years
| Location / Date | Conference topic |
| Brussels, 16 October 2019 |
'A sustainable and effective EU health policy for citizens: Focusing on chronic diseases and inclusion in social and economic life' |
| Brussels, 9 October 2018 |
'Bringing chronic diseases to the forefront of health innovation: From the lab to individualised health care' |
| Brussels, 17 October 2017 |
'The future of health research and innovation after Horizon 2020 - Do we need a novel approach?' |
| Brussels, 12 October 2016 |
'Reducing the burden of chronic diseases in the workplace. New policies for better working conditions and the retention of ill people at work' |
| Brussels, 13 October 2015 |
'Towards more integrated health care in Europe: strengthening patients’ access to cross-border care and health professionals’ mobility' |
| Brussels, 16 October 2014 |
'Analysing how to reduce the access barriers to health care for people with chronic diseases in Europe. Challenges, good practices and policy options for people with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases' |
| Brussels, 17 October 2013 |
Conference 'Chronic diseases and health care delivery 2020: The challenge of rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases. Findings, lessons and perspectives from the eumusc.net project' |
| Brussels, 16 October 2012 |
Conference 'Preventing chronic diseases for a healthier Europe: the case of Rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases' |
| Budapest, 20-21 April 2011 |
Conference Hungarian EU Presidency: 'Burden of rheumatoid and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs): Challenges in work capacity and prevention of disability in the EU' |
| Brussels, 19-20 Oct 2010 |
Conference 'Belgian EU Presidency conference on rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases' |
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