EULAR HPR: Initiatives
The EULAR HPR (Health Professionals in Rheumatology) Committee's main function is to promote multidisciplinary collaboration in the treatment of rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases in Europe.
Scroll down this page to find the list of ongoing and completed projects:
Ongoing Initiatives
- EULAR Implementation of a mobile health app for the self-management of juvenile-onset rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases during transitional care: a patient-centered approach. The Move-Up implementation project
Convenor: F. Estévez Lopez
- EULAR recommendations/points to consider for the non-pharmacological management of connective tissue diseases with focus on systemic lupus erythematosus and systemic sclerosis
Convenor: Carina Bostrom
- Defining and optimising the use of qualitative research in the development of EULAR recommendations/points to consider
Convenor: Annette de Thurah
- Increasing work participation across Europe, part II
Convenor: Ross Wilkie
- Increasing work participation across Europe
Convenor: Ross Wilkie
- Implementation of Physical Activity into routine Clinical pracTice in Rheumatic Musculoskeletal Disease: The IMPACT-RMD study
Convenor: Georg Metsios
- Assessing the implementation of the EULAR recommendations for patient education for people with inflammatory arthritis across Europe
Convenor: Mwidimi Ndosi
- People with RMDs will act as multipliers to support others to stay in or return to paid and unpaid work
Convenor: Erika Mosor
Published Initiatives
Manuscripts resulting from 13 projects that are not published in the EULAR Journals ARD and RMD Open:
- Implementation of EULAR Education for HPR in Eastern European countries
Convenor: Thea Vliet Vlieland
- EULAR points to consider/recommendations for the detection, assessment and management of non-adherence in people with RMDs
Convenor: Loreto Carmona
- 2019 EULAR points to consider for non-physician health professionals to prevent and manage fragility fractures in adults 50 years or older
Convenor: Emalie Hurkman
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- Implementing Best practice for Hand Osteoarthritis – a communication project on hand osteoarthritis
Convenor: Els van den Ende
Watch the videos through the EULAR School webpage
- 2019 EULAR recommendations for the role of nurses
Convenor: Yvonne Eijk-Hustings
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- 2019 EULAR recommendations for the generic core competences of health professionals in rheumatology
Convenor: Thea Vliet Vlieland
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- EULAR recommendations for physical activity in people with inflammatory arthritis and osteoarthritis
Convenors: Karin Niedermann / Thea Vliet Vlieland
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Lay summary
- The Health Professionals' Approach to Pain Management in Inflammatory Arthritis and Osteoarthritis
Convenor: Rinie Geenen Read the recommendation
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- EULAR points to consider for health professionals undertaking musculoskeletal ultrasound for rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases
Heidi J Siddle, et al.
Ann Rheum Dis doi:10.1136/annrheumdis-2016-210741
Letter Published Online First 9 December 2016
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- EULAR Recommendations/Points to Consider for patient education of people with inflammatory arthritis
Convenor: Mwidimi Ndosi/Astrid van Tubergen
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- EULAR recommendations for non-pharmacological management of hip and knee osteoarthritis
Convenor: Thea Vliet Vlieland
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- EULAR recommendations for the role of the nurse in management of chronic inflammatory arthritis
Convenor: Jackie Hill / Turid Heiberg
- Evaluation of the current status of extended roles taken by health professionals within Europe – a pilot study in the form of a web-based survey
Convenor: Tanja Stamm / Jackie Hill
- Validation of the Educational Needs Assessment Tool as a generic instrument in 7 European countries
Convenor: Jackie Hill / Mwidimi Ndosi
- Establishing an international collaborative network of European health professionals in systemic sclerosis (EUSHNet)
Convenor: Anthony Redmond
Related information
Call for Task Force members
We look for experienced investigators in the mentioned fields of rheumatology. To apply as task force member, please send your one-page letter of interest to participate and a short CV to Simona Lupatin (simona.lupatin@eular.org).
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EULAR Journals
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases (ARD) and RMD Open
EULAR HPR Committee
The EULAR HPR Committee