The scientific meeting of the European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology, EULAR, is one of the most important annual meetings for arthritis researchers, clinicians and patient organizations. Ellen Wang shares her experience attending her first ever EULAR meeting with more than 14,000 onsite and virtual attendees. She describes the dynamics of sharing the same space with thousands of other rheumatology researchers, trainees, patients, and delegates from around the world and presenting her first ever oral research presentation. 

Additional learning resources

• The Abstract - Inequities in Arthritis Care in Canada: An intersectional analysis of BIPOC women
• Arthritis Consumer Experts: Spotlight on Sjögren's syndrome
• Health literacy measurement: embracing diversity in a strengths-based approach to promote health and equity, and avoid epistemic injustice

Health literacy tool kits

• Health literacy toolkit for low- and middle-income countries: A series of information sheets to empower communities and strengthen health systems
• Ophelia: Optimizing Health Literacy and Access