Ailsa Bosworth from the UK’s National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society talks about SMILE-RA, a project on self-management e-learning for people with RA, which was also one of the winners of the Best Practice Fair at the EULAR PARE Conference. 

Jo Lowe and Jo Davies from the Axial Spondyloarthritis International Federation (ASIF) talk about their project on the delay to diagnosis that people with axial spondyloarthritis often face, which was also one of the winners of the Best Practice Fair at the EULAR PARE Conference.

This episode initiates a new series within the EULAR PARE Podcast where we aim to get to know the EULAR PARE member organisations a little better. Brian Lynch and Peter Boyd from Arthritis Ireland share its history, connection to EULAR PARE and the excellent work that they do at a national level for people with RMDs.

Loreto Carmona, Chair of the EULAR Advocacy Committee, and Suzanne Verstappen, Convenor of the EULAR Task Force on work, talk about the challenges for people with RMDs in the workplace and the EULAR Points to Consider to support people with RMDs to participate in healthy and sustainable work.

Sarah Copsey from the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) shares information about the work of this organisation as well as its Lighten the Load campaign. 

Former EULAR President Johannes Bijlsma discusses the history and evolution of one of EULAR’s most important activities in the area of advocacy - the EULAR Campaign.

Marios Kouloumas from the Cyprus League Against Rheumatism and Clare Jacklin from the UK’s National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society discuss the PARE member organisations’ experiences and opportunities in engaging with the EULAR Campaign.

Representatives from PARE members - Boryana Boteva from the Bulgarian Organisation for Patients with Rheumatic Diseases and Ana Vieira from the Portuguese League Against Rheumatism - talk about the meaning and importance of World Arthritis Day, and why it's important to make noise around RMDs.

Patricia Pennings and Petra Borsje from Reumazorg Nederland, the PARE member organisation from the Netherlands, talk about their work, establishing and coordinating a national Patient Research Partners network.