EMerging EULAR NETwork (EMEUNET): a remarkable foundation for the future

Alessia Alunno¹, Felice Rivellese², Kim Lauper^{3

4}, Daniel Aletaha⁵, Maya H Buch^{6

7}, Laure Gossec^{8

9}, Peter Mandl⁵, Pedro M Machado^{10

11}, Caroline Ospelt¹², Anna Molto^{13

14}, Sofia Ramiro^{15

16}, Elena Nikiphorou^{17

18}, Alexandre Sepriano^{15

19}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, Internal Medicine and Nephrology Unit, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy alessia.alunno82@gmail.com.
² Centre for Experimental Medicine and Rheumatology, William Harvey Research Institute, The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.
³ Division of Rheumatology, Geneva University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland, Geneva, Switzerland.
⁴ Centre for Epidemiology Versus Arthritis, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
⁵ Department of Internal Medicine 3, Division of Rheumatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
⁶ Centre for Musculoskeletal & dermatological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, medicine & health, University of Manchester UK, Manchester, UK.
⁷ NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre, Manchester, UK.
⁸ INSERM, Institut Pierre Louis d'Epidémiologie et de Santé Publique, Sorbonne Universite, Paris, France.
⁹ AP-HP, Rheumatology department, Pitié Salpêtrière hospital, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France.
¹⁰ Centre for Rheumatology & Department of Neuromuscular Diseases, University College London, London, UK.
¹¹ National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) University College London Hospitals Biomedical Research Centre, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
¹² Department of Rheumatology, Center of Experimental Rheumatology, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
¹³ Department of Rheumatology, Hôpital Cochin. Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France.
¹⁴ INSERM U1153 Epidémiologie Clinique et Biostatistiques, PRES Sorbonne Paris-Cité, Paris, France.
¹⁵ Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
¹⁶ Department of Rheumatology, Zuyderland Medical Centre, Heerlen, The Netherlands.
¹⁷ Centre for Rheumatic Diseases, King's College London, London, UK.
¹⁸ Rheumatology Department, King's College Hospital, London, UK.
¹⁹ NOVA Medical School, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.

PMID: 34969822
PMCID: PMC8718468
DOI: 10.1136/rmdopen-2021-001962

Editorial

EMerging EULAR NETwork (EMEUNET): a remarkable foundation for the future

Alessia Alunno et al. RMD Open. 2021 Dec.

. 2021 Dec;7(3):e001962.

doi: 10.1136/rmdopen-2021-001962.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, Internal Medicine and Nephrology Unit, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy alessia.alunno82@gmail.com.
² Centre for Experimental Medicine and Rheumatology, William Harvey Research Institute, The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.
³ Division of Rheumatology, Geneva University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland, Geneva, Switzerland.
⁴ Centre for Epidemiology Versus Arthritis, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
⁵ Department of Internal Medicine 3, Division of Rheumatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
⁶ Centre for Musculoskeletal & dermatological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, medicine & health, University of Manchester UK, Manchester, UK.
⁷ NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre, Manchester, UK.
⁸ INSERM, Institut Pierre Louis d'Epidémiologie et de Santé Publique, Sorbonne Universite, Paris, France.
⁹ AP-HP, Rheumatology department, Pitié Salpêtrière hospital, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France.
¹⁰ Centre for Rheumatology & Department of Neuromuscular Diseases, University College London, London, UK.
¹¹ National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) University College London Hospitals Biomedical Research Centre, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
¹² Department of Rheumatology, Center of Experimental Rheumatology, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
¹³ Department of Rheumatology, Hôpital Cochin. Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France.
¹⁴ INSERM U1153 Epidémiologie Clinique et Biostatistiques, PRES Sorbonne Paris-Cité, Paris, France.
¹⁵ Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
¹⁶ Department of Rheumatology, Zuyderland Medical Centre, Heerlen, The Netherlands.
¹⁷ Centre for Rheumatic Diseases, King's College London, London, UK.
¹⁸ Rheumatology Department, King's College Hospital, London, UK.
¹⁹ NOVA Medical School, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.

PMID: 34969822
PMCID: PMC8718468
DOI: 10.1136/rmdopen-2021-001962

No abstract available

Keywords: arthritis; autoimmune diseases; patient care team.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: AA, DA, MHB, PMM, CO, SR and EN are members of RMD Open Editorial Board.

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**Figure 1**
EMEUNET members worldwide, ≥51 members-; 21–50 members-; 11–20 members-; 1–10 members-. EMEUNET, EMerging Eular NETwork.

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EMEUNET members worldwide, ≥51 members-; 21–50 members-; 11–20 members-; 1–10 members-. EMEUNET, EMerging Eular NETwork.

**Figure 2**
Timeline of EMEUNET activities and milestones. APLAR, Asia and Pacific League Against Rheumatism; ARD, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases; EMERGE, EMErging RheumatoloGists and rEsearchers; EMEUNET, EMerging Eular NETwork; NL, newsletter;PANLAR, Pan American League Against Rheumatism; PReS, Paediatric Rheumatology European Society.

**Figure 3**
EMEUNET chairs from 2009 to 2021. EMEUNET, EMerging Eular NETwork.

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