Prof. Johannes Bijlsma

Welcome to the EULAR 2019 Report

The Annual European Congress of Rheumatology 2019, hosted by the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) and jointly organised with the Paediatric Rheumatology European Society (PReS), once again demonstrated itself as the prime platform for rheumatology information exchange and professional education in Europe and for the world. More than 14,500 attendees from 120 countries came to this year’s EULAR Congress in Madrid to hear the best in rheumatology research and clinical advances. The scientific programme included presentations carefully selected from 4,900 abstracts submitted, including many involving paediatric rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases.

The EULAR 2019 Report brings you highlights of some of the best presentations, focusing on the clinical and therapeutic findings that are able to change the way rheumatologists and other health professionals practice medicine. We hope that you will enjoy this synthesis of the latest in rheumatology clinical research.
A number of the research reports that you will find in the EULAR 2019 Report also include access to video interviews with the presenters.
For details about the EULAR Congress, please visit www.congress.eular.org.
Best wishes and see you again 3-6 June in Frankfurt, Germany, for EULAR 2020!

Prof. Johannes W.J. Bijlsma
President of EULAR 2017-2019
Professor of Rheumatology
Utrecht University, Netherlands