Useful links

Links to related international organisations, leagues and networks

International Organisations

The Bone and Joint Decade
www.boneandjointdecade.org

IOYR International Organisation of Youth with Rheumatism
www.ioyr.org

ARI Arthritis and Rheumatism International
www.ar-i.org

ASIF  Ankylosing Spondylitis International Federation
www.spondylitis-international.org

OARSI OsteoArthritis Research Society International
www.oarsi.org

ILAR International League of Associations for Rheumatology
www.ilar-online.org

European organisations

ENFA European network of Fybromalgia Associations
www.enfa-europe.eu

ERASS European Rheumatoid Arthritis Surgical Society
www.erass.org

FESCA Federation of European Scleroderma Associations
www.fesca-scleroderma.eu

PRES Paediatric Rheumatology European Society
www.pres.org.uk

Regional Leagues against Rheumatism

ACR American College of Rheumatology
www.rheumatology.org

AFLAR The African League of Associations for Rheumatology
www.aflar.net

APLAR The Asia Pacific League of Associations for Rheumatology
www.aplar.org

EULAR European League against Rheumatism
www.eular.org

Nordic Rheuma Council
www.nrr.nu

Links to related national organisations and patient groups

Australia
Australian Rheumatology Association
www.rheumatology.org.au

Austria
Österreichische Rheumaliga
www.rheumaliga.at

Belgium
CLAIRE Confédération pour la Lutte contre les Affections Inflammatoires Rhumatismales
www.clair.be

ReumaNet Vzw
www.reumanet.be

Canada
The Canadian Arthritis Society
www.arthritis.ca

Croatia
Croatian League against Rheumatism
www.reuma.hr

Cyprus
Cyprus League against Rheumatism
www.rheumatism.org.cy

Czech Republic
Czech League against Rheumatism
Institute of Rheumatologia
www.revma.cz/liga

Denmark
Gigtforeningen
www.gigtforeningen.dk

Estonia
Estonian Rheumatism Association
www.reumaliit.ee

Finland
The Finnish Rheumatism Association
www.reumaliitto.fi

France
AFLAR Association Française de Lutte Antirhumatismale
http://aflar.unice.fr/

LFMR Ligue Francaise contre les Maladies Rhumatismale
www.espace-ric.com

Germany
Deutsche Rheuma-Liga
www.rheuma-liga.de

Greece
Hellenic League against Rheumatism
www.arthritis.org.gr

Hungary
Hungarian League against Rheumatism                            
www.reumatologia.hu

Iceland
Icelandic League against Rheumatism
www.gigt.is

Ireland
Arthritis Ireland
www.arthritisireland.ie

Israel
Israeli Foundation for RA (INBAR)
www.inbar.org.il

Italy
ANMAR Associazione Nazionale Malati Reumatici
www.anmar-italia.it

Latvia
The Latvian Rheumatics Association
www.reimatik.lv

Lithuania
LAA Lithuanian Arthritis Association
http://artritas.bchi.lt/renginiai.htm

Netherlands
Dutch Reumapatiëntenbond
www.reumabond.nl

New Zealand
New Zealand Rheumatology Association
www.rheumatology.org.nz
Arthritis New Zealand
www.arthritis.org.nz

Norway
Norwegian Rheumatism Association
www.revmatiker.no

Poland
Association of People with Rheumatism + friends
http://reuma.idn.org.pl

Portugal
Liga Portuguesa contra as Doencas Reumaticas
www.lpcdr.org.pt

Romania
Liga Romana contra Reumatismului
www.reumatism.ro/home

Slovakia
National Institute of Rheumatic Diseases
www.nurch.sk/

Slovenia
Rheuma Association of Slovenia
www.asif.rheumanet.org/slovenia.htm

Spain
LIRE Liga Reumatológica Española
www.lire.es
Conartritis- National Arthritis Coordinator (Coordinadora Nacional de Artritis)
www.conartritis.org

Sweden
The Swedish Rheumatism Association
www.reumatikerforbundet.org

Switzerland
Schweizerische Rheumaliga
www.rheumaliga.ch
Schweizerische Polyarthritiker Vereinigung
www.arthritis.ch

United Kingdom
ARMA Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Alliance
www.arma.uk.net
NRAS National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society
www.rheumatoid.org.uk
Arthritis Care
www.arthritiscare.org.uk
Arthritis Care Northern Ireland
www.arthritiscare.org.uk/InyourArea/NorthernIreland
Arthritis Care in Wales
www.arthritiscare.org.uk/InyourArea/Wales
Arthritis Care in Scotland
www.arthritiscare.org.uk/InyourArea/Scotland

United Arab Emirates
EAF Emirates Arthritis Foundation
www.arthritis.ae
www.arthritis.ae/arabic

USA
Arthritis Foundation
www.arthritis.org

Links to related national allied health professionals organisations

United Kingdom
www.rheumatology.org.uk/bhpr

USA
ARHP Association of Rheumatology Health professionals
www.rheumatology.org/arhp