1. EULAR nurses study group for REsearch and STrategy (REST)
International network for nursing research and education, founded by the EULAR nursing task force in 2013
Current activities
a) Research: 2 projects
1.RNOT (nurse sensitive outcomes task force)
(collaboration IE,UK, NL, USA)
2.EQPERA (European Qualitative research collaboration on Patient-
preferred outcomes in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis)
(collaboration BE, SE, NL)
b) Education: 1 project
1. Proposal for competency framework nurse
(collaboration ESNO, EULAR HP educational
subcommittee)
Agenda (leads agreed)
a) Research
1. Role nurse in optimising T2T
2. Cardiovascular risk
3. Ethnicity (KK)
4. Nurse sensitive outcomes
5. Intercontinental collaboration
6. Update recommendations nurse
b) Education
1. Curriculum nurses Japan
International publications
1.Primdahl J, et al. Nurses’ role in cardiovascular risk assessment and management in people with inflammatory arthritis: A European perspective. Musculoskeletal Care 2016;14(3):133-51
2.Hamnes B, et al. Readability of patient information and consent documents in rheumatological studies. BMC Med Ethics. 2016;17(1)42. doi: /s
3.Fusama M, et al. Survey on attitudes regarding EULAR recommendations for the role of nurses involved in medical care
of patients with chronic inflammatory arthritis in Japan. Mod Rheumatol.2016 Nov 16:1-24. [Epub ahead of print]
Contact Study group lead: Yvonne van Eijk-Hustings