Alain CornetStene Prize Every year EULAR and the Standing Committee of PARE offer the Edgar Stene Prize for the best essay on a previously determined topic. The winner receives a prize money of EUR 1,000 is awarded during the Opening Plenary Session at the Annual EULAR Congress and is invited to the congress dinner. In addtion, […]
Alain CornetSAVE THE DATE 2nd EULAR Young PARE youth meeting Friday 21 October – Sunday 23 October 2016 Corsendonke de Linde, Retie, Belgium This email serves for you to block the dates in your calendar, for when our 2nd EULAR Young PARE youth meeting will take place. The location is Corsendonke de Linde, Retie, Belgium. Please share this email with […]
Alain CornetHere is a video featuring Claudine Goyens (who has also written a patient story for LUPUS EUROPE) who encourages us to submit our story for World Arthritis Day. For more information on World Arthritis Day and the stories, please click here. The deadline for submission of stories is 29th July 2016.
Alain CornetHere is an overview of the common World Lupus Day campaign compiled by the World Lupus Federation on the extent and spread of the joint World Lupus Day Campaign. Duane Peters, who has been coordinating the WLF campaign, has told us that the response received has been excellent, especially the results of social media efforts. News about the […]
Alain CornetAs part of our initiatives directed towards youth, trustee Jeanette Andersen, who is responsible for youth related work, has set up a LUPUS EUROPE YOUTH group on facebook. Here is what she has to say about the group. “A group for all young people (aged 18-35) with lupus in Europe. Whether you have a youth group […]
Alain CornetHere is a video extract from an interview with Anne Charlet, vice-chair LUPUS EUROPE, speaking to MedTech about her daughter living with lupus. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeF5or2K168&w=560&h=315] You can see Anne’s full World Lupus Day interview here.
✅ One more week before the end of the validation phase of the #LBFSS #brainfog score for #Lupus. If you have #SLE and have not participated yet we definitely need your help ⬇️ 15 minutes only to help us improve the recognition of #cognitive manifestations 🧠
🇨🇭 Spotlight on Lupus Switzerland!
At our #LupusConvention, Lupus Switzerland showcased their latest magazine dedicated to men living with lupus.
👏 With 600+ copies printed, this initiative helps challenge assumptions and ensure every voice is represented.
Congratulations!
✅ After MANY HOURS of work on my freetime, I am happy to share that #COGNILUP, the online free platform to test #cognition in #Lupus is going in the right direction 👍 More about it at @SLEUROSOCIETY meeting in Lisbon!
Pre-registrations for the 8th SLEuro Advanced Workshop on SLE are already open!
📍 Stockholm, Sweden 🇸🇪
🗓️ 8-9 May 2026
⏰ Deadline: 8th March 2026
Pre-register here: https://services.aimgroup.eu/ASPClient/home2.asp?eventoid=5512&TypeIN=N
Discover the Preliminary Programme and more: https://sleuro.org/advanced-workshop-on-sle/
🌟 Amazing article by our Chair, @Jeanette_Lupus, on how weight bias affects symptoms, treatment decisions & access to care in rheumatology.
🙏 Thank you @AV_Madenidou & @EMEUNET for the special #EMEUNEWS issue on #Obesity & #RheumaticDiseases.
https://emeunews.org/2025/12/10/more-than-a-number-weight-bias-in-rheumatology-care/
✅ With #SLAKE, we can detect important differences in the level of essential #Lupus knowledge of #SLE participants across world regions, as a way to better focus our efforts
SLAKE: https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keaf649
🚨Alcohol, recreational drugs & lupus: what are the risks?
Young people face real-life decisions that can affect their health. This Youth Group webinar offers clear, evidence-based information to help support safer, informed decisions.
Email secretariat@lupus-europe.org to join
🎓 New interactive learning module from EULAR Congress 2025 meets Education now available!
"What is New: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus" with Dr. Antonis Fanouriakis covers diagnostic advances, treatment optimisation & new therapeutic classes.
More here: https://pulse.ly/x0u90v9r8s
🇨🇭 Spotlight on Lupus Switzerland!
At our #lupusconvention, Lupus Switzerland presented a powerful poster showing the cover of their latest magazine, highlighting their commitment to diversity and inclusion within the lupus community.
🧑🤝🧑 Although around 9% of their members are men, this was the first time in more than ten years and 22 issues that the topic had been addressed. A meaningful step towards ensuring everyone feels seen and represented.
🖨️ With more than 600 copies printed and distributed, this initiative helps raise awareness, challenge assumptions and promote inclusion across their community.
👏 Congratulations to Lupus Switzerland!
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🚨 Have you ever felt that your symptoms or treatment needs were taken less seriously because of your body size?
😪 For many patients, discussions about symptoms, pain, or treatment options are overshadowed by weight. Medication side effects, inflammation, fatigue, and reduced mobility are often ignored, while responsibility is placed on the individual. This can have real consequences for clinical decisions, referrals, and quality of care.
🌈 We are extremely proud of our Chair, Jeanette Andersen, for addressing this reality in her article “More Than a Number: Weight Bias in Rheumatology Care”, published in the special #EMEUNEWS issue on #Obesity and #RheumaticDiseases.
Thank you, Anastasia Madenidou and EMEUNET, for giving space to this important perspective and for inviting Jeanette to contribute.
Read the full article here: emeunews.org/2025/12/10/more-than-a-number-weight-bias-in-rheumatology-care/
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📌 Reminder for our Youth Group Webinar!
🚫 Alcohol, recreational drugs & lupus: what are the risks?
🌟 What young people living with lupus need to know to protect their health.
Lupus Europe’s Youth Group invites you to an open, evidence-based discussion with Dr Luca Moroni focused on how alcohol and recreational substances can interact with lupus, treatments, and long-term health.
We will talk clearly about:
🚨 Known risks and current uncertainties
🚨 Interactions with lupus treatments
🚨 Real-life situations often left out of the conversation
😱 Why talk about this?
Because young people sometimes make choices that can carry real health risks, and they don’t always feel able to tell their loved ones or doctors everything.
‼️ Alcohol and recreational substances are part of many social environments. When lupus is involved, lack of reliable information can increase risks.
💁♀️ Talking about this before helps:
• Reduce avoidable risks.
• Encourage safe and informed decisions.
• Create a safe space for questions that are often left unasked.
🌈 That’s why this webinar exists: to anticipate real situations, NOT encourage them, and provide clear, evidence-based information for young people living with lupus.
🗓 29 January 2026
⏰ 19:00 CET
💻 Online
📩 Register now by emailing secretariat@lupus-europe.org
⏳ There’s still time to join!
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🇳🇴 Spotlight on Lupus Norway!
At our #LupusConvention, Lupus Norway shared how they continue to support people living with lupus through information, education and strong collaboration with healthcare professionals.
🏥 Every year, the University Hospital in Oslo organises a meeting for patients with connective tissue diseases, including lupus. Lupus Norwa has an information stand that offers reliable resources and answers questions from anyone interested in SLE.
📘 They have also published two new brochures to help patients better understand and manage life with lupus.:
“Practical tips for improving your daily life” and “Find out more about SLE”.
📰 To keep their community informed, Lupus Norway publishes a newsletter twice a year, focusing on key lupus-related topics such as research projects, sun protection, and patient stories. They also share updates about their participation in conferences and meetings, including EULAR, helping members stay up to date and engaged.
👏 Congratulations, and thank you, Lupus Norway, for your commitment. You are a great example of how patient organisations can make a difference
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