Rheumatology at your fingertips for primary care physicians
PANLAR/Colombia
Project to develop four educational modules for the mobile device application ReumApp, aimed at primary care physicians, in order to promote early diagnosis and timely referral to rheumatology, as well as the establishment of first-line treatment as soon as possible, in the context of four rheumatic diseases (rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, fibromyalgia and gout).

Expanding Capacity for Rheumatology Training and Practice in Uganda
AFLAR/Uganda
An educational program to increase awareness and improve diagnosis and management of RMDs among healthcare providers in Uganda, development of an educational curriculum for medical residents, health professionals and community-based physicians/general physicians and well as the establishment of a registry of all consenting patients from the rheumatology clinic at Mulago Hospital.

The ABC’s of Pediatric Rheumatology Master Class
AFLAR/Kenya
A Hope Arthritis Foundation developed web-based platform to provide free educational material developed by healthcare workers from the region to share information which is context specific and applicable to patients in Kenya and regions with similar contextual circumstances

RHEUMA-CARE COMMUTE
APLAR/Indonesia
“Rheuma-care Commute” is a campaign to provide autoimmune rheumatic disease patients with a special lanyard for them to get priority seating and assistance during their daily commute in the Commuter Line of Indonesian Railway System.

Establishing the registry for rheumatoid arthritis {Pakistan registry of rheumatic diseases-Rheumatoid Arthritis (PRIME-RA)
APLAR/Pakistan
A project to establish an RA registry in Pakistan (Pakistan registry of rheumatic diseases-Rheumatoid Arthritis; PRIME-RA). This registry will generate local data, which in turn will serve as a groundwork for health policies on a larger scale and translate clinically into improved patient care.

Health Education and Awareness for Rheumatic Diseases (HEARD): Empowering Youth, Educating Medical Students, and Uplifting Healthcare Workers
APLAR/Pakistan
A Health Education and Awareness for Rheumatic Diseases (HEARD) campaign, focusing on education and awareness of high-school and medical students and healthcare workers about rheumatic diseases. Activities include organized training sessions for healthcare workers at basic health units; educational posters and video contests in medical colleges; educational activities at high schools to motivate students to lead community campaigns; awareness and walks in rural and urban communities of Islamabad.

Cameroon Registry of Rheumatoid Arthritis (CARRA)
AFLAR/Cameroon
Endorsed by AFLAR and the Cameroon College of Rheumatology, this project aims to create and implement a national registry of RA patients in Cameroon (CARRA: Cameroon Registry of Rheumatoid Arthritis), to enhance patient care and health planning, and improve social, economic and quality-of-life outcomes

Rheumatoid Arthritis Awareness Among Local General Physicians (GPs) of Pakistan: From Diagnosis to Referral
APLAR/Pakistan
Delivering education classes to GPs in Rawalpindi, Islamabad and suburbs to enhance the knowledge of the GPs regarding how to approach a patient with rheumatoid arthritis and making them capable of diagnosing and initiating the early core treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and earlier referral to a rheumatologist. The project aims to target around 90-100 GPs over a period of 3 months.

Translation of “Don’t Delay, Connect Today” Campaign Toolkit into Uzbek and Karakalpak languages
APLAR/Republic of Uzbekistan
The “Don’t Delay, Connect Today” Campaign Toolkit will be translated into Uzbek and Karakalpak languages and disseminated across Republican Centers, hospitals, regional polyclinics, private clinics, regional multidisciplinary hospitals of 12 regions of Republic and Republic of Karakalpakstan. The materials will be posted on the official website of the center and shared via social media to have access for all the users.

Paediatric Rheumatology Education, Practice and Research (PREPARE) Outreach Project
AFLAR/Kenya
The Kenya Paediatric Association together with the Arthrheuma Society of Kenya, aim to improve the access to paediatric rheumatology services in Kenya by partnering with the Gertrude’s Children’s Hospital to provide outreach services at their Kisumu and Mombasa satellite centres. Project includes outreach events, mentoring and quarterly CME for local clinicians and health care workers.

Increasing Awareness and Management of Lupus Erythematosus in Kampala District, Uganda
AFLAR/Uganda
The project aims to create community awareness in Kampala District and Uganda at large through advocacy campaigns on radio and print messages, monthly community patient screening and management visits; purchase of assorted supplies and drugs for patient management; patients follow up; and training community physicians, physician assistants, nurses, community health promoters in recognition and referral of patients with lupus erythematosus.
Paediatric Rheumatology in Africa: Therapeutic education of Children with chronic inflammatory rheumatism
AFLAR/Africa-wide
A masterclass of therapeutic education will be held virtually via zoom and open to include participants from different countries in Africa. A session for English speaking and a session for French speaking physicians and Health Professional will be provided. Physician and health care professional participating to the masterclass will provide session of therapeutic education in their respective countries to patient with chronic inflammatory rheumatism after the training.

Musculoskeletal Ultrasound (MSUS) & Vascular Ultrasound (VUS) Training Workshops for Radiologists, Sonologists & Associated Healthcare Professionals in Kolkata and regions of West Bengal, India
APLAR/India
The aim of this project is to provide Musculoskeletal Ultrasound (MSUS) & Vascular Ultrasound (VUS) training to radiologists, sonologists, nurses and other healthcare professionals, who can then effectively and accurately provide these diagnostic services to patients. Training will be provided by the delivery of 12 workshops to clinicians and healthcare professionals.

Rheumatology Care in Suriname
APLAR/Suriname
The project intends to establish rheumatology care in Operational rheumatology clinic at Diakonessenhuis, Suriname by setting an operational rheumatology clinic at and developing a rheumatology curriculum at Anton de Kom University, Paramaribo.

Coalition for Health and Gender Equity (in rheumatology) – CHANGE
APLAR/AFLAR/EULAR/PANLAR/ACR/Global-wide
To accelerate progression in professional and academic rheumatology it is essential to evaluate the extent of inequity and determine the requirements for career support. For this purpose, a global group of experts with representation from different leagues and organizations conceptualized a global survey of rheumatology professionals – Coalition for Health and Gender Equity (CHANGE). The CHANGE survey is a cross-sectional self-reported survey that aims to investigate gender equity in rheumatology and develop potential solutions to the professional challenges faced by emerging rheumatologists.

Applied Rheumatology on the Go: ARGO
APLAR/Philippines
To develop an online learning tool for trainees or practicing rheumatologists to review and update their knowledge of basic and applied rheumatology. To improve rheumatology teaching and maximize fellows’ and resident rotators’ experience outside of in-person interaction.

Translation of Arthritis Foundation of SA booklet into Zulu and Xhosa languages
AFLAR/South Africa
A project to translate the Arthritis Foundation of South Africa booklet from English to Zulu and Xhosa languages and disseminate to community health centres (CHCs) across South Africa.

Is it Lupus? Lupus Education for Primary Care Providers in Latin America
PANLAR/Latin America
A social media-based campaign to raise awareness, increase knowledge about lupus, and provide education resources to Latin American (LATAM) frontline health care providers. The campaign will leverage a large network of LATAM partners, including rheumatologists from PANLAR and GLADEL, lupus patients from the LTL, medical/scientific organizations, universities, and lupus patient organizations. Stakeholders will support the preparation and dissemination of campaign content. ACR/COIN/The Lupus Initiative partners will provide expert advice and education tools to increase awareness and knowledge about lupus among PCPs in the United States. These tools will be presented to the social media audience to promote deeper learning about lupus.

Increasing access to Rheumatology Care in Kisugu, Kampala District, Uganda
AFLAR/ Uganda
A project to create and sustain rheumatology care in the Kisugu community with a variety of activities including training community physician assistants and nurses on the recognition and basic management of rheumatology conditions, patient education, advocacy activities, patient screening, community outreach programs, purchase of drugs and supplies, and creating a registry of patients for long term follow up.

Population Resurvey (2022) after 25 Years of the Maiden Rural Bhigwan India Survey (1996): Program (MASK)
APLAR/ India
A project to complete a follow up survey to evaluate the burden of arthritis, community practices, and interventions/education. The project will include an open-ended questionnaire and daily diet record followed by a bespoke 20-week intervention including counseling, health education, exercise, diet, and pain management.

Expanding Rheumatology Access to Remote Rural Areas of Pakistan: A Pilot Tele rheumatology Project
APLAR/ Pakistan
A pilot project to initiate virtual rheumatology consultations (tele rheumatology) to patients suffering from RMDs in the remote Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan. The objectives are to establish a tele rheumatology consultation centre in Islamabad, provide free tele rheumatology consultations to patients suffering from RMDs in Gilgit-Baltistan, and create a rheumatic diseases registry of patients diagnosed and treated through tele rheumatology consultations in Gilgit-Baltistan.

Community Arthritis Education and Treatment Project in Kitooro, Entebbe, Uganda
AFLAR / Kitooro, Entebbe, Uganda
This project aims to help patients with arthritis benefit from non-drug therapies which improve the quality of life, prevent depression, anxiety, poor sleep, and poor coping mechanisms. Furthermore, patients share and learn from each other about arthritis and dispel myths and misconceptions.

Heralding Education in Autoimmune Rheumatic Disorders (HEARD)
AFLAR / Ghana
The project will create understanding amongst the population about rheumatologic disorders and enable early health seeking behavior using animation videos and print material in local languages.

Highlighting and characterizing the cutaneous manifestations of systemic vasculitis and connective tissue diseases in Filipino skin
APLAR / Philippines
The overall aims of this study are to improve the speed and efficiency of healthcare delivery to Filipino patients with systemic vasculitis and CTDs by developing an educational program highlighting the cutaneous manifestations of these diseases; characterize the appearance of these lesions more definitively in Filipino skin through establishment of a registry; advance the field of rheumatology-dermatology in the Philippines.

Educational strategy to improve doctor / patient interaction in rheumatoid arthritis tele consultation
PANLAR / Latin America
The main objective of this project is to improve the interaction between the doctor and RA patient in the context of telehealth through an educational process for doctors and patients (each one separately) and the use of a mobile device application for patients: “ConsultApp Pacientes”.

Paediatric Rheumatology Online Medical Education in Africa: A collaborative approach between PAFLAR and the JIR Virtual Academy
AFLAR / Global
Our goal is to offer a blended learning experience by combining our PAFLAR webinars and the JIR rheumatology courses through fee subsidies to enrich the learning experience of pediatric rheumatologists and other healthcare workers who care for pediatric rheumatology patients in the African continent and offer an opportunity to showcase their clinical experience and expertise with the global rheumatology community.

Bridging the gap in the management of prevalent musculoskeletal conditions through telerehabilitation in Chile
PANLAR & APLAR / Chile
This project will facilitate an evidence-based program in Spanish to implement the best-practice care for people with knee OA; provide formal training for the implementation of a telerehabilitation session in an efficient, systematic and evidence-based way; foster an academic collaboration between Australia and Chile improving access for clinicians to high-quality training.

Advancing Rheumatology Education and Practice in Rwanda (AREP-R)
AFLAR / Rwanda
We propose a pilot educational program with the goal of increasing awareness and improving practice management of rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases among physicians in Rwanda.

Primary Healthcare in Rheumatology: Rational Resources Allocation
PANLAR / Brazil
COPCORD in Brazil – Toledo

InvestigaR: (investigación en Reumatologia) a web page in Spanish for research support and education in epidemiology, methodology and statistics for Rheumatologists in Latin America
PANLAR / Argentina
Develop a web page to receive queries, consultations, etc. related to research projects, and to provide education on epidemiology and statistics.

Integrated Efforts for Rheumatic and Lupus Awareness, Care and Education in Bangladesh (INTERLACE)
APLAR / Bangladesh
The proposed project INTERLACE6 aims to promote awareness, educate professionals, advocate policy reforms for better understanding of and access to rheumatic and lupus care services in Bangladesh. It will contribute to anchor a longer-term program to support expansion of access to rheumatology care in Bangladesh.

Mobilization and Sensitization efforts to increase community and facility level knowledge and skills in identification, care and management of Arthritis patients in Kawempe Division of Kampala, Uganda.
AFLAR / Uganda
Mobilization and sensitization efforts to increase community and facility level knowledge and skills in identification, care and management of Arthritis patients in Kawempe Division of Kampala, Uganda. The project also aims at educating all cadres of health workers in the clinics and health centers in Kawempe Division and care givers at home so that they can know how to manage those living with arthritis.

Increasing Community Awareness and Early Referral of Arthritis Patients
AFLAR / Peri urban slums of Namuwongo in Kampala, Uganda
By increasing awareness of joint disease, the number of people seeking treatment for joint disease, and the number of people referred for joint diseases at the national referral hospital it is anticipated that people will become more aware about joint diseases and seek medical help early. This will help patients live positively with joint disease and teach them how to care for themselves better hence curbing further morbidity and mortality.

RMDs Public Awareness Program of Georgia
EULAR / Six Regions of Georgia including Tbilisi
The desired outcomes of this project include: (1) Enhancing the educational properties of PCPs and health professionals about importance of early diagnosis and timely accesses to evidence-based treatment for people with RMDs. (2) Improving patient education regarding their individual needs for optimal diagnosis and management of RMDs. (3) Increasing the of rate of early referral and early diagnosis of RMDs. (4) Reducing the rate of further damage and burden of people with RMDs. (5) Evaluating the distribution of RMDs in Georgia. (6) Evaluating the cost-effectiveness of a national strategy of early interventions. (7) Making an impact on the government level to increase availability and access to evidence-based treatment of RMDs. (8) Breaking down the barriers that delay early diagnosis of RMDs.

Educational Network of Musculoskeletal Disorders and Rheumatic Diseases in an Indigenous Argentinean Qom (Toba): Stage III of COPCORD methodology
PANLAR / Provinces of Chaco, Formosa, and Santa Fe Argentina
The desired outcome of this project is to develop, implement, and evaluate an intercultural education program on musculoskeletal diseases and RD (primarily of RA) emphasizing the importance of early detection and consultation with general physicians, and the indigenous people of Qom living in rural and urban areas of the Chaco, Formosa, and Santa Fe provinces. Another desired outcome is to implement a culturally sensitive network between the three different health care systems, working together with their migrant communities.

Patan Academy of Health Sciences Rheumatology Fellowship Program
APLAR / Patan Academy of Health Sciences, Patan Hospital in Lalitpur, Nepal
With the help of this project, we would be able to support the training of two rheumatologists
each year. It will produce two well trained rheumatologists each year who will be rheumatology board certified by the Nepal Medical Council (NMC), which is the regulatory body for medical practice in the country.

Cultural Sensitivity Pharmacotherapeutic Programs of RA Patients from Indigenous Communities of Chiapas: A Strategy for Increased Adherence and Clinical Response to DMARD Treatment
PANLAR / Esquipulas Clinic, San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, México
This project aims to generate a space within the Esquipulas Clinic to interact with patients and families and establish communication channels through health promoters/translators and health care personnel using visual and interactive (software-based) strategies to educate indigenous patients and health promoters on the disease and therapy characteristics, importance of treatment compliance, and the possible side effects. We consider that pharmacotherapeutic follow up procedures will improve, as this has been demonstrated in other chronic diseases by treatment compliance and disease outcomes, therefore improving the quality of life of indigenous patients with RA with cultural respect.

A Program of Capacity Building for the Provision of Rheumatology in Sub Saharan Africa
AFLAR / Ghana
It is anticipated that the program will improve the leadership and clinical capabilities of physicians. It will enhance rheumatology care across Sub Saharan Africa through education and training of a diverse population of healthcare professionals. Furthermore, it will result in an increased understanding of populations about rheumatology and musculoskeletal disorders. Finally, it will create a sustainable workforce to ensure ongoing detection and treatment of rheumatological disorders. The provision of leadership training will enable the participants to gain the skills to be able to pass on their knowledge effectively and create sustainability within the system. Through the enhancement of knowledge and its application, it is expected that patient outcomes will be improved. By allowing public health education, it is expected that self-referral for treatment will increase and conditions be treated earlier.