NEW! EULAR 2026 - OMERACT Ultrasound Working Group Meeting!


Date: Thursday, 04 June 2026
Time: 08:00 - 10:00
Location: Excel London, Maritime Suite, Floor: 3. Room allocated: Trinity 1 

Please note that the available space is limited; therefore, we kindly request that you arrive on time. The agenda will follow soon!

 

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HERE is a wonderful link for those who want to be prepared to work according OMERACT methodology.


WHO WE ARE

We are the OMERACT Ultrasound Group. Have a look at what we do, tell us what you think. 

With 144 members and 18 subgroups, the US WG has become a large network of researchers, leading to high research output.


HOW WE WORK - CHECK OUT OUR NEW SOPS!

(Download here our NEW SOPs)


Current co-chairs of the OMERACT US working group:

Carlos Pineda, rheumatologist, Mexico (2020 - 2026)

Peter Mandl, rheumatologist, Austria (2022-2028)

Georgios Filippou, rheumatologist, Italy (2025 - 2031)

Chair elect: Marion Kortekaas (Netherlands)

Fellows: Luis Coronel (Spain), Chiara Rizzo (Italy), Clara Watschinger (Austria)


Mentor for the OMERACT US working group is:

Maria-Antonietta d'Agostino, rheumatologist, France

Our webmaster is: Florian Berghea, rheumatologist, Romania

Patient Research Partner for the OMERACT US working group are Benjamin Horgan (Australia, 2024-) and Alison Hoens (Canada, 2024-) 

Emerging Leaders for the OMERACT US working group currently are Ilfita Sahbudin (United Kingdom) and Sara Nysom Christiansen (Denmark)

 

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  • Status: OPEN

    Mentor(s):PINEDA

    Convenor(s): Moller/Naredo/Filer

    Website responsible: Moller

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  • Status: OPEN

    Mentor(s):FILIPPOU

    Convenor(s): Bruyn/Terslev

    Website responsible: Terslev

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  • Status: OPEN

    Mentor(s):MANDL

    Convenor(s): Delle Sedie

    Website responsible: Delle Sedie

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  • Status: OPEN

    Mentor(s):PINEDA

    Convenor(s): Jousse-Joulin/Bruyn

    Website responsible: Jousse-Joulin

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  • Status: OPEN

    Mentor(s):FILIPPOU

    Convenor(s): Hammer/Kortekaas

    Website responsible: Kortekaas

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  • Status: OPEN

    Mentor(s): MANDL

    Convenor(s): Magni-Manzoni

    Website responsible: Magni-Manzoni

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  • Status: OPEN

    Mentor(s): PINEDA

    Convenor(s): Naredo/Moller

    Website responsible: Naredo

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  • Status: OPEN

    Mentor(s): PINEDA

    Convenor(s): Mada/Filer

    Website responsible: Filer

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  • Status: OPEN

    Mentor(s): MANDL

     Convenor(s): Terslev/Gutierrez

    Website responsible: Terslev

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  • Status: OPEN

    Mentor(s): PINEDA

     Convenor(s): Filippou

    Website responsible: Filippou

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  • Status: OPEN

    Mentor(s): MANDL

     Convenor(s): Schmidt/Dejaco/Terslev/Schäfer

    Website responsible: Dejaco

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  • Status: OPEN

    Mentor(s): MANDL

     Convenor(s): Mandl/Balint/Filippucci

    Website responsible: Mandl

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  • Status: OPEN

    Mentor(s): FILIPPOU

     Convenor(s): Mandl/ Möller

    Website responsible: Mandl

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  • Status: OPEN

    Mentor(s): FILIPPOU

     Convenor(s): Keen/Terslev/Mandl

    Website responsible: Paramalingam

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  • Status: COMPLETED

    Mentor(s): MANDL

     Convenor(s): Terslev/MADA

    Website responsible: Terslev

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  • Status: COMPLETED

    Mentor(s): PINEDA

     Convenor(s): MADA/Wakefield

    Website responsible: MADA

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  • Status: COMPLETED

    Mentor(s): FILIPPOU

     Convenor(s): Bruyn/Naredo

    Website responsible: Bruyn

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  • Status: PENDING

    Mentor(s): MANDL

     Convenor(s): Gandjbackh/Ikeda

    Website responsible: Gandjbackh

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  • Status: PENDING

    Mentor(s): PINEDA

     Convenor(s): Siddle/Wakefield

    Website responsible: Siddle

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