The OMERACT Ultrasound Group: A Report from the OMERACT 2016 Meeting and Perspectives

Affiliations

• ¹ From the Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen; Department of Rheumatology, Zealand's University Hospital, Køge, Denmark; Dipartimento Scienze Cliniche e Biologiche - Reumatologia, Università degli Studi di Torino, Turin; Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, Rheumatology Section, University of Siena, Siena; Pediatric Rheumatology Unit, IRCCS Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù, Rome; Internal Medicine Department, Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale di Mantova, C. Poma Hospital, Mantua, Italy; Department of Rheumatology, MC Groep, Lelystad; Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands; Department of Rheumatology, Joint and Bone Research Unit, Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz; Autónoma University; Hospital Universitario Severo Ochoa, Madrid, Spain; Clinic Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Niš, Niš; Institute of Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia; Rheumatology Research Group, The University of Birmingham, Birmingham; Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds; UK National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Chapel Allerton Hospital, Leeds, UK; Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg; Charite University Hospital, Humboldt University; Immanuel Krankenhaus Berlin, Medical Center for Rheumatology Berlin-Buch; Pediatric Rheumatology Research Institute, Bad Bramstedt, Germany; APHP, Department of Rheumatology, CHU Pitie-Salpetriere, Paris 6 University, GRC-UPMC 08, Pierre Louis Institute of Epidemiology and Public Health; APHP, Hôpital Ambroise Paré, Rheumatology Department, 92100 Boulogne-Billancourt; INSERM U1173, Laboratoire d'Excellence INFLAMEX, UFR Simone Veil, Versailles-Saint-Quentin University, 78180 Saint-Quentin en Yvelines, Paris, France; Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan; Department of Rheumatology, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Australia; Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitacion, Mexico City, Mexico; Rheumatology Institute of Rheumatology and Orthopedics, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, Australia; Department of Rheumatology, Université catholique de Louvain, Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique, Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc, Brussels, Belgium. [email protected].
• ² L. Terslev, MD, PhD, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet; A. Iagnocco, MD, Dipartimento Scienze Cliniche e Biologiche - Reumatologia, Università degli Studi di Torino; G.A. Bruyn, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, MC Groep; E. Naredo, MD, Department of Rheumatology, Joint and Bone Research Unit, Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz, and Autónoma University; J. Vojinovic, MD, PhD, Clinic Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Niš; P. Collado, MD, Hospital Universitario Severo Ochoa; N. Damjanov, MD, PhD, Institute of Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade; A. Filer, MD, PhD, Rheumatology Research Group, The University of Birmingham; G. Filippou, MD, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, Rheumatology Section, University of Siena; S. Finzel, MD, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg; F. Gandjbakhch, MD, APHP, Department of Rheumatology, CHU Pitie-Salpetriere, Paris 6 University, GRC-UPMC 08, Pierre Louis Institute of Epidemiology and Public Health; K. Ikeda, MD, PhD, Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Chiba University Hospital; H.I. Keen, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, Royal Perth Hospital; M.C. Kortekaas, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center; S. Magni-Manzoni, MD, Pediatric Rheumatology Unit, IRCCS Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù; S. Ohrndorf, MD, Charite University Hospital, Humboldt University; C. Pineda, MD, Research Directorate, Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitacion; V. Ravagnani MD, PhD, Internal Medicine Department, Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale di Mantova, C. Poma Hospital; B. Richards, MD, Rheumatology Institute of Rheumatology and Orthopedics, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital; I. Sahbudin, MD, Rheumatology Research Group, The University of Birmingham; W.A. Schmidt, MD, Immanuel Krankenhaus Berlin, Medical Center for Rheumatology Berlin-Buch; H.J. Siddle, MSc, PhD, Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, and NIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Chapel Allerton Hospital; M.S. Stoenoiu, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, Université catholique de Louvain, Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique, Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc; M. Szkudlarek, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, Zealand's University Hospital at Køge; N. Tzaribachev, MD, Pediatric Rheumatology Research Institute; M.A. D'Agostino, MD, PhD, APHP, Hôpital Ambroise Paré, Rheumatology Department, 92100 Boulogne-Billancourt, and INSERM U1173, Laboratoire d'Excellence INFLAMEX, UFR Simone Veil, Versailles-Saint-Quentin University. [email protected].
• ³ From the Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen; Department of Rheumatology, Zealand's University Hospital, Køge, Denmark; Dipartimento Scienze Cliniche e Biologiche - Reumatologia, Università degli Studi di Torino, Turin; Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, Rheumatology Section, University of Siena, Siena; Pediatric Rheumatology Unit, IRCCS Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù, Rome; Internal Medicine Department, Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale di Mantova, C. Poma Hospital, Mantua, Italy; Department of Rheumatology, MC Groep, Lelystad; Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands; Department of Rheumatology, Joint and Bone Research Unit, Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz; Autónoma University; Hospital Universitario Severo Ochoa, Madrid, Spain; Clinic Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Niš, Niš; Institute of Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia; Rheumatology Research Group, The University of Birmingham, Birmingham; Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds; UK National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Chapel Allerton Hospital, Leeds, UK; Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg; Charite University Hospital, Humboldt University; Immanuel Krankenhaus Berlin, Medical Center for Rheumatology Berlin-Buch; Pediatric Rheumatology Research Institute, Bad Bramstedt, Germany; APHP, Department of Rheumatology, CHU Pitie-Salpetriere, Paris 6 University, GRC-UPMC 08, Pierre Louis Institute of Epidemiology and Public Health; APHP, Hôpital Ambroise Paré, Rheumatology Department, 92100 Boulogne-Billancourt; INSERM U1173, Laboratoire d'Excellence INFLAMEX, UFR Simone Veil, Versailles-Saint-Quentin University, 78180 Saint-Quentin en Yvelines, Paris, France; Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan; Department of Rheumatology, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Australia; Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitacion, Mexico City, Mexico; Rheumatology Institute of Rheumatology and Orthopedics, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, Australia; Department of Rheumatology, Université catholique de Louvain, Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique, Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc, Brussels, Belgium.
• ⁴ L. Terslev, MD, PhD, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet; A. Iagnocco, MD, Dipartimento Scienze Cliniche e Biologiche - Reumatologia, Università degli Studi di Torino; G.A. Bruyn, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, MC Groep; E. Naredo, MD, Department of Rheumatology, Joint and Bone Research Unit, Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz, and Autónoma University; J. Vojinovic, MD, PhD, Clinic Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Niš; P. Collado, MD, Hospital Universitario Severo Ochoa; N. Damjanov, MD, PhD, Institute of Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade; A. Filer, MD, PhD, Rheumatology Research Group, The University of Birmingham; G. Filippou, MD, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, Rheumatology Section, University of Siena; S. Finzel, MD, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg; F. Gandjbakhch, MD, APHP, Department of Rheumatology, CHU Pitie-Salpetriere, Paris 6 University, GRC-UPMC 08, Pierre Louis Institute of Epidemiology and Public Health; K. Ikeda, MD, PhD, Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Chiba University Hospital; H.I. Keen, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, Royal Perth Hospital; M.C. Kortekaas, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center; S. Magni-Manzoni, MD, Pediatric Rheumatology Unit, IRCCS Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù; S. Ohrndorf, MD, Charite University Hospital, Humboldt University; C. Pineda, MD, Research Directorate, Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitacion; V. Ravagnani MD, PhD, Internal Medicine Department, Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale di Mantova, C. Poma Hospital; B. Richards, MD, Rheumatology Institute of Rheumatology and Orthopedics, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital; I. Sahbudin, MD, Rheumatology Research Group, The University of Birmingham; W.A. Schmidt, MD, Immanuel Krankenhaus Berlin, Medical Center for Rheumatology Berlin-Buch; H.J. Siddle, MSc, PhD, Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, and NIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Chapel Allerton Hospital; M.S. Stoenoiu, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, Université catholique de Louvain, Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique, Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc; M. Szkudlarek, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, Zealand's University Hospital at Køge; N. Tzaribachev, MD, Pediatric Rheumatology Research Institute; M.A. D'Agostino, MD, PhD, APHP, Hôpital Ambroise Paré, Rheumatology Department, 92100 Boulogne-Billancourt, and INSERM U1173, Laboratoire d'Excellence INFLAMEX, UFR Simone Veil, Versailles-Saint-Quentin University.