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Media invitation - PARE Manifesto International Media Briefing at EULAR 2004
May 07, 2004At EULAR 2004, the 5th Annual European Congress of Rheumatology, in Berlin, Germany
Friday 11th June 2004, 10.30am-11.30am - Breakfast provided
Room 11/12, International Congress Centre ICC Berlin, Messedamm 22, D-14055 Berlin, Germany
The People with Arthritis / Rheumatism in Europe (PARE) Manifesto Steering Group invites you to be among the first to hear the results of a major new pan-European survey investigating the impact of arthritis and rheumatism on quality of life.
The survey provides unique comparative data on the impact of arthritis / rheumatism on quality of life, availability of treatment and care, and provision of information, in France, Germany, Hungary, the Netherlands, Italy, Sweden and the UK. It has been undertaken by the PARE Manifesto Steering Group, a body representing the EULAR Social Leagues (patient groups).
The PARE Manifesto is a "call to action" on behalf of the more than 103 million Europeans affected by arthritis / rheumatism - more people than any other long-term medical condition.
INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITIES
You will have the opportunity to interview members of the PARE Manifesto Steering Group, and other people affected by arthritis / rheumatism.
Hill and Knowlton (London)
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Occupational therapy gets people with osteoarthritis moving
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Working environment is 1 cause of rheumatoid arthritis
It has long been known that environmental factors play a part in the development of rheumatoid arthritis; smoking and drinking alcohol, along with heredity, are particularly instrumental in increasing the risk of the disease.
Sinusitis patients have pain similar to the elderly and people with arthritis
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