Title: Vad gr en ortoped
1Croatian National Action Network
Key projects in 2007 Title Biologic
antirheumatic drugs for patients with
inflammatory arthritides Evidencebased medicine
for low-back pain Action Summary October 12,
World Arthritis Day October 16, World Spine Day
Back pain-prognosis and outcome evidence-based
medicine October 17, World Trauma Day
October 20, World Osteoporosis Day October
19-21, Annual Meeting of the Croatian Society for
Rheumatology (The main topic Pain) Impact
Broader implementation of anticytokines therapy
in the treatment of the inflammatory arthritides
(rheumatoid arthritis and spondyloarthritides) Imp
lementaion of evidence-based medicine in everyday
practice treatment of low back pain. Future
Development Continuation and enlargement of the
educational programmes and courses within the
undergraduate and postgraduate studies Interdiscip
linary approach to the treatment of spine
diseases cooperation of medical experts of
different specialties Mediterranean Congress of
Rheumatology, Cavtat 2009
BJD ANNUAL WORLD NETWORK CONFERENCE October
13-14,2007,GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA
Key patients group activities and
outcome Croatian League Against Rheumatism,
Supragroups support groups for patients with
arthritis, Croatian Association Against
Osteoporosis, Croatian Association Against
Osteogenesis Imperfecta, Associations of Adult
and Pediatric Patients with Rheumatic Diseases
for city of Zagreb
Key interactions with ISC, other NANs, regional
groups, governments Ministry of Science of the
Republic of Croatia, Ministry of Health of the
Republic of Croatia, Governement of the Republic
of Croatia
Key development plan for 2008 Epidemiological
study of the inflammatory rheumatic diseases
among health care providers Epidemiological study
of the traffic injuries and subsequent preventive
activities Epidemiological study of risk factors
for psoriatic arthritis