Boers M, Brooks P, Simon L S, Strand V, Tugwell P
Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, PK 6Z 181, VU University Medical Center, Box 7057, 1007 MB Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2005 Sep-Oct;23(5 Suppl 39):S10-3.
OMERACT is the acronym for an international, informally organized network aimed at improving outcome measurement in rheumatology. Chaired by an executive committee it organizes consensus conferences in a 2-yearly cycle that circles the globe since 2002. Data driven recommendations are prepared and updated by expert working groups. Recommendations include core sets of measures for most of the major rheumatologic conditions. Since 2002 patients have been actively engaged in the process. OMERACT 8 will take place in Malta, May 2006 (www.omeract.org).
OMERACT是一个国际间非正式组织的网络的首字母缩写,旨在改善风湿病的疗效评估。该组织由一个执行委员会主持,自2002年起每两年举办一次全球巡回共识会议。数据驱动的建议由专家工作组制定并更新。建议包括针对大多数主要风湿病的核心指标集。自2002年以来,患者一直积极参与这一过程。OMERACT 8将于2006年5月在马耳他举行(www.omeract.org)。