Outcome Measures in Rheumatology

OMERACT
	The OMERACT logo used since 2012
	Group photo of attendees at the inaugural OMERACT conference held in Maastricht, The Netherlands, from April 29 to May 3, 1992
Formerly	Outcome Measures in Rheumatoid Arthritis Clinical Trials (1992–1996)
Industry	Medical Research
Founded	April 29, 1992; 32 years ago in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Founders	Dr. Maarten Boers; Dr. Peter Brooks; Dr. Peter Tugwell; Dr. Vibeke Strand;
Key people	Dr. Peter Tugwell, Chair; Dr. Dorcas Beaton, Chair - Methods; Dr. Philip Conaghan, Deputy Chair; Catherine Hofstetter, Chair - Patient Research Partners; Dr. Lee Simon, Chair - Finances;
Website	www.omeract.org

Outcome Measures in Rheumatology (OMERACT) is an international initiative aimed at improving outcome measurement in rheumatology. Established in 1992, OMERACT organizes biennial consensus conferences to develop and refine core sets of measures for rheumatologic conditions, with an emphasis on data-driven recommendations...^[1].

^ Tugwell, Peter; Boers, Maarten; Brooks, Peter; Simon, Lee; Strand, Vibeke; Idzerda, Leanne (2007-11-26). "OMERACT: An international initiative to improve outcome measurement in rheumatology". Trials. 8 (1): 38. doi:10.1186/1745-6215-8-38. ISSN 1745-6215. PMC 2169260. PMID 18039364.

[:0-1] Tugwell, Peter; Boers, Maarten; Brooks, Peter; Simon, Lee; Strand, Vibeke; Idzerda, Leanne (2007-11-26). "OMERACT: An international initiative to improve outcome measurement in rheumatology". Trials. 8 (1): 38. doi:10.1186/1745-6215-8-38. ISSN 1745-6215. PMC 2169260. PMID 18039364.

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