Improving Accessibility in Rheumatology Conferences: A Multidisciplinary Perspective
Conferences are critical for clinicians, allied health professionals, patients, and researchers to network, receive updates on patient care, and present research. Travel logistics and physical attendance have always had challenges. During the height of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, meetings went virtual, making conferences more accessible despite introducing other challenges.
Authors
- Ida Hakkarinen
- Alison Bays (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7193-6303)
- Kristen Young (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8570-2228)
- Jean W. Liew (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8104-2450)
- Cheryl Crow
- Patricia Santos
- Nina Carson
Institutions
- Boston University (US)
- University of Washington (US)
- Centro Universitário Lusíada (BR)
- Arthritis UK (GB)
- Mayo Clinic in Arizona (US)
- Mayo Clinic Hospital (US)
- Federal University Oye Ekiti (NG)
- University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Rheumatology
- Published
- 2026-07-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2026-0291
- Primary Topic
- Conferences and Exhibitions Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00