Strengthening Spondyloarthritis Care in the Americas: A Joint Position Statement of the Pan American League of Associations for Rheumatology and the Spondyloarthritis Research and Treatment Network on Education, Collaborative Research, and Mentorship
Spondyloarthritis (SpA) is a leading cause of musculoskeletal morbidity worldwide, disproportionately affecting young individuals in their most productive years.1 Disparities in access, delayed diagnosis (global average of 6.7 years2), and variations in treatment availability remain critical challenges, both globally and particularly across North, Central, and South America.
Authors
- Fernando Andrés Sommerfleck (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6863-7559)
- Marina Magrey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6520-5619)
- Carla Gonçalves Schahin Saad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9720-0719)
- Matthew Laurence Stoll (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6225-3690)
- Carlos Enrique Toro Gutiérrez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6084-7049)
- Rodrigo Nicolás Garcia Salinas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5928-1092)
- Rodolfo Pérez-Alamino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2809-1077)
- Mohamad Nidal Bittar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9283-7462)
- Antonio Cachafeiro-Vilar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8219-6814)
- Nigil Haroon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3210-4771)
- John D. Reveille (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5950-0913)
- Hernán Maldonado Ficco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7027-1768)
- Sebastián Ibañez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9577-3078)
- Ignacio García-Valladares (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8131-6052)
- Wilson Bautista‐Molano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0684-9542)
Institutions
- University Health Network (CA)
- Universidad del Desarrollo (CL)
- Oregon Health & Science University (US)
- Universidad El Bosque (CO)
- University Hospitals of Cleveland (US)
- Hospital Punta Pacifica (PA)
- University of Alabama at Birmingham (US)
- Hospital Italiano La Plata (AR)
- Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (BR)
- The University of Texas Health Science Center (US)
- Case Western Reserve University (US)
- St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Rheumatology
- Published
- 2026-10-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2026-0390
- Primary Topic
- Spondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00