5 Key Takeaways

• 1

  EULAR updated its 2011 patient research partner recommendations, presented at the EULAR 2024 Congress and published in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.

• 2

  Patient research partners are defined as patients with rheumatic diseases who actively engage in research alongside professional researchers.

• 3

  The updated recommendations include guidance on the definition, role, recruitment, selection, and monitoring of patient research partners.

• 4

  A task force of 25 professionals conducted a literature review to devise 10 new recommendations and five overarching principles.

• 5

  The new recommendations aim to enhance collaboration between patient research partners and researchers, potentially improving patient outcomes.