8th Council Meeting
held on 6–9 September 2007 in Jáchymov (Czechia)
Participants of the meeting were delegates from Austria,
Belgium/Flanders, Canada, Czechia, Denmark, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary,
Ireland, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovenia, Switzerland,
Turkey and the USA.
Lecture on copyright of articles and artwork in membership
journals of AS societies.
Proposal of ASIF survey on the ASAS/EULAR recommendations
for the management of AS, in cooperation with Prof. Dr. Jürgen Braun,
Herne.
Presentation of "People with Arthritis and Rheumatism
in Europe" (PARE) by Marjan Hudomalj, Slovenia.
Evening lecture on "ASIF Contributions to ankylosing
spondylitis research and to ASAS (Assessment in Ankylosing Spondylitis
International Working Group) by Prof. Dr. Ernst Feldtkeller
Report on "Aspects of investigations on AS" by Karel
Vedral (Czechia)
Report on "Vision for the National Ankylosing Spondylitis
Society (NASS) in Great Britain" by Jane Skerrett (England) .
Report on "Major issues confronting the SpA patient in
the USA" by Laurie Savage (USA).
Report on the "Birth of a national AS association in
Canada" by Ken Mulholland (Toronto)
Presentation of a TV film on AS by Jon Erlendsson (Denmark)
Proposal of a research project "Do TNF-alpha blockers
or other anti-rheumatic drugs taken by male and female patients with spondyloarthritis
influence pregnancy outcome?" in cooperation with Prof. Dr. Monika Østensen
in Bern
The program of the meeting included also a visit to the
historical museum of Jáchymov or to the Svornost mining pit in Jáchymov,
as well as an excursion to the castle of Becov nad Teplou.
After Seoirse Smith stepped down as member of the ASIF
Executive Committee, Jane Skerrett (Great Britain) was elected as a
new member of the Executive Committee.
