Reumapatiëntenbond / Werkgroep
Bechterew
Founded in 1979
| Reumapatiëntenbond Voorzitter | Peter KOOIJ |
| Reumapatiëntenbond Directeur | Celine da Silva Curiel |
| International contacts of Werkgroep | Cor van Drogen (member of werkgroep Bechterew
and of werkgroep international) cvdrogen |
| Membership 1. Jan. 2011 | The Reumapatientenbond has 29 000 members, including about 10% AS patients |
| Local branches | 14 local ankylosing spondylitis societies in Stadskanaal, Beverwijk, Eindhoven, Emmen, Heerenveen, Hilversum, Hoorn, Leeuwarden, Leiden, Midden-Limburg, Noord-Limburg, Zuid-Limburg, Maastricht, Nijmegen + 40 AS groups with weekly exercises within local social leagues |
| Medical Advisors |
Prof. Dr. R.G. Pöll |
| Journal of Reumapatiëntenbond | «In Beweging» |
| Period of appearance | 11 per year
Some local AS societies publish their own newsletter |
| Further publications | «De ziekte
van Bechterew - dit is ook reuma» «De ziekte van Bechterew - reuma, u weet het pas» «De ziekte van Bechterew - Thuisoefeningen» |
| Most important events in past and coming year | 2010:
Distribution of the AS-pass and Bechterew DVD 2011: Pilot project ASleep (making hotels offer more facility service) |
| Membership fee | € 20 annual fee |
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