OMERACT: An international initiative to improve outcome measurement in rheumatology

TLDR

OMERACT is an international network founded in 1992 to improve outcome measurement in rheumatology. It is chaired by an executive committee that holds consensus conferences every two years worldwide, with expert working groups preparing and updating data‑driven recommendations. The resulting recommendations provide core sets of measures for major rheumatologic conditions, and since 2002 patients have been actively involved in the process.

Abstract

OMERACT is the acronym for an international, informally organized network initiated in 1992 aimed at improving outcome measurement in rheumatology. Chairied by an executive committee, it organizes consensus conferences in a 2-yearly cycle that circles the globe. Data driven recommendations are prepared and updated by expert working groups. Recommendations include core sets of measures for most of the major rheumatologic conditions. Since 2002 patients have been actively engaged in the process.