News from REMEDY

When researchers, therapists and patients meet, new knowledge can become both more relevant and easier to understand. On Tuesday, September 22, 2026, the Norwegian Rheumatology Association, Diakonhjemmet Hospital and the REMEDY research center invite you to the annual free event, the Dialogue Seminar. 

A large study of almost 39,000 patients shows clear differences between European countries. In wealthier countries, patients started treatment earlier – but also switched more quickly.

Digital treatment tools can be developed, validated and researched without being made available to patients. During Arendal Week, participants pointed out obstacles related to regulations, procurement, financing, legal assessments and the responsibility for achieving national dissemination.

You are hereby invited to MUSS, an interdisciplinary conference with two eventful days of exciting lectures. The conference is relevant for researchers, healthcare professionals, users, clinicians and others interested in musculoskeletal health. Participation in the conference gives you an opportunity to network and be inspired by others who share your interest in the field.

Digital health tools that work are rarely used on a large scale. Now the government wants to give them a place on par with pharmaceuticals and other health technology. How will this happen, who will pay – and how long will patients have to wait? This will be discussed during Arendal Week.

This year's Green Congress brought together researchers, clinicians and professionals to summarize the research presented at EULAR 2026. The goal was to highlight knowledge with significance for patients, practitioners and research communities alike. This is a communications consultant's attempt to summarize some of the main points from the event.

You are ❤- very welcome to hear about highlights from this year's EULAR conference on Friday 19 June | 0900-1530.

Participation is free.

A new national report shows how research in hospitals leads to better treatment, more accurate patient outcomes and better use of resources. Diakonhjemmet Hospital is highlighted for its research on hand osteoarthritis.

Former unit head at Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Kåre Birger Hagen, has received a prestigious international award for his efforts in rheumatology and musculoskeletal diseases.

Erlend Tuseth Aasheim will give an environmental lecture during the Green Congress 2026. He will show how the health and care services can cut emissions, use resources smarter – and at the same time be better equipped to face climate change.

The Norwegian health service is in a paradox. Never before has the desire for digitalization been clearer in the authorities' plans and strategies. At the same time, the incentives for effective digital health tools to be used are almost non-existent. The result is that we are developing digital solutions that can help patients and relieve healthcare personnel - without a system for putting the solutions into use. Chronicle in Dagens Medisin by Anne Therese Tveter, Nina Østerås, Lise Solberg Nes.

EULAR is Europe's largest rheumatology congress and currently brings together researchers, clinicians, other healthcare professionals and patient representatives from all over the world. You can get the international highlights from the congress by registering for the Green Congress.